Craigslist, you were on such a strong streak....

until this week... So, here are some CL gems

1. 10 month old colt - $75

I have a 10 month old Tennessee Walker/Paint colt. hes VERY gentle. he will eat sugar out of your hand. halter broke but not broke to lead. just needs someone with time!!! this will be a great looking horse. asking $75 OBO. if interested

Yes, eating sugar out of my hand is exactly what I consider gentle. Because crazy or wild horses won't do that either or anything. But in all honesty, what do they have against taking a whole body picture? 

2. Stud

This stud goes back to some of the best cow horses of all time, such as Zan Parr Bar, Doc O'Lena and Freckles Playboy. He has nice head, big hip and is as laid back as they come. Check out his pedigree at www.allbreedpedigree.com. Stud fee - $300

Ad Type: At Stud Status: Available Name: SON OF A YOUNG GUN Breed: Quarter Horse  Gender: Stallion Color: Sorrel   Height: 15.00 hands  Temperament: 3 (1 - calm; 10 - spirited) Age: 16 yrs 11 mths

I sincerely hope that he's standing on a hill or something...because that back is funky even when it's not looking super screwed up. Maybe he's swaybacked? (I don't think I've ever said that in a hopeful way before...)

3. very gaited blk/wht at stud

15 hands and still growing as he is 3 years old. I don't think he knows how to trot. All he does is walk and gait. Gentle and should make really nice foals. First foals due soon.$200 and you supply the hay or buy some from me.

Okay. Let's just pause a moment here, what exactly would make that horse produce nice foals? Is it the insanely short neck? The straight shoulder? Unrefined throat latch leading to a huge head? (His coloring isn't doing it any favors either, but even knowing that it's making it look worse....) His pointy toes that scream- "I've probably been left to wear my own feet down!" The weak rump? The hot damn straight long back in the second picture? Oh, I bet I know! It's because he has spots, isn't it?!
Their other stallion at stud:

Standing at stud. Cremello stocky good minded stallion at stud. 14.3. $200 and you supply hay or you buy some from me

Unspectacular stallions that haven't done anything? Check. Sub-par conformation? Check. Sooper spechul and rare colors? Check. Now what do we have? Oh, oh, I know! Crazy color breeders! 

4.  3 yr old Red Sorrel Gelding Horse - $200 

3 Year Old Red Sorrel Gelding 15 to 16 hands and weighs around 800 lbs. Green Broke. NO DELIVERIES . Thank you.

Boy that's one short 16 hand horse... Now, doe it have one front leg or two? Thy're so close it's hard to tell...

5. Gaited Tennessee walker - $800

6year old gaited gelding Tennessee walker good All around horse. No bite bucks or kicks

Stands for Ferrari between 15/16 hands  Hadn't actually put stick on him.has current Coggins no bad habits has been rode by 12 year  Old girl on trail rides. Has had shoes we took Them off last month. Loads easy and catches With no problem Asking 800.00

Well now, I'd stand for a Ferrari too, my question is how exactly does it get in one? Does he just wait for it to be built around him because that is really impressive! 

6. 8 yr old Geilding - Tennessee Walker - $795

Won Overall Gaited Buckle in 2012. $795.00

Well now, that is a placement for a saddle I haven't seen before. I didn't know shoulders were for riding! But really, if that won... I should really compete locally! They also have another horse listed:

7 yr old Mare - Tennessee Walker - $995 Won Overall Gaited Saddle in 2012. $995.00

I'd much rather have that one, and look, the saddle isn't even insane here! So you DO know how to put one on then... My question is, how big were these classes?

7. Bay gelding,9yrs old 14.1 hands,with saddle - $800 

Buddy is a gentle quarter horse gelding,real easy to handle in every way.Sells with old 15 inch western saddle and all tack for $800. trade for hay or guns,

Oh yeah, you know you're in the south when.... someone is offering to trade their horse/pet for guns....

8. Free filly colts

Okay so this is a term that just drives me crazy. I hate it. Every freaking auction they use it. Well, is it a filly or is it a colt? Make up your damn mind. Or is it perhaps both in this scenario? We may never know....

