Are you a horsey snob?

Copperpot said:
And I would never be so lax as to drop a cigarette! They cost too much! If both hands are needed it goes between the teeth! Been caught out hunting when offered a cigarette and everyone moved off and it survived a good canter and 2 jumps in tact!
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:D:D you're my hero :p

Have only smoked once when riding and that because friend's horses owner wasn't with us. I generally use riding as a good reason not to plus all that disapproval emanating from people is off putting lol. but if I was hacking out alone I think I'd be tempted.

Oh.. I hate flash straps on horses especially when they are done up really tightly . .wouldn't comment apart from asking why its being used. Other than that don't care what people do as long as horse is not bring harmed.
 
I can't quote cuz I'm on my phone but..
"horsey furniture" ex. ear bonnets on 12hh ponies, unnecessary martingales, when people use dutch gags for no reason, useless grackles because they look 'good'... stuff like that

i also do not like pink or crystals near horses but each to their own, if it makes someone happier and feel better then go ahead but never near my horse"

Have you been stalking me?! Aha! I have a bonnet (although he's 15hh and he hacks better in it) a martingale, could probably get away without one but it looks better :P a Dutch gag (he came in one but would probably go in a snaffle) and a grackle because he has a deformed nose so a normal noseband doesn't sit right (turned away as a foal in a headcoller we think) don't do pink but I do have a good sprinkling of diamontes ;)
You would shake your head at me :) haha!
 
Smoking is something I can't stand. Woman on our yard once dropped the ash part of the fag down under her saddle. Fell onto the withers and rolled under the saddle, caught between the mare and the numnah. Fairly awful to witness, I was a teen at the time so really made me aware of accidents!

'All the gear - no idea' people...
 
Tack etc only bothers me if its unnecessary & having a detrimental effect on the horse. I have seen the odd person riding in a skull cap with no silk, & it irrationally grates on me. To the point if I've ridden in a dodgy silk on a windy day, I will canter & gallop holding it on my hat rather than risk losing it.
With copperpot on the smoking, it is the only reason I always hack with a schooling whip. Whip goes under leg for the whole ride, reins get hooked over the top for two handed lighting in the wind.
I also hate those crops with the hand on the end, I think they are beyond tacky. (I realise there are far naffer things available, & I'm sure in some peoples opinion I own tackier things, so no offence!)
Also with jftd on the fat horses, especially when owners of said fatties start feeding them up round about mid Feb, only to have them on massive diets mid summer.
Absolutely rank grooming kit, what's the point? And those plastic mane combs being used to remove tangles along with half the hair.
 
I have been known to/ still do stuff people would frown on:

*school with earphones in (school only would never have them in out hacking)
*texting while riding (again only in school!)
*ride without grooming provided the tack area is clean. I have even hacked like it :eek:
*ride in my material bridle which I love as don't have to waste time tack cleaning it!

Not a fan of ear bonnets/ un-necessary half pads. Think its a bit snobby when hacking & you meet someone and they start sawing the horse into an outline then there's me on H who's snorting, gawping at everything & resembling a swamp monster!

Used to think people who walked round in spurs all the time but now I tend to after my lesson & keep H at an rs so....

Some people at work think I'm posh because I have a horse... Er no most of my wages go on said horse hence why I still live at home!
 
No, I am not a horsey snob, I am however, a raging car snob ;):D QUOTE=lucindakay;11641392]"horsey furniture" ex. ear bonnets on 12hh ponies, [/QUOTE]

All my ridden horses wear 'horsey furniture' (love that phrase) ear bonnets are there for a purpose, not decoration. I live in a forested area, we have deer fly. Now deer flies are evil little baskets that have teeth and they damn well HURT I have found that the horses are 100% happier when their ears are not being reduced to bloody stubs. I, on the other hand, wish I could wear ear bonnets, because the little ******s attach themselves to me instead :(

Anything else, each to their own, I don't care really as long as it isn't detrimental to the horse, but as far as I am concerned less is more.

With children and their ponies, unless they are in the hunting field, at Pony Club or shows, then anything goes, if they want pink everything then great, if it gets bums in saddles then that is just fine by me. :D

There are a few things that irritate me/seem unnecessary/make me laugh but I am not going to list them in this thread.;)
 
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3Beasties said:
This.

