ihatework
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Well I got the horse and £500 change 3 years ago ?
Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook.
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Well I got the horse and £500 change 3 years ago ?
Buster2020
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I seen a advertisement for a 2 year old the is about 17 thousand pound. What makes it very shocking is they woman who breed the horse the dam and the sire has navicular . The dam had to be retired as a young horse because the navicular was so bad . How I now this is because my cousin is friends with the woman how owns and breed the horse.
Meowy Catkin
Meow!
I agree. She is apparently now with a dealer, so the previous owner has already passed her on and washed their hands of the responsibility.
Elf On A Shelf
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Someone put up a pick of a lovely bay horse for sale with an ad that simply said - ? 4 a new ?
When people ask age, height, gender etc in the comments they get the response of - pm me. Then they get shirty with people asking why they don't just put up the basic simple details before branding everyone a time waster because the horse isn't whay they want. Then they say that the people asking why they can't just put the details up are idiots who they wouldn't sell the horse to anyway.
How to make yourself approachable and be able to sell a horse!
When people ask age, height, gender etc in the comments they get the response of - pm me. Then they get shirty with people asking why they don't just put up the basic simple details before branding everyone a time waster because the horse isn't whay they want. Then they say that the people asking why they can't just put the details up are idiots who they wouldn't sell the horse to anyway.
How to make yourself approachable and be able to sell a horse!
SaddlePsych'D
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Might be to do with rules on selling animals on FB. Although I agree that by the time you've put a pic and 'looking for a new home' up it's fairly obvious what it is and they may as well put the basic stats at least!
Elf On A Shelf
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Yeah I get the whole breaking the fb rules thing but basic info is kind of sensible. But going on to abuse people for asking for it was a bit ott ?
SaddlePsych'D
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Oh I see, yes that definitely is unnecessary! Bet they'll wonder why no suitable takers.
I keep seeing "looking for the impossible" recently - again not sure why I find that annoying. I guess it just makes me think if it really is 'the impossible' what's the point in advertising?
chaps89
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Oh gosh, that's heart breaking.
Out of work at 9 years old, picked up at 19 and did 1 show, then been out of work again since and is 29. Poor chap deserves a dignified ending, not being passed on after 25 years in the same home. I don't often get upset or bothered by these ads but that one seems to have struck a nerve
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
This drives me nuts. At least say if the horse is in the country! And height is pretty important, as is age, as absolute basics!
dorsetladette
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That is really quite upsetting. There was a 28yr old for sale local to me a couple of months back. £250 with tack. In either case if I couldn't keep or loan from home (28 yr old was still in full work) I'd PTS. I'm a firm believer in doing the 'right' thing by your loyal friend at the end.
holeymoley
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I don't know about anyone else but I'm seeing a tonne of posts just now for people looking for loans. Which is fine yes, but they want the whole package- must be 14.2hh+ do x,y & z, must be quiet enough for the kids to ride but also wanted for competing to a high standard, must also live out too... the list goes on.
There may be a match but I really can't imagine someone willing to loan their horse out for that while basically footing the majority of the upkeep.
There may be a match but I really can't imagine someone willing to loan their horse out for that while basically footing the majority of the upkeep.
Elf On A Shelf
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Honestly the amount of people messaging us wanted a horse on loan is unreal! Yes we do loan out our old/crocked/idiot racehorses when they finish so we can keep tabs on them their entire lives. The younger horses that have nothing wrong with them are sold. But definitely more so since March people have been asking for horses on loan. Then they would probably send them in winter when they are back to work and fed up of having a horse in the rain.
holeymoley
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To me it just seems a way to get what you want without the full costs. Then once it comes back its wrecked!
honetpot
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I have a perfectly nice but low mileage, through circumstances, pony in my field. I breed him my self out of a really good quality mare, who unfortunately had to be PTS, so I do not really want to sell, but I would have been happy to long term loan. Someone was looking on FB, so I contacted them, after about the second question, I thought what have I done. He will sit in the field, I do not need the aggravation.
Ambers Echo
Still wittering on
Looking for the impossible winds me up too. Espeically when the long list fo requirements ends with 'no silly prices'!
Talking of the cheek of asking someone to basically train your 3/4 year old - you could get lucky. I answered an ad for a 3 year old - rising 4 - when I wanted to back my first horse on the basis that I'd rather practice on someone else's first! He was a total nightmare: owner chucked his feed over the stable door to feed him as he was so aggressive, could not pick out his feet etc. He had been sat on but was difficult to bridle. I was honest about my experience and she let me have him on full loan. He turned out okay in the end after a lot of work but for me the experience was invaluable. After about 6 months I bought my own youngster and gave him back and she sold on rapidly as a ridden horse. So it worked out well for both of us.
daydreamer
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I saw a great one on Facebook the other day, something like...
“10 yo 14.2hh mare. BS prospect”
This was accompanied by a video of the pony being ridden around a course of show jumps of 60cm cross poles!! Complete with nappy moment mid-round.
I’m sure it is a very sweet pony but the mismatch between description and video made me howl with laughter!
