I couldn't find another thread like this, so I'm putting it here, cause I just had to share. I found this ad an craigslist this morning, and it left me scratching my head.
6-7 year old 1/4 horse for sale,
new horseshoes just replaced, well fed and taken care of,
must sell, tame on a ametaur rider, full horse not neuterd
must sell asap give me an offer
Um ya 1/4 horse, well whats the other 3/4 cow? Tame on amature rider hm I though we humans rode the horses not the other way around. Full horse not neutered, well then once gelded what is it, 1/4 horse. Just had to comment, made me laugh when I started reading it.
I don't know anything about gypsies like you do Feathered, or really even about shires, perches, or clydes- but I was less than impressed with how they're advertised. If you want 9k for your horse, you at least need some conformation shots. And not such grimy, winter fuzzy pictures. The stud looked pretty average to me, as did the shire, but again, I'm not an expert...
I'm going to assume that the filly didn't belong to that three year old mare and stud...
I guess I'm not seeing what you guys are seeing with that arab mare? She doesn't look like she's starving to me. Needs some muscle, and she's definitely a few months overdue for a trim, but so are half of the CL horses. She's adorable for sure but I'm not seeing the neglect that everyone else does I guess. Maybe I've just been desensatized by how grotiquely thin most of the animals in my area are.
She's definitely on the thin side, but she's not scary-skinny. For me, it's not her skinniness that gets me. It's the scared look in her eyes in the pics where she's tied. Posted via Mobile Device
This colt has been for sale for a long time. He's adorable, what gets me about the ad is where they say "no bite, unless he's chewing on your jacket or scrunchy." Ummmm...
Probably been answered already but i'd bet he's looking for 3 y/o geldings because:
1) many people prefer geldings
2) 3 years old is a decent age to get them going undersaddle without having to keep and feed them for a couple years
3) three years (or four or five in my mind) isn't too old for a viable resell potential.
Bet this guy is just looking for colts to break and sell
To me that mare looks more disgusted or irritated than scared. The biggest problem with that ad is the halter falling half off. That's just lazy. She does need a few pounds but I've seen a lot worse in sale ads around here, and those wanted even more money. If you can't afford to feed your horse and let it half starve before selling it, what makes you think you deserve big bucks for them? I'll never understand people.
Not really a horse ad, but I thought this one rather strange. Maybe I've just never heard of it, but is it usual for trainers to do this?
Im looking for a farm or pasture land where I can set my holiday trailer and have room for horses and other animals.
I train and sell horses, so I need to be allowed up to 20 at a time.
All I need is fenced 10 + acres, electricity / water! Ill take care of the rest
Pardon the double post, but this ad had me scratching my head a little. The owner wants $5000 for this stallion but has provided almost no information on him or his foals. And what is going on with that foal's left front in the first picture? Could just be standing funny... but, I don't know. I'm sure this guy would make a wonderful gelding. Not stallion material IMO.
Pasture stallion
Quiet well bred, QH stallion easy to handle. lives with babies in winter.
produces foals with athletic ability and great confirmation. Wonderful minds.
Is something going on with the stallion's front legs, or is it just the picture? They look off to me . . . I think he is handsome, but would make a much better gelding!
I have a 7 year old mare for sale she is brown in collor with a fland main and tail very gentel and almost 10mo bread, she is broke to ride and has not ben riden in the last 7 mo due to being bread. she has had 3 babbies in the past with no problems and is a grate mouther. I will post pic soon and you can call or text XXX no calls or text after 9
I have a 8 year old mare for sale she is almost 11 mo bread. she is broke to ride app. 13hh and black in color. has not ben rode in 7 mo due to being bread. she is a great mother as she has had 4 babies in the past and birthed them with no problems. I will post pic of her this week and can text them if you want. you can call or XXX no calls after 9pmwill consider all offers and trades
:shock: 8 yrs old, has already had 4 babies, is about to have number 5, is broke but not had a rider in 7 months because she is "bread"... Has spent more than half her life as a "bread" mare :lol: I do wonder on how "broke" she can be with constantly being pregnant and only rode the first couple months with a baby nursing on her. I also hope that she is turning 9 this year, not 8... Being pregnant almost 24/7 since the age of 3 or 4 yrs of age
Yes, I imagine it would be hard to ride a bread horse. They likely can't hold a lot without crumbling. And every time I see someone write babby instead of baby, well of course this gem comes to mind.
I have owned Tbreds in the past and not a one of them was a hard keeper! I think someone should call the SPCA on these folks! OMG! Feed you damn horses!
Sorry ads like this just make me sad, and the fact that they think he is just not an easy keeper!
So sad, and they say in the ad "As long as there is grass or hay available and daily grain he is good." Well, duh, that is what horses need to keep weight on, fed every day. This does not make a horse a hard keeper if they require to be fed daily *facepalm*
1988 trailer. 2 horse, bumper pull, floor & elec is newer.
has 4 NEW tires. trailer ties, removable divider/chest bumpers, ramp load, escape door.
(needs a spare)
solid & sturdy and can haul far more then horses lol
ive hauled 5 ponys in it, lawn tractors, furnitures and ooodles of misc stuff hahaha
asking only $1550 cash sale only
registered but no title ( i will giv you bill of sale and registration so you can easily get it registered )i live
close to the salem DMV 08079
PLEASE CALLS ONLY XXX XXX XXXX must sell asap asap
NO emails NO texts will be acknowledged sorry---ONLY CALLS xxx xxx xxxx
Oh my! A two horse trailer with 5 ponies!! Does not sound too safe. :/
Yeah, it's one thing for them to be thin and growing, but this horse is 13 years old. Quite sure he's past growth phase. You can tell the difference between a horse that is well fed and growing and thin and one that is just underfed or somehow not absorbing the nutrients he's consuming. Poor fella. I hope he finds a good home.
Ugg, not defending anybody but I know the feeling of trying to keep weight on some horses. There's a QH up here that looks almost like that during the winter. He destroys fencing worse than any bull or stud I've seen, so he's put out with the main herd and can't get the amount of food he needs to keep a healthy weight. My BO had him almost fat this last summer but he was on free choice alfalfa/grass hay + 10lbs of grain. The vet has checked him out and everything checks out fine, it's just something about this horse that he needs an insane amount of food. It's slightly bizarre seeing the herd as the other horses are in great condition except for this one. The only open pen that is built solid enough for him has around 3ft of snow and you cant get into it. It's our next project this weekend so we can get his butt by himself again and get weight back on him.
Yeah, that's true enough. I shouldn't be so quick to judge not knowing the whole story behind this guy. My horses have always been REALLY easy keepers and it's keeping the weight off that I have challenges with.
Wow he is dead ringer for a TB I used to own, except he had 2 white cornets behind. /wanders off remembering fondly
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