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.................14.3hhh

 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