Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook.
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Elf On A Shelf
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I’d want to pay LESS for that colour
You'd have to pay me to have a horse that colour. Can't stand them! And spotted! Bergh!
stangs
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Beyond the additional management challenges, what's wrong with them?
They're ethereal in my opinion. I'm also fascinated by the history of Hanoverian Cream, so, by extension, perlinos and cremellos are very special to me.
Elf On A Shelf
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I quite simply don't like the colour nor the colour of the eyes that tend to go with them. And spotteds are just hideous and very very very rarely have halfway decent conformation.
horsimous
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2year old for sale as haven’t time to spend on training…
the ones that describe horses as giant Labrador, giant puppy, giant teddy bear drive me nuts!
the ones that describe horses as giant Labrador, giant puppy, giant teddy bear drive me nuts!
TheChestnutThing
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I don't get this no thoroughbred thing. I have had TB's for years and they are bloody brilliant horses. IMO I have found them to be easier and hardier than the WB's I have owned. My 2 competitive horses are TB's, and so so clever and willing.
cauda equina
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It's just personal preference, the same as people saying no cobs or no mares
Goldie's mum
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Nothing against them necessarily but those colours are fashionable so you'd pay more for a poorly conformed cremello than something with good shape & temperament but dull brown. I see adverts that are drawing attention to the colour ("hey shiny thing over here"!) to distract you from something else.
I'm always wary of anything selected for colour. You can't breed for every trait at once, there are always sacrifices. When something is fashionable everyone jumps on the band waggon, breeding from anything at all as long as its the right colour. There are people breeding Highlands for Rum Pony colouring. The foals sell for half a year's wages but the ones I've seen are narrow & nervous.
Goldie's mum
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Here's some advice for anyone writing an advert. If you are pretending not to be a dealer, make sure you fill in all the brackets on your standard advert. Otherwise you end up with this...*.
() is a (height )(age) (heavyweight cob) and is a real heart throb, I’ve had him nearly 2 years and in that time he’s been amazing, a real confidence giver! Unfortunately due to a change in circumstances, I haven’t got the time for () anymore and feel bad for him just being stuck in the field.
() is a real gentleman, safe and (another nice word) However he can be a grumpy on the ground and nappy under saddle meaning he needs someone confident enough to get him moving.
*on Horsemart atm
another nice word !
() is a (height )(age) (heavyweight cob) and is a real heart throb, I’ve had him nearly 2 years and in that time he’s been amazing, a real confidence giver! Unfortunately due to a change in circumstances, I haven’t got the time for () anymore and feel bad for him just being stuck in the field.
() is a real gentleman, safe and (another nice word) However he can be a grumpy on the ground and nappy under saddle meaning he needs someone confident enough to get him moving.
*on Horsemart atm
another nice word !
Ambers Echo
Still wittering on
I'd ignore the ad becaue the seller sounds like an idiot! So I doubt she has instilled any sensible boundaries and routines with her fluffy pet pony. Who probably has 300 rugs and no turn out.
Abacus
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Here's some advice for anyone writing an advert. If you are pretending not to be a dealer, make sure you fill in all the brackets on your standard advert. Otherwise you end up with this...*.
() is a (height )(age) (heavyweight cob) and is a real heart throb, I’ve had him nearly 2 years and in that time he’s been amazing, a real confidence giver! Unfortunately due to a change in circumstances, I haven’t got the time for () anymore and feel bad for him just being stuck in the field.
() is a real gentleman, safe and (another nice word) However he can be a grumpy on the ground and nappy under saddle meaning he needs someone confident enough to get him moving.
*on Horsemart atm
another nice word !
I saw this advert yesterday and nearly added it to this thread. Sounded like he was quite grumpy, could only eat haylage, was above a desirable age (13?), doesn't load and they wanted 5k for him And he must go to a local home.
Goldie's mum
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I got an email alerting me to it, although its nothing at all to do with any searches I have saved.
marmalade76
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I love TBs, owned a couple and have ridden and looked after loads. I don't want one now though, my pony has much better feet and costs a lot less to feed.
TheChestnutThing
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Most ponies cost a lot less to feed! But what the point of my post was (and I should have put this a bit better), was that these people want to pay pitance for something but don't want a TB, who will get them where they would like to be competition wise (i mean these are not 1.30m showjumpers and GP dressage riders that are looking for these horses), and you can pick up one off the track for under 3k if not free.
JBM
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Yeah highest I’ve paid for a horse is 1.5k so I love a tb! Way too cheap for such good horses!
Sossigpoker
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"Wanted on full loan BE100 school master ! "
Hahahaha dream on! Those horses sell for well over ten grand but sure , do expect someone to give you one free of charge
Hahahaha dream on! Those horses sell for well over ten grand but sure , do expect someone to give you one free of charge
HaylStorm
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'Looking for a knowledgable and experienced person to school my horse during the week and bring on her in her schooling education.
