Advice on HHO?

Ive had some excellent advice on here, and ive taken it to heart too. Some that is less helpful too, but not much, and if it really is crap, someone picks up on it fairly quickly anyway.

I would certainly value some members opinions over others.
 
i havent had much advice from here really.....but then i dont really ask serious questions! :D:D:D
There is a lot of rubbish spouted on here though but as pinkpony said you do learn quite quickly who talks sense and who talks bull...
 
ThePinkPony said:
I would certainly value some members opinions over others.
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Ditto this. Just from reading around threads. I dont always post but read what people have to say on a thread. You soon get to know who gives valuable advice and who talks rubbish. I have also had my eyes opened to one poster who wrote a very misleading thread (I know the other side to the story) so you cant always believe what you read. I think you have to be quite careful actually, im not as naive on here anymore! Hopefully ;)
 
Ditto PP :D

Some people I take very seriously, after having read their comments, etc., over time.

Don't always agree with what some say, but am interested in new angles and new knowledge, so usually take something on board and go and research the new idea/angle further.

On the other hand, some people spout such tripe as to make me despair, but such is human nature and a public forum :cool:
 
Most people give fairly sensible advice. No, it won't always work for everyone but most of it makes some sense. Obviously you get some who make you want to cry because they clearly have no idea, but there aren't that many I feel.

*Wanders off wandering how awful the advice I have given is* :p
 
I agree with the above comments, you get used to who you can take advice from and who to ignore. There are some amazing, and knowledgeable, horse people on here and I have had some brilliant advice in the past, I haven't ever been given any cringe worthy advice but have seen loads offered over the years.
 
I have had some really good advice in the past. It can be good to confirm what I thought myself and also to get some new angles from other people on things I wouldn't have thought of myself.

I have also made some very good friends here :)
 
bakedbean said:
Touche
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Honestly though, I do think the quality shines through on HHO and infact quite a few other forums. I quite like specialist ones depending on my interests but nothing beats the banter on HHO imo... I'm sure I'm not the only one here who has made friends and even though many don't see eye to eye on certain things, everyone is up for thrashing things out if they truly believe in something. Actually, lots of people are very forthcoming with advice - without asking much I've learnt plenty :) Nothing makes me laugh so hard than some threads on HHO!!! :D:D:D:D:D
 
depends on what you want advice about, I guess. I would be very selective about who I took horsey advice from, judging people on the sense in what they say, and what I think of their posting history. If it's about fluffiness or personal stuff, I'll listen to anyone's advice, though whether I chose to follow it or not is another matter!
 
I don't tend to ask for or offer advice generally. If there is something I want to know I will use the search function and if the same answer keeps coming up then that's usually quite helpful. I normally run things by with people in real life.

There are posters whose opinions I would listen to as there are people on here who talk with knowledge and experience.

On the other hand there are people who I would dismiss anything they said because of some of what they post. For example people who say that they would never smack their horse, raise their voice to it or shoe it and that whips should be banned, I tend to dismiss because experience tells me that there is no one right or wrong solution for every horse.
 
I have posted things on here that had already occurred... fishing you might say... and the standards of the replies just weren't good enough imo.

Recently I've just taken to collecting up a nice big pot of ideas and then forumlating a plan rather than working to what any one user has suggested.

It's safer for the horse and for me that way!!
 
ThePinkPony said:
Ive had some excellent advice on here, and ive taken it to heart too. Some that is less helpful too, but not much, and if it really is crap, someone picks up on it fairly quickly anyway.

I would certainly value some members opinions over others.
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This, pretty much.

I have to say that mostly, though, I get and act on advice from people with experience at the yard: there are two brilliant people there who really know their stuff.:)
 
I don't often ask for advice on here, but when I posted up regarding a mare that had a mystery condition causing her to be unridable, the responses I received were invaluable and gave her owner and me the amunition to take on the vets and insist on more tests. The mare was found to have ulcers and we can now ride her safely again.
 
I think the quality of the advice has diminished over the last couple of years and sadly too many people have such a poor basic understanding of a horse's needs that they are unable to tell the difference between the good and the bad advice. Honestly, in many cases they'd be better off using Mr Google.
 
