Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook.

Ambers Echo said:
To be fair most stables have teenage kids (including mine!) hanging round to offer free help in the hope of some pony-access.... Mine eventually got paid the princely sum of £1 an hour for their time.
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We did get an hour's free hack 9am Saturday morning , I think it was to get the beans out of the ponies before their next lesson.
 
Ambers Echo said:
To be fair most stables have teenage kids (including mine!) hanging round to offer free help in the hope of some pony-access.... Mine eventually got paid the princely sum of £1 an hour for their time.
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I've also done my fair share of hanging around the riding school, but my friends also hung around there, there was no mucking out or poo-picking involved unless I wanted to (mechanically assisted mucking out on a Monday morning, horses semi deep littered the rest of the week), the chance to ride, plus organised extras like a pony camp or a trip to spectate at a big competition for people who had helped out a lot. Above all there was no expectation for anyone to be there and possibly be alone on the yard.
 
Titchy Pony said:
I've also done my fair share of hanging around the riding school, but my friends also hung around there, there was no mucking out or poo-picking involved unless I wanted to (mechanically assisted mucking out on a Monday morning, horses semi deep littered the rest of the week), the chance to ride, plus organised extras like a pony camp or a trip to spectate at a big competition for people who had helped out a lot. Above all there was no expectation for anyone to be there and possibly be alone on the yard.
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Oh I'm nott saying it's right! It was/is totally exploitive. But she may find some takers. My kids did not get free lessons. It really was just hanging around and helping out. They did actually learn quite a lot.
 
There is a local horse owner who is flooding all the pages with horses for non-ridden shares - the horses are both youngsters, needing training and then backing. A friend who is coming back to horses nearly got drawn in, but had the sense to check with me and another friend whether it was normal to give a financial contribution to 'spend time with horses' and help start them. We managed to put her off, but I've since spotted the adverts and they keep changing from sharers wanted to for sale ads. All very odd.
 
I’ve somehow become a member of a Facebook group for plus size equestrians. I’m not plus size but would like to shift five-ten kilos. I’m disturbed by all the posts of (mostly American) riders weighing 200-300 lbs on their horses. One poster asked which horse would be suitable - she weighs 330 lbs. 😔. Most of the responses are “oh it depends on the horse.” The fat positivity is just sickening when you know there are actual horses being ridden by these people, who don’t think their weight is an issue unless their horse “tells them.”
 
Kirstineridesagain said:
I’ve somehow become a member of a Facebook group for plus size equestrians. I’m not plus size but would like to shift five-ten kilos. I’m disturbed by all the posts of (mostly American) riders weighing 200-300 lbs on their horses. One poster asked which horse would be suitable - she weighs 330 lbs. 😔. Most of the responses are “oh it depends on the horse.” The fat positivity is just sickening when you know there are actual horses being ridden by these people, who don’t think their weight is an issue unless their horse “tells them.”
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Agreed, I once joined an adults riding ponies group and there were too many people taking it way too far, mostly Americans.
 
There was a rider on a Haflinger that posts on Tiktok etc that I had to block.

I just cannot stand the entitlement of morbidly obese people thinking it's okay to be riding despite being far more than 20%. The delusion that the horse is continuing to work and not buckling under the weight seems to be their sole justification.
 
A dealer this time - has just published a rant, including screenshots identifing the young girl involved, who cancelled a viewing today because she had another one yesterday and has decided to buy the first one. So paid a depsout this morning to have horse 1 take off the market and immediately let seller of Horse 2 know. Her message was polite and reasonable while he ranted for paragraphs about time-wasting, and outed her.

Yikes. One to avoid!!
 
Ambers Echo said:
A dealer this time - has just published a rant, including screenshots identifing the young girl involved, who cancelled a viewing today because she had another one yesterday and has decided to buy the first one. So paid a depsout this morning to have horse 1 take off the market and immediately let seller of Horse 2 know. Her message was polite and reasonable while he ranted for paragraphs about time-wasting, and outed her.

Yikes. One to avoid!!
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Well he's lucky she bothered to let him know she was buying the other one!
 
Kirstineridesagain said:
I’ve somehow become a member of a Facebook group for plus size equestrians. I’m not plus size but would like to shift five-ten kilos. I’m disturbed by all the posts of (mostly American) riders weighing 200-300 lbs on their horses. One poster asked which horse would be suitable - she weighs 330 lbs. 😔. Most of the responses are “oh it depends on the horse.” The fat positivity is just sickening when you know there are actual horses being ridden by these people, who don’t think their weight is an issue unless their horse “tells them.”
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I had to Google to see what that was in stone and WOW. I can't imagine any horse being suitable. 😢

That poor girl did everything right, to be slated by a dealer. I'd be avoiding the dealer. She could have not turned up or continued with the viewing despite knowing she was no longer buying. Jeez.
 
