toppedoff
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found this on a local horsey fb group 
Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook.
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Widgeon
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Good for spook busting or sales videos, maybe? Although TBH I find the classic inflatable dinosaur costume considerably less sinister.
SadKen
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I thought it was for fancy dress at shows!
On fbook now, someone wants an eventer to do novice for a couple of seasons on loan. Itās a good homeā¦ Whilst they do say theyāre open to other options, I think they must have meant āleaseā. I certainly wouldnāt let a capable novice level eventer go out on loan. Thatās many thousands of pounds worth of horse. A good home isnāt a ānice to haveā warranting giving a talented horse away for someone to use for free for a couple of years; itās a minimum expectation.
I would like a bmw m3 for a couple of years for free to learn more about driving. I can offer a nice garage and willing to do some maintenance. You can come and watch me drive it as a key benefit of this arrangement. Any takers?
FinnishLapphund
There's no cow on the ice
I was just looking through Swedish adverts for cats/kittens when I came across this, in translation:
"Our breeder have wanted to avoid gender stereotypes, so they don't know if we are female or male cats."
Sigh!
Seriously? I'm looking for a female cat, it would waste both mine, and theirs time if I came there, and they're all males. Besides, I can't help getting the feeling that the breeder might get offended if I would more or less begin with lifting on every kitten to have a look at their behinds, and try to have a guess at their genders.
"Our breeder have wanted to avoid gender stereotypes, so they don't know if we are female or male cats."
Sigh!
Seriously? I'm looking for a female cat, it would waste both mine, and theirs time if I came there, and they're all males. Besides, I can't help getting the feeling that the breeder might get offended if I would more or less begin with lifting on every kitten to have a look at their behinds, and try to have a guess at their genders.
Widgeon
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The breeder needs to be careful. How do they know that the cats identify with a gender binary? Come to think of it, do they even identify as cats?
SadKen
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The breeder could have avoided gender stereotypes by not putting the female kittens in pink collars and the male kittens in blue ones. Those are imaginary gender stereotypes, and sex is something real which matters e.g. as per your post!
Widgeon
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Ooh this is starting to get dangerous.....I think we'd better move the conversation on to something innocuous like nuclear war or climate disaster
stangs
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What next - the breeder has to get the kitten's consent before selling them to you? Or perhaps they don't mention the kitten's colour so you won't have a colour bias when picking one...
Elf On A Shelf
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On a video I put on the works fb page entitled "Boys will be boys!" Someone commented that why are we gender identifying them as male when they may well choose to be female or be non-binary
skint.spotty
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oh my god.On a video I put on the works fb page entitled "Boys will be boys!" Someone commented that why are we gender identifying them as male when they may well choose to be female or be non-binary
ArklePig
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Just saw an ad for. 23 year old mare who looked awful, apparently she's riding away and had a foal last year. 
rabatsa
Confuddled
Someone probably cannot sex their kittens.
Goldie's mum
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ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
Am i missing something? The horse looks as if it is out hunting in a 3 ring gag snaffle but that's a pretty normal bit out hunting and the mouthpiece is plastic. It could well be perfectly suitable for a novice owner.
Katieg123
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I think its more for the horse that a novice shouldn't be riding with such a harsh bit if they use the mouth to balance, get left behind jumping etc. Also if a horse is so strong it needs to be on the bottom ring its typically not quite suitable for a novice!
JBM
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Why would you ride a horse in a harsher bit just because youāre hunting if they go well in a normal snaffle?
Widgeon
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I wondered the same. My horse is a total doddle 99% of the time but if I took him hunting I'd need a lot more than his regular snaffle*! It doesn't stop him being entirely suitable for a novice.
*actually I use a Universal on the lower ring for Exciting Things and I guess that also has a gag action.
Red-1
I used to be decisive, now I'm not so sure...
My Charlie-Horse was perfect for novices. He had kids, adults, friends, relatives, colleagues all learn on him.
