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How to find the REAL meaning behind the words in the sale ad for the horse who sounds perfect! Big Trot - Can't canter within a 2 mile straightaway. Nicely Started - Lunges, but we don't have enough insurance to ride him yet. Top Show Horse - Won a reserve championship 5 years ago at a show with unusual low entries due to a hurricane. Home Bred - Knows nothing except being raised on the front porch. Recently Vetted - Someone else found something badly wrong with the horse. Big Boned - Good thing horse has mane & tail or he would be mistaken for a cow. Doing Courses - When tranqualized to the eyeballs & lunged 6 hrs straight before hand. Well Mannered - Hasn't stepped on, bitten, or kicked anyone for a week. Professionally Trained - Hasn't stepped, bitten, or kicked anyone for a month. Should Mature 16 hands - Currently 13h, dam is 14.2h, sire is 15h, every horse in pedigree back 18 generations is under 15h but this horse will definitely defy his DNA and grow. To Good Home Only - Not really for sale unless you can 1) pay twice what he is worth, 2) allow current owner to tuck in beddy - bye every night, 3) are willing to sign a 10 page legal document. Bold - Runaway. Athletic - Runaway. Good Mover - Runaway. Needs intermediate Rider - Runaway. Needs Experienced Rider - "Dead" runaway. Dead Quiet - Just dead. Started O/F - Started overfeeding because we can't ride. No Vices - Especially when he wears his muzzle. Light Cribber - We can't afford to build any more barns & fences for the buzz saw. No Time For Him - He's lucky to be fed. For Sale Due to Lack of Time - Rider cannot afford to spend anymore time in the hospital. Excellent Disposition - Never been out of his stall. Clips, hauls, and Loads - Clippity, clippity is the sound his hooves make when he hauls a$$ across the parking lot when you try to load him. Good Broodmare prospect - Not even a chance she's rideable. "Hey cowboys, here's one for you" - Only if you're into bucking stock. Good Dressage prospect - We tried him in the hunters and he's a complete maniac over fences. Big circle horse - Can't turn in 240 acres. Great stops - Slams those shoulders and launches rider every time! Easy to catch - In a 10 X 10 stall. Easy to load - Only takes 3 hours, 4 men and a tractor with loader. Rides good - Not rideable, but rides the trailer good. Gentle - To other horses... he tore out 3 inches of my hair, kicked the kid and chased mother all the way cross the pasture. Smooth - Mouthed that is... his gaits are enough to make you smooth mouthed too... rattle your teeth loose! Spirited - Psychotic. Good mother - Awful at everything else. Protective mother - Don't even think about getting near that baby until weaning time. Easy breeder - A stallion that will mount anything that moves. Has beautiful babies - Good, because she's plug ugly herself. Pasture horse - He'll kick a new door in your stall to get out. Spectacularly marked - Horrible conformation, pretty spots. Used to race - Still does, unless firmly tied to a tree. Owner getting out of the business - Owner is tired of dealing with this ignorant monster. Works well off his rear - Because the front is usually off the ground. Must sell due to financial situation. - Horse is costing me a fortune in bute and supplements. Puppy Dog Temperament - Has no manners, but is cute, so it's ok. Always in the ribbons - 10th place....out of 10 riders. Goes in a snaffle - Like a bat out of hell. Scopey - Has jumped out of every paddock we own. Wonderful halter prospect - Bred for beauty...not brains "Ladies Horse" - Calm around women but hates men and tries to kill them! Color is Black - Brown and/or dirty. Any vet check welcome - Please pay for us to find out what the !@#$ is wrong with him! Suits Eventing - No brakes Suite Dressage - No accelerator Suits Anyone - Except us, we hate him! |