- To: arlene <arlene@usequine.com>, BLONDIE <TideDancer@AOL.COM>, david <Lominska@aol.com>, DAVID JENSEN <smequine@gte.net>, "dlr@rain.org" <dlr@rain.org>, "ecoyne1@attglobal.net" <ecoyne1@attglobal.net>, HARDY ESTES <49erfan@thegrid.net>, Jack Maher <mmi.pi@thegrid.net>, jeff kazmark <jkazmark@earthlink.net>, John Fuhring <JFuhring@rain.org>, Larry Ramey <rameytree@msn.com>, Lisa Carman <blackdog@syv.com>
- Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: Horse Lingo]
- From: barry meyers <barry@usequine.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:19:25 -0800
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> > MEANING BEHIND THE ADS
> >
> > Event Prospect.............Big, Fast Horse
> >
> > Dressage Prospect............Big, Slow Horse
> >
> > Hack Prospect.............Pretty Color
> >
> > Sporting Prospect............Short, Fast Horse
> >
> > Camp Prospect..............Fast Horse which can turn
> >
> > Endurance Prospect..........Fast Horse which will turn sometimes
> >
> > Flashy.....................White Socks
> >
> > Attractive................. Bay
> >
> > 15.2hh.................14.3hh
> >
> > 16.2hh.................15.3hh
> >
> > To Loving Home Only............Expensive
> >
> > To Show Home Only.............Very Expensive
> >
> > Needs Experienced Rider..............Potentially Lethal
> >
> > Elegant.......................Thin
> >
> > In Good Condition................Foundered
> >
> > Free Moving.....................Bolts
> >
> > Quiet......................Lame in Both Front Legs
> >
> > Dead Quiet..............Lame in All Four Legs
> >
> > Good in Traffic (Bombproof)...............Lame all Round, Deaf and
> > Blind
> >
> > Loves Children................Kicks and Bites
> >
> > Pony Type.................Small and Hairy
> >
> > Arab Type......................Looks startled
> >
> > TB Type...................Looks Terrified
> >
> > Quarter Horse Type.................Fat
> >
> > Warmblood Type..................Big and Hairy
> >
> > Draught Type........................Big and Exceedingly Hairy'
> >
> > Easy to Catch...................Very Old
> >
> > Must Sell....................Wife has left home and taking kids
> >
> > All Offers Considered...................I am in Traction for 6
> > months
> >
> > Reluctant Sale...................Comes with Title Deeds to Sydney
> > Harbor
> > Bridge
> >
> > HORSEPERSON'S GLOSSARY
> >
> > Auction: A popular social gathering where you can change your horse
> > from a liability to an asset
> >
> > Colic: Gastrointestinal result of eating at horse show food stands
> >
> > Colt: What your mare gives you when you want a filly
> >
> > Endurance ride: End result when your horse spooks and runs away
> > with you
> >
> > Feed: Expensive substance used to manufacture manure
> >
> > Fence: Decorative structure built to provide your horse something
> > to chew on
> >
> > Grooming: Fine art of removing dirt from your horse's body and
> > applying it to your own
> >
> > Hock: Financial condition of all horse owners
> >
> > Longeing: Popular training method in which a horse exercises his
> > owner by spinning him in circles until dizzy
> >
> > Pinto: Green coat pattern found on a freshly washed gray horse
> > left unattended in the stall for 10 minutes
> >
> > Rasp: Abrasive metal tool used to remove excess skin from knuckles
> >
> > Stall: What your rig does at rush hour in an unfamiliar city on the
> > way
> > to a horse show
>
>