Cyclone Sold?

Just a quick note before I head off to work, but I am 'subscribed' to a certain teenaged mustang breeder's Photobucket account, and I just received an email saying that she had new comments on two of her pictures. 

Those two comments are new as of today, those are the comments I just got the email on notifying me of the update. 

I hope that he at least went to someone who will geld him, and turn him into something grand.

There were several ladies trying to get him and the other mustang mare, Twist, out of there, is it any one of you that got him? No need to post in comments, can email me directly. 

 

FFFS - QH Stallion

This is a case of a stallion that might actually one day be well known - if he had owners that actually KNEW how to market a stallion prospect. 

This is so obviously NOT the way to market a stallion prospect. I wonder if they even groomed him for this picture, or if they just simply put the halter on him and took 5 steps backwards to take the picture. 

If I were actually looking to breed a mare right now - I would consider this guy just on his bloodlines alone. But, that picture would turn me away in about 2.3 seconds. And I wouldn't give him a second thought. 

Sonny Dee Bar/Peppy San Badger QH Stud!!! - $250 Heza Rappin Cowboy 2002 Black Quarter Horse Stallion standing at stud for 2010 breeding season. Ringo stands at 14.3 Jet black with a TON of muscle! Great confirmation and an impeccable disposition. Very calm for a stallion, VERY willing to please and LOVES to be loved on, I believe he will carry down his amazing traits to his foals. Ringo's breeding fee is low because he is new to breeding. 


Sonny Dee Bar, Peppy San Badger, Three Bars, Poco Bueno, Blondys Dude, Reynolds Rap, Win or Lose, Mr Bar None, King are all in his bloodlines!!!! If you want a nice speed prospect or halter prospect with GREAT bloodlines... This could be the stud to breed to!!! :) 

Dam: Dudes Fashion Bug 
Sire: Rappin Ringo 


PLEASE SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY! NO SPAM!!! 


Like I said, I actually would consider this horse as a stallion prospect if he were cleaned up, presented to show him in the absolutely best way possible, AND if they actually mentioned some sort of performance record. As he is presented right now, we have no idea if he's ever even left that mud filled pasture he's pictured in ONE TIME in his entire life. Thats not a good thought to put into a mare owners head when they are stallion shopping.

I've been over the whole bad picture thing with other stallions before - ad nauseum. So I won't rant over that again here. But this is a perfect example of a stallion that might actually be GREAT, if he was just marketed the right way.

(Again, I have lost track of who sent me this and if it was sent. I need a better system for that!)

BTW, I didn't win the ebay auction on the Breyer Appy that wasn't an Appy that I posted earlier this week. Someone outbid me by a whole $.25 Cents while I was at work 2 nights ago lol. Oh Well. I'm sure there will be others in the future ;).

And, I have listed the Amber CM up for sale on the MH$B. Just curious to see if it will sell as it is. If it doesn't I'll try my hand at painting it and hopefully *not* ruin it ;-).

More Babies Being Ridden

Since I keep getting these in my email, I will continue to post them. I'm gonna knock out a few in one post today. 

Adorable pony, about 15 months old, sweet but needs some attention, I think she has some appy in her, she has changed from white to a grey color with a white mane and tail. She is about 11 hands, pretty small, I don't think she will get much larger. We bought her for our 2 year old and have had her on her back leading her around and she did fine, but just don't have the time to give her the attention she needs to keep her disciplined. To good home only. Call or email. (530) ---------. 


"These people sound like they know nothing about horses.  This pony is not even a year and a half old and of course they have their 2 year old kid on it. "


Of course!


No Pictures with that one. 




I am selling my mini pony he is only 1 yr old he was born May 1st 2009, he is only halter broke, very friendly and very cute. I will only let him go to a good home were he can be taken care of properly. For more info email me and i will answer as soon as i can. I am asking $600 obo, 
Thanks.


Oh, just LOOK at this guy!

"This is a cute little TEENY TINY guy!  It's too bad he is 'only 1 year old' and 'only halter broke' and yet they have this GIANT saddle on him.  I especially love the line in the ad where they say 'I will only let him go to a good home were he can be taken care of properly.'  Maybe he can get a home with someone who will use a saddle that's not bigger than him!"

I have to seriously wonder if they were even able to get the cinch completely done up, or if its just been taken off of the saddle. I don't see it on the ground and the leather strap on the ground I think is the strap used to connect the cinch to the saddle. (Forgive me, having a COMPLETE blond brain fart here and have forgotten what the name of that strap is.) I can't see under the stirrup there to see if the cinch is hiding behind it, but no matter where the cinch is that saddle is so not appropriate for that little guy. Its not even cute. Cute would be a saddle made specifically FOR miniature horses - thats a pony saddle. But the fact that the mini is only a year old detracts from whatever 'cuteness' this picture might otherwise have held. 