9. Registered Sorrel Qtr Mare - $800

Raise some beautiful colts with this 26 yr old Sorrel mare or just go trail or pleasure riding. Has blaze face and stockings on hind legs. 

The Ole Man and Three Bars on sire side. Has produced beautiful colt in the past. This mare has been in the family for years. We do not ride her anymore and someone could enjoy her and get some good colts.

Well folks, it appears it's time for the asshat ad of the day. You've had this mare for years, you're probably selling her because she's harder to get in foal and harder to keep in general. The state of the back says she's probably popped out a whole lot of babies for you and other people. She's 26 and hasn't earned a good retirement or being put down? Really?! The only nice thing I can say is that at least she's out of the KB's price range..... now backyard breeders on the other hand....  And seriously, Three Bars isn't exactly rare. 

10. Royal Red Dandy/Paint Gelding - $750 

I have a chestnut/overo paint gelding according to the papers but i would say he is sorrel. Foaling date- May 24 1999  I traded for this horse a couple of years ago but just havent found time to ride him much. He's a good horse and has never bucked, bit, kicked or done anything crazy other than not wanting to take his wormer one time.  I can show you the paper work where he sold for $2,000 in 2004 and then had $1,275 spent on training at Dry Creek Training. I"ll take $750 or trade for some good hay or might trade for some goats or a cow or calf/calves.

You can show me all the papers you want, but you aren't going to convince me that horse is worth $750 right now. From the look of him he's not wanted to take his wormer well more than once.... That horse is also pretty clearly a straight up chestnut like his papers say. Yikes, that back looks unpleasant as does that shoulder, bet his trot is wretched. Poor thing. He'd look a lot better fattened up...

11. 16 year old Tennessee walker - $300

16 year old Tennessee walker mare . Very broke for anyone! Needs some weight, but getting better every day! $300 OBO 

A little weight? I sincerely hope you rescued her, then again that fence doesn't scream reassurances. That horse would look a whole lot worse without the fuzzy coat. Also she looks very back at the knee. 

12. Horses For Sale, Standing Studs, Colt Strating

We have been in the horse business for over 40 yrs, we strive to make all our customers happy, we raise, breed, buy, train, sell, quarter and paint horses. We always have something here for sale, right now we are changing our breeding program so have more than usual up for grabs. We have coming yearlings, long yearlings, broodmares, studs, and some good riding geldings, and mares. We alos offer outside colt starting/breaking/ and training. We have 2 standing foundation bred stallions right now. For more info on us please go to our website  Thanks and God Bless

Okay, it wasn't *awful* until the picture with the baby.... That horse does not look happy and it certainly does not make me want to give you my business  Now in the picture with the boy riding, could your feet be any further in the stirrups? (Don't answer that) But do answer what is the point of the back cinch if it's both that loose and not connected to the front cinch? 

Go in your dang stalls!

Well, my week has been a delightful cocktail (unfortunately not literally) of thesis deadlines, mad studying for an exam over stuff I don't fully understand (screw you cognitive neuroscience- I signed up for sensation and perception!) and freezing rain. Last week it was sunny 55+, this week? Freezing rain and slush.

Of course my horses have to be dummies and refuse to go in the nice stalls we built them, instead they just stand shivering in the icy rain until I chase them down and blanket them. My mothers horse is the worst offender- she refuses to go in, has a weak winter coat, shivers like crazy and yet she does not want to be blanketed. My gelding HATES water and rain with a fiery passion so he's pretty good about keeping dry but he also hates being alone... We can always tell when it's raining because Sam will take off back to the barn with his head tucked. Kota has decided he thinks stalls are awesome.

Anyway the interaction went something like this:

Me: "Here fatties!" *Kota comes running* "Blankets for everyone!" *second horse immediately says 'I'm out upon seeing the blanket'* 
I tromp through the mud to bring them up.
Nora: 'No! I don't wanna and you can't make me!'
Me: "Dammit horse just come here! You'll thank me once you're warm! ..... .... .. Okay you probably won't but I don't care"
Nora: 'Lies! You won't put that horse eating blanket on me this time! ..... ..... Oh you have grain? Well why didn't you say so?  *halter* Dammit, tricked again! Doesn't matter. Had grain.' 

