Horse Classifieds - Glossary of Terms

[star197]

I'm sure this has been posted before, but I just saw it for the first time and thought some were quite funny...feel free to ad your own!

What For Sale adds REALLY Mean?
Horse Classifieds
GLOSSARY OF TERMS

* Event Prospect: Big, fast horse
* Dressage Prospect: Big, slow horse
* Pleasure Prospect: Pretty color
* Sporting Prospect: Short, fast horse
* Barrel Prospect: Fast horse, which can turn
* Endurance Prospect: Fast horse which will turn sometimes
* Flashy: White sock
* 15'2" hh: 14'3" hh
* 16'2" hh: 15'3" hh
* Big trot: Can't canter within a two-mile straightaway
* Nicely Started: Longes, but we don't have enough insurance to ride him yet
* Bold: Runaway
* Good Mover: Runaway
* Athletic: Runaway
* Quiet: Lame in both front legs
* Dead Quiet: Lame in all four legs
* Good in Traffic (Bombproof): Lame all around, deaf, and blind
* Pony type: Small and hairy
* Arab Type: Looks startled
* Thoroughbred Type: Looks terrified
* Quarter Horse Type: Fat
* Easy to catch: Dead
* Elegant: Thin
* Black: Brown and/or dirty
* Well-Mannered: Hasn't stepped on, run over, bit, or kicked anyone for a week
* Professionally Trained: Hasn't stepped on, run over, bit, or kicked anyone for a month
* Clips, Hauls, Loads: Clippity Clippity is the sound his hooves make as he hauls butt across the parking lot when you try to load him.
* Should Mature 16 hands : Currently 14 hands, dam is 14'2, sire is 14'3, every horse in his pedigree back 18 generations is under 15 hands, but this horse will defy his DNA and grow.
* To Loving Home Only: Expensive
* To Show Home Only: Very Expensive
* To Good Home Only : Not really for sale unless you can 1) Pay twice what he is worth 2) are willing to sign a 10 page legal document allowing current owner to tuck in beddy-bye every night
* For Sale Due to lack of Time: Rider cannot afford to spend any more time in the hospital
* Any Vet Check Welcome: Please pay for us to find out what the !@#$ is wrong with him!
* Recently Vetted: Someone else found something really wrong with this horse.
* Must Sell: Spouse has left home and taken kids
* All Offers Considered: I am in traction for 6 months

[Kaitlyn]

LOL!!

[sugarsgirl]

Haha!

[Gypsy Rose]

Funny!

[IrisGreen]

What about:

Kid safe: Old, Lame, and can't be ridden by adults anymore, good luck.

Experienced Rider only: After you buy the horse from me, spend another grand to train it properly.

Dog Broke: it will kill your dogs if they come near it.

Pocket Pony: spoiled rotten, pushy, and will run you down for food.

Easy Keeper: We just fed it and it's still alive, what's a farrier?

UTD on all shots/wormer: Had a buddy of mine come over and stick the horse the other day, don't know with what but he said it's good to go.

Stands good for Farrier: After we round penned it half dead and prayed the farrier showed back up after the last incident.

Good with other horses: Buddy sour like you would not believe!

[Kaitlyn]

What about:

Kid safe: Old, Lame, and can't be ridden by adults anymore, good luck.

Experienced Rider only: After you buy the horse from me, spend another grand to train it properly.

Dog Broke: it will kill your dogs if they come near it.

Pocket Pony: spoiled rotten, pushy, and will run you down for food.

Easy Keeper: We just fed it and it's still alive, what's a farrier?

UTD on all shots/wormer: Had a buddy of mine come over and stick the horse the other day, don't know with what but he said it's good to go.

Stands good for Farrier: After we round penned it half dead and prayed the farrier showed back up after the last incident.

Good with other horses: Buddy sour like you would not believe!

:hysterical: !!

[peace_baby]

:hysterical: Those are both really good!

[star197]

Pocket Pony: spoiled rotten, pushy, and will run you down for food.


I have seen that term "pocket pony" or "in your pocket kind of horse" quite a bit lately in ads...now I know what it really means LOL.