Oh dear

ABC said:
Because the OP said numerous times that she was laughing at a horse, who is obviously hard done by. I couldnt give a rats arse if she could spell or not. And I dont think I've particularly rude to her, I just want her to understand my POV (not necessarily agree with it...) :)
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LOL Definately not agree with it. If she did you would have to change it.
 
lionman said:
I have opened a photobucket account, managed that, but getting pics on here is defeating me. I just get hot and bothered!
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Is your photobucket account private? If its not just post the link and someone will post the pics for you (I will if you need me too :) )
 
ABC said:
I agree but from some of your replies it seems like you don't understand where people are coming from/why people think what they think. If I'm wrong I apologise but I dont think I am...[/QUOTE

I do understand. If i was posting and laughing about a mistreated/abused horse than that would be fair but i wasn't. I was pointing out a terrible looking horse. What is my crime, admitting a horse looks terrible? Yes. Does that make me a terrible person? No, its my opinion. I haven't abused or mistreated this horse.
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lionman said:
I have opened a photobucket account, managed that, but getting pics on here is defeating me. I just get hot and bothered!
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You need the IMG code for the photo to upload it here, i.e. if you click on one of your pictures it is the 4th line down, copy it and paste it into your message :)
 
Wondering how the poster who was going to look at her has got on? Would be interested in her myself, bit of a distance but doable. Hoping she'll let us know!
Also agree, if the mare was a racehorse, pretty sure will have good bloodlines. My exracer (for those who know about racing) was bred at juddmonte, sired by zafonic. Impeccable breeding but he's covered head to toe in scars, blemishes! Does that make him also ugly op?
 
lionman said:
If I wasnt so stupid and could post pics on here, I could show you what my horse looked like when I got him in Febuary. Worse by miles than that mare, he is in my avatar.
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for some reason this forum makes it impossible to post pictures from your hard drive. as fiona said you have to use an image hosting site like photobucket.
what a palaver :D.
give it a go if you have the time tho, love to see!

OP is getting rather a hard time here.
 
thatsmygirl said:
Oh she can't spell so bloody what, I can't spell to save my life and is a bit off a pet hate off mine, picking on peoples spellings.
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Ah, I have a policy of not picking on people's spelling unless it causes a complete missense. I made an exception in the OPs case as she is being a cocky sod who seems to think her standards are higher than the rest of us and she is acting like god's gift to breeding. She would be a lot more convincing if she could use the relevant terminology appropriately.

It does wind me up though, when people can't be bothered to spell words accurately or form coherent sentences - it really isn't hard...
 
lula said:
for some reason this forum makes it impossible to post pictures from your hard drive. as fiona said you have to use an image hosting site like photobucket.
what a palaver :D.
give it a go if you have the time tho, love to see!

OP is getting rather a hard time here.
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No it doesn't, honest. All you have to do is upload the pics into an album on your profile first.
 
Trot_On_Dressage said:
ABC said:
I agree but from some of your replies it seems like you don't understand where people are coming from/why people think what they think. If I'm wrong I apologise but I dont think I am...
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I do understand. If i was posting and laughing about a mistreated/abused horse than that would be fair but i wasn't. I was pointing out a terrible looking horse. What is my crime, admitting a horse looks terrible? Yes. Does that make me a terrible person? No, its my opinion. I haven't abused or mistreated this horse.
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Admitting a horse looks terrible because she looks poor. Acceptable in my eyes.

Laughing at a horse. Not

IMO. (Not that it particularly matters ;) )

Its just this time last year it could have been my horse you were laughing at.
 
lionman said:
I dont think it is private, how do I post the bloody link? I am old and you have to be patient!!!
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Haha, no worries. The address at the top, in a white box, click on it, maybe highlight it if it doesnt automatically, right click, "copy", click on the forum webpage, and post as usual, then right click and paste...and voila! :D

(or that should be the case :p )
 
thatsmygirl said:
Lets face it we get so many off these threads I don't think they should be allowed to be honest but why start on the op?
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Maybe that's why? I know some days there can be 4 or 5 of these types of posts on the 1st page in NL. There had been quite a few on the days leading up to this OP posting and then the OP posts a link to this horse who is pictured terribly and standing on an angle away from the camera with a big girl on top obsuring a lot of the horse. I know why I commented on the horse and it was because the horse was being unfairly jumped upon by the OP in my opinion. From that photo there is no way the OP could tell whether it has good or poor conformation especially when it sounds like she doesn't know much about conformation. I judge conformation all the time, every day, and from that photo of the horse I cannot spot any hideous conformation faux pas. Lack of weight or muscle is not the same as bad conformation!