Max: 'I'm with my lady friend- blankets are evil! Eh, running is too much work- I give up.' *stands like a perfect gentleman then refuses to leave*

Sam: *comes up then proceeds to fidget around the entire time* 'Are we gonna ride mom? Huh? Yeah? Ride? Go fast? Huh? Ahh rain! I wanna go in, I wanna go in!' 

Me: * Upon realizing that the last available blanket won't fit the last horse I begin my search through the tack room in search of another decent blanket- re-catch a horse that it will fit and swap them. Put that blanket on the last horse. Return inside soaking wet, freezing and grumpy. Complain to mum about the horses not going in the stalls we built for just this purpose.*

Poor Kota, they were being awful to him this past week. Nora and one of my boys (the neighbors couldn't identify the guilty chestnut- Max looked guilty when I came out, but that may just be because I was angry- Sam doesn't really do guilt so that's not helpful.) were being bullies to Kota and pinned him against the fence biting and kicking him- he's got nice huge marks on his neck now. They also managed to break four fucking fence posts in the process. I am so dang sick of replacing fence posts- this is NOT the first time they've pulled this stunt either. Kota is too easy going to fight back which is a shame because one good return fire and they'd back off.

I'm considering investing in a horsey shock collar; I'd save a bunch on posts and first aid stuff.... Bah. I'm still grumpy at them, partially because I had to go home when I should have been studying and put blankets on and fix where they'd ripped them romping around during the last cold spell. We're ordering some new nice waterproof ones- I am way too excited about that.

I've been too busy with school work to do any horse stuff. Oh, we bought two used western saddles for $250 (for pictures since I'm tired of people asking what the hell my endurance saddle is) and I was trying one of them out when the dang fender broke. Needed to be oiled. *sigh* This has not been my week.

Auction update!

So after I dropped off my mare at her new home, gorgeous by the way, I went to the Beebe auction.

Meeting her new herd in one of their pastures.

Where there were around a whopping 45 horses. 45. There's normally 100-250! It was insane, I've never seen it that empty. Which is great! But it was still shocking. I didn't actually expect to come home with anything since they normally go high then. There was the regular number of people there. Lots of tack. I actually only came home with one new black halter for $4. I regret not picking up some other stuff now.
Anywho.....

Auction report! A short one because I left pretty early.


1.14 y/o 15.2 palomino gelding, looked pretty thin in the pen but not too bad under saddle. Ridden through, said he was gaited. Washy color palomino, nothing fancy but he seemed sweet. Was interested in kids before the sale. $345

2. Fugly sabino/chestnut stud, not ridden through, said he was "broke" but not even led through. Not a single reason he should have his bits. $95  n/s

3. Pinto chestnut stud colt, weanling/yearling, straight shoulder, runty, $40 kb- owner n/s Same owner as above (because gelding is evil apparently!)

3. Pinto yearling stud colt, bay, terrified in the ring. $45

4. 7 y/o Palomino mare, VERY skinny, auctioneer even commented on her condition, not ridden through, bad feet, long backed, looked lame.  $55 TD

5. 3 1/2 year old plain chestnut Twh x Appy. Trail horse. Ridden through, rode okay, no mane, okay build. $210

6. Brown mini stud, scared, tall for a mini, $50 TD/KB

7. Pinto mini mare, mother to above stud, had a cut leg, wild eyed. $65 TD

8. Grey mini mare with dark legs, very irritating whinny. $115 TD

9. Chestnut pinto mini stud, colt to above mare, $50 TD

10. Chestnut 7 y/o reg AQHA gelding. Nervous, not ridden through, said he was broke as a 2 year old then just turned out since. Unspectacular bloodlines, weak neck, bad shoulder, fugly head, long back. $270

11. 2 y/o black Twh x QH gelding(?) short, very pretty long mane, cute socks, should grow up cute if it was allowed to... $55 KB

12. Bay weanling filly, fugly $10

13. 11 y/o bay paint gelding, ridden through. Rode okay, idiot rider kept spurring him and jerking him around. Sweet in the pen. Thought he was drugged at first he was so laid back. Didn't respond to my yelling like an idiot. Then I brought out a carrot and he was suddenly my new best friend, licked my hands. Fine with being touched all over. About 15.1. He err, came home with me... $355.

