Fadish or faddish? On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Horse people are very fadish and one up. So if you want to win horse > shows, you have to show up with the best looking rider, the most expensive > horse, the most expensive tack, the biggest trailer with living quarters, > and the biggest truck. OTR trucks with a short bed and lots of chrome make > the best impression and get the most ribbons. (expensive = they tell > everyone what is cost was outrageously expensive, or it looks more > expensive than what everyone else has.) > > As an old cowboy/wrangler friend of mine once said, "I ain't seen a horse > yet that can eat ribbons." > > The vehicles that I wonder about are the Ford Excursion. My >> stepdaughter rides Horses competitively. Whenever we have been to >> competitions, the arena parking lots are full of Ford Excursions pulling >> huge horse trailers. I talked to one of the other parents that had one >> and he said they are very popular among the "horse folk" because they can >> tow so much and they have room for a lot of people. In fact used prices >> on the Excursions has started to go up. This is especially true for the >> Diesels. But, the V10's are still very popular too. I think there might >> be a real market for buying old Excursions, restoring them and reselling >> them. But, it could just be a fad. >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
