For Sale ... Through no fault of his/her own.....

sandi_84 said:
Ha ha! ok, I'm actually having fun, my YO found me my horse so I never got to do the horse shopping bit :D

What about this (although no location posted that I can see)...
http://www.horsedeals.co.uk/horses-...rse/16-2hh-black-11yo-gelding__18-3-13-155817

POA :eek: Um... I may not be very good at this ha ha!
http://www.horsedeals.co.uk/horses-...rse/16-2hh-black-11yo-gelding__18-3-13-155817
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Dont give up your day job ... Too many zero's on that one, lol ... VERY lovely though ;)
 
mandwhy said:
Sandi - that's the pentathlon horse that has been talked about on here quite a bit, being passed round dealers for some reason...
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Oh! I haven't read anything about it, I tend to stick in TR & CR or sometimes New riders/dog rooms :o
Shame he seemed lovely from the ad, why is he being passed about... I should have been suspicious because of his price tag right? :o
 
Antw23uk said:
Dont give up your day job ... Too many zero's on that one, lol ... VERY lovely though ;)
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Hee hee! I wouldn't if I had one atm! ;):D
I am sooo lucky my YO found my horse for me or I'd have probably ended up buying a three legged dog disguised as a pony ;)
Anywhoo I'm done embarrasing myself now ;):D Good luck finding a new horse! :D
 
wow - actually - I'm going to have to sell one of mine in the near future and it certainly isn't his fault. I'm moving and am not financially able to afford to keep them all as where I am now I have land, when I move I won't so I won't be able to afford livery for 3 horses.
Sometimes there are circumstances when a very much loved horse can no longer be kept through no fault of his own
 
My problem with phrases like "through no fault of his own" is that they're just too vague, it doesn't explain the situation so it adds nothing to the advert. "For sale due to loss of grazing" or "due to change of financial circumstances" would take as much room but would give a much better understanding of the situation. I would be more likely to believe a specific reason than a stock phrase.

A bit off topic but in work we get loads of e-mails that start "staff will wish to be aware that......" How do they know what I want to know? Just start it with the information you need to give. Adverts are the same, get to the point right from the start.
 
Mine had to go one sold and one on loan due to my circumstances not theirs.

Got myself sorted out and by chance the one on loan came back to me and is here to stay :)

I don't mind phrases like that, I'd just ask when I rung about the horse and I'd know also if I viewed it and rode it :)
 
I don't mind a bit of extra info about reasons for sale or superlatives on the nag, makes it more readable and sounds more genuine. A purely factual/descriptive ad may not be very attractive. Seems pretty much a universal thing that when you are selling you add some fluff to help the thing sell?

Mind you, I wouldn't include something like "no timewasters" as suspect that won't put off time wasters anyway but things like "no loans" is relevant info.
 
Bernster said:
I don't mind a bit of extra info about reasons for sale or superlatives on the nag, makes it more readable and sounds more genuine. A purely factual/descriptive ad may not be very attractive. Seems pretty much a universal thing that when you are selling you add some fluff to help the thing sell?

Mind you, I wouldn't include something like "no timewasters" as suspect that won't put off time wasters anyway but things like "no loans" is relevant info.
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I hate the ones like that; 'no timewasters;' 'no pictures unless you want to view;' etc- makes me too scared to look!
 
I hate the 'no time wasters' as well. It really does put you off from looking, and makes you too scared to say the horse isn't right for you.
 
Antw23uk said:
Ok so WHOSE fault is it then? :mad:

RANT Alert ... Im going to be in the market for a new horse shortly due to my loan mare going back to her owner (prob why im in a foul mood as well!)

So im going through adverts and time and time again im seeing the same reasons/ excuses!

Is it me? Am I over thinking this or is it the norm to want to sell a horse and say 'through no fault of his own' or 'due to work commitments' and other such things? :mad:

Are all these owners getting new more stressful jobs? (I'll be damned if i can find one!!) and so whose fault is it that you are selling the animal, or are they just making excuses?

Rant over .. now please find me a horse to make me feel better and you get tea and cakes all afternoon if you don't beat me down for my post :D
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I don't think it's wrong to say 'through no fault of his own' if it's true. It indicates that the reason for sale is the seller's problem not because horse is broken down or badly behaved.
 
SNORKEY said:
I hate the 'no time wasters' as well. It really does put you off from looking, and makes you too scared to say the horse isn't right for you.
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It usually indicates the seller's exasperation with the "time wasters" who don't read the advert properly (and who show up wanting to buy an elderly lady's plod when the advert makes it clear that the horse is a corned-up eventer), make appointments and don't show up or are just there for a free ride.

No seller is going to be annoyed about a potential buyer who decides for good reasons that the horse is not right for them (or that they are not right for the horse).
 
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