vhf
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One of the rare occasions when POA might actually have been a good move!
Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook.
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Ample Prosecco
Still wittering on
Or maybe LWVTB at a pre-fixed buy price.
IrishMilo
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I once got 80% off an advertised price for a horse with issues purely from chancing my luck. If someone is prepared to be candid they might get a good bargain... or they might get a duffer. Which is fine at £500, not so much at 3.5k unless it's a mare with exceptional breeding! Reminds me of the Connie that was on HQ ages ago, it was lame and they didn't know why but the asking price was £5,000 which is just mind boggling.
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
They may not own it and the unreasonable price might be coming from whoever does. They may have agreed to advertise it to prove to the owner that it will not sell at that price.
Ample Prosecco
Still wittering on
Broodmares with great bloodlines, already in foal to fab stallions, are going for less than that right now. There is NO market for an empty maiden mare as a broodmare. So they need to sell at 'NQR, might come good' price. And the buyer knows they are either wasting a grand plus work-up/rehab costs or gaining a fab little horse for a lot less than market price. It has to be 'take a punt' price. So if anyone is seriously interested, then I think it would be worth contacting them with a very low offer. At the moment is is a hard sell, to a limited market, at the wrong time of year, and probabley costing a lot in livery bills and feed.
maisie06
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But.... with a sensible, knowledgeable owner who is prepared to chuck him out for 6 months and then see what's going on he could be a corker - I'd punt £500 on him...I once had a totally sour SJ horse I bought for £600 who turned out to be the most super safe reliable hack ever - just hated jumping, so did I so no issue, sadly lost her when she got cancer of the left eye and started showing signs in the right but we had some amazing hacks together.
JBM
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I would definitely agree but they seem to be selling him as a riding horse in the low 4 figures
Ample Prosecco
Still wittering on
Maybe I’m grumpy but I hate ads from the pov of the horse! Especially soppy, ‘my mummy is very sad, I love cuddles’ type stuff. And even more irritated by it when said horse is 5 figures and the only pic is a head over a door, and the only info about the horse is ‘I like a bit of everything’. I mean who arranges to view in the basis of that nonsense!
SaddlePsych'D
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More Vinted specials... hunt coat with mud spattered all up the back which, when you add in delivery, Vinted fee, and a dry clean, is approaching the price of a brand new version of the same jacket (of over £200!)
Or...£50 for an absolutely filthy tweed hacking jacket with a hole in the armpit.
Bargains ahoy!
Eta - I did just pick up my latest order which was a silk stock tie and actually was a bargain for £10
Or...£50 for an absolutely filthy tweed hacking jacket with a hole in the armpit.
Bargains ahoy!
Eta - I did just pick up my latest order which was a silk stock tie and actually was a bargain for £10
marmalade76
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I'll raise you £55 for a pair of wellies with a hole in!
Seen on horsey FB group, apparently they "can be fixed with waterproof glue". Yes, they were an expensive brand but wellies with a hole in are totally pointless! I couldn't help myself and had to comment and the ad was then deleted.
Bobthecob15
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I never understand why people sell things that say “needs a wash”… ok do it then!!! And I don’t mean rugs that need a professional clean, that’s fair enough…I’m talking about clothes, saddle pads, stuff that could easily go in the washing machineMore Vinted specials... hunt coat with mud spattered all up the back which, when you add in delivery, Vinted fee, and a dry clean, is approaching the price of a brand new version of the same jacket (of over £200!)
Or...£50 for an absolutely filthy tweed hacking jacket with a hole in the armpit.
Bargains ahoy!
Eta - I did just pick up my latest order which was a silk stock tie and actually was a bargain for £10
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Glitter's fun
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Yes, or "photos don't do it justice" ! So take another maybe?I never understand why people sell things that say “needs a wash”… ok do it then!!! And I don’t mean rugs that need a professional clean, that’s fair enough…I’m talking about clothes, saddle pads, stuff that could easily go in the washing machine
Bobthecob15
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Haha I know!!
asmp
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Just seen an ad for someone to work in a yard - one hour a day, seven days a week for 4 months! Not sure many people could or would want to commit to that, especially with a two hour window to do the work in.
dillonbibbon
Member
Just seen a really bitchy post by a 'professional' in Facebook. Not only doxxing someone they don't like but being personally insulting too. I won't be using them for my music in future.
Maddie Moo
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This must surely be a joke 
The other two photos show it from various angles!
The other two photos show it from various angles!
Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
Comes with free XL bully?
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
Worth a lot more than that when it wins the Turner Prize.
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Jeni the dragon
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Twitter this time rather than Facebook!
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
So if he's being tested for HYPP he has Impressive in his breeding. The first horse to have it and still bred from many years later, even when it was well documented that his offspring had a 50/50 chance of having HYPP. Some idiot used him 15 years after his death to breed my QH cross, who "thankfully" only ended up with PSSM2.
These double muscled "halter bred" QHs are mutant enough, why would you knowingly breed from a PSSM1 positive horse!!!
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ester
Not slacking multitasking
arguably the least of his problems.
Mrs B
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To loan, preferably long term.
(Potential Lwvtb for the perfect horse)
Around 16hh, safe and sane ride for mum and (xyz) to share.
To hack, lightly school and accompany me on outings.
The following requirements are a must:
Be suitable for a novice adult to progress on (Canter, very small jumps)
Travel on the left in a trailer
Have ground manners and respect fencing
Safe to hack
Turnout with my easy going mare
We don’t mind older and have no preference to looks/breed. However, please no health issues or vices!
I'd like one of those free too, please!
(Potential Lwvtb for the perfect horse)
Around 16hh, safe and sane ride for mum and (xyz) to share.
To hack, lightly school and accompany me on outings.
The following requirements are a must:
Be suitable for a novice adult to progress on (Canter, very small jumps)
Travel on the left in a trailer
Have ground manners and respect fencing
Safe to hack
Turnout with my easy going mare
We don’t mind older and have no preference to looks/breed. However, please no health issues or vices!
I'd like one of those free too, please!
Glitter's fun
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cauda equina
Well-Known Member
Presumably they have another horse that will only travel on the right
IrishMilo
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To be fair I think there are a fair few of this type of horse knocking about - probably older who aren't really up to much of a job but not ready to retire. That being said it would be more realistic if the 'No health' issues bit was removed, otherwise they're searching for THE perfect horse!
snowangel5
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What on earth happened to the rest of the dogs bed
Pippity
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That's pretty much what I'll be looking for when I'm back in the saddle, and the forum assured me that I'd have no problems finding one on loan.
That said, I'm looking for a hand or so smaller, I'm not so fussed about a few health niggles that need to be nursed along, and I'll be looking via word of mouth rather than FB.
Abacus
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SilverLinings
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I find it odd that they say 'my horses love to be awkward and make things harder for me' which is anthropomorphising and not very enlightening. It sounds like a disinterested owner with three bored, under-handled horses who have started to play up when taken out as it's exciting to finally leave the field, with an owner who will want to take over a lot of the riding when the summer comes. It just sounds a bit sad that three horses have ended up with an owner who seems to resent them for ~6 months of the year.
I may have just interpreted the tone wrong though.
I may have just interpreted the tone wrong though.
Widgeon
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They are awful aren't they....I'm sure you could pick up a much more healthy and useful horse for that $1750 stud fee!