Help Topics (Horses for Sale)

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Member Registration

Member registration is free and allows you to access all the features of the Horses for Sale area.

To ensure that you and no one else is able to edit your ads, registration is required. Simply click on the Register link from the Horse for Sale Menu.

You will be asked to provide a valid email address, username and password. Please save this user name and password for access to the many features of Search for the Perfect Horse. Required fields are noted by * and the others are optional.

When you have completed the information form, click on the Register Now button. If all the information is submitted correctly, you will receive a successful notification.

A confirmation email will be sent to you immediatly, to verify your email address. After you follow the instructions in the confirmation email, you will be a registered member at Search for the Perfect Horse, and will have full access to features such as My Checklist and Free! Horse For Sale Ads.

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Missing or Lost Confirmation Email

Confirming your email address is necessary to make sure that you can receive communication regarding your account and replies to your ads. If your confimation email has not been recieved or has been lost, follow these steps:

1. Check to make sure it was not filtered by spamguard.
Email is often filtered for unwanted or unsolicited emails by your email service provider, your computer's security system, or both. This is sometimes referred to as "spamguard" or "antispam". Mail from senders which are not explicitly added to a trusted senders list is often blocked, or placed in a SPAM, BULK MAIL, or QUARANTINE folder. If you did not receive a confirmation email, be sure to check for it there.

2. Ensure that you will be able to receive future emails by adding "searchfortheperfecthorse.com" to your trusted senders list (sometimes called a whitelist). If you are not sure how to do this, ask your service provider, or read your computer's documentation.

3. Request another confirmation email to be sent to you. Click on the Log In button. Enter your username and password and click Log In. (Be sure to use the same username and password that you registered with). Follow the instructions to have another confirmation email sent to you.

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Username and Password

Username and Password may only use the 26 letters of the alphabet, and numbers. Special characters such as *, #, or ' are not allowed. Space, dash and underscore are not allowed.

Username and Password must be at least 3 characters, and no more than 15 characters long.

Username and Password are case sensitive. This means that John is different than john.

If your Username or Password not working, check to make sure that CAPS LOCK is not on.

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Forgotten Username or Password

If you forget either your username or password, use the link on the Login page to recover them. You will be asked for your first and last name, and the email address you used to register. Your username and password will be sent to that email address.

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Member Profile

After registering as a member, you can make changes to your profile at any time by clicking on the My Profile link. You will be asked to Login, if you haven't already. Your current member profile will be displayed. You can change any information, including your username and password. If you change you email address, you will need to confirm the new email address before you will be able login again. If you have current ads, replies to the ads will continue using your old email address until the new one has been confirmed.

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Email Address

Your email address will remain private and will not be displayed publicly on Search for the Perfect Horse. If you place an ad, replies to your ad will be sent to the email address on record in your member profile. Information regarding your account or your ads will also be sent to this email address.

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List New Ads

Horse for Sale Ads are Free!

You must log in as a registered member at Search for the Perfect Horse before you can place an ad.

Then click the Place Ads link on the navigation bar, which will display the requirements for all ads at Search for the Perfect Horse. Please read these requirements carefully before you continue.

You will then be directed to the Horse Ad Registration form. All required fields are noted with an * where you will enter your information. You will not be able to complete your ad registration if you do not fill out ALL required fields.

You can preview your ad immediately. If you wish to make changes, use the Back button at the bottom of the page which will take you back to your original information. Do not use your browser's back button, or you may lose your work! When satisfied with your ad, click on the Continue button.

After you have place your ad, you will have additional options, such as upgrading to a Video Ad or Featured Ad.

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Photo Help

Upload Image - JPG Image Files Only

When uploading files for Search for the Perfect Horse you will only be able to use JPG files that are LESS THAN 200KB from your computer to our server.

A 200KB file allows a generous sized photo of your horse, without taking too long to load in the viewer's browser.


