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Why? For another buyer? Did it fail?
Why? For another buyer? Did it fail?
When I was young we bought a pony called "Fury" - that was a mistake
When the seller adds the horses name in the ad and it is “Dashâ€, “Cycloneâ€, “Luci - when it is a gelding, clearly short for Lucifer.
Having said that my best SJer was sold under the name “Zippieâ€.
Interesting there are so many people who think 'No novices' is a negative thing! It's what's on my ad
My pal should have been warned when the pony was called "Wild Willie"When I was young we bought a pony called "Fury" - that was a mistake
Interesting there are so many people who think 'No novices' is a negative thing! It's what's on my ad
Interesting there are so many people who think 'No novices' is a negative thing! It's what's on my ad
Means walks all over you and has no manners.
The only plus side is they are often cheap, and if you can turn them out for a bit of herd lessons of life they can be sometimes turned around.
I wouldn't necessarily be put off by it as long as there was an explanation - e.g. 'no novices as can be strong cross country/needs someone who can keep an eye on his weight' or something like that.
I wouldn't ring a POA advert, no matter how fabulous the horse looked, unless I suspected it was actually going to be dirt cheap.
"""we don't have anywhere suitable to try him other than you can of course ride them up and down the lane, we are not allowed to ride in the fields etc. etc...."""
It wouldn't put me off if there was an explanation, but if someone is advertising what looks like the "perfect" horse then puts "no novices" or "not a novice ride" it makes me wonder why if this horse is as perfect as they're making it out to be?Interesting there are so many people who think 'No novices' is a negative thing! It's what's on my ad
Sometimes people just want the horse to go to a knowledgable home where the best will be done for them. So they may worry a novice will ruin the good horse or not do what’s best by it. That’s why my friends add had no novices on. Everyone has to learn and start somewhere but some people genuinely worry. I’d not want my 6 year old who I’ve spent so long training and who in fact would suit a novice to ride ruined or hurt by strong hands for example as he’s got such a soft mouth. People don’t explain in adds.It wouldn't put me off if there was an explanation, but if someone is advertising what looks like the "perfect" horse then puts "no novices" or "not a novice ride" it makes me wonder why if this horse is as perfect as they're making it out to be?
"Hunted in Ireland" - it too often means hammered round at speed too young and has little or no training or schooling.
Having advertised my horse for part loan, I’ve realised that 80 percent of those who viewed, were ‘novices’. Having a lesson at a riding school once a fortnight for 6 months does not mean your experiencedInteresting there are so many people who think 'No novices' is a negative thing! It's what's on my ad
When I was young we bought a pony called "Fury" - that was a mistake
id never expect a 6 yea old to be a novice ride due to the age, I'd be more likely that said not a novice ride due to age than one that just said not a novice rideSometimes people just want the horse to go to a knowledgable home where the best will be done for them. So they may worry a novice will ruin the good horse or not do what’s best by it. That’s why my friends add had no novices on. Everyone has to learn and start somewhere but some people genuinely worry. I’d not want my 6 year old who I’ve spent so long training and who in fact would suit a novice to ride ruined or hurt by strong hands for example as he’s got such a soft mouth. People don’t explain in adds.
I'm overly cautious though now as I went to try a loan horse and it said "not a novice ride" I asked why they explained it was cause they just wanted a more experienced rider looking after etc. went and tried her, owner rode first then I got on, she went fine for me, got off and the owner said "wow, you're the first person that isn't me that she hasn't reared and bolted with" I wasn't happy as they had sold it to me as pretty much bombproof (which I never completely expected with a 7 year old) but I didn't take the loan, even though I loved the horse, due to the fact they had lied to me like that. If she had miss behaved it could have ended very badly. I brought it up and said that I would have rathered they'd told me before hand and they said they didn't want to make me nervous!