Oh dear

elsielouise Last year I did a similar and stupid thing like you are intending. Bought a £200 6 year old TB a day away from the meat man, raced, thrown out and left in a field for 6 months. I only kept her for a few months as I knew she wasn't the horse for me and she went on loan to a 16 year old girl ...4 months later I get a phone call begging for me to sell her to her which I agreed to do at the price I bought her for.

This is the horse the day she came to us:

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She's now being hacked out, doing schooling...and...

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Showing off what the 'old nag' is really capable of!!;)

So good luck and look forward to hearing about her.
 
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I posted it as i was shocked by its appearance, hence the shocked symbol!
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I think you have been quite lucky then, there are hundreds, probably thousands of horses in this country in a far worse state than this little mare.

jsr - well done :) I wish I had taken some pictures of my YO's latest project, looked far worse than the mare in the OP only a few months ago, and now - wow she looks beautiful, and is proving herself to be a classy riding horse (another ex racer)

ETA I am not, not going to visit a localish farm to look at the stock they are getting rid of. Elderly breeder died leaving a huge number of (quality, well bred) youngstock which need to find homes asap. For far less than the horse in the OP incidentally. I am NOT going. *repeats to self* Well, just visiting wouldn't hurt, would it? ;) :D
 
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Well it was so shocking it was a laugh out loud i cant believe my eyes type laugh.

If you go back to my previous post i did say poor little thing.

I dont think i should be hung drawn and quartered for saying a horse looked less than perfect.
 
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I posted it as i was shocked by its appearance, hence the shocked symbol!
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REALLY?

Trot_On_Dressage said:
it was so shocking it was a laugh out loud i cant believe my eyes type laugh.
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So, it wasn't a chuckle, a laugh out loud, or having light hearted fun?

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To be even meaner.... it actually made me laugh out loud!
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I was just having a chuckle at it, thats all!
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Trot_On_Dressage said:
Just having some light hearted fun!
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:rolleyes::rolleyes:

rhino said:
I don't honestly believe you posted this as a warning about overbreeding/breeding from unsuitable stock. Not for a minute...
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Quite.
 
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I hope that this mare finds a nice home and turns out to be someone's best friend for many years to come.

Ex-racers often make good hacks and you don't need perfect confo to do that job (plus I still maintain that the photo makes her look worse than she is). :)
 
:D Well, at least we know that, OP posted because:

(a) she wanted us to join in on laughing at a horse because she considers it to have terrible conformation, and isn't the type of 'quality' horse she buys.
or
(b) she was shocked by the poor condition and conformation of an advertised horse.
or
(c) she wanted to make us all aware of the problems of overbreeding and breeding from substandard horses in this country.

Or maybe there was another reason.....

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At no point have i denied i said i laughed out loud at this little horse! I did, i do not deny it. I do think you have all blown this out of proportion tho but that is what goes on here. I should have known better than to post it but i did and i stand by it.

I am fed up of people labelling you as cruel if you happen to say a bad word about a horse. How ridiculous. It is a free world for me to be able to say that the little horse is shoddy looking, it does not mean i am cruel for saying such things, its the truth! So sorry i like to buy and own quality horses that are well bred and have good confirmation. Thought that was the point of breeding horses. But in fluffy bunny world....................
 
Trot_On_Dressage said:
At no point have i denied i said i laughed out loud at this little horse! I did, i do not deny it. I do think you have all blown this out of proportion tho but that is what goes on here. I should have known better than to post it but i did and i stand by it.

I am fed up of people labelling you as cruel if you happen to say a bad word about a horse. How ridiculous. It is a free world for me to be able to say that the little horse is shoddy looking, it does not mean i am cruel for saying such things, its the truth! So sorry i like to buy and own quality horses that are well bred and have good confirmation. Thought that was the point of breeding horses. But in fluffy bunny world....................
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Laughing at a horse that has fallen on hard times is cruel. Yes, many of us appreciate quality horses but still doesn't mean we enjoy humiliating a horse down on its luck.
Don't try and find a moral high ground because there isn't one.
 
Well it's lucky for those of us who couldn't give 2 figs about a horses breeding or care if it's conformation isn't what the book tells us it should be cos otherwise we'd have a hard time finding a horse we could afford.

The OP is the worse kind of horse snob and the person I avoid like the plague in the horse world..thank goodness there are many of us who love our horses come what may and can see past a bad picture and a dirty coat.

You trot on love on your fabulous horse and I'm sure the rest of us will enjoy our cheap badly put together freaks and laugh at your shallow attitude.

Now't 'fluffy' about giving a horse a chance and showing a kind open attitude but you live in your guilded castle and surround yourself with perfection, I'm sure it works fine for you. :rolleyes:
 
Trot_on_Snobbery, I can see that you don't understand why people were upset. Of course no-one thinks it's a good thing that horses with very poor confOrmation are bred, but we don't want to mock the resulting animals.

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Sorry i am being mean.

To be even meaner....
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Like you yourself say, your post was mean. You might think it's "fluffy bunny" of people, but most of us don't like meanness.
 
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It's conformation, OP. And I expect this little horse is rather more well bred than you'd imagine.

Not of course that any of that matters. Think of her tonight, and then think about your own horses, and what a different night they're probably having.
 
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Is it safe to come out get? ****Pokes head up from under the bed****

How dare i look at a horse and judge it on the way it looks. Tut tut. I do wonder how the showing world would function if the judges were not allowed to critique a horses conformation. "Red rossettes all round everyone."

