Echstrordinary - why no full-body picture:

[Amanda Perez <amandaperez@ureach.com>]

This is a bit off the endurance topic but the 
questions as to why the ad for this horse does 
not show a full body shot hits on one of my pet 
peeves: why can't people provide the basic info 
in horse ads?  I have been horse-hunting for 
awhile now and can't tell you how frustrating it 
is when basic info is missing.  Some ads are so 
deficient that they might just as well say "horse 
for sale." and give phone number!  It is time-
consuming to horse-shop: help propspective buyers 
out by providing all the basic data! 
So here's what I consider the bare minimum info 
in a horse ad:

1.  Sex
2.  Age
3.  Height (or expected hewight at maturity or at 
least the heights of both parents.).  This is a 
biggie with me: at 5'10" I just don't fit on a 
14" horse!  Adveritizers of Arabians are 
especially bad about not listing the height - why 
is that?

4.  location (at least the state):  living in VA 
and not having megabucks, I am not going to 
pursue a horse location in Gnome, Alaska!
5.  What horse is/has been being used for.
6.  Any major issues limiting usefulness.
7.  If you are going to include a photo and are 
limited to just one, PLEASE make it a side-view, 
standing full-body shot.  Shots of the face of a 
horse, the horse going over a jump, etc just 
don't give me a good idea of the horses 
conformation.
8.  Last but not least, the asking price.  
Usually if an ad does not have a price I assume 
it costs too much.  Why make me call or email you 
just to find out the price - it's a waste of both 
our time!

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