Edit Your Photos

If your file size is too large, please use a photo editing software to reduce the file size. Each software is different but some common methods for reducing file size include cropping, resizing (scaling and/or changing resolution), and adjusting image quality (compression). Please refer to your photo editing software's user guide for more information.


Crop Photo

To CROP a photo you will need reduce the border around your horse's photo in order to eliminate most of the background area. Then resave your cropped image as a JPEG or JPG file.


Resolution

If your photos are print quality, they may be saved at a high resolution, such as 300 pixels per inch or more. Reducing the resolution to 72 pixels per inch will reduce the file size without negatively affecting screen quality.


Quality

The JPG/JPEG image will then need to be saved as a MEDIUM OR MEDIUM-HIGH QUALITY image. Sometimes this if referred to as compression. A maximum quality (uncompressed) JPG image is too large for the browser to accept and the file will be too large to upload to Search for the Perfect Horse. 200 KB is the largest file that can be uploaded.


Photo Dimensions

Your photo will be automatically resized by our system if the height or width are too large. Thumbnail images will be created automatically to show in the search results pages.


Mail Photo

If you have a photo that is non-JPG or too large and are unable to reformat it, mail the photo to the address below. Your photo will be uploaded for your ad at no extra charge.

When MAILING YOUR PHOTO to Search for the Perfect Horse please include:
Horse name and ID#, your name, address and self-addressed stamped envelope - to return your photo.
Photo will not be returned unless you follow these instructions. If you need further instructions or customer service, please contact us here.


PHOTO MAILING ADDRESS:

Search For The Perfect Horse

32090 Spring Lane

Rainier, OR 97048

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How to Pay for an Ad

At this time, all Horse for Sale ads are Free! and Renewals are Free!
Offer subject to change at any time without notice.

Payments are processed securely by PayPal.

If you wish to mail a check or money order instead, please contact us first. Please include your First and Last Name, and your Horse's Name with all correspondence.

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Fraud

Please become informed on the scams and fraudulent practices taking place in the horse industry. See International Cashier's Check Fraud Alert and contact the Internet Fraud Complaint Center if you have any suspicion of such activities.

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Changes to Your Ad

You may change a current ad, mark an ad as sold, or renew an expired ad. If you have more than one ad, you will be able to select the ad you wish to change from a list. See below for more information.

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Edit Ads

Click on the Edit Ads link. You will be directed to Login. You will be taken to the form used to place the ad. Your current ad information will be displayed. After you make changes you will be shown a preview of the ad. If you wish to make additional changes, use the Back button at the bottom of the page which will take you back to your original information. Do not use your browser's back button, or you will lose your changes! When satisfied with your ad, click on the Continue button. A message will be displayed that ad has been changed.

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Renewing Your Ads

Ad renewals are Free!

Ads can only be renewed once they have expired. To renew an expired ad, choose the Edit Ads link. (You may need to login first). Use the button to Renew an Expired Ad. If you have more than one expired ad, you will be able to choose from a list.

Expired ads are kept in the system for at least 30 days after expiration. This allows you to renew the ad without having to re-type all your information! You may change any information in the ad, including photos.

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My Checklist

The Checklist feature is used to "record" certain ads you wish to store for future viewing. To use this feature, click on Add to My Checklist located on each horse ad. If you have not logged in, you will be asked to do so at that time in order to place the information in the system. If you are not registered, you will need to register first to use My Checklist.

When you want to review the ads you saved to your checklist, click on My Checklist from the navigation bar. A page will be displayed that lists all of the ads you have checked. Ads are automatically removed from your checklist when they expire or are deleted.

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Auto-Notify

Auto-Notify allows you to set up your own search agent that automatically sends you new ads that match the search criteria you designate. To set up Auto-Notify click on the link on the navigation bar. You will be asked to enter keywords and other criteria in order search new ads. When a new ad is listed and it matches your criteria, you will be notified by email which includes a link to the ad. At any time you can delete your Auto-Notify search by clicking on the link provided in the emails sent to you.

