Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook.

[Crugeran Celt]

How else can you break a mini to ride? I put a 6 stone older girl on my full size Shetland, but my mini will have a toddler on her as she is so tiny. Mother will hold toddler, I will hold mini. Since I already stand over her as if I'm going to sit and ride her, I don't see any issue with it. Much safer to do it with a child who is small enough to be caught by the adult holding them than a bigger child (who would still have to be very young because of the size of the pony) who can't easily be lifted off the pony, surely?

Doubt you will have any problems if your mini is like mine. They didn't bat an eye lid when I sat a toddler on them. Saying that I used to meet my son from his school bus with a mini and he would put his school bag on her back to walk up the lane home.

 

[ycbm]

Doubt you will have any problems if your mini is like mine. They didn't bat an eye lid when I sat a toddler on them. Saying that I used to meet my son from his school bus with a mini and he would put his school bag on her back to walk up the lane home.

The baby's mum, grandma (my friend, all of us horsey) and I are really looking forward to both of them being old enough baby is one, pony is two. Roll on next year Honestly, if I had a very big car park near me, I'd teach her to pull me 'sitting' on her with a pair of roller skates on

 

[case895]

O yes I saw that, shame as its my exact size, but I NEED a harness etc

We have bump caps (baseball caps with hard heads) at work which offer more protection and which conform to a safety standard.

 

[MagicMelon]

Recently spotted an ad on FB for a horse "on loan only, no chance of sale" but the loan was ONLY for 6 months and the horse was a 5yo who had been backed last year but not worked since so basically the owner simply wanted someone to get their very green horse back into work for them for free...

 

[Shadowdancing]

Vividly remember one a year or so ago from someone wanting tack, rugs, headcollars, grooming stuff etc. etc. free please, and ideally a horse box too, free obviously, because person was setting up a horse rescue... :O

 

[chillipup]

Vividly remember one a year or so ago from someone wanting tack, rugs, headcollars, grooming stuff etc. etc. free please, and ideally a horse box too, free obviously, because person was setting up a horse rescue... :O

Oh dear Lord, 'out of the frying pan, into the fire' comes to my mind (of course I could be completely wrong and the OP now has a fabulous equine rescue set up, to rival WHW)

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Saw a pony advertised on FB recently, bummed up as a "dope on a rope, ideal family/child's pony"; 14.2, 10 yo. Some numpty had asked whether it would make a "competition jumping pony"..... (er, nope!); then someone else had said "oh we really wanted one that's 15hh, will it grow??? Um, yeah, right, at 10 yo, sure, yeahhh.......

 

[smja]

Strapless Patey hat for sale in an FB group which meets all international safety standards and is suitable for and legal in all equestrian disciplines.

Several people pointed out the glaring inaccuracies in these claims.

To be fair, a Patey could be legal for some disciplines at some levels...just like a top hat. Does a Darwin award count as an international safety standard?

 

[exracehorse]

All things horsey Suffolk buying and selling. Today's wanted is for two teenagers. One novice. One experienced. MUST be able to do dresssge. Xc schooling. Jumping. Hacking. Basically, a perfect alrounder. Catch us they want it delivered and max of 500 pounds to spend

 

[Frumpoon]

British dressage page has a gem of an advert - woman wants to know if anybody wants her brood mare on loan to make a fuss of until foal is weaned, then she may or may not come back into work.....

So she wants somebody to pay her livery just to fuss the mare.....

 

[Dunlin]

You're all gonna love this one!

My little girl who is 5 has become totally obsessed with horses as we have a stables down the road and they ride past every day. She wants her own now. I am after a horse that comes with everything needed and if you have any proper stuff for my dd to wear that's great. It's only a phase which she'll grow out of so not looking to spend much, maybe £200 max if I can get everything needed.



The post has attracted 38 replies, thankfully all of them giving her a good ear bashing.

Not horse related but on a pets for sale, wanted, rehoming page;

I need a new home for my cat. She is tortoisehell and 16 years old. She has kidney failure and is on a special diet and a lot of medication, costs about £60 a week. I am disabled and can't afford the medication and food any more, free to good home.

I sent her a very polite PM suggesting that if she is disabled she may get some help from PDSA and perhaps the kindest thing to do is to have her PTS in her own home rather than the stress of a new home and routine, I did offer her some money towards that. Well, she ripped my head off and the vile messages just kept coming, when I went onto her profile to block her I noticed a status update posted 10 mins previously "Cinema, Pizza Hut, Arcades, Bowling, Pub now bed!!" Oh yeah, that really got my blood pressure up. Her post was removed by admin as there were so many complaints over it anyway and she was blocked from the group. I feel sad over what may happen to her poor cat I really hate selfish people and that rotten woman doesn't deserve the love from any animal.

 

[*Sahara]

You're all gonna love this one!

My little girl who is 5 has become totally obsessed with horses as we have a stables down the road and they ride past every day. She wants her own now. I am after a horse that comes with everything needed and if you have any proper stuff for my dd to wear that's great. It's only a phase which she'll grow out of so not looking to spend much, maybe £200 max if I can get everything needed.