14. Bay paso fino mare, short, ridden through, 6 y/o. Extremely nervous and jumpy in the pen. I pet her and she jumped a mile. Her rider was clearly walking on egg shells when riding. I normally can't pass up a paso but I let her go since I already found my project. $145 Td? Kb?

15. Tiny fat mini, looked like a little furry pig! Scared but adorable. $75

16.JUST turned 2 years old, grulla gelding. Ridden through. Saddle kept slipping all over the place and the asshat kept jerking it into place. Tried to please. Should be cute when mature Real small though. $165 TD

17. 11 y/o bay pony mare, led through, sold with complete tack. Girl in ring said she bucked, not over speaker, then another kid jumped on. Mare looked pissed and ready to act up. $75 KB

18. 15 y/o chestnut mare, reg AQHA, ridden through, kept tossing her head. Possibly the riders fault. $270

19.  BIG and flashy 16.2 hand Missouri Fox Trotter gelding. Good conformation, lonnnggg legs. Ridden through, nervous. Talked to owner before the sale- wasn't a gaited horse person and got him in a trade. He was my second choice. Said he was kind of hard to catch and he hadn't ridden him. He'd been Amish owned in the past. His halter has started to grow into his face at one point. $450 to private home. Talked to them a little after the sale since our paints were in the same pen, seemed nice.

20. 2 y/o fugly bay. $45 kb



So without further ado, may I present, Kota

When show sheened, he needs some weight. I'm hoping they sold him because they ran out of food and wanted to get rid of the horses before it got too bad. 

I didn't even notice he was branded until I was cleaning him off today! I'm a sucker for a horse with a brand. 

 Trimming his goat beard. He was very patient, clearly used to being messed with. Fine with my spraying show sheen too.

Riding him. He was a little nervous once I brought out the saddle and pad. Seemed like someone had smacked him around before. Slow walk. 

He got a little sour expression wise when I asked him to trot but didn't do anything. He seemed like he was waiting for me to flop all around and spur him, he perked up when I didn't. He's got a super smooth trot.  I expect he's used to a curb bit. Needs a refresher but definitely knows stuff.

He's going to be a goofball when he's warmed up to us and is comfortable. 

Love this picture! The hazing begins!

A close up

Of course. I spend an hour and half grooming him, use show sheen and bath in a bottle, scrub him clean aannnd the first thing he does it run through the mud puddle in the back of the pasture. Max was being mean to him, he's very upset that he took clover's place.

 Sorry Max, but you can't beat that QH stop

Because the mud puddle wasn't enough..... God dammit. What horse rolls when the other horse are still harassing them?! 

Anyhow, he's such a sweetie. He's going to be so happy when he realizes he can come out of his shell. Also he's going to be gorgeous when he's all shed out and gains that weight back. Very happy he came home with us.
His mane makes me giggle.

Auction report to come!

Well I'm delivering one of my projects to her new home this afternoon! Also I'm going to evaluate their other horse, they offered him to me for free but I'd feel bad taking him now knowing there's another horse going to slaughter because of it. I could probably take him in the summer when I have time to work with a big project daily to twice a day.
Anywho, I'm going to deliver her to her new home on 50-75 acres; so jealous, I'd kill for five! Then after getting her settled in and hopefully testing the gelding we're driving straight to the Beebe auction to see who's going to get a second chance. I'm going to bring my notebook so I'll do another auction report. If I'm lucky I'll be able to snap a few pictures but no promises, they tend to get pissy about that.