this is too funny not to share with everyone, although sometimes it is too true!
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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