I've just literally done exactly that - booked 2 viewings not too far from each other, liked the first horse I saw, agreed the sale and put a deposit down, and cancelled the 2nd.
The second dealer was totally fine about it and wished me luck with my new horse. (It was Myka I saw first.)

I agree that dealer is probably on a lot of people's barge-pole list now!
 
Ambers Echo said:
I've just literally done exactly that - booked 2 viewings not too far from each other, liked the first horse I saw, agreed the sale and put a deposit down, and cancelled the 2nd.
The second dealer was totally fine about it and wished me luck with my new horse. (It was Myka I saw first.)

I agree that dealer is probably on a lot of people's barge-pole list now!
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Who is it? What strange behaviour!
 
Ambers Echo said:
Julian Mincher. He got a LOT of ridicule for his post so it’s probably gone now.
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Just went to look, as know him from when he was down this way. Unfortunately lots of fellow dealers, and yard managers supporting him.
I have no time for him after the poor care my horse received after being with him on full grass livery.
 
The thing for me is that I'm sure clients do annoying and unreasonable things all the time, and some businesses I use might post a reminder of their cancellation policy or a change of booking process etc. But using your business page (or personal probably too) to go on a rant about a client even if it were justified just comes across as unprofessional and makes me think they will be difficult to deal with. In short, red flag!
 
Apercrumbie said:
It's a bit weird, I think we all know that any dealer wouldn't think twice about cancelling a viewing at a moment's notice because the horse had sold.
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They certainly do. I've had one who cancelled when I was already enroute and then had to turn round. Another cancelled a vetting at 9pm the night before - it had been booked 5 days in advance and I'd made it clear before viewing that it was a necessity for me. The vet practice which wasn't my normal one were very good not to charge me.
 
Late cancelled viewings or no shows are just part of life in sales. Sometimes clients are thoughtless and don't bother letting you know they aren't coming. Sometimes they are polite and do let you know. There is simply no justification for getting the hump because a buyer buys another horse and therefore no longer wants to view yours.

The buyer is the definition of NOT being a time-watser - actively looking with genuine intent to buy, willing to make a quick decision, putting her moneywhere her mouth is with a deposit, and communicating with all parties. Any dealer with a problem with that needs to give their heads a wobble - or find another job!
 
TBH, she sounds to me like she is a total novice, extremely naive, but also genuinely caring. She was completely missold this poor horse. Yes, she shouldn't have bought any horse without some sort of finanacial back up for vet fees etc, but hopefully a lesson learnt. As for the horse, I really can't see it ending well for him - probably severe ulcers, a dodgy tendon at 10 years old, and behavioural issues which may or may not dissappear once the ulcers are treated. Unless he has a lot of redeeping qualities, or a huge amount of luck, I really fear for his future. He is another where PTS should be considered.
 
Amymay Again said:
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The post is still there, and unless he's edited it I don't actually think he's unreasonable. She cancelled at (presumably 9.00am for an 11.30 viewing), having purchased the horse the day before.
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She viewed the horse the day before. Decided to buy after sleeping on it, - according to the first few comments I saw.
 
Cragrat said:
TBH, she sounds to me like she is a total novice, extremely naive, but also genuinely caring. She was completely missold this poor horse. Yes, she shouldn't have bought any horse without some sort of finanacial back up for vet fees etc, but hopefully a lesson learnt. As for the horse, I really can't see it ending well for him - probably severe ulcers, a dodgy tendon at 10 years old, and behavioural issues which may or may not dissappear once the ulcers are treated. Unless he has a lot of redeeping qualities, or a huge amount of luck, I really fear for his future. He is another where PTS should be considered.
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Yes she was obviously missold and yes she's a novice, but:

a) Novices should know they are novice and take advice before buying any animal, let alone one as complex as a horse who needs daily handling and who you plan to ride.
b) No-one should buy a horse without saving up some funds to manage their care and a vet fund for excesses and exclusions.
c) She now wants money back for him.

This is a living, breathing animal, now entirely dependent on a person with no money or experience. I mean WHO just buys a horse without any thought, care, support or financial means. A horse is not an entitlement and if you can't afford one, don't buy one.
 
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