Trot_On_Dressage do you have the bloodlines of this horse in your link? What are the bloodlines of your own high quality horse please?
 
lula said:
for some reason this forum makes it impossible to post pictures from your hard drive. as fiona said you have to use an image hosting site like photobucket.
what a palaver :D.
give it a go if you have the time tho, love to see!

OP is getting rather a hard time here.
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Yes she is rather. I shall try, but I am in a muck sweat already, just thinking about posting the bloody thing. I could put the pic on my avatar, I can do that, when I got him. Just for a while as I dont want to think that is how I keep horses. Ok, Ill do that.
 
Spring Feather said:
From that photo there is no way the OP could tell whether it has good or poor conformation especially when it sounds like she doesn't know much about conformation. I judge conformation all the time, every day, and from that photo of the horse I cannot spot any hideous conformation faux pas. Lack of weight or muscle is not the same as bad conformation!
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Notice how the knowledgable SF is capable of repeatedly typing "conformation"... :eek:
 
Awww I want her, I think she looks adorable!

Working at a rescue centre, I've never once looked at conformation in a horse :p
I think some of the best horses in terms of a person's best friend are the ones who've been through the hard times and then get to realise life isn't all too bad :)

Like Flicka, she's 39 now, and we all think she is gorgeous :D
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lionman said:
Yes she is rather. I shall try, but I am in a muck sweat already, just thinking about posting the bloody thing. I could put the pic on my avatar, I can do that, when I got him. Just for a while as I dont want to think that is how I keep horses. Ok, Ill do that.
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email it to me and I'll post it for you. PM'd you the email.
 
OP is having a hard time but is defending her self bravely ( suggest a gin might be in order)
OP is in no way responsible for the poor little mare, and it is laughable that any one might think of going to see a horse presented like that but the plight of the horse is not laughable I just don't understand that ,why encourage dealers like this to continue? it's just tragic that there are so many horses like this one that racing spits out ( if indeed she was ever in training)
Now you all are going to turn on me .
 
B_2_B said:
Awww I want her, I think she looks adorable!

Working at a rescue centre, I've never once looked at conformation in a horse :p
I think some of the best horses in terms of a person's best friend are the ones who've been through the hard times and then get to realise life isn't all too bad :)

Like Flicka, she's 39 now, and we all think she is gorgeous :D
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Bless her she is lovely. And if that makes me a fluffy bunny then bring in on.
 
Goldenstar said:
OP is having a hard time but is defending her self bravely ( suggest a gin might be in order)
OP is in no way responsible for the poor little mare, and it is laughable that any one might think of going to see a horse presented like that but the plight of the horse is not laughable I just don't understand that ,why encourage dealers like this to continue? it's just tragic that there are so many horses like this one that racing spits out ( if indeed she was ever in training)
Now you all are going to turn on me .
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I went to see my horse when he was a right state because of his potential.

No-one is turning on anyone, its not an out of order argument, its a debate ;)

And B2B that mare is gorgeous! :D
 
Spring Feather said:
Maybe that's why? I know some days there can be 4 or 5 of these types of posts on the 1st page in NL. There had been quite a few on the days leading up to this OP posting and then the OP posts a link to this horse who is pictured terribly and standing on an angle away from the camera with a big girl on top obsuring a lot of the horse. I know why I commented on the horse and it was because the horse was being unfairly jumped upon by the OP in my opinion. From that photo there is no way the OP could tell whether it has good or poor conformation especially when it sounds like she doesn't know much about conformation. I judge conformation all the time, every day, and from that photo of the horse I cannot spot any hideous conformation faux pas. Lack of weight or muscle is not the same as bad conformation!

Trot_On_Dressage do you have the bloodlines of this horse in your link? What are the bloodlines of your own high quality horse please?
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Spring feathers good bloodlines are no guarantee of good conformation ( got a bit nervous when typing last word.)
 
JFTD said:
I could never get my head around the concept of transubstantiation - you're trying to tell me that this wafer has become a little sliver of the body of Jesus? :confused: reaaaaaally :eek:
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Yes!Surely your not suggesting its not really the body of christ? :eek: ;)
 
Goldenstar said:
OP is having a hard time but is defending her self bravely ( suggest a gin might be in order)
OP is in no way responsible for the poor little mare, and it is laughable that any one might think of going to see a horse presented like that but the plight of the horse is not laughable I just don't understand that ,why encourage dealers like this to continue? it's just tragic that there are so many horses like this one that racing spits out ( if indeed she was ever in training)
Now you all are going to turn on me .
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Why is it laughable though? Doesn't every horse deserve the chance of a 'happy ending'? Most of the horses at my current yard came to us looking like the advert in the OP, or worse.... Now they would grace any stable..

No-one is suggesting anyone should feel obliged to buy a 'poor' horse if that is not what they want, but luckily we all look for different things in our horses.

Totally agree about the wastage from racing though, absolutely heartbreaking :(
 
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