“10 yo 14.2hh mare. BS prospect”
This was accompanied by a video of the pony being ridden around a course of show jumps of 60cm cross poles!! Complete with nappy moment mid-round.
I’m sure it is a very sweet pony but the mismatch between description and video made me howl with laughter!
The Bouncing Bog Trotter
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Classic one on a local group today - 'off to university and I need someone to look after my horses, riding available if you are competent but neither are easy horses - and there is no charge......and you need your own transport and insurance - to cover vets fees'.
Chinchilla
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I think I saw this one - it wasn't
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Hi all, I may be looking for the impossible. I have 2 horses based in _______ area and I am looking for some help. I will be returning to uni and will also be working. I am looking for someone/more than one person to help muck out/pooh pick and general yard duties in the week/weekends either mornings or evenings and as much as you can contribute.
In return I offer free riding of a green but well behaved 6yr old 17.3 standardbred gelding, and depending on riding experience a 13yr old hot headed Dutch warm blood. These horses are NOT for novices. There will also be a chance to ride 6 other horses/ponies based down at a yard in ______ (they are all saints but can be cheeky!) this yard does not have a school but there is a school 10minute hack away (£10 to rent for an hour)."
by any chance was it?
The Bouncing Bog Trotter
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Chinchilla.....might have been ??.
ownedbyaconnie
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Another go fund me page on my local fb horse group to pay for surgery for an uninsured horse. I find these incredible cheeky.
OrangeAndLemon
Afraid of exorcism
There's one person I know who regularly posts on Facebook for funding to help her pay for transport and entry to go to shows, because she really wants to but can't afford to while spending her money building her new business.
SaddlePsych'D
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I also saw one of these today, maybe even the same one. From the one I saw it seems like there's something about putting the word 'rescue' in that is supposed to make it different/better to ask others to pay. Not sure how 'rescue' is defined!
ownedbyaconnie
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Yes I noticed the word rescue being bandied about. I imagine it was the same post!
Bruce17
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The horse referred to in the advert is 23 ?
XXX is looking for a forever retirement home. he is a super chap with no health issues. he lives out 24/7. he is good to handle, groom, box, with the farrier and vet. he loves being pampered and cuddles. he has done everything in the past and has been hacked, schooled and jumped all summer by my 13 year old daughter. but recently he had thrown her off a few times. he has been checked by the vet and by the back lady and is in tip top condition. we think he might just want a quieter life. we would like him to go somewhere where he will be cherished and loved. he could be ridden but only by someone very experienced. please get in touch for more info.
XXX is looking for a forever retirement home. he is a super chap with no health issues. he lives out 24/7. he is good to handle, groom, box, with the farrier and vet. he loves being pampered and cuddles. he has done everything in the past and has been hacked, schooled and jumped all summer by my 13 year old daughter. but recently he had thrown her off a few times. he has been checked by the vet and by the back lady and is in tip top condition. we think he might just want a quieter life. we would like him to go somewhere where he will be cherished and loved. he could be ridden but only by someone very experienced. please get in touch for more info.
Meowy Catkin
Meow!
I saw one that is 26 and can't eat grass properly.
They do mention a loan home as a possible option but the ad is a sale advert.sharni
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am so mad at some of the stuff on FB that i cant even manage to write a decent post on this thread. Makes my blood boil and dont get me started on the so called advice for laminitics and other conditions. unbloddybelievable what some people do.
FinnishLapphund
There's no cow on the ice
I saw one that is 26 and can't eat grass properly.
The adverts may say they've been checked both by veterinarians, and back persons, but why would a horse that age suddenly change behaviour unless there wasn't a reason for it? At the very least why not first try lowering their work level a bit to see if that really does make the problems disappear?
I realise that a lower level of work maybe only means any hidden problems might temporarily be more bearable for the horse. But if the new behaviour continues even under those circumstances, it should be evident that a quieter life isn't the simple solution the current owner is hoping on.
Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
Friend put two yearlings on for sale and got asked if they were quiet to ride and could they jump.?
OrangeAndLemon
Afraid of exorcism
Just seen a post from a 14 year old girl, available for work. She "broke two mares my self" advert isn't terrible, a bit 'young' but not bad but the videos are:
her sat on a young mare, horse is wearing a rug and a headcoller, girl is sat on a bucking horse, obviously distressed,
her sitting on a mare in a dangerously high rear and
her riding a pony with no tack other than a fly mask, rider has no hat, just a onesie and wellies, cantering the pony through a field of loose horses.
her sat on a young mare, horse is wearing a rug and a headcoller, girl is sat on a bucking horse, obviously distressed,
her sitting on a mare in a dangerously high rear and
her riding a pony with no tack other than a fly mask, rider has no hat, just a onesie and wellies, cantering the pony through a field of loose horses.
Silver Clouds
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I really hope no one takes her up on her offer of work. At 14 it is a worry though that there isn't an adult keeping her safe, we all know horses can be predictable but riding without a hat or tack and thinking pictures of rearing make her look like a good rider is worrying.