Is it me or do some people want the world when buying a horse?

But is doesn't match the description as it is 14.2hh!
I'm not saying nice horses don't exist but it is TOO prescriptive & too little money & not even a nationwide search!
 
I realise they want 15- 15.2 but like I say, its easier to find one at that height, as most parents would rather have one that can go in child/ pony classes too. Mines connie x tb & a lot of them are above 15h. As are overheight connies.i'm sure the same could be said of other over height natives too. A lot of native x tbs have the talent & temperament & schooling they want but like I say, not at 3k.
 
debsg said:
:D :D :D
............. and the horse would be named Mary Poppins - practically perfect in every way!! LMAO at the thought that they would get a horse like that for 3 grand! Well, I suppose they might................ but it would be about 25 :D
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Pmsl :D:D " mary poppins" superb, well it is a mare they want :)
 
I personally wouldn't sell to someone who thinks they can buy such perfection! This is a living thing we're talking about and all horses have their quirkes. Selling to someone who has such exacting standards has 'compensation' written all over it when the horse has a day when it's not so perfect.:mad:
 
Dave282B said:
I like the "must be able to warrant"
Now if that doesn't sound like a pending court case for pooing in the wrong corner of the stable I don't know what does
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:D My thoughts exactly and put more amusingly.

No, she doesn't want the world for 3k. She wants the moon on a stick to boot.

If her attitude comes across like that in person, I don't think I'd want to do business with her for fear of something, somehow going wrong :rolleyes:
 
:confused: the woman sounds like she needs her head testing if she wants all that for 3k. Definatly not the sort of person I would even want to look at my horse if he was ever for sale.
 
montyforever said:
:eek: yeah just a tad fussy!

Mine would probably be ..
If its over 15hh cobby, safe and healthy il have it! :p
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Ha ha...my pre requisites have been 'over 15h and ploddy'... Short and sweet... :)

amymay said:
Not an unrealistic set of requirements at all.

They are looking for a good all round schoolmaster - which will set them back a tad more than their budget. But - I know plenty of horses like the one they've described.
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I do agree with this actually... But perhaps one a bit older and with a higher price tag than they're considering to allow for a good grounding in the various 'applications' they're hoping to use it for... If it was for one of my rugrats I'd not be bothered about sex either...
 
I had a mare that met most those criteria, but was a little bigger, because she was suitable for younger riders I had people biting my hand off to buy her when she was competing. I was offered £15k straight out on at least 2 occasions and this was 12 years ago!!

sadly she is no longer with us, but I do ride her lovely son, my current boy :)
 
The girl the OP is referring to has been looking since September last year, you would have thought it may have dawned on her that she was being unrealistic by now!

There are lots of similarly unrealistic wanted adverts out there atm :rolleyes:
 
debsg said:
:D :D :D
............. and the horse would be named Mary Poppins - practically perfect in every way!! LMAO at the thought that they would get a horse like that for 3 grand! Well, I suppose they might................ but it would be about 25 :D
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ha ha that made me laugh!
 
OK IMO (essay coming up :cool:),

I have heard that if you want a really good horse / pony like this then you have to travel far and wide - not just simply a case of an hours drive away!

"Must perform well when taken to new places" - I might be reading this wrong but I assume that the horse always have to come home with rosettes? or just simply be well behaved. :confused:

"Fit/sound enough for competing straight away"- OK if the horse is fine to but surely you would get the to know the horse before even thinking of shows etc... :confused:

"Must be capable of jumping 4 foot" - too high for a all-rounder and not really necessary (unless wanting to compete in Chase Me Charlies" IMHO

"No allergies, health or mud fever problems" - I'm sorry but WHAT!?!? Minor health issues are fine if it doesn't interfere with the horses performance etc... but you can't prevent mud fever at all from happening (correct me if I am totally wrong).

AND FINALLY why does the person have to have owned the horse for two years and have competed?!?!
 
Ummmm i'm sure these horses exsist but very few and far between. Finding one for sale would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.............. and i then i read the budget... £3,000... err maybe need to triple that at least!!!!!!!!!!
 
The mud fever prevention is down to their management of the horse. I have seen 'no socks - so no mud fever worries' in ads before, but I've known plenty of horses get mud fever on legs with no white markings.
 
As someone who has recently bought a young horse and is trying to find a 5* loan home for a wonderful, genuine, confidence giving older gelding that meets a LOT of these requirements (other than age, sex and scope to jump 4ft!) I have a lot of problems with this ad.

I can totally understand someone wanting a nice, safe, established allrounder for a 12 year old. Frankly I'd have loved to find a horse like this for myself! And so would a lot of other people. I found a nice one (gelding, a bit bigger than 15.2hh) with a lot of scope, but he isn't the paragon these people are looking for, and he's considerably less established! And he cost more than £3k!

If this horse exists, they won't get it for £3k. More like £10k plus! And they'll have to compromise on something. Horses with this kind of scope, that are forward going but totally safe with no quirks are incredibly hard to find.

However, what really bothers me is not so much the list of demands, or the price, but the way the ad is worded! For instance:

- why on earth must the horse be able to jump 4 foot?! Surely it is better to say what competitive level the girl is aiming for?

- the uncompromising nature of the ad on things like mud fever and lack of reference to competitive levels makes me wonder if this mum really knows what she is talking about. It makes me question the bit about "knowledgeable 5* home for life".

- She probably didn't mean it this way, but I read this ad as saying if the horse steps a toe out of line, and can't do a 1.20m class/ go Intermediate or more (!?!) (:eek: :confused:) with a novice 12 year old shortly after it's brought home, she is going to be shipped back with a demand for money back plus damages.

Even something like "reasonable budget for right horse" and a few "preferreds" instead of "musts" would have helped. It shows a willingness to compromise and/or pay for the right horse.
 
Overly fussy but not impossible.

I suspect they'll end up with something perfect for them but not quite matching their initial list. Bit bigger/smaller/older/gelding etc.

I can understand their fussyness after getting replies to Wanted ads. You state you'd like a very broad 'nice sensible all rounder with a reasonable jump' and get plenty of people offering you the 'perfect horse'. Except it has severe separation issues. Or kicks farriers. Or bolts in traffic. Or his covered in sarcoids. Or is a dirty jumper. After a few you start having to spelt out EXACTLY what you want because so many sellers will tell you what you want to hear only.
 
more realistically budget of £1000000000000000000000000000000000!!!!

If somebody had a horse like that, I don't think they'd bother looking in the wanted ads or even advertising, it would be swept up in a second.

BUT have read some adverts that describe their horses like this, and know a lot of people who have gone to see horses and been VERY disapointed.
 
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