The post has attracted 38 replies, thankfully all of them giving her a good ear bashing.

Not horse related but on a pets for sale, wanted, rehoming page;

I need a new home for my cat. She is tortoisehell and 16 years old. She has kidney failure and is on a special diet and a lot of medication, costs about £60 a week. I am disabled and can't afford the medication and food any more, free to good home.

I sent her a very polite PM suggesting that if she is disabled she may get some help from PDSA and perhaps the kindest thing to do is to have her PTS in her own home rather than the stress of a new home and routine, I did offer her some money towards that. Well, she ripped my head off and the vile messages just kept coming, when I went onto her profile to block her I noticed a status update posted 10 mins previously "Cinema, Pizza Hut, Arcades, Bowling, Pub now bed!!" Oh yeah, that really got my blood pressure up. Her post was removed by admin as there were so many complaints over it anyway and she was blocked from the group. I feel sad over what may happen to her poor cat I really hate selfish people and that rotten woman doesn't deserve the love from any animal.

No words...

 

[exracehorse]

British dressage page has a gem of an advert - woman wants to know if anybody wants her brood mare on loan to make a fuss of until foal is weaned, then she may or may not come back into work.....

So she wants somebody to pay her livery just to fuss the mare.....

Is that the chestnut mare?

 

[Cara_E]

I've seen at least three adverts offering to colour your horse for you or 'transform' it into a unicorn with a home-made horn thingy. Not sure if it is cheeky, just stupid.

 

[Frumpoon]

Possibly....

 

[Season’s Bleatings]

I've just seen a post where someone is selling a half used bottle of regumate... Sigh

 

[maisie06]

Facebook = "wanted, person to come and handle my yearling, teach him to pick up feet, lead, walk out in traffic etc...loves to stand and be groomed (well what else will you be doing with it!!) financial contribution required of £10 per day as many days as you like"

Hmmmmm pretty sure she should be the one paying!! Lol I'd be CHARGING her £25 plus per hour!!!!

 

[lewis2015]

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Saw this. *Sigh* How ridiculous!

 

[ycbm]

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Saw this. *Sigh* How ridiculous!

Prestbury!!!!!????

Um, like, that place where all the millionaire footballers live? There's barely a house in Prestbury that doesn't meet the description of 'mansion' ! Average house price there is probably two million or more.

 

[lewis2015]

Prestbury!!!!!????

Um, like, that place where all the millionaire footballers live? There's barely a house in Prestbury that doesn't meet the description of 'mansion' ! Average house price there is probably two million or more.

Looking at the profile of the girl who's posted she looks about 13 so perhaps it's just something she wants to buy with her weekly pocket money Haha.

 

[Sukistokes2]

Lovely one on KEG today......come and ride my five year old horse because he needs bringing on, financial contribution required!!

Dear me I've been doing it the wrong way around, I thought you paid people to train your horse not that they paid you! I feel like an idiot!

 

[ycbm]

Looking at the profile of the girl who's posted she looks about 13 so perhaps it's just something she wants to buy with her weekly pocket money Haha.

She probably lives in one of these


http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/Prestbury.html

 

[Abacus]

*******‎ to Horses Only (For loan or sale)

Looking for a 16.2 hh to 17 hh horse male or female that it about 8 or 9 years is less then 900
£900
Coopers Edge
Because I don't have a lot of money

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Another one wanting a Shetland that is good with kids and can jump for less than £100.

Do people seriously think that because they are small they are cheap?!? A good Shetland will add another 0 onto that price, a mediocre one will still be 5x as much. And people wonder why I get frustrated with idiots when trying to find homes for ours!

 

[Toffee44]

Blame this thread!!!

Just went for a nose on a horsey group-- gone and bought a blady rug!! Via PayPal just to add

 

[Toffee44]

Come on, I have lost track of the times my o/h tells me in a panic he thinks one or other horse is sick or dead. Coo their name and watch the ears twitch!!

Not always. Twice now the old girls at yard 26 and 30. Flat out in field. Next to each other. Called nothing. YO went over fearing the worst (dragging a livery with her for support, was once me). Got up really close. Nothing.
Pokes horse-- horse now annoyed and has now bitten.

So ears don't always twitch, sometimes they need a poke. Have to admit was a horrible feeling walking over to them and them not moving a muscle.

 

[Cara_E]

Someone on a group I'm in just asked if there was such a thing as donkey stallions and Shetland stallions.

 

[Hepsibah]

Someone on a group I'm in just asked if there was such a thing as donkey stallions and Shetland stallions.

Didn't you know? They're grown underground, like potatoes...

 

[Fizzy candy]

Just saw this on a FB forum ..... "wanted free (because sadly I can't pay) weekend riding for my daughter. Must be 110% bombproof and able to teach her everything as she is nervous. I want her to ride bareback, but a saddle is ok." And it went on! Honestly. I am tempted to reply to it.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

One has just come up that has made me resurrect this thread!


'looking for a companion home. My horse is injured and needs 6-12months rest. Can live in or out with mares or geldings. I will provide rugs for whilst he is away'

So basically they want someone else to look after and pay to fix their horse and they will take it back when it can be ridden again.

Good luck with that one!