*Not sure if this really counts as a “sighting” or no, and I’m a little fuzzy on the details since it happened over twenty years ago, but wanted to share it because many of the posts/comments here about “false advertising” reminded me of this*
It was between when I was in first and second grade that my parents agreed to get me a horse, and after going through ads in the paper, they decided on a pony named Nicki. I’m not sure what all her owners had mentioned in the ad, and I don’t recall exactly how things had gone when we traveled to Phoenix to check her out, only that my parents were under the impression that she was tame, gentle, and a good horse for kids/inexperienced riders.
The only specific thing I do remember is that it wasn’t long after we’d bought Nicki when my parents began to realize that her owners hadn’t been entirely truthful with us. I don’t think it would be fair to say she was “mean”, she was just WAY more high-spirited than they’d been lead to believe, and was definitely NOT a good horse to start out with learning to ride. I think my dad had called Nicki’s previous owners, and their response was something along the lines of “maybe she’s perked up from being in the mountain air”. (my mom has since suspected that they might've given her a mild sedative before we'd come to check her out)
It was between when I was in first and second grade that my parents agreed to get me a horse, and after going through ads in the paper, they decided on a pony named Nicki. I’m not sure what all her owners had mentioned in the ad, and I don’t recall exactly how things had gone when we traveled to Phoenix to check her out, only that my parents were under the impression that she was tame, gentle, and a good horse for kids/inexperienced riders.
The only specific thing I do remember is that it wasn’t long after we’d bought Nicki when my parents began to realize that her owners hadn’t been entirely truthful with us. I don’t think it would be fair to say she was “mean”, she was just WAY more high-spirited than they’d been lead to believe, and was definitely NOT a good horse to start out with learning to ride. I think my dad had called Nicki’s previous owners, and their response was something along the lines of “maybe she’s perked up from being in the mountain air”. (my mom has since suspected that they might've given her a mild sedative before we'd come to check her out)
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