Fugly Horse of the Day – Why I Love the Fugly Horse Blog!

I stumbled on the Fugly Blog a few years ago. Love it or hate it the blog has great information on the dark side of our horse world. I personally love her honesty and writing style. I’m a sucker for snarky!

Like most horse owners I love all breeds but am only educated on the breeds I have personally owned. I have learned about so many abuses in the different horse industries from the Fugly blog. The blog does not pick on any one breed, but anyone that abuses horses is fair game.

Her posts on faux rescues have educated me on how a good rescue operates. I am amazed how many crazy people there are in this world, the abuse stories bring tears to my eyes. My favorite posts are the crazy for sale ads. Who needs reality TV with Bad Parent Du Jour?

The blog is not fully appreciated without reading the comments. The blog audience is very diverse and I really enjoy the different opinions from around the world.

Reading the Fugly blog is my guilty pleasure. It is better than a soap opera. You have humor, drama , and sex; what more can you ask for in a horse blog? It is as entertaining as it is educational and I highly recommend it to my horse loving friends.

And just for fun here is an adorable pony video I found on the blog.

Shetland Pony Grand National

Horse Trader Patricia Wilson Gets Shut Down By Texas Attorney General

Patricia Wilson's Mugshot
Horse traders beware! States are finally going after scam artists that rip off unsuspecting buyers. If you haven't heard of the Patricia Wilson story do a Google search and you find pages of complaints. Here is the link to the story. 


The story of Patricia Wilson is not new and she is not alone in scamming buyers. The internet is a great place to shop but buying a horse online is asking for trouble. There are so many ways for an internet deal to go wrong. The most common complaints I hear are buyers not getting what they expected. I would never buy a kid's horse without riding the horse myself. I would say 80% of the ads I see for gentle, kid safe horses are either clueless sellers or scams. I can't even count the number of ads I see where someone claims to have a horse perfect for a kid or beginner and the horse is either green broke or a young horse. Never will a green horse be safe for a child or beginner. A horse under 5 is not suitable for either situation. Only an older, been there done that, horse should ever be marketed for beginners. You get what you pay for and a reliable horse is not going to be under $1000 unless it has some kind of health problem. 


Do your homework people. A simple Google search will help find out if you are dealing with a shady dealer. And please find an experienced person to help you.


And thank you Texas for going after the bad sellers. Patricia Wilson is just the beginning.