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Worst horse seller excuse you've heard

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#1 ·
Sooo....what's the worst excuse you guys have heard from horse sellers? About why they're selling, their price, etc.? I found an amazing-looking gorgeous 8-yr old 16hh chestnut TB eventer for sale for $500 on equine.com. Seller's excuse?

"He's so cheap because red chestnuts always carry a bad name, even though this one's real sweet."
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#2 ·
Hahahahahaha. I would of swept that one up!
My favorite is when people sell because their horse is too hot and you ask what they mean and they come back with "well, he was crazy so i locked him in his stall for two weeks and when i took him out he was psycho and i cant ride him anymore so im selling him"

RIGHT. classic.
 
#6 ·
"Great deadbroke horse for sale... will trade for something well broke."



... uh what?
I see that one all the time on Craigs list. Or the ad says something the horse being a go any where do anything horse, will lead or follow on trails, walks thru water, etc and they will trade for a horse that is child/husband safe on trails.

Oh yeah, and the selling horse because no time for it, but is willing to trade for another horse.
 
#9 ·
Selling because I can't afford to feed him. Well broke but hot. May trade for something that has no buck, kick, bite, or rear.

Translation - This horse is eating up all my money! He is psycho and keeps bucking! He rears when your ride him and just took a big chunk out of my arm! He's been ridden a lot but no one can discipline him! Pleeeeasssseee take him away!
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#10 ·
A guy told me he was selling his "dead broke, child-safe" gelding because it was "too slow for his child to use for Gymkhana" and then in the next sentence said "she rode him once when her horse came up lame and won 1st place in all the events she rode in!"

OOOooooook, so he's "too slow" but she won anyways? Was everyone else's horse lame and really slooooow that day? Try, he's a green-broke horse that BUCKS and only goes one speed.... horrifically fast! Idiot's child helpfully filled me in on all the stunts that horse had pulled when her dad went to go get his saddle, statements such as "don't worry, he hasn't bucked anyone off in 3 WEEKS now!"
 
#11 ·
statements such as "don't worry, he hasn't bucked anyone off in 3 WEEKS now!"

HAHA! I'd have turned around and ran straight for my car right then! :lol:

I like the ads that write about ALL KINDS of things the horse can do ON THE GROUND, but don't say a thing about what it's like in saddle. Gets peoples hopes all up until they realize the horse may not even be broke... lol
 
#13 ·
Very broke kids safe mare. She was used at birthday parties and the kids were crawling all over her. She had no buck, rear, bite, etc.

Well, it turned out she did everything else - most things no horse would do because the hurt themselves while doing it, she didn't care!

Well, the horse was VERY green, and happened to be in a pasture besides the kids at the party, who went to the fence to feed her. (so that makes her a very good kids horse:))

She was tons of fun, but not what she was supposed to be like. She is a little mentally unstable!!
 
#16 ·
My personal favorite:

"Well he is just too hard mouthed"
"Can I see you ride it?"
"Alright"
The guy never let the reins leave his completely extended arms in every which way.


Hmmmmmmmmm................................................................................................I am still trying to figure out why this horse has a hard mouth.....................................................any ideas?
 
#18 ·
I hate when the ad states awesome barrel/cutting/jumping/dressage.... whatever the horse is supposedly great in... and there are no pictures of it even being ridden. Just out in the pasture.
 
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we saw an ad for a great quiet draft horse, so we went to look. We get there and the poor horse looks like it has been galloping for hours and he seemed drugged. The guy put me on the horse (I was like 7 and had barely ridden) in the saddle and he got on the horse's rump and proceded to whip him to get him to trot. Once the horse started to trot, he jumped off and left me there i was like okayy. Any way the guy was insane!

another time there was an ad for a quiet pony. right. we get there and the gut has like 10 horses in a field, were thunking okay this looks okay. Then he leads us to the barn where the pony had been in a stall for 2 months straight. he went to get a saddle and we just left.NO THANKS!

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#22 ·
Another one is when an ad says the horse is in Perfect health and we ride him/her all the time. Then you look at the picture and you can see individual ribs on the horse. Healthy...I think not. And your insane for riding a horse in that condition
 
#25 ·
How about on the other end of things? Recently tried to give my mare away because I am pregnant and said she is being given away as not broke. She was gallop broke but I personally have never ridden her. I got so many emails asking of she was husband/child safe and one "trainer" actually tried to throw her young teenage client up on her in my field. UH HELLO. You have not signed waivers. You're being rude. I told you that she is not broke. While I still own her you are not tossing someone up without protective gear onto a young horse that only has a halter on it.
 