I had him in a pelham for hunting. It was better to have a stronger bit in than be towed around. For the novices for hacking and schooling he was in a plain snaffle. On the roads, perfect. Out hunting, keen. He was still the perfect ride for novices, just not perhaps out hunting. I lose count of the people who had their first go at a show on him, in a snaffle.
I sold him to Mr Red who learned on him, but never hunted him.
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toppedoff
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man whos legs that nearly reach the floor riding their 3yo 11hh pony for sale..... jesus christ
toppedoff
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scats
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You could put a novice on Millie in the school in a snaffle, but my god do you need nerves of steel, and a kimblewick, to take her on a fun ride!
JBM
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Yes but I wouldnāt realise advertise Millie for a novice because theyāre not going to stay in an arena all the time?
expanding_horizon
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You sold your horse to your husband? Before he was your partner?
Red-1
I used to be decisive, now I'm not so sure...
No, we'd been married for many years! Charlie Horse was mine to event. He usually won a numnah at BE100, but didn't enjoy Novice which is what I wanted to do. I did plan on selling him as he would be a dream horse for many people, but I was rather stringent as to who he was sold to. After a particularly demanding and not very pleasant lady came to view, Mr Red strode across the school, grabbed the reins (as she had refused to stop jumping and jumping, despite gobbing him over every fence) and asked her to dismount. As she left, he informed me that he would be buying Charlie Horse himself, and he could learn on him.
He gave me market value, which I added to and used to buy a horse who did want to jump higher. Mr Red had lessons from me then did pleasure rides, some dressage and a little XC. Mostly, Charles hung around the place and taught friends and family! I used to still pinch him for hunting and did a few more BE 100s on him (and even piloted him round a Novice, eventually). There is a reason horses like him don't come on the market often. But yes, he would be in a strong bit for hunting, yet was very suitable for a novice. Even little kids.
Palindrome
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I don't know, a "not for novice" horse could have decked you a long time ago if you pulled like that on that bit. I would say he seems pretty forgiving.
Keith_Beef
Novice equestrian, accomplished equichetrian
The horse culture museum is part of the Heilan Pegasus Aqua City tourism complex, run by Heilan Group. The website should have a page about this horse museum, but it seems to have disappeared (I get 404 error).I apologise FL, I have just looked at the site again (where I found the information in my post) and I don't think it is the official site for the Museum, I think it's some sort of travel site that has articles about different global 'attractions'. It is the site linked by a previous poster but it initially looked to me like the site of the museum:
The Luxurious Marble Stables of China's Palatial Horse Museum
The Heilan Horse Culture museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.www.atlasobscura.com
I know that China is very controlled (particularly it's citizens' presence online) and some of it quite closed off from the rest of the world, but I'm quite surprised that you couldn't find a website for the museum as it's pitched as a tourist attraction. Maybe they only want Chinese tourists so have a website in Chinese?
I found this site which appears to be the site of the province/area the museum is in (it still only has very limited information about the place though), but that is the closest I could get:
Horse Culture Museum displays living horses in Jiangyin
The Heilan Horse Culture Museum, located in Xinqiao town of Jiangyin, Wuxi, is the only living horse museum in the world.www.wuxinews.com.cn
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
Nobody is saying, I don't think, that the horse can be hunted by a novice, very few horses could. It doesn't mean that he isn't a very suitable horse for a novice to buy.
Lots of horses need a stronger bit for hunting, it's a very exciting activity.
maya2008
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Because hunting and some other activities are a massively exciting activity full of adrenalin! Not the right pic for the ad though probably!
DirectorFury
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This is still less gobsmacking than the ānervousā āeventerā (who last completed a BE event in 2021, the year they entered 5 and completed 1, if their BE record is accurate) who wants a competitive grassroots horse, AND expects to be paid Ā£550/month for the privilege.
toppedoff
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ohh record here, 2nd time this ones been mentioned here this week!