Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook.

Hah brilliant! I wonder if they'll get any takers.
I always like the ones where they want the holy grail horse that everyone is looking for, but they want it for free or for like 50p or something. I'm always intrigued to know if their ads are successful!
 
I had an odd one this week. Comment, innocently, on a post about horse care in the winter. I said something about how back breaking it is and dark and dirty and muddy but we do it for the love ... Got a message request from a stranger saying she'd seen my post and "for a small fee" she could "do" my horses for me and ride them too. Euuuuuuuuuh ........
 
Someone near me has been trying to loan their seriously dangerous horse for months. The advert bears no relation to the reality whatsoever. The horse has had the owner in A&E several times and if it were mine would either be a field ornament or PTS. The horse sustained a mega injury a few months ago, which some of us thought would put paid to its ridden 'career', at least for the time being. But nope, today the ad popped back up on FB, with an optimistic 'bump' from the owner.
Thankfully, our community is small and most of us know what the horse is like. I feel it is extremely irresponsible though, to try to pass on a horse that is so dangerous. I have seen it almost go over backwards and blind bolt on a couple of occasions. Owner thinks it's funny :(
 
An owner was asking for balance reins for sale. Just until she had a better balanced seat. Fair enough. But she wanted them to keep her daughter from being pulled out the saddle and over the ponies head because it was coughing so much. I suggested she sorted the ponies cough out as priority as it must be pretty bad to pull a child out of the saddle.
 
Farcebook

No hate please, not sure what colour top to wear, I go eventing on concretre on an aeroplane runway in the dark with no Hi Viz or helmet or body protector with a barefoot horse over metal spikes with sharpened spurs and spikes under his noseband with barbed wire for a bit an jump 10ft jumps, again no hate please or I will run to the moderator and have post removed after wasting everyones time replying.....
 
Pedantic said:
Farcebook

No hate please, not sure what colour top to wear, I go eventing on concretre on an aeroplane runway in the dark with no Hi Viz or helmet or body protector with a barefoot horse over metal spikes with sharpened spurs and spikes under his noseband with barbed wire for a bit an jump 10ft jumps, again no hate please or I will run to the moderator and have post removed after wasting everyones time replying.....
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There's only one answer, purpol, with shparkles
 
Yawn. ..... my pony is 13.2 how tall will be get? What colour tack for my chestnut? Stable name is bla bla, passport name is bla bla, what show name shall I give him. My field is all mud, should I give hay? No nasty comments please but my horse has been lame for months, any recommendations, will turmeric help? My horse is fed 3 hard feeds a day, is ridden once a week and shut up 24/7, would calmer would you recommend? Chit chat and tack is the worse for total numpties.
 
Pedantic said:
Farcebook

No hate please, not sure what colour top to wear, I go eventing on concretre on an aeroplane runway in the dark with no Hi Viz or helmet or body protector with a barefoot horse over metal spikes with sharpened spurs and spikes under his noseband with barbed wire for a bit an jump 10ft jumps, again no hate please or I will run to the moderator and have post removed after wasting everyones time replying.....
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And I bought the horse off of a guy in a pub car park who said he was sound and good for novices and didn't need a vetting but he threw me off when he got home and only goes on three legs and only turns left. Now the guy's phone is always off and he's blocked me on farcebook. Where do I stand legally? Are there any qualified solicitors who will give me free legal advice over the internet? And does someone want to buy the horse as a project? I only want to recoup the £3k I spent on him. He's a bargain, potential dressage horse. I'm sure by the time he turns 16 next month he'll be able to canter on all four legs.
 
Saw one the other day, a young girl advertising her pony for loan:
"Monday - Friday during the winter only. Loaner to pay all costs and do all chores but pony must be kept at current yard so owner can ride at weekends and loan will end as soon as clocks change".

She basically wants it on full livery over the winter but wants someone to pay her for the privilege?! Funnily enough she had no replies, are these people for real?!
 
Saw a good ad on preloved a girl wants a horse or pony between 13.2hh - 16hh aged 3 - 8 mare or gelding not bothered if its unbroken or had nothing done & must be lower than £500 budget. However she'll pay extra for delivery!!!

l don't know what planet some people are on.
 
They are out there. I'm going to look at one tomorrow that fits her criteria, green but novice ride, experienced driving horse,had 10 weeks pro driving schooling beginning of this year, County Standard for its type, and if that ones not suitable there are a good few others I have vague plans to see. There would be a whole lot more if I didnt want a specific type and wasnt so fussy about looks etc.
 