#26 ·
^WOW, some trainer, huh.

On that note, before I sold my Paint Clydesdale, I had in all of his online ads that I would only sell him to a guy because Sunny works so much better with men, and that I would only sell him to an experienced trainer or experienced adult with the time and experience to improve all of his bad manners. You wouldn't believe how many young high school and college girls wanting to "learn together" with a big pretty draft horse I had calling and asking if they could come see the pretty poneh. Ack! *Headdesk!*
 
#29 ·
Never heard this one before, just found the ad on equine.com. Think what's bolded first is the truth? Or are they trying to cover up what's bolded second?

Looks and moves just like her Dad. This is a rare opportunity to get such a horse of international quality at this price. She is suitable for any discipline and has an in your pocket personality to go along with that athleticism. For the breeder she is has fantastic jumping and dressage lines.
Sorry to sell her, but I am a recently ordained Zen Buddhist Priest and my life's purpose has changed. She was purchased as a weanling for $10,000 and is priced to sell quickly.
She requires a routine corrective minor surgery on her throat that prices out around $1500. This is not a congenital condition but the result of a throat infection.
This mare is very special. She will be be your best friend. I am looking for that special person who will give her as much love and devotion as she herself radiates.
 
#60 ·
Never heard this one before, just found the ad on equine.com. Think what's bolded first is the truth? Or are they trying to cover up what's bolded second?

Looks and moves just like her Dad. This is a rare opportunity to get such a horse of international quality at this price. She is suitable for any discipline and has an in your pocket personality to go along with that athleticism. For the breeder she is has fantastic jumping and dressage lines.
Sorry to sell her, but I am a recently ordained Zen Buddhist Priest and my life's purpose has changed. She was purchased as a weanling for $10,000 and is priced to sell quickly.
She requires a routine corrective minor surgery on her throat that prices out around $1500. This is not a congenital condition but the result of a throat infection.
This mare is very special. She will be be your best friend. I am looking for that special person who will give her as much love and devotion as she herself radiates.
HAHAHA nearly died laughing when I read that.......Mum wanted to know if the horse did meditation as well :lol::lol::lol::lol:

I havent had much exp buying and selling but I know the guy who owned my horse told me that she was broken in on a feedlot and could cut out cattle like a drafter.........Im sorry but everytime we came into contact with any cattle Dana practically went into orbit!!! She hated them!!!
 
#31 ·
What's bolded second sounds legit to me. Sounds like she's a mild roarer and needs that surgery. I've never heard of it being the result of a throat infection before, but I guess it's possible.

The first part? I dunno. And why you'd put that in the ad, I dunno either.

Finally, what breed of horse is this? A 10,000 dollar weanling? What's the price on her now?
 
#35 ·
What's bolded second sounds legit to me. Sounds like she's a mild roarer and needs that surgery. I've never heard of it being the result of a throat infection before, but I guess it's possible.

The first part? I dunno. And why you'd put that in the ad, I dunno either.

Finally, what breed of horse is this? A 10,000 dollar weanling? What's the price on her now?
Her current price was $2,500. Here's the ad, AQHA: K.E.C. Double Diamond Sport Horse Mare NEW PRICE | Buy this Horse at Equine.com
 
#32 ·
I just saw one on craigslist last night. It said the mare had an old tendon injury that does not affect her riding ability in any way. They were selling her because she cannot withstand heavy work or jumping because of the tendon.
Huh? I just thought you said it didn't effect her in any way??
 
#33 ·
Silly you. Of course it does not affect her in any way when she is standing around the pasture of giving pony rides to toddlers. Any way means 'except when doing any real work' in a horse sales ad. :wink:
 
#36 ·
"Husband says must go. Fancy is in need of more training then we can do. Bomb proof and very friendly. The first to greet you. Use to dogs, cats, chickens, Turkeys, Peacocks. Has been saddled just not been rode. Did not offer to buck at all."

Seriously...I just ran across this ad.
 
#37 ·
"Husband says must go. Fancy is in need of more training then we can do. Bomb proof and very friendly. The first to greet you. Used to dogs, cats, chickens, Turkeys, Peacocks. Has been saddled just not been rode. Did not offer to buck at all."

Seriously...I just ran across this ad.

At last, just what I was looking for!
 
#38 ·
Nicos ad claimed him to be 'of broken spirit'...more like he broke his last owners hiney and needed a new place to live! I thought I was going to look at some sad sap, broken down old horse...Nicos 'spirit' cup runneth over.
 
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