cauda equina
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Re charging for 'potential' - it's not so bad with 4yos but the teenagers with potential and pricetags to match are a bit desperate
Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook.
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FFAQ
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I think I'm going to advertise my services for schooling. How about:
Now available- rider with potential to school your horse in an unspecified discipline. £500 per session. I haven't ridden in 3 years, and am currently fat and unfit, but my customers will be amazed at what I could possibly achieve with their horse.
Followed by a picture of me sitting on the sofa with a pizza.
Now available- rider with potential to school your horse in an unspecified discipline. £500 per session. I haven't ridden in 3 years, and am currently fat and unfit, but my customers will be amazed at what I could possibly achieve with their horse.
Followed by a picture of me sitting on the sofa with a pizza.
Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
Get his knackers off and you'll soon get him going
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I think I mean the pony.
ester
Not slacking multitasking
OH’s ? 
Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
Quieten them down, whichever.Husband’s?
ester
Not slacking multitasking
I was just thinking knackers off might be the opposite of getting him going 
dorsetladette
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Get his knackers off and you'll soon get him going
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I think I mean the pony.
OH’s ?
Hilarious!!! on occassion I would love to whip OH knackers off
In all honesty I don't have facilities to take on a largely unhandled pony. I already have 2 youngsters that I feel don't spend enough time with so I really can't take on another project.
I hope someone takes him on and gives him a nice life.
Pinkvboots
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It will take his mind off the new pony at least
Pippity
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Just seen an elderly TB advertised for "permanent part-loan". Separation anxiety when away from his field mate, can't be ridden, must stay on current yard, chores required on your days, financial contribution of £25/week. You can do natural horsemanship with him, apparently.
Nancykitt
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Saw an advert today, selling a TB (admittedly not for a massive amount of money) with lots of lovely photos of him jumping and a description saying how easy to do he is, good manners, etc etc
Last line in the advert - 'must NOT be ridden'.
Last line in the advert - 'must NOT be ridden'.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Local FB page. This really grinds my gears. All the people who brag that they have ‘rescued’ an animal when they have done no such thing.
Whilst it’s grand to look to reputable rescues to take on an animal, YOU won’t have rescued it, the rescue did that bit. I didn’t rescue my young RSPCA foster ponies, the RSPCA did and restored them to good health. I just looked after the ponies as my own while they grew on.
Whilst it’s grand to look to reputable rescues to take on an animal, YOU won’t have rescued it, the rescue did that bit. I didn’t rescue my young RSPCA foster ponies, the RSPCA did and restored them to good health. I just looked after the ponies as my own while they grew on.
JBM
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I think it’s just a common phrase
Like a rescue dog
Like a rescue dog
SpeedyPony
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Agreed. My pet peeve is people describing their pity buys as "rescues". No, they didn't rescue the toast rack they bought at auction, they bought him! I've no problem with people buying them and feeling like they've done a good deed in giving them a soft landing, but don't call it a rescue when paying the previous owner (possibly the one that got them in that state) money for the animal.
southerncomfort
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'Pony for sale. Only 12.2 but has high head carriage so looks bigger..' 
Pippity
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The old FHOTD site used to refer to that as "upgrading".
Ceifer
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God loves a trier'Pony for sale. Only 12.2 but has high head carriage so looks bigger..'
IrishMilo
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Semantics. It makes no difference to the pony whether money was exchanged or bought, if it's been taken from a situation where it was neglected and put in a good home, it was rescued from that situation.
JBM
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Rescue: to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful or unpleasant situation
SpeedyPony
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I can see what you're saying, but from a broader perspective it's not (IMO) a useful way of looking at it, because it encourages things like the (primarily American from what I've seen) 'rescue' organisations who buy up broken horses at auction. It makes a difference to the individual animal, but it also makes it more likely that people will try and make a profit out of an animal that should have been PTS at home. Undoubtedly some people will always send them to auction, but if there were fewer buyers/less funding to buy them, they might be encouraged to do the decent thing and have the knacker out instead.
Jenko109
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Just seen an advert which on first glance looks like a nice horse.
The rather alarming caveat. He broke his knee as a 2yo and has recently needed it injecting.
The horse is only six!
He comes with a price tag exceeding 6k.
The rather alarming caveat. He broke his knee as a 2yo and has recently needed it injecting.
The horse is only six!
He comes with a price tag exceeding 6k.