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Post by rcblvr on Oct 15, 2012 12:44:01 GMT
Please note my horse is for sale, not for loan or available for a 6 month trial period. I am sorry to hear (at length) about the last pony you bought being a complete disaster that bolts/rears/ bucks, but no, I really can't swap my safe pony for yours. I have put my location in the advert, so please only call if you are willing to view the horse at my place. Sorry I am not prepared to drive my horse over an hour each way to you so that it is easier for you to view. Please read the advert, I have described what the horse is, a low level fun family friend, if you want something to BE Event immediately, please don't view her. I know you don't trust anyone in the horsey world having been ripped off, but I am genuinely open to you viewing my 5 stage vets certificate, speaking to the vet, speaking to my physio as well as others who have ridden her, I am not hiding anything! When you view, it does help if you are prepared to actually ride the horse and not turn up and say you have a bad back so can't ride in any case. Oh and after you've viewed her, it would help if you had the funds to actually buy her and somewhere to keep her!
All this in only 2 weeks!!!!
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Post by bundle on Oct 15, 2012 13:26:35 GMT
We advertised in a wanted ad - nearly as exciting.
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Post by silvester on Oct 15, 2012 13:42:09 GMT
I hate the ones that pm or text saying 'please can you pm me info on ..... ' when it's all in the ad! What more do they want to know??!!
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Post by kirsten91 on Oct 16, 2012 8:57:35 GMT
So sick of this happening! What happened to the genuine people???
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Post by sarahp on Oct 16, 2012 9:03:42 GMT
No money to buy horses perhaps!
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Post by blackandwhite on Oct 16, 2012 10:40:16 GMT
I'm so with you on the last bit. I'm looking for a part loaner for my boy and I seem to just be getting people who want me to finance their hobby! One kid recommended by my yo as desperate for a loan, tried him out did really well then the mother starts with the "I'm a poor single mother" routine! She honestly seemed to think I should finance the kid so she wouldn't have to pay for lessons anymore. It's ridiculous. Another girl answered an ad that clearly states the finances involved, tried him out wants to take him on but "I don't know if I can afford it on my student bursary". Aaaaargh, if you know you can't afford to loan then don't waste my time. Which makes me sound really hard hearted but blimey I'm not running a charity for the terminally entitled!
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Post by ruftytuftyrider on Oct 16, 2012 11:57:02 GMT
Agree with you blackandwhite if you cannot afford a pony then don't look let alone try one.
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Post by lovecoloureds on Oct 16, 2012 12:37:34 GMT
so many daytrippers idiots emailers who dont even know what questions to ask about the potential buy :/ rediculous  |
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Post by rabbit on Oct 16, 2012 13:03:19 GMT
on a slightly different tack, i have advertised for a small good lightweight rider/groom/trainee to ride fab ponies in a private yard on yard and groom, have been very specific in what i want, polite but to the point in the ad and have put 'please read very carefully and ONLY email me cv, pics riding and tel number or I will not reply! this is based on similar ad from last year where all the job seekers have to do is press the interested button and i get a generic reply which means i have to go to the website , find them and reread the VERY little they put about themselves. 99 times out of 100 they are spanish (obviously expecting airfare!) Indian, same plus visa!!! or are 6ft2 and weigh 14 stone, so would squash the ponies!!! my life is too short to deal with these timewasters, i think most of them are of the above mindset. oh forgot ad states VERY clearly NO pets, and they still write telling me they have a complete menagerie cats, dogs, even a parrot last year!!! and sundrie horses. has no one told them a zoo attached to themselves makes them fairly unemployable!!!!  |
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Post by rcblvr on Oct 16, 2012 13:24:39 GMT
Ha minkara I did the same on yard and groom, given up now! I did have a ft groom and had to ask her to leave, which she did, taking about £1000 worth of equipment with her. I now only have a nice lady come in 2 x mornings a week hence selling this horse. I got fed up of all the daft responses for a groom.
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Post by kirsten91 on Oct 16, 2012 13:58:58 GMT
I had someone e-mail me about my pony for loan which clearly states in the ad £25 per week, they requested that I drop the price because they could not afford that  the cheek of some people ;D |
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Post by muggley on Oct 17, 2012 16:59:34 GMT
I had someone email abut my TB exracer who needs bringing on - they had been riding at a riding school for 6months, wanted a horse that could live out all winter and need little maintenance but still expected to go hunter trialing every weekend. When I asked how much experience they had of looking after horses, let alone tb's (just out of curiosity) I got THE best reply ever!
"I have looked after a beautiful arab stallion for the last 12 weeks and have gained many acheivements with him. You can check them out by going onto Horsebook on my facebook page."
She was looking after a virtual horse ...
She was also no child, she was 23 years old!
Some people really astound me!
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Post by kirsten91 on Oct 18, 2012 8:25:35 GMT
I had someone email abut my TB exracer who needs bringing on - they had been riding at a riding school for 6months, wanted a horse that could live out all winter and need little maintenance but still expected to go hunter trialing every weekend. When I asked how much experience they had of looking after horses, let alone tb's (just out of curiosity) I got THE best reply ever! "I have looked after a beautiful arab stallion for the last 12 weeks and have gained many acheivements with him. You can check them out by going onto Horsebook on my facebook page." She was looking after a virtual horse ... She was also no child, she was 23 years old! Some people really astound me! I have heard it all now |
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Post by brt on Oct 18, 2012 12:09:04 GMT
I hate it when people text saying "hi ! I am interested in your horse, please can you ring me" Err No !
If you want information, you ring me !! cheeky sods !!!
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Post by Kerbeck on Oct 18, 2012 12:51:09 GMT
I am selling 2 show saddles, a 3.5 tonne wagon and I fell pony, I have had at least 2 messages a day asking for pictures, I have promptly sent them and have only had 1 reply! I am so fed up of photo collectors!!
