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| Kharidian |
Posted - 06 Feb 2013 : 8:54:05 PM
  Just looked on the Sales pages (no, I'm NOT looking - my two precious boys are just perfect for me) but have noticed that some advertisers have rose-tinted spectacles as horses are described as "stunning", with some people having very unrealistic expectations of their darling equines. Perhaps it is just me(?) - or perhaps the horses are stunning but the photographs do not show them to best advantage?
 Caryn |
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| Daniel |
Posted - 10 Feb 2013 : 4:55:57 PM
I have a collection of totally different types of horses, none stunning but all very special.
My coloured pony has my heart and will always be the one. You just can't put the pony to the wrong job and she wins most of the time too, but she's not stunning. This makes no odds to me she is still to me the most wonderful pony I could dream to own and I couldn't ever put a price on her! This is not because of her beauty but because of the joy she brings to my life and others.
I believe that it's a wonderful world because we all like different things and see things different. If we all liked the same thing we would all be fighting over a few horses and many would be without the true love they now have.
Stunning is maybe the wrong wording for an advert for any horse as some will agree and others not.... |
| Bebely |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 9:11:57 PM
Originally posted by Quarabian
I had a stunning mare once, she knocked me over on the track, just ran straight through me. I definately do not want to be stunned by a horse, just pleasantly surprised!!!
My new horse is not stunning, she is interesting and sweet.
See pop's defination of stunning.
My boy can get quite "stunning" unless he is kept firmly in check! I much prefer him when he is friendly, charming and cute. |
| Quarabian |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 7:51:43 PM
Pashon he is lovely!!!
Yes I'm a POB, hate the mis spelling of there/their sorry meg.
But the word stunning really gets me. I have considered posting this topic frequently. So thank you for posting.
I had a stunning mare once, she knocked me over on the track, just ran straight through me. I definately do not want to be stunned by a horse, just pleasantly surprised!!!
My new horse is not stunning, she is interesting and sweet.
See pop's defination of stunning. |
| FullCircle |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 6:59:38 PM
Justine, that's a great piece of advert writing - it's catchy and descriptive...not effusive but still complimentary. I'd defininitely ring on an ad like that, if I were looking for a horse ;) |
| debs |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 6:34:22 PM
Originally posted by Pashon2001Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder, I had a foreign gentleman interested in one of my colts, I sent him a picture, he rang me back and told me that he was not interested as this one was ugly and did I have any pretty ones??? Heres the picture. 
Needs glasses.... I would be happy to take him home!!!  |
| justine |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 3:35:22 PM
When selling an In-hand horse I use the European Judging system to describe.
i,e - (this is my mare and Not for sale)
Pashmina el Javier, 10yr old mare, 150cm, Body and topline 20`s, type 18`s, head and neck 17`s, movement 17`s, legs 15`s. She has huge Spanish eyes and hooky neck. For us she is a very important broodmare with her Spanish/Ali Jamaal bloodlines, I wouldnt put a price as the right person would make the right offer.
My ridden mare - Tall, Athletic, typey, good conformation, moves with power and grace, good legs with no injuries, good feet, done show jumping (affiliated), xc, endurance, dressage, a real Arabian who would carry you to the end of the earth with all her heart and strength. Has been ridden by kids but can get a bit excitable hacking, 80% traffic proof, easy travel, shoe, box clip. Would not love in-hand, never bred from but this mare should have a chance of producing another like herself.
Are they stunning? no! they are both important for different disiplines. Yes, they are a dream to look at in my eyes.
Ive met a few horses that took my breath and gave me goose bumps, the first was the living legend Ali Jamaal. Stunning was still not the word. I would say ethereal beauty and outstanding Arabian type and extreme quality.
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| borleybird |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 11:02:41 AM
Oh no, after my confirmation mishap, I will never be allowed to be a POB. Serves me right for posting whilst pretending to pay attention to OH. Most frustrating especially as I have dumped a guy in other past for his appalling text spelling.
Pashon, I would be more than happy with being ugly like your little boy.
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| Goldenmane |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 10:38:50 AM
Oh god, he is wonderful...but I also adore all equines!
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| Pashon2001 |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 08:26:22 AM
Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder, I had a foreign gentleman interested in one of my colts, I sent him a picture, he rang me back and told me that he was not interested as this one was ugly and did I have any pretty ones??? Heres the picture.
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| lisa rachel |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 08:03:06 AM
 To fellow POBs, I am glad that I am not alone!!
Lisa |
| Pop |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 07:29:49 AM
OOO, can I join the POB's.
I'm massively irritated by the there/their, your/you're, to/too/two etc, and any spelling mistakes; but mostly I'm irritated if its my error
The big one for me is the double negative .... drives me bonkers.
But I don't mind the American way of missing out the letter u, its quite cute, but, really, 'quitting'? that's not a word, it just isn't a word. However, we do have to allow the Colonies some freedom to put their own stamp on their identity 
Borleybird - He he, Advert to babies ..... to outrageous provoking of Americans?
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| FullCircle |
Posted - 08 Feb 2013 : 05:57:06 AM
Could I please join the pedantic old bat club? Shall we call ourselves POBs?
I'm guilty of typographical errors (and just not caring enough to fix them half the time) and I do realise that it's an eyesore to look at. I blame it on the too-little time I allow myself for posting. I care about it when it counts though.
