Am I being totally paranoid or is something not quite right...

Ditto here :/ Looks rather odd and high compared to the other jumps in the course behind....And the red in the middle of the top pole looks 'off' a bit I think?

I don't know though??
 
It looks to me like the poles have been swapped round, like the jump should be similar to the one in the background? I cant explain it, but if they have photoshopped it, why? Id much rather see a pony jumping scopily ovre something a bit smaller than being that close to a bigger jump.
 
it does seem to be lacking a bit of depth.. though am not that good at telling I would say a poss photoshop job
 
Its one of those that you look at and the overall picture is not quite right. The front feet look almost ' stuck on'.
 
Can't see the link, but does it really matter if it has been photoshopped? The height he gets to is still the same.:)

If you are interested you'll be trying the pony and can see with your own eyes, and if you aren't, then it just becomes fodder for the forum.
 
The height over what would be a small jump,and actually jumping the height of a photoshopped image are two completely different things.

Our little previous pony, you could have quite happily shopped a 4ft6 jump into his photos of him jumping a 1ft cross pole. However, there is no way possible you'd have got him over that height as an actual jump as he hated it and was truly terrified.

So yes. It does matter really...it's false advertising at the end of the day. Not at this advert in particular as we don't know for sure...but just in general. Alll I see it as is using photo shopped images to make out the horse jumps higher than what it's capable of, is the same as labelling a fizzy, sharp pony 'suitable for any rider'.
Call me old fashioned...I just like a 'what you see is what you get' type thing :)
 
Binky01 said:
The height over what would be a small jump,and actually jumping the height of a photoshopped image are two completely different things.

Our little previous pony, you could have quite happily shopped a 4ft6 jump into his photos of him jumping a 1ft cross pole. However, there is no way possible you'd have got him over that height as an actual jump as he hated it and was truly terrified.

So yes. It does matter really...it's false advertising at the end of the day. Not at this advert in particular as we don't know for sure...but just in general. Alll I see it as is using photo shopped images to make out the horse jumps higher than what it's capable of, is the same as labelling a fizzy, sharp pony 'suitable for any rider'.
Call me old fashioned...I just like a 'what you see is what you get' type thing :)
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Ditto this. It's false advertising. X
 
Nah, I reckon its genuine. The image has been taken by an HD camera. Perhaps the others were not hence the difference in quality. Look at the tail, its in perfect position between the posts thus too difficult to have been raised and tweaked. The horse's positon is for a high jump, the cross poles wouldn't require him to do that.

Although saying that....is it me or is that a trampoline beneath the hind leg?! ;)
 
I do quite alot of photoshop if it has been doctored it looks pretty good. The tell tale areas are around the jump wings particularly the jump cups if the pole has been added or the pony's mane if the pony has been added. These areas look pretty clear IMO.

Having said that it really doesn't look as though it was going to clear it (I suppose it looks an honest enough attempt) but I think it would be a good effort to get over from that position. Thats the problem, a photo is a point in time, the pony could have wiped out the fence rider and all or cleared it it is impossible to tell.

Having said all that if you go and look at the pony it will quickly become clear if it has the scope or not. Make sure you ask the vendor to demonstrate and don't take any excuses.
 
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I would say its an accurate photo. I can see what you mean about this jump being higher than the others but she may have been competing in a top score competition or something, and this was the joker fence. Having a partner who builds show jump courses on a regular basis I know that there should always be a two hole gap between cups on a wing as a minimum (in case a horse gets a hoof/leg stuck between two cups). I'd say its a fair price too given the horses background and its competition history and experience.

I have photo's I have 'changed' on MSphoto editor but these are to make my 'thunder thighs' less obviousl in white jods than raising show jump poles!
 
Binky01 said:
The height over what would be a small jump,and actually jumping the height of a photoshopped image are two completely different things.



So yes. It does matter really...it's false advertising at the end of the day. Not at this advert in particular as we don't know for sure...but just in general. Alll I see it as is using photo shopped images to make out the horse jumps higher than what it's capable ofHow do you know?, is the same as labelling a fizzy, sharp pony 'suitable for any rider'No, it isn't.
Call me old fashioned...I just like a 'what you see is what you get' type thing :)which is what happens when you see it in the flesh surely?
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Having now seen the ad there are other photos of him jumping, disregard the dodgy one, simple as that;)

I still stick by what I said, much better to trust your own eyes than one particular photo which is merely a moment in time.
 
Looks genuine - there's even the correct shadow on the pole from the horses belly. if you zoom in (ctrl and +) there are no dodgy bits - if it is a fake it's a bloody good one!

Doesn't look like the pole will stay up though.
 
I own this pony and can assure you that the photo has not been edited. The photo is taken during a 'chase me charlie' which the pony won. We have a photo of him jumping the next hole up, but it is not as good. He knocked the jump on the 3rd from the top hole of which we also have a photo. The photo was taken by a photographer at Tertowie Show. Tertowie use it on their website http://www.tertowie-livery.co.uk/Gallery.htm go check and see. I would suggest in future if you have doubt about a photo you contact the person selling before placing inaccurate and unsubstantiated comments.
 
if you look at the two pics though they are not identical... the pic on that website looks much better as the pony is at full fold while directly over the jump...

the horsemart pic the pony is at full fold.... having already gone over the jump... hence you can see where the confusion has come in.
 
Can't say I ever had any doubts that the photo was genuine (I work with Photoshop) and I think that the owner's comments prove it once and for all so maybe she is owed an apology folks :confused:
 
Well at least now its cleared up she has had a tonne of viewers look at her ad!
Every cloud and all that..
 
it was more that something wasn't right... and it isnt as the horsemart pic is not the same as the original it has gotten shifted. I actually think its really good that people are picking up on these things not looking quite right :)

am sure that angrynag realises that adverts do get discussed quite frequently and will appreciate why this came up. Very nice pony though :)
 
I feel sorry for the seller, I dont think its a good idea to critise adverts, providing links etc, and could get you in trouble as well as potentially upsetting people.
 
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