Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook.

[SadKen]

I saw a 28 year old chestnut advertised last week as a showjumper "still acts like a 5 year old" £2600 no tack.

There was similar on a local page to me offering a 26yo who 'rides like a 10yo' and is for sale for £1500 due to being in great demand in a riding school (?). Poor old boy looked his 26 years, but was struggling on as best he could. In the comments, someone had put 'i luv him can i have him free will u deliver'. I was saddened by every aspect of it.

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Kills me when I see the ever popular 'must be cheap'. Why? It's for a horse, they're not ruddy cheap! Grr!

 

[Roisin_M]

I cannot abide the people selling their ancient horses/dogs/pets in general! It really upsets me that somebody could extract all the useful life out of an animal then flog it. It is simply awful.

 

[Mylife]

I can understand people searching for things cheap, I keep my horse on a budget, I can afford what's needed when it's needed, but luxuries and extras I do look for on fb while saving up to buy new, I would never state I needed it cheap though I ask the sellers for prices and hope for the best lol!!

What really winds me up is *reduced to £2500 of sold by the weekend* so what, if it's not sold by Sunday your putting the price up?!

 

[Moomin1]

The usual 'Transport needed this weekend to show. 'Willing' to pay contribution to fuel'.

'Any1 got ne bute i cn av asap? My pony is lame, dnt no y'. Followed by comment in response to people saying get a vet: 'Fck off u hater, my pony dosent need d vet hes jus lame n anyway hes eatin ok n i rid him today in d field n he tryed to buck me off so hes ok n u dnt no wot u r talkin bout so back off

 

[JFTDWS]

I love the way everyone who owns a horse sets up their own "whatever their name is" eventing or dressage page. I seem to get constant invites to like pages like this.

Guilty as charged. I never invite people though. However, I do spam this place with links excessively...

eta - I misread that. It's not a Me-Dressage page. It's a Horse-Name-Mocking-Nickname page. Is that more or less offensive?

I did tell the last one what I thought, as did JFTD. Post was pulled shortly after.

Yup. I do love roasting idiots alive.

A saw a post with a 'fund me' link. Poster wanted people to contribute money to pay off her last months livery as she had defaulted on paying it and didn't want to have to sell her horse, think I might try that!!

And that's a whole new level of cheeky!

 

[Shantara]

A saw a post with a 'fund me' link. Poster wanted people to contribute money to pay off her last months livery as she had defaulted on paying it and didn't want to have to sell her horse, think I might try that!!

I've seen similar and it really annoys me!! I'm having a little trouble with money right now, but I would NEVER ask someone to pay for me. If I'm going to get money from someone, it's going to be for a commission!

 

[JFTDWS]

I've seen similar and it really annoys me!! I'm having a little trouble with money right now, but I would NEVER ask someone to pay for me. If I'm going to get money from someone, it's going to be for a commission!

Funny you should say that... I've got a commission for you, but I can't afford to pay after all the lovely presents and socialising at Christmas. I'll set up a Just giving page and someone else can pay you to draw my horses? K?

 

[shortstuff99]

The worst ones I have seen are where they are wanting to loan/sell an injured horse! They say 'lovely horse etc etc, just diagnosed with ligament/tendon whatever injury vet says should be fine after 6months + rest for loan'. Wait what? Horse is now injured and you want someone else to pay for it?

Or horse had an injury and she stated 'must be sold as I HAVE to compete and can't have two' no you don't have to compete you want to! Makes me sad

 

[Pippity]

There's someone round my way looking for somebody to share their 6-month-old colt, must stay on current yard, financial contribution required...

 

[hairycob]

I love the ones where someone is asking if anyone is selling something that is cheap anyway e.g. a lead rope. I want to reply with a list of shops.
And apparently it is quite normal & perfectly ok to cut back your horses feed every time you are a bit skint & anyone who thinks otherwise is a spoilt bitch.

 

[c2b]

I'm a bit skint this year so thought I would perhaps be able to find some work mucking out etc . stupidly thought folk might struggle in the mornings before going to work. I love mucking out/poo picking and stuff and am very much a morning person. So went searching at the beg of winter.
Found several need help mon-fri experienced person required for mucking out turn out poo picking feeding change rugs type ads. Great I thought until I discovered

a) no financial reward only the chance to spend time with these amazing creatures can't afford to pay anyone.
b) no riding these amazing animals can't have a menial mucker outer ruining them regardless of they must be experienced.

I have no interest in riding anyone elses horses I have my own beautiful mare to ride but the arrogance of you might ruin them p'd me off, for all they know I might be a far better rider than they are.

Strange I know but I never bothered contacting any of these. Even stranger these ads are still there so clearly never found anyone. I wonder why

 

[Frumpoon]

Those who advertise their old/injured animals for sale or loan as they 'don't have their own land' and rely on livery......

Must be loving forever home etc

If you don't want your beloved animals why would anybody else?????

 

[Liz H]

Reading this with amazement..I'm missing out on a whole new world by not doing FB! However this has confirmed my reasons for not joining it..Scarey Place!

 

[dreambigpony]

I've just joined that Kent Equestrian grapevine page to see what ridiculous posts I can find...I live nowhere near Kent!

 

[catwithclaws]

I've just joined that Kent Equestrian grapevine page to see what ridiculous posts I can find...I live nowhere near Kent!

Me too

 

[Blurr]

The best/worst I've seen on Kent Equestrian Grapevine was in the last week. Does anyone have a small child to help break in a small pony. Must be brave and willing to get back on as when pony has had enough, it has had enough.

 

[Bright_Spark]

Saw someone asking for a saddle, people responded by putting their saddles up. Said saddles too expensive (wanted one for about £40) When asked what size they needed, they said it was to fit their 15hh horse. Someone asked for breed of horse, apparently skewbald is a breed. Oh and then they said if the saddle didnt fit the 15hh they could use it on their 13hh.