Meantime, I too have done the "count the stunnings" on a page game. One of my favorite ways to pass the time in the tea room at the yard.
By the way, I do happen to mix the spellings of certain words that have one spelling in the UK and another in the USA. I am happy to replace z's with s's...but I refuse to add in extra u's  |
| hazelcat74 |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 11:30:39 PM
When we bought my daughters first pony the seller had another lady before us to look at her, although she is a perfect lead rein pony the viewer didn't buy her as she said she was ugly!!!!I was amazed at this but I am sooo glad for our sake as she is fantastic, and I wouldn't call her stunning but certainly very nice conformation and very pretty,so must be very different ideas of ugly etc to different people. |
| lisa rachel |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 11:04:30 PM
OMG! I hadn't read the whole thread when I posted and now have...what a coincidence ...it seems that I am not the only one in 'pedantic old bat mode'!!!!
I agree Mrs Vlaqc 'a horse's confirmation' also conjures the weirdest of images for me too!
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| lisa rachel |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 10:58:06 PM
'Stunning' is certainly an overused word but so is the word 'there' ( at least 3 times in this thread), when people mean 'their',the two word's have completely different meanings.
I'm not even going to start on the random use of apostrophes!!!
Sorry!!!!!!!!
I know, I sound like a pedantic old bat, usually I just go with it.... but I have had a bad day ...sorry people !!
I am atrocious at spelling myself BTW so I know , Pot-Kettle-Black... I will shut up at this point!
Back to Caryn's original points...I couldn't agree more!!!
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| Mrs Vlacq |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 9:58:39 PM
Originally posted by KharidianOriginally posted by littlearabians
I do NOT see anything wrong in using words as quality and conformation... LittleArabians, I think MrsVlacq was only commenting on people spelling conformation as "confirmation" (which is also one of my pet hates - as is misuse of your/you're AND there/their/they're AND to/two/too etc). Caryn
Yes, it was the dodgy spelling of the all important term that frustrates us so... visions of religious horses in white gowns taking communion! |
| borleybird |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 9:11:56 PM
Only on AL can we go from sales advert wording to babies and selective breeding My totally unhorsey OH quite often laughs at sales ads which even he can see are insanely inaccurate or with stupidly unflattering pics although most of these are on a local website. Our favs are scrawny 'traditional' cobs being described as stunning and show quality when in truth they have poor confirmation - don't get me wrong, I love cobs but I also know a quality horse when I see it (or at least think I do).
Once you have made your purchase then I think its quite normal to wear rose tinted specs and truly believe your horse is stunning. Horses, like us deserve unconditional love and to be judged on more than just looks x |
| borleybird |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 9:11:53 PM
Only on AL can we go from sales advert wording to babies and selective breeding My totally unhorsey OH quite often laughs at sales ads which even he can see are insanely inaccurate or with stupidly unflattering pics although most of these are on a local website. Our favs are scrawny 'traditional' cobs being described as stunning and show quality when in truth they have poor confirmation - don't get me wrong, I love cobs but I also know a quality horse when I see it (or at least think I do).
Once you have made your purchase then I think its quite normal to wear rose tinted specs and truly believe your horse is stunning. Horses, like us deserve unconditional love and to be judged on more than just looks x |
| debs |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 7:49:59 PM
Originally posted by littlearabiansI think in general us humans can thank God we don't have selective breeding like we do with our Arabs as half of us wouldn't be alive 
Now there's a thought!!!
I had a friend once who thought her son was ugly.... he was beautiful, lovely features and a wonderful smile. Most tho are 'barn blind' Each to their own...
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| littlearabians |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 7:29:56 PM
I think in general us humans can thank God we don't have selective breeding like we do with our Arabs as half of us wouldn't be alive |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 7:05:24 PM
LOL, yes - in my job, as you can imagine, I have to say that every baby is "gorgeous", and "what a lovely name" to the most bizarre made-up or uniquely spelt monikers!
A few women are refreshingly honest - one African lady said of her scrawny slightly premature boy "he looks like a monkey". He was genuinely cute and gorgeous though!
Caryn |
| Pop |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 6:49:19 PM
"Perhaps its like babies.... my god there are some ugly ones ...but I expect their mums think they are gorgeous........the times I have had to lie and say "oh how lovely" when I really thought "poor ugly mite"
Absolutely
poor ugly mite Oh God, help |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 6:25:04 PM
Originally posted by littlearabians
I do NOT see anything wrong in using words as quality and conformation...
LittleArabians,
I think MrsVlacq was only commenting on people spelling conformation as "confirmation" (which is also one of my pet hates - as is misuse of your/you're AND there/their/they're AND to/two/too etc).
Caryn |
| heathermcbreen |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 6:20:34 PM
Perhaps its like babies.... my god there are some ugly ones ...but I expect their mums think they are gorgeous........the times I have had to lie and say "oh how lovely" when I really thought "poor ugly mite"
I agree the stunning word is overused and wrongly applied to many horses.... |
| RUTHIE |
Posted - 07 Feb 2013 : 6:04:22 PM
Stunning is a big word to live up to if your a horse. It implies you have made it in the world....done it all seen it all. Another word is 'has potential'....yes in the right hands...maybe.
Non of my horses would be considered stunning, but in my eyes they tick all the boxes.
I suppose advertisers think the more dramatic the wording of their advert makes a sale more promising and dosen't actually reflect the horse honestly. |
