*overenthusiastic jazz hands*
I have a palmino gelding American saddle horse/Paso fina his name is *SHOW TIME*he classy and smooth u can drink while riding him he your American dream I want 900 for him but I will take 800 or obo ..he loves to ride with other horses he loves to take baths he has a real long mane and tail he walks threw water. And over hills he isn’t scared of cars…
Look! He wears boots!! How exciting!!
Riiiiiiiight. So Madelaine99 (who sent in the ad) and I went back and forth over email with a few comments about this ad already – we couldn’t resist! lol
Madelaine99: Oooohhhh… this Paso is soooo smooth “u can drink while riding him”!! I’m going to have to pass though, even though I won’t even have to put my drink down to haggle about dropping the price from $900 to $800, because he’s apparently only good with cars while going over hills. Where I want to ride him is very flat so that just won’t work.
DE: Is it wrong that I pictured him in a clawfoot tub, with bubbles, sipping wine when they said he likes to take baths?
Madelaine99: And then jumping out, putting on his leopard print dressing robe and announcing that “It’s SHOW TIME!!!!!! No really, my name is SHOW TIME. Yes, I hate my owners too.”
And then I couldn’t stop laughing because, in my head, the horse is some sort of lame, pimp-type creature too cheezeball to even be compared to Huggy Bear (although, technically I just did…).
25 Comments
He’s not actually that bad looking a horse and if he’s gaited, you probably can drink while riding him
.
But…that…is…not how you put on overreach boots! Not only are they on incorrectly, but the hay inside the right one is probably not making the horse more comfortable…
Can I get some clarification on the overreach boots fitting? I really don’t think they fit badly, and that’s where the velcro straps are supposed to go… right? o_O
They look fine to me… other than the hay of course. That’s just being lazy >_>
Huh. All of the overreach boots I’ve ever used have had the velcro on the inside (except the pull on ones. NEVER buy pull on overreach boots. Trust me), but I looked up, and apparently some designs do, indeed, have it at the front.
These boots seem to be designed to have the velcro in the front:
http://www.woofwear.com/blog/details.php?id=15
Though the ones on the featured horse seem a little small to me.
On an unrelated note, I could not help but notice that this an equine shop website and they still used the “word” CONFIRMATION! Seriously??
Ah good, I was nervous because I use these bell boots and I put them on like that XD
They might be a tiny bit small, but I’d really have to see the coverage of the back of the foot to judge that for sure. The Pro choice bell boots tend to ride higher on the pasterns but provide perfect coverage on the back.
These are fine. The addage with velcro is that whatever you put pressure on to pull ON A CANNON BONE shouldpull over the bone…so sometimes that meansthe velcro is open to the back, sometimes to the front if it’s doublelayered. On bell boots it doesn’t matter.There isn’t a worry of pulling on the tendon(unlessthey’retoo small and tight, but thats a different issue)
Some argue (and this was how I was raised)that velcro on bells shouldgo to the outside because of the possibility of brushing together and loosening the velcro. But they get battered enough by where they’relocatedthat this hardly matters.
Also, pull ons have a place. Just make sure they aren’t too small.
Or too new and sticky >.<
sorry for the linked words. This far down the message line the text box get itty bitty.
They WANT $900, but will TAKE $800. Who would pay $900, then? Someone with the same IQ as the current owner, obviously.
I hurt myself laughing.
That convo at the end rocks.
Poor horse.
Poor horse. He’s pretty and looks like a good boy. Hope he gets an upgrade. I have only ridden a Paso Fino once, but it was fantastic, you totally could drink and ride and not spill your beer – what’s not to like? I plan to own one someday when I’m too old for this jumping stuff.
umm can i point out his SHOES? it looks like every nail is loose and/or poorly clinched, and they don’t appear to fit him. at ALL…
That is exactly what I thought too!!! It even looks like some of the nails weren’t clipped off but just left long as they are after they are hammered in. Since he’s wearing boots I can only assume the farrier is done and actually left him like that. Special!
On another note, my favourite lesson horse for several years as a teenager was named Showtime. She was a bitchy chestnut we all called Showy
They will take $800 or best offer. So you don’t even have to offer $800 probably. Is walking over hills really an amazing skill? I thought all horses did that. “Loves to ride with other horses”…does that mean you can’t ride him alone because he freaks out?
Yeah, the shoeing job looks weird to me too. My thought was that he’s overdue for a trimming and his toes have grown out over the front of the shoe?