There are things I wouldn't do, such as smoke on a horse (or at all actually), but if someone else wants to then that is their choice. There are far too many busy bodies around telling others what they should and shouldn't do but IMO if it doesn't harm the horse then it isn't my concern.
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Absolutely!
 
There are a few things that irritate me/seem unnecessary/make me laugh but I am not going to list them in this thread.;)[/QUOTE]

Aw, go on! We want to know......
 
Enfys said:
No, I am not a horsey snob, I am however, a raging car snob ;):D QUOTE=lucindakay;11641392]"horsey furniture" ex. ear bonnets on 12hh ponies,
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All my ridden horses wear 'horsey furniture' (love that phrase) ear bonnets are there for a purpose, not decoration. I live in a forested area, we have deer fly. Now deer flies are evil little baskets that have teeth and they damn well HURT I have found that the horses are 100% happier when their ears are not being reduced to bloody stubs. I, on the other hand, wish I could wear ear bonnets, because the little ******s attach themselves to me instead :(

Anything else, each to their own, I don't care really as long as it isn't detrimental to the horse, but as far as I am concerned less is more.

With children and their ponies, unless they are in the hunting field, at Pony Club or shows, then anything goes, if they want pink everything then great, if it gets bums in saddles then that is just fine by me. :D

There are a few things that irritate me/seem unnecessary/make me laugh but I am not going to list them in this thread.;)[/QUOTE]

Regarding ear bonnets, my horses are alot happier in these when the flies are out, stops the head shaking and if I go riding in the woods anywhere, I actually have a mozzie net I bought online somewhere that fits over my hat and ties loosely around me neck, it's bliss, I can tell you, and I don't care WHAT I look like! :D
 
I'm a total snob about horse types. I like "classy" looking horses (well, classy to me IYKWIM) not the hairies.

Tack and stuff? Not so much, but I am guilty of seeing photos of people, like in adverts, in some tack and equipment and thinking "chavs/muppets" purely based on their turnout which I suppose is snobby too really (and totally hypocritical since my horse wears the most random assortment of colourful kit at times :o ).
 
Enfys said:
No, I am not a horsey snob, I am however, a raging car snob ;):D QUOTE=lucindakay;11641392]"horsey furniture" ex. ear bonnets on 12hh ponies,
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All my ridden horses wear 'horsey furniture' (love that phrase) ear bonnets are there for a purpose, not decoration. I live in a forested area, we have deer fly. Now deer flies are evil little baskets that have teeth and they damn well HURT I have found that the horses are 100% happier when their ears are not being reduced to bloody stubs. I, on the other hand, wish I could wear ear bonnets, because the little ******s attach themselves to me instead :(

Anything else, each to their own, I don't care really as long as it isn't detrimental to the horse, but as far as I am concerned less is more.

With children and their ponies, unless they are in the hunting field, at Pony Club or shows, then anything goes, if they want pink everything then great, if it gets bums in saddles then that is just fine by me. :D

There are a few things that irritate me/seem unnecessary/make me laugh but I am not going to list them in this thread.;)[/QUOTE]





Come on Enfys, we need to know! *taps fingers* i'm waiting!
 
I probaly am , I do have a habit of running my eye over other riders/horses I.e movement, turnout , conformation, etc always done since a child I just enjoy seeing how people/horses vary. I keep my thoughts to myself tho! Will have to get braver im entering the world of judging soon :D
 
I'm very guilty of schooling with headphones, or playing songs from my iPhone out loud from my pocket.
One of my closest friends smokes while riding but I don't let her do it on my horses. Although I smoke too I don't trust my own abilities to let the hands off the reins and light up (:

My pet hate is people feeding horses they don't know, and because of this I get very protective of people hanging around my fences. So childish! I know when I was a kid I'd hang over the fences and stroke the horses but if I see someone across the field doing it, I make it clear that I'm watching them!
 
I would never voice these opinions, but in my head they run riot.

Scruffy hackers. Why not clean your horse, give it brush then ride it, be proud of it.

Hairnets. There for a reason, put them on.

