what does it mean when..

[weesophz]

people say they get a £1 horse.. do they mean they got the horse for literally a pound? never heard it before i came across it on here haha!

 

[Sparkles]

people say they get a £1 horse.. do they mean they got the horse for literally a pound? never heard it before i came across it on here haha!

Generally means it's a gift horse, but put £1 across so you've legally paid for it so to claim new ownership and have proof of sale

 

[weesophz]

ah ok! thanks learn something new everyday!

 

[Littlelegs]

Usually its as cs says. However I have a £10 one due to having not had change on me at the time, that was actually worth less.

 

[twobearsarthur]

Old groomsman used to say it was bad luck to accept a free horse hence the nominal fee.

 

[AdorableAlice]

'Luck Money' is another term for it.

 

[Spiritedly]

I have a £1 pony....he was offered as free but I paid a pound so I then had a bill of sale for him. It has been known for free horses to be taken back by the 'givers' if the horse starts to do well.

 

[weesophz]

i reckon mine should have been a pound haha, i was lucky if he was worth 200 when i got him, skin and bone and all sorts of issues, lets just say i paid a hell of a lot more..

 

[Spiritedly]

The grey is my £1 pony, this was the day he arrived, the piebald was dearer at £56

 

[weesophz]

ooh both are very cute like yours though, since my first pony was grey ill always have a wee soft spot for them hehe

 

[Alec Swan]

'Luck Money' is another term for it.

Not so. Luck money is the back hander that the vendor pays after a sale. It's there to seal the deal, and to ensure that the buyer doesn't subsequently return demanding their money back. It's archaic and it's been the cause of many a fight!

It was once more generally known amongst those who acted as agents, from either side.

Alec.

 

[Spiritedly]

ooh both are very cute like yours though, since my first pony was grey ill always have a wee soft spot for them hehe

Thank you...they're both technically mine, I pay the bills, but the piebald is my sons....the grey was initially for my other son but he is too sharp for them so they've given him to me . He's been a pain in the backside since he arrived....was supposed to be 2 1/2 and wasn't even 1, was meant to be a gelding but was a rig....but I wouldn't swap him now, I'm looking forward to backing him this year.

 

[weesophz]

always got to add in that wee bit contradiction eh alec haha!

 

[AdorableAlice]

Not so. Luck money is the back hander that the vendor pays after a sale. It's there to seal the deal, and to ensure that the buyer doesn't subsequently return demanding their money back. It's archaic and it's been the cause of many a fight!

It was once more generally known amongst those who acted as agents, from either side.

Alec.

Whoops sorry my mistake. You see Alec, poor Alice is still in a flux after you left her on the shelf for Emma Suspender in the channel 4 thread. She is not thinking straight anymore !!

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Not so. Luck money is the back hander that the vendor pays after a sale. It's there to seal the deal, and to ensure that the buyer doesn't subsequently return demanding their money back. It's archaic and it's been the cause of many a fight!

It was once more generally known amongst those who acted as agents, from either side.

Alec.

True ^ and still used among nagsmen and sellers in the Lakes
(and prob elsewhere where old customs die slowly)

 

[Pinkvboots]

My friend bought a 13 year old warmblood PSG gelding for £1 his previous owner was going to have him pts as he had been lame for a year, my friend said he went sound a month later and although not up to high level dressage, she showed him under saddle for about 11 years until he was pts from laminitis age 23, he was a really lovely horse thank god she saved him.