He’s kinda cute, but what an ad! I too pictured him in the bathtub. The whole drink while you ride angle is interesting. I’ll have to tell my Saturday morning Manes and Mimosas gang about this hot ticket, but we usually wait until AFTER we ride to knock a few back!
Yeah, I was struggling with the nails, too. Wasn’t sure if it was just my craptastic sight or what.
Yay for a long mane and tail! And gosh, who knew the American dream only cost $800?!
Well either he has grown over the shoes, that is the Worst nailing job Ever, or he was stuffed into shoes 1 size too small and saturated in water. When his feet dried up the nails popped up. Any way you slice it he needs a reset with the correct size shoe. Weird looking shoe job.
If he is smooth and gaited and over 14.2 he is worth every penny of what she is asking (if he is broke). Palamino gaiter horses – especially walkers are going for about 5K if they are smooth and grandma broke – he looks young and I think he could use some groceries but it’s a good deal- crappy add but good deal.
I read “walks through water” as “walks on water” at first, and was like Messiah Horse! Totally worth $800!
… then I re-read it properly and was disappointed again.
Is there a metal band one the bottom of the hooves in the boot picture with the nails sticking out or is the hoof darker colored on bottom and then lighter? Including information like age of horse and height in an add is way more important than noting that he has a long tail (we can see that in the picture) and can walk up hills.
‘”He loves to ride with other horses.” Does that mean he and some other horses jump in a car, puts the ragtop down and he and his buddies drive around looking at scenery or cruisin for chicks? Sounds like he loves to party. Snark over.
He is clean. He is a purty color. I agree with another poster. He needs some groceries. I would not be embarrassed to have him in my pasture.
Looks like the usual way Amish shoe horses. They all seem to use nails that are too big and they leave the clinches too long, not to mention the poor shoe fit. Love the halter and bridle combination and the saddle pad doing the “flying chicken” off the hips – not.
One wonders if he is registered in the palomino registry as Show Time. My husband’s horse came with the name Major’s Pride, and we had not gotten her registered yet so we went with BB Mare Tranquillitatis (the Sea of Tranquility-on the moon). Her barn name is Pride.
That poor gelding looks like he needs a proper fitting saddle, proper shoeing and alot of upgrade!.
We have another mare with part of her registered name is Double Trouble.. so her barn name is Jinx
oooh gawd.. tragic…
he’s not skinny
he’s not advertised as super-pricey
he’s not advertised as a miracle show-horse of perfection
her grammar isn’t perfect, good for you. some of your fugly posts have shitty grammar too.. What’s that about stones & glass houses again? I forget …
yes, his hooves need trimmed, shoes reset.
again.. gawd. is that the BEST you can come up with to bitch about?!
I’m confused, are you mad at me or the commenters? I didn’t mention anything about weight, price, perfection or grammar so I’m not clear on your point.
Well crap, if that horse really does have a clawfoot tub and pimp-like accessories I’m hooped!
I’m not sure what post you’re reading, this one didn’t bitch about anything. Feel free to go through the archives though, I’m sure you can find a post where I actually did bitch about something and then you can disagree with that one!
You really could ride a particularly smooth Paso Fino and not spill your beer, lol. I rode a Paso mare several times when I was a pretty raw beginner (like… had ridden perhaps 10 times) and I could go stark bareback at the largo (which is the speed of a swift canter) while calmly carrying on conversations, getting my keys out of my pocket, blowing my nose, etc. It’s so relaxing and yet all this activity is taking place underneath you. I think they’d be amazing for anyone who has problems with back pain, and I know they’re popular among older riders. It was a little bit of a rude awakening when I hopped on w/t/c horses and remembered I did not really have a totally effortless natural seat and suddenly I actually had to work. Of course, I’m not saying there’s no skill involved in riding a Paso. If I had continued riding that mare, I’m sure there would have been a world of learning in store for me as far as aides and movements, but it is deceptively easy to zoom around at any speed you want and not get bashed around in the saddle.
He looks like a sweet little guy and I hope he went to somebody who loves the crap out of him. This seller, while not a terrible person, just doesn’t know how to put together a horse ad with relevant, professional information. I can’t rag on her too much, but it was kind of a funny read!
I feel like “I’m looking for 900, but would take 800,” is something you say to your friend when she asks you how much you’re hoping to get for your horse. You don’t actually put that in the ad. Because now who’s going to offer 900?