This message is from: Julia Webb <jemw...@hotmail.com>
Ayyyy-MEN, Lisa. I'm not a seller (of horses, anyway), but as a once-and-future buyer, I'm always astounded at how agravated sellers get when I ask for video of a horse doing the things they say they can do. You say bombproof? I want to see you catch, tie, curry, and work the horse. I want to see them trailered. I want to see hoses and water, feet picked, etc. These are just basics. Trained? I don't need 5 minutes of the same trot gait set to your favorite song. I want to see transitions, changes of direction, obstacles. Pictures? I care about conformation. Tacked up is nice, but include all sides on a level surface in good light with no tack, please. Anyway... I'll stop ranting. ;-) Suffice to say, I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiment, Lisa. Keep up the good work. -Julia Webb Wellington, CO...soon to be Nickerson, KS > From: pedfjo...@aol.com > What has helped me sell mine also has been the videos showing what we > advertise them to do. You can TELL people one thing about your Fjords quiet > nature and ability to ride in tough terraine, but showing them a 5 min. U-Tube > video of the horse climbing hills, being untacked then tacked back up, out on > the open space of a 5000 acre park with no header.....sure helps. If you say > the Fjords drives.....ok then film 3-4 videos pulling them out, grooming, > feet, harnessing process, then drive off. Go through what they do, then pull > the cart and harness, throw on a saddle and ride off. Do walk, trot(s) > canter then end by floating them into a trailer. Dont edit out the parts where > they yank away a foot. Dont edit out the parts where your corgi's come > charging up underneigh. Also, dont edit out the parts where an empty hog semi > truck blows by going 50, and they hardly notice. Or your rider almost pulling > off the saddle because they used a too long cinch. Show it all. Show how your > horse reacts to clipping, being tied alone, loading. Use your hose and > flood a big puddle for them to walk through. People who have had a horse that > does not go well into water will look hard at one who does. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