I've seen a few recently which perplex me.

People writing " just want back what I paid for it" for common shop bought items. I just don't get the mentality in thinking that people would choose to pay you £50 for your second hand used item, with no returns or safety net, when the can buy it for the same price from a shop, unused!

I vaguely use the guide that second hand is half price, or there abouts for common items . Certainly not full price!
 
alainax said:
I've seen a few recently which perplex me.

People writing " just want back what I paid for it" for common shop bought items. I just don't get the mentality in thinking that people would choose to pay you £50 for your second hand used item, with no returns or safety net, when the can buy it for the same price from a shop, unused!

I vaguely use the guide that second hand is half price, or there abouts for common items . Certainly not full price!
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What? :eek3: what are there people on? This thread never fails to make me :lol:
 
EKW said:
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!
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You and I are clearly on one of the same groups, I saw that one too!
 
Seen this one today:

Looking for a sharer for my horse. She's broke this year. Really good to ride. Bought her but not got time to do with her all the time. Bucks when you put saddle on. Been ridden by my novice kids once. Ment to be good in traffic but not tried her. Likes cuddles. Looking for someone to do her 4-5 days a week. Sharer to pay £10 per day.
 
After a friend of mine tagging me belatedly in some photo's from a show in the summer I got a message asking if I'd sell my sidesaddle horse and saddle to some woman for under £1000 because she really wants to 'do Downton' but doesn't have the money. Um.... no love annd neither of them will ever be for sale
 
Ddraig_wen said:
After a friend of mine tagging me belatedly in some photo's from a show in the summer I got a message asking if I'd sell my sidesaddle horse and saddle to some woman for under £1000 because she really wants to 'do Downton' but doesn't have the money. Um.... no love annd neither of them will ever be for sale
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WTF, why on earth did she think that would be a reasonable offer??

I saw one the other day who was trying to crowdfund the £400 fee needed to adopt a 'rescue' horse because she weealy weally wanted it and wanted to give fuzzwy cwddles. When I pointed out that the horse was likely to cost about that per month I got a mouthful of abuse and blocked <eyeroll>.
 
DirectorFury said:
WTF, why on earth did she think that would be a reasonable offer??

I saw one the other day who was trying to crowdfund the £400 fee needed to adopt a 'rescue' horse because she weealy weally wanted it and wanted to give fuzzwy cwddles. When I pointed out that the horse was likely to cost about that per month I got a mouthful of abuse and blocked <eyeroll>.
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Apparently it was reasonable because the saddle is really old and my horse has been 'well used' . I did giggle eventually
 
Not horse related but someone on my Facebook 'rescued' a dog from Spain,
Asked for donations to have the dog released from pound, boarded and then transported to the UK,
She received quite a bit,

A year on, the dog is very ill,
So far vet bills knocking on 2k

You guessed it, there's a go fund me page, talking as if this bill is everyone else's. .

'Come of everyone only £100 left of this bill to get her seen by another vet'

She has other dogs too.

If you can't afford them, don't have them!
 
It happens in France too

"Hi all . Only looking atm
Free if possible. As I have to retire my 10 yr old . We have 3 equines already.
Horse, or pony 14'2 to 15'2 for my soon to be 14 yr old. Level 4/5 galope riding.
Something that will and does jump and is good to hack out.
Must be in good health.
Thanks in advance"
 
I get to experience the equine business side of Facebook... you won't believe how many kids under 14 ask 'can I plz be sponsored by u I will show off your stuff lots!! I'm a really gud rider' etc had one child asking if we would pay for her to go to shows... they also get rather rude when you say politely it's not within your budget for the year and that we know nothing about good riders.

No... we know nothing...
 
One post that had my jaw on the floor this week was about a horse that was wearing four rugs totalling 1750g. I'm not the sort to shout about these things as I am a 'rugger' and have a pony that feels the cold but I am genuinely amazed a horse would need rugging to that extent
 
Just saw one from a woman who bought a horse off a Facebook auction site, from an ad with no picture, didn't see any pics or videos. Thought she was buying a 14 yr old been there done that and has ended up with an emaciated 24 yr old with arthritis. She wants her money back. Poor horse and I honestly can't believe how stupid some people are!!!
 
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