(Both of the above ads, and the quoted comments were from Celeste :D)


And one more, this one has been in my 'to use' folder for some time (since March????), so I have lost track of where I got it from. If you sent it to me, let me know in the comments, full credit to you!

She is a two and a half year old. She is supposed to be black but she is sun bleached and she looks chestnut. If you put her in a stall she will go back to being black. She is a very good horse and will cross anything you put her up against. But yet, she does have one little problem. She tends to throw a little fit when you first get on her. Other than that shes a good horse. She needs to go to a good home where she will be loved as much as she was here. She needs to go to an experienced rider! I was working with her alot but then I got a job and dont really have much time for her. You can email me at -------@hotmail.com and we can go from there. I will only take serious offers on her. If you're not serious then please dont wait my time. 

If I remember correctly, the reason this ad found me was due to the 'one little problem'. I know 2.5 years isn't really considered a 'baby' anymore, but in my book it still is. Her issue of throwing a fit when someone gets on her tells me she's most likely got some holes in her training from whomever started her. 


I'd also like to mention that getting a job does not automatically mean the animals go. I know of plenty of people that work, many MORE than full time, and still have time for not just one horse, but several. I think that was just an excuse used to help with the guilt involved in trying to sell a horse that has behavior issues. I really had suspicions back when I first read this ad that the 'little fit' was a lot more than that. I'm thinking probably a LOT more, actually. 


But, thats the story of so many horses we see on here anyways. Gotta love the picture, too, don't you!


Also, if you haven't yet, check out the Carnival of the Horse post!

OT: This is why I love ebay sometimes...

So, I've been haunting ebay for the last few weeks trying to pick up breyers dirt cheap. I am bidding (and currently winning) on this item but I had to share, cause if this were an ad on CL, I would so post it. 

Does that LOOK like an Appy to most of you? LOL. This is what the description says: 

Breyer Horse

I believe this to be an Appaloosa Horse but not making any guarantees!  I'm definately not an expert on breeds of horses but it resembles several of the others that have been listed on eBay!

The paint on this horse is very neat and the marking next to it's mane is only present on the one side that shown in the photo.  The other side is solid brown.

This Breyer Horse has not been cleaned, so it will arrive with some dirt, I didn't want to take the chance to ruin any of the original paint.  I am going to say that there is paint missing from the top of the ear but it could have originally been painted and was missed.  It is marked Breyer on the inside of it's hind leg. 

Tail & Front Leg are raised as you can tell from the photo. 

If you have any questions about this horse, please ask before bidding, I do not accept any returns.

I ship via the USPS on Monday, Wednesday and Thursdays.

Paypal and Personal Checks Accepted.

Thanks for viewing this item and please view my other auctions for other Breyer Collectible Horses.

I find this to be highly amusing! This "appaloosa" (if and when it arrives to me) will be subject to the model horse version of a chop shop hehe. I plan on going very Sweeney Todd on it but I promise she/he will come out just fine. (Hey, I need something to practice painting on!) I haven't yet gone and ID'd the Breyer in the auction but I'm at least pretty sure that the paint job isn't an Appy!

Send Me Your Broken, Unrideable, Fugly Mares!

I both Love and Semi-Hate Holidays. Love them because, well they are Holidays, and who doesn't Love Holidays. Semi-Hate them because the normal course of life tends to get disrupted and wonky. Start with a major US Holiday like the Fourth of July, mixed with a major MAJOR sale at the retail store where I'm employed, toss in my son's 10th birthday tomorrow, friends that want to go see Toy Story 3 AND Eclipse (2ce!!! :D), top off with some ice cause its just too darn freaking HOT, and shake well; you'll end up with something like the last week I've had LOL. One Giant melting mess where all the ingredients are all over the place and mushed together into a giant slushy. 

I'm also working on a new project too, that is becoming a real challenge but I'm super excited about it! (Details soon to come on the other blog.)

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I got this ad in my email a few days back, and I told the sender (Ok, this is where I get confused because the email header said Nick, but the Email itself said Lisa?) that I would post it up on Monday. 

This person is asking for people to just basically hand over their Unsound and Unbroke mares for breeding to her paint stallion. 