PapaFrita said:
I think the quality of the advice has diminished over the last couple of years and sadly too many people have such a poor basic understanding of a horse's needs that they are unable to tell the difference between the good and the bad advice. Honestly, in many cases they'd be better off using Mr Google.
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I agree, but so long as you know enough to spot the rubbish, it can be great. Sadly, those needing most advice due to being inexperienced are the least likely to be able to identify the cr*p.
 
I think their is still some good advice available but sadly this forum was taken over a good while ago by either idiots who don't know the front end of a horse from the back, or by those that get their kicks on an eve pretending to be keyboard terrorists.
All in all HHO forum has become a bit of a joke :(
 
There are a few people on here who I think offer really good advice, unfortunately there not regular posters.

But good advise is only good if you apply it the right way.
 
The amount of good advice hasn't changed but the amount of bad advice has def increased as has the level of ass-kissing - perhaps theres a correlation? :p I used to post in NL for advice a fair bit, these days I'm more likely to ask people I know in RL first then here second if I need to.
 
PapaFrita said:
I think the quality of the advice has diminished over the last couple of years and sadly too many people have such a poor basic understanding of a horse's needs that they are unable to tell the difference between the good and the bad advice. Honestly, in many cases they'd be better off using Mr Google.
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Quite a few of them do and re-print it here:-))))

Some posters I really rate and would at least do further research into their advice, some posters advice make your hair stand on end and I can only be grateful that I am on a "Virtual Livery yard" with them and not a real one.
 
Well.

I think some of you need to get off your high horses. At least people are sharing experiences which is actually what matters. You're welcome to add your thoughts.

This is a forum. ALL invited, ALL welcome. If you don't like something say so, don't sit there behind your laptop seething everytime someone says something you don't like and call them idiots.

Goodness me. It IS what YOU put into it after all.

Sorry, I just saw red when I see people in the thread calling other people idiots - don't use the forum then if that's you really think.
 
i think it can be dangerous on or off a forum to blindly take someones advice! I use forums to get different ideas, i'm not on a livery yard so i don't often get input from others, it's good to beable to come here and look at various discussions, some ideas are crackers lol but theres some darn good ones too.
 
Just as in real life you'll get opinions that are useful and those that aren't, the moral of the story is to find out for yourself first! If I had a serious dilemma I'd personally be consulting somebody experienced in the relevant field, so vet, farrier/trimmer, saddler, physio, dentist etc. I'd probably then ask for opinions on here to see if there were any other directions I could take or if I'd missed something while still working with the professionals.

It always surprises me when people haven't had a vet etc when they obviously should have had before asking on here. There is also a wealth of information online, it is just a case of sorting the wheat from the chaff and if you haven't the experience or knowledge to do that then turn to a professional who does.

If rubbish advice is given then it is the OP's responsibility to ignore it, what annoys me more is the attention seeking posts that continuously ask for opinions on the same issue and then ignore/make excuses for not putting any of the advice into practice.
 
Its always good to get other peoples experiences.....I'm not on a yard so I don't have the benefit of asking people stuff.

Quite often I've a good idea what the problem is or what I need to do...but its good to get it confirmed or to get another perspective on the issue.

Theres loads of really knowledgeable people on here....I have learned lots, I have been given some really good advice thats helped me with bringing my horse on.

Yeah- theres some crap ( probably from me:o) but you just filter it out.....like you would in RL too.
 
i have enough sense to know when something isn't right and if i'm not sure then i will ask for more details/info.
there is someone on my yard who i do trust when it comes to opinions, we think the same way and it's good to talk about things out loud and know that she will correct me or question me etc.

on here there are a few people who are the same and i will 'listen' to their opinions. however there are a few people on here that don't really give advice or they wait until someone says something then they will agree with it which makes them look like they are knowledgeable!!

there are some people who know more about one thing or another simply because they have experienced it themselves so have first hand knowledge of a problem.
 
I have to say some advice given on here sometimes scares the hell out of me.

I have been on here long enough to know what posters seem to know about certain areas and give the best advice.
 
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