All i am suggesting is that there should be at least some standards in the way horses are bred. I am not abusing this horse although some of you are acting as if i have posted pictures of me poking this horse with a stick!

Anyway, Lionman is right. I doubt she would have found a home so quick if i hadnt alerted you all to her. I am sure the dealer must be wondering why his advert has had so many views! Maybe this is a business idea ......mmmm lets see if i can find some more......................
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Mau I quietly suggest you pop back under your bed as i dont think the time is right for you to pop back up yet. lol
I also like a well bred horse with nice confirmation but what do you think they would look like if neglected, underfed and not muscled up? Good confirmation isnt necessarily a given thing. The right sort of work, feeding for topline etc. This little mare could look a million dollars in 6 months time. The one thing I do agree with is that she now has a fair bit of publicity...... do you work for the dealer by any chance? Is this some sort of publicity? Poss planning an influx of potential buyers to the yard?? IN fact...... Are YOU the girl on the horse??? Who knows.... stranger things have happened! lol ;)
 
That mare will be lovely if she gets a nice home.

My lad was worse than that, a hell of a lot worse and one year one he is gorgeous to look at and handle (still got some work to be done on the ridden front ;) )

OP, tbh I think you sound really up yourself. Go get a grip, and find something else to laugh at, not the expense of a horse who, maybe doesn't have the best life. Who are you to judge? and comment? Quite frankly, it's nothing to do with you. As someone else said in a thread I read earlier today, everyone judges horses by there own standards. To me my horse is the best. To someone else he might be useless. To you this horse is a joke, to someone else, that horse is a project who will bring them many hours of fun and pleasure.
 
How do we know it has fallen on hard times? You are presuming that because it is being sold by a dealer. In my honest opinion that horse does not look under fed. Scrawny yes, it neck is pretty thin but its actual weight isnt too bad. I cant see a single rib and its belly is quite round. Its topline that it is lacking not weight. I dont think the RSPCA would think that it looks like it has fallen on hard times. If it did, i wouldnt mock it. nothing funny in a horse or any animal being neglected but thats not what i was shocked/lol about. It was more what a terriable put together horse!
 
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How do we know it has fallen on hard times? You are presuming that because it is being sold by a dealer. In my honest opinion that horse does not look under fed. Scrawny yes, it neck is pretty thin but its actual weight isnt too bad. I cant see a single rib and its belly is quite round. Its topline that it is lacking not weight. I dont think the RSPCA would think that it looks like it has fallen on hard times. If it did, i wouldnt mock it. nothing funny in a horse or any animal being neglected but thats not what i was shocked/lol about. It was more what a terriable put together horse!
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Even if the mare does have terrible conformation then who are you to laugh?

They're not advertising her as a broodmare so really her conformation doesn't matter.

Most horses have conformation faults, some only minor, some noticeable. Unless you show/compete at a high level, it rarely matters. Seen as the advert isn't saying that she could compete at badminton, or win at HOYS I dont think there's any problem.

I think it's really pathetic that you're laughing at the way an animal looks tbh. It's really shallow.
 
Can I ask the OP one more question




If, as you state, you only buy quality horses, why were you looking in the under £500 cheap horse section!!!!!!!!!!!

Surely someone with your taste would have been looking in the £5,000 plus
 
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How do we know it has fallen on hard times? You are presuming that because it is being sold by a dealer. In my honest opinion that horse does not look under fed. Scrawny yes, it neck is pretty thin but its actual weight isnt too bad. I cant see a single rib and its belly is quite round. Its topline that it is lacking not weight. I dont think the RSPCA would think that it looks like it has fallen on hard times. If it did, i wouldnt mock it. nothing funny in a horse or any animal being neglected but thats not what i was shocked/lol about. It was more what a terriable put together horse!
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Believe me, any horse on that yard has fallen on hard times. These types of places are the reason that so many on here say PTS if you can't keep your old/ill/problem horse.

I've known some nice horses that have originated from there but while they were cheap to buy they weren't cheap to rehabilitate...however I've known more that didn't work out despite time, money and effort being spent.
 
Sad sad sad that's how I feel when I look at that poor mare it's hard to believe she's five ( although I notice the dealers been done for passport offences and changing horses ages to suit so perhaps she's younger and ......
Guilty I feel guilty as all the horses I have the the quality type with good conformation that OP mentioned born blessed with everything that makes it easy for a horse to find a good home all of you who take on these poor little horses I salute you and I hope this little waif falls on her hooves in a good spot.
And I worry seriously about the IQ of who every chose to use this picture and let's hope they use some of the money when she's sold to buy the rider some trousers.
 
nothing funny in a horse or any animal being neglected but thats not what i was shocked/lol about. It was more what a terriable put together horse!
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I'm still sticking to my opinion that the photo is so terrible, that it makes her look alot worse (conformation wise) than she probably is in real life. I do hope that the poster who aired an interest in the mare, goes to see her.
 
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amymay said:
By anyone's standard, OP, that mare is poor - and knowing where she is, has indeed fallen on bad times.
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I agree, but on the other hand even if she wasn't poor, laughing at her for the way she looks is just as mean-spirited.

Tbh, I don't believe the OP can see that though, she's clearly baffled by the notion of anyone thinking it's not jolly good fun to laugh at poor conformation. I'm sure when she started this thread she expected us all to join the hilarity.
 
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