An Honest ad!

[maisie06]

Made me LOL

https://www.gumtree.com/p/horses-ponies/crap-but-loveable-horse-for-part-share-16-3/1437510672

 

[cauda equina]

Sounds like a pretty normal sort of horse with a rubbish owner tbh
She looks sweet, I hope she finds someone appreciative to share he

 

[PapaverFollis]

? oh Iris. Bless her fluffy cotton socks. Bet she's kind of quietly awesome really.

 

[JBM]

I love that I’ll take her ?

 

[Bernster]

?

 

[Pippity]

I would absolutely snap her up if I was looking! I suspect I'd get on well with the owner, too!

 

[Keith_Beef]

OH, who is driving while I read HHO, just asked me what has made me chortle.

I've ridden quite a few horses like Iris, other than the thrush in her hooves.

Both horse and owner seem great to me.

I also spend a lot of time talking to the horse, telling it how well it's doing and not to worry about the raven/deer/dog/child-on-a-trampoline.

 

[AntiPuck]

Misleading ad title, she sounds only very mildly crap to me!

 

[clinkerbuilt]

"she's more into psychological warfare." ?

 

[teapot]

ex-rs horse with a sense of humour - I'd have her!

 

[mariew]

She sounds great, I'm not entirely sure what I think another owners tone though. It sounds forced rather than funny. And that she just needs some lessons in manners

 

[Widgeon]

I thought it was a hilarious ad. TBH if the owner can laugh at herself like that I suspect she is more competent than she makes out....that ad is probably quite a good way of weeding out numpties.

 

[pistolpete]

Iris sounds like a very smart horse to me! Trained that owner quite well!

 

[SilverLinings]

I love the fact that she is advertising for a 'sturdy sharer' to stop Iris swinging her handler around like a tether ball! Assuming that the ad is written tongue-in-cheek way (it does talk about having done ground work with Iris and making progress with various behavioural issues) then I think at least it will weed out potential sharers with unrealistic expectations- she may asking for trouble saying 'time-wasters welcome' though ? ?

 

[poiuytrewq]

I love it! It’s funny and Iris’s owner obviously loves her really ??

 

[eahotson]

Loved it.Really funny.

 

[Parrotperson]

‘Timewasters welcome’ ?????. Lovely iris and her owner.

 

[MidChristmasCrisis]

That would be a great person to share a horse with..brilliant.

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

I love it, I don't think the owners attitude is off at all! She clearly loves this horse and is making a joke which I think will help her greatly to find the sort of sharer she is looking for.
If I were local I would be over there in a shot.

 

[smolmaus]

My love language is also low level verbal abuse and bullying of my beautiful idiot pony.

Sounds like Iris gives as good as she gets ?

 

[DressageCob]

I'm not into the current trend for calling your horses rubbish, cr@p, sh!t or any other insulting adjective. It's like those various Facebook groups, calling the horses a patchy t... if it's a coloured. I must be a miserable cow because I just don't find it funny these days.

 

[Miss_Millie]

I'm not into the current trend for calling your horses rubbish, cr@p, sh!t or any other insulting adjective. It's like those various Facebook groups, calling the horses a patchy t... if it's a coloured. I must be a miserable cow because I just don't find it funny these days.

I agree completely. Owning a horse is a huge privilege that I will never take for granted. To talk that way about your horse just sounds incredibly ungrateful and arrogant to me.

*Awaits barrage of comments telling me I'm too sensitive*

 

[Barton Bounty]

Shes right up my street ?

 

[Barton Bounty]

I love it, I don't think the owners attitude is off at all! She clearly loves this horse and is making a joke which I think will help her greatly to find the sort of sharer she is looking for.
If I were local I would be over there in a shot.

So would i and that area of scotland is really beautiful and horsey country

 

[stangs]

The idiot/jerk/‘absolutely rubbish beast’ leaves a bad taste in my mouth - very typical of not just modern-day equestrianism on social media, but of modern-day comedy in general, where people seem to believe being mean means you must be being funny.

Having said that, the psychological warfare comment did get a smile out of me.

 

[smolmaus]

Its okay that we all don't have the same sense of humor. It doesn't mean some people are nasty or others too sensitive. And I think you can tell when it's said with love. Tonight when leaving the field our lot got "F- you, I love you!" and a middle finger salute as they had ALL been naughty ponies but it doesn't mean they aren't treated with love and respect. They don't speak English! And it lightened the mood when it had been quite stressful for one of the girls. (I did forget their field is now beside someone's garden and they do speak English so sorry to those neighbours for my foul mouth.)

 

[Barton Bounty]

Its okay that we all don't have the same sense of humor. It doesn't mean some people are nasty or others too sensitive. And I think you can tell when it's said with love. Tonight when leaving the field our lot got "F- you, I love you!" and a middle finger salute as they had ALL been naughty ponies but it doesn't mean they aren't treated with love and respect. They don't speak English! And it lightened the mood when it had been quite stressful for one of the girls. (I did forget their field is now beside someone's garden and they do speak English so sorry to those neighbours for my foul mouth.)

Lmfao!!!!

 

[Peglo]

I liked the ad. The lass clearly loves her horse and don’t think she actually calls her horse any of those names. But I also agree I don’t like people saying things like ‘my horse was being such a t**t last night.’

At the same time I ask my horses to stop being a toad all the time. I’ve never actually met a toad so not sure why I think them being silly is toad like behaviour. They also get called a silly goose. Sorry to the toads and the silly goose(s)

 

[PapaverFollis]

It entirely depends on the intent with which it is said I think. And I think a kind of good-natured ribbing is your way of being affectionate (it is mine to some degree) then you have to be aware of when it is going too far. Even with horses that don't understand the words. The intention might tip to follow the words so it is something to be careful with.

Like, call your horse a "numpty" in a loving way etc but don't start dismissing behaviour problems as "he's being a pr*ck" to the point where it affects how you deal with the behaviour... if that makes sense.

I thought the advert was funny and affectionate and stayed the right side of the line. But think that if that isn't your humour and it is taken too literally it might sound bad.

I also think that on groups where the "patchy tw*t" thong becomes the culture then it all gets a bit nasty with people trying to outdo each other in a way and the affection and respect for the horses gets lost...

I see both sides of the discussion and my bum hurts from the top rail of the fence here basically. ???