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Post by Pheobe on Oct 18, 2012 13:02:04 GMT
I am selling a horse, I do not mind replying to emails but one person has been emailing for nearly a week now surely it would just be easier and quicker to pick up the phone. x
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Post by Simcris Stud on Oct 27, 2012 19:19:53 GMT
What's new?? i have a filly for sale & a cob stud has emailed me - several times - can i have this picture/that picture - breeding - etc etc - spend ages sending all the details....NOTHING not even a thankyou - have sent 2 pm's on here asking if -they have received emails....still nothing - total timewaster !! they are advertising in the wanted section - must be wanting to collect some more pictures....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2012 19:30:00 GMT
Had exactly the same trying to sell my mare, total timewasters
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Post by Jenna on Oct 27, 2012 19:44:39 GMT
iv had soooo many time wasters this past year or 2, some absolute nutters. People agreeing on a sale, sending transport etc then never hear from them ever again, Same person inquired about another pony a few months ago, told her were to go.
Wont be selling anything now for a few yrs, hopefully never again!
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Post by parsnip on Nov 4, 2012 10:01:10 GMT
I never want to sell another pony after this year ..... sold 2 and it took 4 months of hard work and wading through idiots! Feel very lucky that both ponies have gone to lovely homes so there are good people out there .... some faith restored. i do think that most people are short of money and some people are just cheekier about it! I wouldn't dream of turning up to view a pony if I didn't have the money but some people will just chance their arm! I had some heartbreaking moments with selling my Connemara this year - literally waiting at the gate for people who were 'on their way' never to hear from them again. The emotional rollercoaster selling a much loved pony wasd bad enough without that.
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Post by daisy81 on Nov 4, 2012 10:32:23 GMT
Turn it around I have requested 4 times a vid or flat pictures of a horse im very keen it, it ticks all my boxes but the onky pic is of it jumping so very difficult to tell its true confirmation, as they are so far away i want to be sure before i drag my producer half way round the country, to be told 3 times "yeh will send you something" guess what nothing.... I have cash waiting for the right horse, a stable waiting, no trial period required and i can pick them up myself. Some sellers just don't think, how can you sell a horse if you don't have pics, people will ring/text you and waste your time if you put poa on your ad, or you fail to put where you are based.
This is not the first person in under 4 weeks I have asked 3 other people for pics as the ad had none but they sound suitable (im not a photo collecter!) and they have never sent them, either they don't like me or they don't really want to sell and if that's the case don't advertise.... !! Ok my rants over
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Post by solitaire sr on Nov 4, 2012 10:35:29 GMT
i couldnt bear the whole time wasting thing. luckily my arab mare sold within 2 days of her being advertised, i dont think i wuld have coped with all the can u send pics, breeding, is her s**t brown etc etc questions, only to reply and not even a thanks kiss my bum or nothing. ive had two friends horses on here that i advertised on behalf of them, never again  |
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Post by ikklecob on Nov 4, 2012 11:42:51 GMT
I am selling 2 show saddles, a 3.5 tonne wagon and I fell pony, I have had at least 2 messages a day asking for pictures, I have promptly sent them and have only had 1 reply! I am so fed up of photo collectors!! I am the opposite. I have asked a number of people for details and location (WHY do they not put it in ad) and have had no replies. |
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Post by smudge99 on Nov 5, 2012 13:16:23 GMT
You should try loaning out a horse and although you tell them he needs an experienced rider who is over 18, I have lost count of 16 yr olds replying wanting a big horse to ride and they can walk, trot, canter and evrything!!! Also just because he is a heavy weight you cant return to riding on him at 24 stone!!
I have given up.
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Post by parsnip on Nov 7, 2012 19:28:40 GMT
babybem - I had a transporter on the way for my Connemara too and never heard another word! Maybe it's a phantom Connemara 'buyer'?!
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Post by Jenna on Nov 7, 2012 19:50:37 GMT
babybem - I had a transporter on the way for my Connemara too and never heard another word! Maybe it's a phantom Connemara 'buyer'?! i had this for my tb mare, from someone in scotland |
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Post by bethanyy on Nov 7, 2012 19:57:36 GMT
I've had the same babybem 3 times from a member on here about collecting a rug from me. I even offered to take considerably less for the rug because I desperately need the space.
Was waiting around for a good 45mims-1 hour both times and had no reply to any of my messages.. This member then has the cheek to try and arrange to collect it again from me for a third time - this time I say p+p only. The response I got "I'm not interested then."
Cheeky little so-and-so.
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Post by Jenna on Nov 7, 2012 20:05:20 GMT
The lady who phoned me was also from Scotland!! could be the same person, she inquired about a yearling i had for sale a while ago, funny that cos i thought she had disappeared off the face of the earth  |
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Post by crazychick on Nov 7, 2012 20:54:23 GMT
We once had someone turn up to try a children's pony... asked if we could give the child a riding lesson while they were with us (we aren't a riding school!), didn't have a hat for the child and to top it off asked if they could pay for the pony if/when their items sold that they had listed on EBAY!!!!!
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Post by bramblebear on Dec 7, 2012 17:30:51 GMT
Just spent the best part of a day making my horses beautiful
Washed their White socks brushed them and cleaned the tack
Why.., because someone had arranged to see them.
This was after several emails etc and a change of date and time to suit them.
I sat for over an hour waiting to meet them ( they only had a half hour drive)
Guess what they did not turn up!!
No text no nothing.
They did not answer the mobile and they have not replied to my email.
Why are people so rude?
She has lots of nice photos of two of my horses!!!
I am a genuine person selling/ loaning my horses due to work and children
How do we stop this behaviour?
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the cheek of some people ;D
