Should add I had someone I know ring and ask about "a little Shetland to keep her mare company" I ignored the "Shetland" bit and said Yes I had a lovely gelding for sale who was sweet natured and quiet. Her next statement said it all for me "Oh, no it must be a mare"!! Oh, HO!!SO we just want a pet BUT it has to be female????? That's when I told her she must have mistaken me for someone else as I did not breed Shetlands, had not done so for twenty years. She then went on to say I MUST do as she had seen them on the other side of the river. I was a bit tired of all this by now, so I told her NO I did not have any Shetlands, what she had seen was Miniatures. "Oh, well, did I have any of those for sale??" Yes, certainly, I had a lovely filly, coming a year, full show quality, etc, etc, jet Black, to boot. She was $3,000.00. That slowed her up a bit
Did I have anything cheaper, a little pet filly?? Just to keep her mare company (who is supposed to be 26" high- Yeah, right , I've seen this mare) So I just told her No, I did not breed pets. I had no mares of pet quality, and all I could offer was a nice gelding, which were she really looking for a pet, should do!! Never heard form her again, thank goodness. She will get her "pet" but it will be a (Native ) Shetland, not a Miniature,even though I know she will
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