Carolyn R
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Riverdance, trust me I know all about mud, we live at the bottom of a mountain. Any acerage I use must be cleared one tree at a time. I don't think you'll find a woman in a 20 mile radius that can work a chainsaw, drop a tree, or drive a tractor much better than I can. When it rains, we have underground springs that pop up all over, our winters aren't exactly peachy either.I just about fell on my can when I slipped on the ice outside tonight. Its been a whopping average 23 degrees every night for the past week or more.
I am not new to big horses or minis, I have had horses all of my life. I do know that if I am going to spend $2000-$3000 on a horse and ask for a shot to make sure that,as I said, it doesn't have any large shaved patches on the neck (indicative of a cath being placed) or to make sure that when I am told its feet are well taken care of, that they are(nothing worse than spending 3 months reshaping a hoof), if that requires bringing a horse in overnight, letting the dirt dry, then brushing it off, so be it, I am not talking about an immaculate horse, just presentable.
We are not poor, but we are not rich, when I spend that kind of money on a horse, it is hard earned money, and if someone wants my money I expect no more of an effort than I would put forward myself. Maybe I hold myself to a high standard and am just dissapointed when others do not do the same.
Keep in mind, when I am looking for a horse, I initially only ask for semi recent photos (wihin approx. 6 months) if I have really narrowed down my search, that is when I ask for a plain Jane recent photo. trust me, each and every one of my horses I currently have with the exception of one, I have gotten/or signed a contract and payed on in the off season. The sellers have supplied me with summer photos and ones that were taken more recent to the sale, didn't change my mind one bit. I have walked away from a sale when a seller has refused to take one current up close shot of each side just to set my mind at ease.
I am not new to big horses or minis, I have had horses all of my life. I do know that if I am going to spend $2000-$3000 on a horse and ask for a shot to make sure that,as I said, it doesn't have any large shaved patches on the neck (indicative of a cath being placed) or to make sure that when I am told its feet are well taken care of, that they are(nothing worse than spending 3 months reshaping a hoof), if that requires bringing a horse in overnight, letting the dirt dry, then brushing it off, so be it, I am not talking about an immaculate horse, just presentable.
We are not poor, but we are not rich, when I spend that kind of money on a horse, it is hard earned money, and if someone wants my money I expect no more of an effort than I would put forward myself. Maybe I hold myself to a high standard and am just dissapointed when others do not do the same.
Keep in mind, when I am looking for a horse, I initially only ask for semi recent photos (wihin approx. 6 months) if I have really narrowed down my search, that is when I ask for a plain Jane recent photo. trust me, each and every one of my horses I currently have with the exception of one, I have gotten/or signed a contract and payed on in the off season. The sellers have supplied me with summer photos and ones that were taken more recent to the sale, didn't change my mind one bit. I have walked away from a sale when a seller has refused to take one current up close shot of each side just to set my mind at ease.
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