Brief rant

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Why oh why would someone come to see a horse, and having seen it in the stable prior to seeing it working in the school, then state that it is too light for them!!!

GRRRRRR

short and sweet and I now feel better!
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LMAO cos they are complete numpties who have nothing better to do than waste our precious time!!!

Reminds me of the time someone came to see my 15.2hh gelding. Looked at him, rode him for nearly an hour and then announced they weren't interested as he was too small!!! Says it all really doesnt it?
 
They probably liked him, but were not sure and needed another viewing to make their mind up. If you were a buyer in their position, you probably would have done the same.
 
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LMAO cos they are complete numpties who have nothing better to do than waste our precious time!!!

Reminds me of the time someone came to see my 15.2hh gelding. Looked at him, rode him for nearly an hour and then announced they weren't interested as he was too small!!! Says it all really doesnt it?

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Lol maybe he ended up too small as they wore his legs down!!!
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They probably liked him, but were not sure and needed another viewing to make their mind up. If you were a buyer in their position, you probably would have done the same.

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Yes that would make sense if they asked for another viewing...
 
Aargh I know what you mean, I am selling a 6 year old showjumper at the moment, that is very forward going but safe. He has done a lot off BSJA, XC, hunting etc. and been used mainly for jumping and fun or speed classes but has done absolutely everything. So I am trying to sell him to someone coming off ponies, that can ride or an adult wanting a fun allrounder (he is unbeatable upto 1.10m but that is his limit). He would even be a schoolmaster for somebody wanting to do 1m classes, he never stops, nothing fazes him and he has qualified and competed at the largest of shows.
Now the first person that come, said she wanted an eventer to do BE Intro and Pre-novice, which he would do easily. She turned up with all the joules + Pikeur on etc. and she bought her instructor. She really like liked him so I rode him for her (in amazing pain as I had broke my leg), then her instructor got on who wasn't fantastic but she could do walk trot and canter. Then she got on like a sack of spuds and about pulled him over! She walked and walked, never gathered up her reins, real buckle end then she booted him in the ribs and he shot forward (he is a sensitive SPEED horse!!) so he then got yanked in the gob when she lost her balance. I gave her a little lesson and she ended up walking trotting and cantering by the end OK with his nose sticking out. So I said do you want a jump up (he is a jumping horse), and she replied no, I'm alright, I really like him and I think he be upto what I want to do but I don't like jumping in front of people?????!!!
After talking it only turns out she has had 6 lessons at a local riding school and this is her first horse and she has never jumped before??!! And she wants it for afilliated eventing??? I think clear round and local shows might come before BE!!!

We have had one after another of timewasters. The horse hasn't put a foot wrong but is started to get really wound up with spackers!! They sound ideal on the phone and he is perfect for what they want and they get here and they just can't ride! They could really do with a coloured cob not a 6yr old sport horse!!! And he is an easy ride at that! The worst is the people that think they are great and call the horse when it doesn't do what they want. They don't realise that they are just not asking right and you don't just kick to go and pull to stop. It's hilarous when they say, well I've won the Open SJ at XXXX Riding Club and I want a horse to take me afilliated on because I am good enough now, It must go round foxhunter. I don't think they realise that there is a big difference between a 3'3" class at a local riding club and a Foxhunter class!
I am more used to selling ponies, and that is easy if the kid wants it and can ride it, it is sold as they want it now!! With all these beginner adults its like they have a buying a horse manual in their hand!!! They ask all the proper questions and haven't got a clue what they mean, they must have the horse vetted because it says so (obviously can't tell for themselves if it is half decent or not?!), it needs to have breeding papers (vital for hacking and local shows you know!!!), needs full MOT and History since birth etc.etc.etc.

Sorry for the amazing rant, but I totally agree!!! The world is full of timewasters at the moment, most of them come for a nice ride on a schooled horse I think, bit better than a riding school horse isn't it?!!! Lots of people who think they are better than they really are and most would happily buy a fully papered european warmblood because it will impress the people on their yard knowing full well they don't stand a cat in Hell's chance of ever riding it!!! And why do beginner's nowadays want youngster's then complain when they can't do anything with them??!! I give lessons to so many tos*%rs that have gone out a bought a 4 year old ex-racehorse that they are frightened to death off! What is wrong with buying an older schoolmaster or something a bit more forgiving like a cob???
 
bbmat - It may be that they didn't like your horse, but felt that saying it was too small was politer than what they really thought! And some horses do "ride" much bigger than they look so perhaps they really meant what they said.

CSSHS - cobs can be very unforgiving - many people buy them because they think that, and to be honest would have been better with something else! People need to be matched to a horse. Following a stereotype "safe horse" will never work.

However, much of what you both say is totally right. But people usually only make the mistake of overhorsing themselves once. Then they either give up or buy something easier!
 
Ah yes this is annoying!! When i was trying to sell my old dutch warmblood had someone come and see him, see me ride him, have her and her daughter ride him, then got off and told me his ears were too big.....(this horse had average sized ears btw)....no joke, i was gobsmacked! She then proceeded to tell me she also preferred horses with black tips on the end of their ears.....and she wondered why she had yet to find the horse of her dreams having searched for 18months...
 
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