Oh dear

FMM, I think you might be right, looks a bit cold to be riding in shorts, despite possibly having tights on.


The horse isn't the worst I've seen, plus it is actually on a slope, thus the very low front end.
 
Oh yes, definitely would have a low front end regardless of the land but I do think the slope and the angle of the photo makes it looks worse than is.

Thing still needs a bit of TLC, bless it
 
Trot_On_Dressage said:
Sorry i am being mean but it has the worst confirmation i have seen for a long time!
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I'm afraid I'm still confused (nothing changes there then :D ) Should people not be allowed to sell horses with poor conformation? What should they do with them instead? :confused: ;)

It is a dealer with a less than glowing reputation. Horse doesn't look great, admitted, but neither do the others. As to conformation, I'm not really sure just how much you can tell from the angle of the photo. I don't think anyone would be suggesting she could be a 4* eventer but then how many people are genuinely looking for one of those?

I actually think she looks quite sweet; one of those horses that with correct feeding and work could change completely. Of course, equally she could still end up being a complete donkey but I don't think the price is unrealistic for the gamble a buyer would be taking. :)
 
It does amaze me that with digital cameras and phones that take pictures everywhere, people use such useless photos to advertise their horses.
 
rhino said:
I'm afraid I'm still confused (nothing changes there then :D ) Should people not be allowed to sell horses with poor conformation? What should they do with them instead? :confused: ;)

It is a dealer with a less than glowing reputation. Horse doesn't look great, admitted, but neither do the others. As to conformation, I'm not really sure just how much you can tell from the angle of the photo. I don't think anyone would be suggesting she could be a 4* eventer but then how many people are genuinely looking for one of those?

I actually think she looks quite sweet; one of those horses that with correct feeding and work could change completely. Of course, equally she could still end up being a complete donkey but I don't think the price is unrealistic for the gamble a buyer would be taking. :)
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Of course people can sell horses with less than perfect confirmation! I was just having a chuckle at it, thats all! Sorry if that isnt very pc but there you go!

TBH it is so croup high no matter how much work you did on it you wouldnt be able to change that, but £400 isnt a lot..... but you could go to racehorse sale and pick up one whose bum wasnt higher than its head!
 
rhino said:
I'm afraid I'm still confused (nothing changes there then :D ) Should people not be allowed to sell horses with poor conformation? What should they do with them instead? :confused: ;)

It is a dealer with a less than glowing reputation. Horse doesn't look great, admitted, but neither do the others. As to conformation, I'm not really sure just how much you can tell from the angle of the photo. I don't think anyone would be suggesting she could be a 4* eventer but then how many people are genuinely looking for one of those?

I actually think she looks quite sweet; one of those horses that with correct feeding and work could change completely. Of course, equally she could still end up being a complete donkey but I don't think the price is unrealistic for the gamble a buyer would be taking. :)
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I agree. It just looks like a baby that needs to do a lot of filling out. You can't even see the withers to say how high they are and how unlevel from front to rear it is. Most babies go up bit by bit - give it two years with some food and work, and it will be a different picture. If they were asking over a thousand you could mock, but its not expensive.
 
Honey08 said:
I agree. It just looks like a baby that needs to do a lot of filling out. You can't even see the withers to say how high they are and how unlevel from front to rear it is. Most babies go up bit by bit - give it two years with some food and work, and it will be a different picture. If they were asking over a thousand you could mock, but its not expensive.
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It is 5 tho. At 5yrs you wouldnt want it bum to be so high, its front end is never going to catch up.
 
rhino said:
Why the shocked face? :confused:
Not the best advert or photo I have ever seen but don't really see a problem.
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I agree with this .. Horse is an ex racer and only 5 .. id imagine that in the horses racing career it was all brushed up and turned out well (and there kept fit as a fiddle so deffinatly would look different) .. I dont think the photo does horse justice .. My mare was like this but (my personal opinion tb's dont look great when there starting to grow a winter coat and when they have a winter coat) and this is an example because you can see its starting to grow a winter coat and looks like it hasnt done much since racing hence the small neck and the bum being higher .. looks like it just needs to mature up! I wonder what its racing career was like .. how long its been out of racing before ..

My mare was like this after she stopped her racing career .. because there kept so fit when racing then one day its over and depending what happens to them .. turn away or carried on riding. Dont get me wrong people will have other views but this is all I think, also i may be wrong i didnt read the description may be working etc when i said it looks like it hasnt done much since racing
 
Trot_On_Dressage said:
Sorry i am being mean but it has the worst confirmation i have seen for a long time!

To be even meaner.... it actually made me laugh out loud! Poor little thing.
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Yes you are mean - I don't like the way some people seem to enjoy ridiculing others especially poor horses without much hope of enjoying a half decent life - it makes me very sad. Your comments reminds me of certain yard witches. Have you ever heard the phrase "if you can't say something nice then don't say anything at all".

Don't see the point of your post at all.
 
Trot_On_Dressage said:
It is 5 tho. At 5yrs you wouldnt want it bum to be so high, its front end is never going to catch up.
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Hmm yeah but my mare (bought her as a 5year old 15hh.. shes 6 now and measured her the other month and she was boarding 15.2/15.3 now I know thats not much difference but shes going up still) and another on my yard irish sports horse bought as a 5year old also last year .. was a 16hh and is now 17hh and is still growing and hes 6 now too) ..

Its easy enough to say they shouldnt be that bum high etc but it all depends on how they mature etc .. some mature and grow quicker and slower then others
 
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