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Reply to an Ad

Use this link send an email to the the Seller. Be sure to enter your correct email address so that the Seller can respond to your question. The Seller will reply directly to the email address you provide.

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Email Ad to a Friend

When you find an ad of interest you would like to share with a friend, click on Email This Ad link located on the horse ad. A form will appear with a place for your name and your friend's email address and a short message for your friend. Once the information is entered, click on Send This Ad button. An email will be sent to your friend from Search for the Perfect Horse. The subject line of the email will say "[your name] wants you to see this horse".

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Back Button / Page Expired

Please use the links provided on each page to navigate this website. Do not use the BACK buttons on your browser.

If you use your browser's BACK button, you may lose information you typed onto the page.


Will I lose my ad?

If you click your browsers BACK button before you have saved your ad, all your typing may be lost! However, if you have already placed an ad and clicked the "Save and Preview" button, your ad is saved and will not be lost. You can check the status of your ad by using the Edit Ads link.


“Warning: Page Expired” message

Many of the pages on our site are dynamically generated, meaning that they are created “new” - specifically based upon requests you have made. The browser cannot get "back" to the page without creating it again, and will give you this error message.

To avoid getting this message, choose the underlined links or buttons provided on each page to move back and forth between pages instead.

If you receive this error and appear to "lose the website", continue clicking "back" until a page displays correctly. Then use the links on the page to navigate.

Note: If you clicked "Back" while placing or editing an ad, or while registering or updating your member profile, your ad or account MAY have been created or changed despite the error message. Use the "Edit Ads" or "My Profile" links to verify your information.

Once again, to avoid these error messages, please use the links provided on the page to navigate this website.

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Winner's Circle - Promote your business and your horse!

To help promote your business and horses, any of the horses listed on Search for the Perfect Horse are eligible to be displayed in the "Winner's Circle" if they have won a national or regional association competition. This ALSO applies to any horse winning a competition after it is sold through the classified listings on Search for the Perfect Horse.

If your horse meets these qualifications, contact us and provide the horse's name, ad ID# , your name and include information on the show, class, championship, and association.

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Featured Ads

Increase your Horse for Sale ad exposure by upgrading to a Featured Ad - only $10.00 for 90 days!

Feauted Ads will always be listed before other non-featured ads in any matching search results. The most recent Featured Ads will also be displayed on our Home Page.

Any non-expired ad can be upgraded to a Featured Ad at any time. Simply click the "Add to Cart" button to put this item in your PayPal shopping cart. Once we have received payment for your Featured Ad, it will be activated upon approval by the administration, usually immediately.

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Video Ads

Let buyers play your YouTube video right from your Horse for Sale Ad for only $10.00!

Video Ads will be indicated by a video ad icon ( ) on the Search Results pages, and buyers will be able to search by "Video Ads Only".

Any non-expired ad can be upgraded to a Video Ad at any time. Simply click the "Add to Cart" button to put this item in your PayPal shopping cart.

Once we have received payment for your Video Ad, your ads page will show a "Link Video" button to go to the next step. You will need to copy and paste the YouTube Video URL in the space provided.

Instructions regarding how to find the correct URL will be given on the Link Video page. Once you have pasted the url, you will have an opportunity to preview the video to make sure that it is working correctly, and that you have chosen the correct video.

Your video ad will be activated upon approval by the administration. This is usually within 24 - 48 hours.

Videos may not contain any explicit or adult-rated content. Videos may not be changed after submission, except by special request.

Our system will ONLY work with existing videos that are already hosted at YouTube.com. If you are not sure how to to do this, please go to YouTube for help.

If your video is hosted at a different internet site, it might still be possible to use it. Please contact us to find out. Please include a link to the video you wish to use.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND US VIDEOS BY EMAIL - they are too large. Please do not mail video tapes, they cannot be used.

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