You're writing a horse for sale ad. I understand that spell check is not fail-safe, but it can help. We're going to have a short (but hopefully helpful) grammar lesson today.
You have a horse for sale. Or you are selling a horse. You don't have a horse for sell. And you're not saleing (yes, I've seen it spelled this way) a horse.
Your horse has nice conformation; he is well put-together. You receive a confirmation email from Craigslist to let you know your ad has been posted.
Your horse has been ridden a lot, he is ridden every day. You rode him yesterday, or it's been a week since you rode. He hasn't been trail rode; he's been trail ridden.
Your horse behaves for the farrier. Not the ferrier or the furrier. (He may be furrier this time of year, but that's kind of irrelevant).
A hand is 4 inches. 11 hands, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12 hands. If your pony is 11.2, you might say he stands 11 and a half hands, or you might just say he's 46 inches. Your pony isn't 11.5 hands tall. Nor is your horse 15.6.
My point is not to deride anyone; I'm not poking fun at someone for a single mis-spelling or typo or autocorrect that their eyes may not have caught. That happens to everyone.
My point is this - as I've said before - you want to make your horse look the best he can in an advertisement. That first impression when a buyer is wading through fifty other ads is incredibly important; and if you come across sounding ignorant of the basics -- and ignorant, in general -- why should the buyer have any faith that you know your stuff when it comes to your horse's level of training and his value?
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