[QUOTE=roamingnome;8140710]
If so, my bets are on CandyAppy… in her eyes, Amiblue can do no wrong![/QUOTE]
Sorry to disappoint you. If I want a pony I will buy one. I don’t agree with leasing horses to or from anyone. I don’t need an alter. If it had been me I would have come on here just as I am.
I think the OP got screwed by someone who is “supposed” to be some professional horse person in Florida. When she brought it here she was ganged up on. No surprise I guess.
[QUOTE=Alagirl;8141256]
Uh, do you speak a foreign language?
Anything at all?
English isn’t easy to learn, and there are nuances that are tricky.
I am at it for over 20 years, submerged, and another 10 or so in school…I am sure there are things that throw me for a loop still.
Not to mention, there are people who don’t do subtle.
Some don’t even understand ‘no’ in it’s simplicity!
In other words, the pony owner was within her rights to refuse to let the free pony go to whomever.
Have some cervesa and guac…[/QUOTE]
If I don’t understand something that someone else has said, I will ask them to clarify. Is that so hard???
I guess it is.
Whatever.
[QUOTE=st_francis;8141196]
You know f you read the original post, the OP was ready to back out on the deal at any time if the pony was not suitable for HER. So it was clear all round that the deal was not set in stone. At least until the trailer was open .
Also, we never found out how much the deal breaking saddle was so no need to assume that there was ‘expensive equipment’ involved.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, we did, on the other thread, it was around 500. according to another cother who had long discussions with the PO about the purchese, herself, and backed out for her own reasons.
According to her, the PO was clear, up front, and wanted the same thing - to meet her before they did a deal.
OP seemed to think, from her original posts, especially in the other thread, that she was getting the PO to agree that the horse was hers before she came. I read “pushy” in the emails she showed us about her conversations trying to prove she had every reason to think the pony was hers if she showed up. I read steady and “we’ll see” in the responses by the PO.
I don’t think candyapple read the other thread, frankly. You know, the one where the OP talks about her communications with the PO.
I don’t think it’s unreasonable that you would bring a trailer when horse shopping/looking in the hopes it would work out, just to save the trip…but can’t assume it’s a done deal. I hauled a trailer one long day over the entire state of Illinois looking for prospects and came home empty. Amiblue may not have realized that just because she brought a trailer did not mean the pony was hers.
[QUOTE=Ambitious Kate;8141304]
Yeah, we did, on the other thread, it was around 500. according to another cother who had long discussions with the PO about the purchese, herself, and backed out for her own reasons.
According to her, the PO was clear, up front, and wanted the same thing - to meet her before they did a deal.
OP seemed to think, from her original posts, especially in the other thread, that she was getting the PO to agree that the horse was hers before she came. I read “pushy” in the emails she showed us about her conversations trying to prove she had every reason to think the pony was hers if she showed up. I read steady and “we’ll see” in the responses by the PO.
I don’t think candyapple read the other thread, frankly. You know, the one where the OP talks about her communications with the PO.[/QUOTE]
I actually made it to page 33. What PO said to another party makes no difference . It was the lack of communication on the thread we were reading between OP & PO.
I never ever said the OP was without fault. When 2 people are involved and there is a problem, rarely is one completely innocent.
I think it was wrong the way some bullied the OP. We never got the other side of the story except by some "supposed’ second hand account. If it had been you in OP place, I guess it would have been no big deal.
It is like the PO is dishing out some kind of koolaid that a bunch of you are drinking. That is about all of the time I will waste on this.
[QUOTE=candyappy;8141265]
If I don’t understand something that someone else has said, I will ask them to clarify. Is that so hard???
I guess it is.
Whatever.[/QUOTE]
I was referring to your comment ‘you live in the US, learn English’
If you don’t know you misunderstood, how can you ask for clarification?
And if you don’t know this other person isn’t understanding you, how can you fix this?
I strongly suggest you learn a different language, and see where that takes you. 
Now back to the guacamole.
[QUOTE=candyappy;8141247]
I guess it was simple for those who knew how to do that. Some of us wouldn’t have a clue and still wouldn’t if the info was there.
If the owner knew the person was coming with a trailer ( he/ she did by the emails posted) the owner should have said right then that they just wanted to meet OP and her family and see how they fit with the pony. So leave the trailer at home.
If you want to live here then learn how to speak and read English. Reading would be much easier to understand. That is no excuse.
When to get a vet, having an emergency fund and what OP does with any pony that is in her care is none of your concern.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=candyappy;8141335]
I think it was wrong the way some bullied the OP. We never got the other side of the story except by some "supposed’ second hand account. If it had been you in OP place, I guess it would have been no big deal.
It is like the PO is dishing out some kind of koolaid that a bunch of you are drinking. That is about all of the time I will waste on this.[/QUOTE]
I think the reason many were ‘bullying’ her is because she came on to a website that she know the PO frequents, and wrote about her experience in a way that made it seem like the OP wanted a fight and wanted the PO to respond. A rational human being would have 1)moved on 2)called PO and asked ‘what happened?’, not write a scathing ‘review’ in hopes to start an internet war.
The verb “to bully” is not synonymous with the verb “to disagree.” Enough with bandying about the term “bullying” anytime someone politely tells another person they don’t agree with them!!!
[QUOTE=vxf111;8141403]
The verb “to bully” is not synonymous with the verb “to disagree.” Enough with bandying about the term “bullying” anytime someone politely tells another person they don’t agree with them!!![/QUOTE]
This needs some repeating.
Also…seriously are we still talking about this???
HOW IS THIS STILL HAPPENING.
It’s unresolved …thus still interesting. If anyone ever does get that pony (and the infamous saddle!), you can bet they aren’t going to peep a word about it here. :winkgrin:
Please let it go. I did not read the whole other thread. I only got drawn into because EVERY COTHer I met in Vegas brought it up, and I met and spent a lot of time with PO, who is a VERY cool person. She is very fluent in English, but there are nuances you do not see in writing that are clear in person. I can see there have been some misunderstandings in other threads by people that were not there.
She has no ill will against the OP and regrets she did not make things clearer. I don’t think anyone was bad here. I think the joking around is fine, but it’s not OK to try to make PO or OP feel bad abut anything.
[QUOTE=Kwill;8141776]
It’s unresolved …thus still interesting. If anyone ever does get that pony (and the infamous saddle!), you can bet they aren’t going to peep a word about it here. :winkgrin:[/QUOTE]
I don’t know about that. If I got the pony, you all would be the first to know.
And her little saddle, too.
If I get the pony, I’m giving pony rides one day a week for $5,000.00 per10 minute ride so I can pay for 1/3 of that super saddle. Will only need to give one ride per week at that price.
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