Am I overreacting... someone fed my horse and I don't know what.

ROMANY 1959 said:
Just a thought...but let's visit this scenario

Said horse is a grade one SJ...going into a big competition the next day or so... and owner now does not have a clue what her horse was fed...it may contain Bute, or banned supplements.
Said horse competes, wins and is dope tested by venue vet under FEI rules..
Failed the dope test, rider is banned, and all because someone accidentally fed her horse the wrong bucket of feed..
I an sure this has happened before and will happen again.
OP is not over reacting in my opinion...
But hey ho.. these things happen
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stencilface said:
Thanks for this, gave me a chuckle. :D

Of course, the main demographic of hho posters is those with a Grade A at home.

You'd hope the owner of a grade A would be a bit more clued up and responsible wouldn't you? Certainly hope so!
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Actually, I seem to remember something similar happening to Michael Whitaker. His stallion tested positive for Regumate after his feed went into the wrong bucket, or something along those lines.


Edit: Yep, http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/showjumping/michael-whitaker-banned-from-riding-in-olympics-290102
 
Achinghips said:
Equi and Ffion .....
Stop continuing to try to wind up by launching further insults. There is such a thing as abuse. Popsdosh referred to me using a reference to womens nether regions, which was later removed. That was too far !
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Sorry I thought you knew!!!!

What insults exactly? Do you wish to drag everybody in?You really dont know when to let it go do you! The button you needs down there on the left! The more you keep on the more people will think I got it right!

I would rather leave it here but its entirely up to you!
 
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I thought you couldn't do playground politics popsdosh? and didn't you say you were leaving this thread some time ago?
 
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Tiddlypom said:
Indeed. However, your earlier post in which you also insinuate that the OP may be exaggerating her horse's uncharacteristically quiet behaviour is childish and unpleasant.



Goldenstar's regime of colour coded buckets and practices is excellent. A few other YM's could learn a thing or two from this thread about robust yard feeding practices.
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That's your opinion TP, which is fine. I think the further info was rather predictable considering the responses OP got.
 
Achinghips said:
Could I not say the same for you?
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Really?
You do appear to just be on this thread now to try to provoke, all I asked was for you to give it a rest, simple post, thats all. If you have a personal objection with other posters on here, then take it elsewhere, but by staying and popping pointy sticks in, really isn't helping anyone, is it?
Cannot for the life of me see why you had to respond to me like that?
 
Was feeling pretty 'meh' so I came on HHO... god its like the old days, brilliant thread... I have to say I personally believe it is necesarry to embrace all types of people. I am grateful to OP for being such a neurotic nelly, and for the magic bucket that appeared in her stable. I am grateful for Goldenstar, Popdosh, Aching Hips... and all those inbetween...

This thread has been a very entertaining read :)
 
Glad your horse is ok OP, you know your horse best and know if something isn't quite right so entitled to worry. I know if my elderly mare had eaten something she shouldn't have I would be very concerned about her but if my gelding had I wouldn't worry at all as she is such a sensitive mare when it comes to feed and he has the constituting of an ox.
 
Achinghips said:
Equi and Ffion .....
Stop continuing to try to wind up by launching further insults. There is such a thing as abuse. Popsdosh referred to me using a reference to womens nether regions, which was later removed. That was too far !
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You're a little to easily offended deary. Grow a skin.
 
popsdosh said:
A simple sign on the door 'do not feed' even in the best run yards not everybody is fully awake in the mornings
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popsdosh said:
However thats been the point most posters have reinforced you do not get those answers if you go in there all guns blazing and over reacting. If you havent please read the opening post , Im not assuming you havent but a lot of early posters tried to reason that the OP may be over reacting . When she said she couldnt get answers at the yard ! is it possible they were already aware of what was on this thread so made them guarded? hopefully if that was the case the lesson has been learnt even though the OP may never know.
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Some early posters were suggesting that her concern was Ott and one even said that she was unfit to own a horse, if she got worried about such minor problems. They were *not* just saying that confrontation was inappropriate.
It is threads like this that make me infinitely thankful that our horses are kept at home. Should there be a mixup here and the wrong horse be given Prascend, we would know exactly whom to blame. However that is unlikely to happen as our feed buckets are colour coded, specifically to avoid such situations.
 
Achinghips said:
Equi and Ffion .....
Stop continuing to try to wind up by launching further insults. There is such a thing as abuse. Popsdosh referred to me using a reference to womens nether regions, which was later removed. That was too far !
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Could you please point to where I have "launched further insults" or tried to wind anyone up?! It would seem you don't need winding up you are already gunning for anyone who doesn't agree with you.
 
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