 | Big Trot ~ Can't canter within a 2 mile straight
away |
| 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 tranquilized 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 |
| 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
|
| 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 |
| Daughter outgrown ~ she's into boys now
|
| Good Dressage prospect ~ we tried him in the
hunters and he's a complete maniac over fences |
| "Hey cowboys, here's one for you" ~ only if
you're into bucking stock |
| 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 ross the pasture.
|
| smooth ~ mouthed that is... his gaits are enough
to make you smooth mouthed too... rattle your teeth loose! |
| Spirited ~ Loves to run all out all the time.
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| 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.
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| Scoopey ~ has jumped out of every paddock we own.
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| Wonderful Halter prospect ~ bred for beauty...not
brains |
| "Ladies horse"- Calm around women but hates men
and tries to kill them! (I'm lucky enough to have one of those)
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