'stunning' horses

[nona1]

Pointless rant, sorry, but this is really irritating me!

If I see one more ad describing a horse as 'stunning' I'm going to scream. If you believed the ads about 75% of equines are 'stunning'.

Please, if you are going to advertise your horse, dig out a dictionary and find another word as it is getting ridiculous! Why be so boring and unimaginative - and pointless as 'stunning' is so over-used it is now meaningless.

 

[cruiseline]

Stunning is in the eye of the beholder, however I have several stunning horses

 

[PaddyMonty]

All my horses (past and present) were / are stunning, except for the one that was butt ugly.

Oh and they had that real Wow factor too

 

[piebaldsparkle]

LOL - Mines stunning, but not for sale!!!

 

[cruiseline]

All of mine come with the WOW factor as standard, most of them have real off the ground paces too, except for the ones that shuffle or are 6 foot under.

 

[skewbaldpony]

My cob's stunning. He's stunned me several times. But now I've learned to duck when he swings his great ugly mug round in my direction .......

 

[piebaldsparkle]

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My cob's stunning. He's stunned me several times. But now I've learned to duck when he swings his great ugly mug round in my direction .......

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PMSL

 

[Ezme]

Our boys are "stunning" too.....just not in the way you'd expect... lol

 

[skewbaldpony]

TimeFaulter I just love your avatar thingy.
That's really made me smile.

 

[cruiseline]

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My cob's stunning. He's stunned me several times. But now I've learned to duck when he swings his great ugly mug round in my direction .......

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PMSL

Fabulous

 

[Flibble]

My horse is sexy ;-)

 

[cruiseline]

Because I am bored, with nothing better to do, I have made a list of words that can be used instead of 'stunning', how about:-

Dramatic
Astonishing
Gorgeous
Eye-catching
Striking
Noticeable
Attention-grabbing
Startling
Dazzling
Astounding
Remarkable
Wonderful
Incredible
Staggering
mind-blowing
mind-boggling


So I have decided that all my horses are not STUNNING they are in fact Attention-grabbing, Mind-boggling, Dazzling, Staggering horses.

 

[Gorgeous George]

I don't think George is stunning but he is gorgeous!!! But definately not for sale!

 

[cruiseline]

Yes gorgeous is on the list, so therefore acceptable

 

[piebaldsparkle]

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Staggering horses.:

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Have they hit the bottle??

 

[skewbaldpony]

Oh good, cos said cob staggers pretty effectively as well. Particularly when his mind is on something other than walking.
Also, I have just brought him in from the field and astonishing and mind boggling would also be good ways to describe him, mud-wise.
However, he is wonderful, really truly, and dependable and trustworthy and all the things that money can't buy.
Handsome is as handsome does, say I.

 

[cruiseline]

LOL

That's what they do after I have worked them for an hour or so, hence it was the last description

 

[cruiseline]

Mine can be Dramatic too, especially when the vet is around with a needle

 

[minesadouble]

Know where you're coming from - I have seen some complete CRITTERS described as 'stunning'. People just don't seem to be able to see their horses faults. We have 5 horses/ponies - we have two that will show at County Level, however the only one of mine I would call 'stunning' is my daughter's dun jumping pony!

 

[bushbaby28]

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Because I am bored, with nothing better to do, I have made a list of words that can be used instead of 'stunning', how about:-

Dramatic
Astonishing
Gorgeous
Eye-catching
Striking
Noticeable
Attention-grabbing
Startling
Dazzling
Astounding
Remarkable
Wonderful
Incredible
Staggering
mind-blowing
mind-boggling


So I have decided that all my horses are not STUNNING they are in fact Attention-grabbing, Mind-boggling, Dazzling, Staggering horses.

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lol i'd be a bit worried about attention grabbing and mind boggling.... i would say those are the ones you see charging across the show ground with their owners running behind yelling "come back you *$#@$£!!!!"

well... its definately attention grabbing/

 

[Ashgrove]

My 2 are stunning and they BOTH have potential.


They both have the potential to keep me penniless and filthy

 

[Faithkat]

not to mention:

mother's dream
sort hard to find
one in a million
one not to be missed

 

[Taffster]

[ QUOTE ]
Because I am bored, with nothing better to do, I have made a list of words that can be used instead of 'stunning', how about:-

Dramatic
Astonishing
Gorgeous
Eye-catching
Striking
Noticeable
Attention-grabbing
Startling
Dazzling
Astounding
Remarkable
Wonderful
Incredible
Staggering
mind-blowing
mind-boggling


My gelding is all of the above , my filly is in the spirit of halloween and is being a witch, don't think that would be appropriate in a for sale ad mind probaly wouldn't get many calls!!

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[amandaco2]

haha imagine someone advertising their horse as mind blowing!!!LOL

 

[Rowreach]

I have always wanted to be the first person to go and see a horse advertised with the line "First to see will buy!" - and then go, "Nah, don't like it"

 

[skewbaldpony]

I like, 'manners to burn'
What a load of rubbish. My horse has manners, lots of them, almost exclusively bad, including belching, which no right minded horse would do yet he seems to enjoy to the full.
Manners to burn indeed.

 

[cavalo branco]

My favourite catchphrase is "potential" - "potential to excel in ...." especially when the horse is about 12 years old........

 

[nona1]

Nice one Ashgrove and Rowreach!

thanks all for giving me a giggle...horsey ads are so full of cliches!


'Potential' is another good one - as you say, they often seem to be at an age where if they had a talent, they'd be famous by now.


I'm intrigued by 'suit rider coming off ponies'. Do they mean a 'dead quiet first horse', or 'this thing is half mad so if you're just getting promoted from charging round like a loony on a hairy little bonkers wotsit, you might not notice, whereas an adult would have too much sense to buy this.'

 

[nona1]

Or its stride is so short your vertibrae get shaken out your ears every time you trot.