I commented to say about getting a saddler out. not sure what happened after that as the ad was pulled. I really hope it was a troll as if someone that clueless has horses, I dread to think how they are looked after.

 

[Bright_Spark]

There was similar on a local page to me offering a 26yo who 'rides like a 10yo' and is for sale for £1500 due to being in great demand in a riding school (?). Poor old boy looked his 26 years, but was struggling on as best he could. In the comments, someone had put 'i luv him can i have him free will u deliver'. I was saddened by every aspect of it.

I saw that one, felt so sorry for him. I admit I was rather tempted to enquire about him.

 

[Spit That Out]

The one that gets my goat...

Wanted, cheap or free 15hh upwards, weight carrier, must be 100% to hack, school, jump, lead, shoe, stable, no vices and can be ridden by anyone?!

People who ask for a horse for nothing and to include delivery, rugs, tack etc

People who advertise their horse which might be wonderful but slap so many restrictions on the contract you end up with 5 minutes with the horse once a week only on a Thursday at 8pm and have to pay £££ for the privilege!

I saw one ad on Facebook only last night wanting someone to share their horse for 3 days a week (to be confirmed) no hacking due to location and charging £177.50 (random?!!?) a month and also a contribution for shoes every 6 weeks. The horse was currently out of work due to back injury and the sharer would need to be willing to bring the horse back into work slowly?

As someone mentioned earlier, the ads that ask for tack/rugs/hay/feed and I have seen ones asking for land for rescue ponies

 

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Oh just remembered another gem on kent Equestrian.... "for sale. Beautiful screwball pony.." I can only imagine they meant skewbald?!

 

[Dusty85]

I saw one the other day on the Gloucestershire page that said 'due to not being able to afford the farrier I'm wanting tips and advice how to shoe my horse myself'

It was promptly commented on by 20+ People saying are you mad!!? May well have been a wind up though, I'm sure no one could be as stupid.

Post was swiftly removed by admin!

 

[LadyRascasse]

Guilty as charged!! I posted on several facebook pages in the spring as my boy was off work indefinitely so didn't have a large budget -

WANTED - I am looking for a summer project, between the age of 4-6years minimum of 14hh. Don't mind unbacked or turned away. All I am looking for it for it to be passported, to watch it walk and trot up and pick its feet up nicely the rest can be worked on Very small budget but lovely experienced home offered with references if required.

I was inundated with lots of replies, and brought a very nice 3yr old welsh d X tb for £300 so not quite what I was looking for but I was really taken with him, and is has been fab

 

[Mad_Cow347]

There was one the other day where someone wanted a "sharer" to bring their horse back into work, lunge it 4/5 days a week, no riding for a few months until it is up for it and then taking it VERY slow to bring it back into work properly, yard jobs on their days, for a bargain price of £30 a week. Really? Don't think anyone volunteered to pay to lunge and look after their horse funnily enough.

I also follow a few pets for sale pages and the stupidity of people on them upsets me too. German Shepherd 1 year old, grew too big for our house so need to find him a new home. Or 12 week old puppy, can't give him the time he deserves so need to rehome him. What is wrong with people, does no one actually research what they are getting before the get it??

 

[budley95]

Some really get on my nerves! Although the lady who's had my 12.2hh on full loan for the last 5 years ended up getting a pony for free off of fb with all these issues apparently or it was being PTS. She went, picked it up, chucked it in the field to settle for a week and it's actually a cracking little pony that's had no issues what so ever - issue was it never got turned out or exercised.

I put my 16.2hh IDx 15yr old gelding up for part share (no financial contribution, no jobs required, just a well schooled, well mannered horse wanting a bit more exercise all year round - he can be hacked, jumped, competed whatever - just not bombed about by numpties) and everyone was asking if I would pay them or whether he can move yards 1 hour away and can they use him for camp, but don't want him before that! I gave up in the end... And people expecting jumps for £20 or so - absolutely ridiculous!

 

[Serianas]

I also follow a few pets for sale pages and the stupidity of people on them upsets me too. German Shepherd 1 year old, grew too big for our house so need to find him a new home. Or 12 week old puppy, can't give him the time he deserves so need to rehome him. What is wrong with people, does no one actually research what they are getting before the get it??

This happens alot on Herp forums... 'I bought a bosc but its 3 foot and its not fully grown, so i dont have space'... just because you can pick them up for about £30 doesnt mean they are disposable!

 

[Kadastorm]

Oh just remembered another gem on kent Equestrian.... "for sale. Beautiful screwball pony.." I can only imagine they meant skewbald?!

Yep saw that one! Did have a giggle!

 

[Tern]

I saw one the other day on the Gloucestershire page that said 'due to not being able to afford the farrier I'm wanting tips and advice how to shoe my horse myself'

It was promptly commented on by 20+ People saying are you mad!!? May well have been a wind up though, I'm sure no one could be as stupid.

Post was swiftly removed by admin!

Oh wow, I didn't see that one! Was it on GHR?


Another which really gets my back up is people selling their dogs and the ad goes "Selling a dog of x years old (usually over 5)" The reason is because they have just bought a puppy and they don't get on. The dog came first and was obviously a loved pet! The puppy should go, not the dog.

 

[Dusty85]

Oh wow, I didn't see that one! Was it on GHR?

Yup! It got removed pretty swiftly though

 

[Shooting Star]

On our local FB site there's currently an ad for full loan of a project horse, basically asking for somebody to finish off backing it then school it on, presumably they'll take it back once it's going nicely ... But it's ok because it has done some parelli so I just can't understand why it's not had a single response