Looking at Horse Pr0n Again

My computer keeps crashing and I have so much to do but somehow I got distracted a little while ago (when I got the computer working again) so what do I do? Go look at horse Pr0n.

I've got a couple of questions that sound like they're mean but they're not. There are a gazillion "retired" racehorses offered on the Internet. Taking photos of horses is difficult, but it would probably help the horse get adopted/purchased quicker if the photo didn't have the horse standing there with every muscle in his body tensed, head as high as it will go, and the whites of the eyes showing. The horse looks a nanosecond from a bolt. Yes, the ears are forward, but you don't ride on the ears. I don't care if the description says that the horse is quiet and gentle. The horse looks like this is the first time he has ever stood still in his life.

Then there are the nutty but hopelessly optimistic descriptions. I was flabbergasted to read this description (below) of a 19-year-old horse with screws in his ankle who was raced for 13 years. They suggest that he probably has a career ahead of him as a barrel racer or an endurance horse. I'd say he had a career BEHIND him as an endurance horse. Poor fellow. Handsome, too.

15.2+ hands, 19 years old.        Here's a campaigner who had a LONG career and is now in need of a new        home. This guy raced until he was 13; he's spent the last few years just        hanging out on the farm. Owner says this guy has tons of energy - and,        quite obviously, a LOT of longevity! Sounds like a great endurance        prospect here. Owner also says he is very agile and handy and thinks this        guy would make a great barrel horse as well. He had some type of rear        ankle injury as a two year old and the ankle does have screws in it, but        we're told the horse has never taken a bad step on it and is completely        sound. $1,000 Nego.

Comments

[greyhorsematters]

You made some good points about the photos people take when trying to sell their horses. Most of them are bad.
It's amazing isn't it how some will advertise for a horse like this. The only sad part may be that some jerk will actually buy this horse and barrel race it.