I am looking to purchase a few mares to add to my broodmare string. I am looking for inexpensive or even unsound for riding 3 to7 year old APHA or AQHA mares to breed to my Paint stallion. They would be well taken care of and would also be willing to work something out if you wanted the baby next year. Color not as important as a good temperment. My stallion will throw 100% color even on quarter horse mares. You could also come visit and play with the babies in the spring. Not looking to spend a lot just looking to give a wonderful home to a few lucky mares. Vet refrences available. In need of minor medical attention and farrier work also alright. Looking to save a few nice mares from going to the sale barn to a uncertain fate. Looking for well built and calm halter broke but no need to be saddle broke, I have the time and training knowledge to work on issues they might have also.Will be looking to find show and or performance homes for the little ones but most will be held over to be sold as started 2 to 3 year olds with a couple to be kept and shown. If you have something you are unable to care for right now and would like to have the opportunity to purchase back next fall we could work that out also. My stallion is well behaved and well bred for a working cowhorse and has started under saddle and on his way to being great. If you have something that might work please email some pics and a brief description of what you are asking and of bloodlines. Thank you and have a great day. Hope to hear from you soon. 

Of course there are no pictures to her stallion, no links to a website, basically NO information about the stallion except every mare owner in the area should just RUN over to let their mares have the honor of being bred to this stallion. 

PHLEAHSE spare me. Whether this stallion owner is willing to pay to purchase the mares, or keep them on a breeding lease is unclear. Either way, this ad has several issues that I can't leave alone.

I am looking to purchase a few mares to add to my broodmare string. This is fine, but broodmares should really be the HIGHEST quality mares one can find/afford. Their job is to IMPROVE on the stallion. I am looking for inexpensive Read that as Fugly horses, horses that can't find new owners for whatever reason, or those low end horses we constantly see advertised on CL for $100-$300 or even unsound  for riding 3 to7 year old APHA or AQHA mares to breed to my Paint stallion. They would be well taken care of and would also be willing to work something out if you wanted the baby next year.  Cause the stallion owner probably won't have a market for the foals.... so its perfect to dump them back on the mare owner!  Color not as important as a good temperment. The only statement that makes sense My stallion will throw 100% color even on quarter horse mares. Ok, once more - Stallions don't "THROW" anything. Especially foals. They SIRE them.  You could also come visit and play with the babies in the spring. Not looking to spend a lot just looking to give a wonderful home to a few lucky mares. Vet refrences available. In need of minor medical attention and farrier work also alright. Does this mean that mares that need regular medical attention and regular farrier work will be accepted? WOW! Looking to save a few nice mares from going to the sale barn to a uncertain fate.  BUT you are willing to create foals that will ALSO have an uncertain fate, and THATS OK WITH YOU??? WTF? Oh, but its ok because its your stallion thats siring them, and he's the bestest stallion on the face of the planet, right?  Looking for well built and calm halter broke but no need to be saddle broke, I have the time and training knowledge to work on issues they might have also. But I would say you are lacking in common sense here....Will be looking to find show and or performance homes for the little ones but most will be held over to be sold as started 2 to 3 year olds with a couple to be kept and shown. Are you rich? Really? You can afford to keep x number of foals for 3 years and you can't afford a REAL ADVERTISING PLAN FOR YOUR STALLION? You are resorting to this ad asking for inexpensive and broken mares to breed your awesome stallion too?  If you have something you are unable to care for right now and would like to have the opportunity to purchase back next fall we could work that out also. Cause that wouldn't be a breeding lease at all. My stallion is well behaved *yawn* they all need to be well behaved, this isn't anything that impresses me and well bred for a working cowhorse OK, then TELL US WHO THE BLOODLINES ARE! and has started under saddle Um, wouldn't this mean the stallion is around 2 or 3 years old?  and on his way to being great. See prior comment about your stallion being the bestest stallion on the face of the planet. What about the concept of prove the stallion has talent, athletic ability, beauty, grace, and all that stuff by the one method we have thats nearly fool proof by SHOWING him first? Does he really HAVE to breed this early?  If you have something that might work please email some pics and a brief description of what you are asking and of bloodlines. Thank you and have a great day. Hope to hear from you soon. 

Sad part is there are actually mare owners that will respond to an ad like this because they are desperate to find a 'good home' for their mares. I always doubt whether the person behind these ads are the real deal or not, will actually give good care or not, etc etc. If you ever consider answering an ad like this do your homework first. Check references, check out the property first hand, and make surprise visits. Make sure you write into the contract that you have full access to all of the veterinary records. Keep your wits about you, and make sure you don't get swindled by an 'insurance salesman'.