fredflop
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As per title... what do people think the differences are
Opinions on difference between a project horse, and a green horse
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Leo Walker
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Leo was a project. Thin, angry and needed rebreaking to drive. A big pile of issues to solve.
Bobbie is a green pony. Well handled, easy and ready to educate. A nice blank canvas.
Bobbie is a green pony. Well handled, easy and ready to educate. A nice blank canvas.
Nudibranch
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Green = hasn't done much but not necessarily any issues.
Project = needs work/retraining/re-backing for some reason.
Project = needs work/retraining/re-backing for some reason.
alainax
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A project can also be green, amongst other things.
Green is a state of training, or lack thereof. Just like a person can be green if there are inexperienced at something.
Green is a state of training, or lack thereof. Just like a person can be green if there are inexperienced at something.
Tiddlypom
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A green horse is inexperienced but hasn't (yet) been messed up.
A project horse has been messed up, and needs guiding back on track.
A project horse has been messed up, and needs guiding back on track.
only_me
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I would treat both the same - back to basics and build from there. Name doesn’t really mean much.
However If I buy a project then it’s usually a young green horse who I think will improve nicely and sell well after a few months of work.
But a green horse is a project imo, a whereas a project isn’t always green!
However If I buy a project then it’s usually a young green horse who I think will improve nicely and sell well after a few months of work.
But a green horse is a project imo, a whereas a project isn’t always green!
Pinkvboots
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paddi22
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A project horse is one where you have to undo damage someone else has done.
A green horse is a farily blank canvas that just needs correct training to bring on.
Their is a class of 'project horse' that is a just a side project for someone to bring on for fun. But I think a proper project horse is one that needs specific targeted training to get over issues it already has. A green horse can become a normal well balanced horse with milage and training. A project horse can always stay quirky
A green horse is a farily blank canvas that just needs correct training to bring on.
Their is a class of 'project horse' that is a just a side project for someone to bring on for fun. But I think a proper project horse is one that needs specific targeted training to get over issues it already has. A green horse can become a normal well balanced horse with milage and training. A project horse can always stay quirky
holeymoley
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Green is uneducated. Project is difficult in some way or has certain issues that need fixed.
Myloubylou
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Think project has acquired the connotation that is problem horse that needs retrained. But often you see ‘summer project’ which could be taking green horse & putting in some schooling to sell on.
Summit
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SEL
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That was my first thought!!I think project is code for problem
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite
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"Project": someone else has eff'd it up
"Green": no-one has eff'd it up - yet.............
"Green": no-one has eff'd it up - yet.............
Polos Mum
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I think
green = there is a lot for you to do
project = there is a lot for you to UNDO before you can start on the list of things to do
People do describe educating green horses as a 'nice little project for the summer' but I think that's totally different to a project horse
Given many sellers can't seem to identify the size of their horse or spot glaring lameness then expecting an advert to distinguish this nuance is probably asking a lot !!
green = there is a lot for you to do
project = there is a lot for you to UNDO before you can start on the list of things to do
People do describe educating green horses as a 'nice little project for the summer' but I think that's totally different to a project horse
Given many sellers can't seem to identify the size of their horse or spot glaring lameness then expecting an advert to distinguish this nuance is probably asking a lot !!
fredflop
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Thanks basically what I was thinking. Horse advertised as a project, keep on getting numpties asking me if it’s suitable for their 12 year old daughter to bring back into work, er no...