The right person -
Must love mares and not be phased by mareish behaviour
Love schooling and have experience to share with me
Small financial contribution required and general field/yard duties.
Own insurance required
Serious enquires only'
is it just me that wouldn't want to pay and do chores for the privilege of schooling on someone else's mareish mare..?? On a weekday i might add?
The right person -
Must love mares and not be phased by mareish behaviour
Love schooling and have experience to share with me
Small financial contribution required and general field/yard duties.
Own insurance required
Serious enquires only'
is it just me that wouldn't want to pay and do chores for the privilege of schooling on someone else's mareish mare..?? On a weekday i might add?
Sossigpoker
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I saw it too and was going to post here.'Looking for a knowledgable and experienced person to school my horse during the week and bring on her in her schooling education.
The right person -
Must love mares and not be phased by mareish behaviour
Love schooling and have experience to share with me
Small financial contribution required and general field/yard duties.
Own insurance required
Serious enquires only'
is it just me that wouldn't want to pay and do chores for the privilege of schooling on someone else's mareish mare..?? On a weekday i might add?
What she wants is a free lance rider to school her horse and she needs to be paying them!
ester
Not slacking multitasking
Need someone to deliver 1 10ft fencing rail
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
Err, make your mind up, seller, he can't be both
cauda equina
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Maybe a confidence giver as in, If you can deal with this brute you can deal with anything!Err, make your mind up, seller, he can't be both
JBM
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looking for someone to lease my horse for a year due to being pregnant he is very good and gentle.
I would like to keep him fit for when I can return to ride him, I don’t want him to be moved he is out on grass and bit unfit. He is 15.5 hh
Please take my horse back into work and keep him fit and also pay me for it?
Generally wouldn’t pay for a lease unless it’s a really good horse? Dunno if different for other people
Also in comments two people have said 15.5 isn’t a hight and she’s VERY rude about it
unsure if this is a scam tbh 
I would like to keep him fit for when I can return to ride him, I don’t want him to be moved he is out on grass and bit unfit. He is 15.5 hh
Please take my horse back into work and keep him fit and also pay me for it?
Generally wouldn’t pay for a lease unless it’s a really good horse? Dunno if different for other people
Also in comments two people have said 15.5 isn’t a hight and she’s VERY rude about it
unsure if this is a scam tbh Snowfilly
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looking for someone to lease my horse for a year due to being pregnant he is very good and gentle.
I would like to keep him fit for when I can return to ride him, I don’t want him to be moved he is out on grass and bit unfit. He is 15.5 hh
Please take my horse back into work and keep him fit and also pay me for it?
Generally wouldn’t pay for a lease unless it’s a really good horse? Dunno if different for other people
Also in comments two people have said 15.5 isn’t a hight and she’s VERY rude about it
I wonder if that’s a language issue? Some countries use lease where we use loan, and I’ve seen 15.2 written as 15.5 before now by Americans. No need for the rudeness though!
Annagain
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As others have said, personal preference. I just don't feel right on a fine horse - and to me even a chunky TB is a fine horse - I feel like I'm perched on a bar stool when I want a nice armchair. I've just always had chunkier types and that's what I feel happiest on. It's got nothing to do with temperament or hardiness, it's their physical shape that I'm not comfortable with.
Elf On A Shelf
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And that's what makes life so diverse. If we all liked the same thing it would be very beige.
I get why some people don't want tb's. I personally would never have a spotted - not my cup of tea. I would also never have a dog - I don't like them, I would rather have a cat. And that doesn't make my ideals wrong they are just different to other people's.
Apercrumbie
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I agree with you on all points apart from the hardiness. I have known some tough tbs over the years, but for every hardy tb I know, I know 5 that are constantly needing the vet for something or the other. For that reason, I would only buy a tb that I know well and was confident that they're a bit more normal injury-wise. The tough ones are absolute crackers though, I'd love one.
Goldie's mum
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The average rank amateur (eg. me!) has the impression that TBs don't go on, sound and well, into old age.
We think they're lovely to ride as long as someone else is paying the bills but actually buying one is for experts and professionals who can pick out the gems or who budget for some PTSs.
We think they're lovely to ride as long as someone else is paying the bills but actually buying one is for experts and professionals who can pick out the gems or who budget for some PTSs.
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maya2008
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They die heartbreakingly young too - mine only made it to 23, by which time the arthritis that had been slowing taking over became too much. Vet was impressed she’d even got to that age, as he sees many only make it to late teens.
Abacus
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Genuine question - is that heartbreakingly young? Just from my perspective I would think a horse had done ok to get to 23, especially if it has had a hardworking career even for part of it's life. I'm sorry for your girl and you but it sounds as though you gave her a lovely life and I don't think 23 is all that young.
conniegirl
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well ive had a show pony in full work at 28, ive has a section B live to be 38, my current welch C is 22 and i expect i’ll get another 10 years from him baring any catastrophic illness like colic.