Saturday, January 14, 2006
How (Not!) to Buy a Pony! (Little Black One)
1. Friend spots 12.2hh gelding for sale in Bargain Pages, there is no real description of pony, pony could be ANYTHING!
2. Inform friend have absolutely NO intention of looking at a pony advertised in Bargain Pages! No way, no chance, not going to happen!
3. Drive down to see pony same afternoon! ???
4. Look at pony, who is most definitely NOT 12.2hh, more like dead on 13hh!
5. Pony turns head to look at us, showing whites of eyes & looks sharper than a brand new razor! Shake head at OH & mouth 'Noooo!'
6. Put littlest daughter on pony to go for walk down lane. Pony sets off (at walk!) at approximately the same speed as I RUN! Whilst I puff along behind, owner who is clearly made of sterner stuff, strides out alongside pony, apparently finding a walking pace of 15mph to be perfectly normal!
7. Return to yard, am now COMPLETELY out of breath & have pretty much lost the power of speech! Pony SEEMS placid enough but remembering 'first impression' of sharpness, catch OH's gaze & again mouth 'Noooo!' OH ignores this completely & 30 seconds later, we are shaking owner's hand & saying we'd LOVE to have him!
8. Peel sobbing owner/owner's children/owner's sister off pony & stick him on trailer!
9. Drive home to quickly discover I have bought the gentlest, most intelligent, kindest & most childproof pony on the planet......our funny little spoilt brat diva, Little Black One!
2. Inform friend have absolutely NO intention of looking at a pony advertised in Bargain Pages! No way, no chance, not going to happen!
3. Drive down to see pony same afternoon! ???
4. Look at pony, who is most definitely NOT 12.2hh, more like dead on 13hh!
5. Pony turns head to look at us, showing whites of eyes & looks sharper than a brand new razor! Shake head at OH & mouth 'Noooo!'
6. Put littlest daughter on pony to go for walk down lane. Pony sets off (at walk!) at approximately the same speed as I RUN! Whilst I puff along behind, owner who is clearly made of sterner stuff, strides out alongside pony, apparently finding a walking pace of 15mph to be perfectly normal!
7. Return to yard, am now COMPLETELY out of breath & have pretty much lost the power of speech! Pony SEEMS placid enough but remembering 'first impression' of sharpness, catch OH's gaze & again mouth 'Noooo!' OH ignores this completely & 30 seconds later, we are shaking owner's hand & saying we'd LOVE to have him!
8. Peel sobbing owner/owner's children/owner's sister off pony & stick him on trailer!
9. Drive home to quickly discover I have bought the gentlest, most intelligent, kindest & most childproof pony on the planet......our funny little spoilt brat diva, Little Black One!
# posted by JAK : 14.1.06