Smoking on horses. Foul. Worst image ever, especially women, I smoke, I would never sit on the horse and smoke, eugh.

Schooling in every piece of kit you own. Really?

Pink. Why?

Scruffy horses in general. Pull their mane once in a while, it saves a lot of trouble eventually.

Happy hackers riding three a breast and being completely ignorant to other road users. Even made me annoyed, and we have five horses that ride on the road.

When someone slows down to pass you, stop your conversation, say thank you and mean it. Otherwise you make us all look like ********s.
 
People who use a big numnah at a local show, I don't care if its a small local show they just shouldn't have it on!
I thought I was quite a snob but tbh I'm not that bothered by much as long as the horse is well looked after.
 
Another- nervous riders & handlers. I do not mean people lacking confidence, or taking sensible precautions. I mean people who think the world should grind to a halt in their presence. The type who start wetting themselves & shouting in a panic because there's an umbrella 50' away on a hack, or somebody has clippers going on the yard. Makes me want to say ffs get a grip.
 
sazzle44 said:
My latest grumble is people who plait their horse's mane but leave the tail loose and unpulled. I know it's the fashion at the moment but it looks a bit pants personally.
Not that I really care that much, I just see these things and go 'arrghhh' in my head then carry on lol
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Have to say if people go to trouble of plaiting, why do they not plait the tail if they like leaving it natural. A full tail with plaited top looks great when the horse moves and carries its tail out.
 
really really really loose nosebands! the ones that are done up on the last buckle, what's the point? oh and really loose throatlashes for that matter...

Fair enough, people don't want them tight to avoid discomfort - but just do them up so they look neat! they don't have to exert any pressure to look neat :o

bridles done up with mane and forelock all knotted and looped around the headpiece/browband..

so yeah, messiness I hate :p
 
Trying not to make this sound stupid but...

I am secretly a massive outline snob!

In sort of the opposite way though. For example, I hate seeing people yanking their horse's head down, when it is not really on an outline at all, just has its neck round, people who saw at the mouth to try and get an outline, and people who's horses go along on an outline but with their ears pinned and tail swishing. I would rather see them with their noses poking out, but their ears forward and looking calm and happy.

I also am a snob about people who lie about their riding ability, and people who always blame the horse, for everything, even when it is not the horse's fault at all.

Also in sort of response to an answer i saw earlier (I can't figure out how to post it as a quote) I know that people who seem to get really nervous of everything can look like they are being a bit pathetic but I have only really just got to grips with nerves myself, and sometimes have had occasions in the past when people have thought i was being a bit pathetic, but i was so nervous, it was almost a panic attack and I was going out of my mind worring. Thank god I am getting so much more confident now!

Sorry that all sounds so serious :(
 
I have to own up to being a showing turn out snob.
I just think its not hard to look up on the Internet or in a book that your horse shouldn't be wearing a super fluffy red faux fur numnah for that show hunter class. I also hate cheapo nylon show jackets. I was always taught good quality second hand over new cheap items.
My mum is even worse than me for horse snobbery her pet hate is horsey chavs the riding in Wellies in an ill fitted riding hat with hair flowing out the back types.
 
Ooooh lots of things but I would never say anything ordinarily...

Any type of lycra onesie for horses, even worse those snuggy hoods, makes them look like klan members!

Western riding, I know its unreasonable I just think it looks silly anywhere except the US. Stemmed from spending time in Italy where everyone seemed to think they were a cowboy, big fat men slumped over on little horses in the blazing sun, smoking.. It's a horse not a sofa, get off it and get it some water!

Natural horsemanship know it alls

Pony club mothers at shows

Dutch gags on third ring, use two reins or not at all!

People who call themselves 'mum' in reference to their horse, especially when their mare has just foaled, I feel an unnatural surge of defensiveness that is is somehow disrespectful, lol we all have our triggers...

Numnahs with tweety pie on and other such characters, do children even watch those cartoons anymore and why is it relevant to horses?

The whole 'polite' range

The term 'barefoot' and people whose horses have to hobble over stones when they don't want to buy shoes (or boots) - if it works, fine, if it doesn't, your horse's feet hurt!

People who feed their horses too much human food!

Well you did ask!
 
No I am not Honestly as long as the poor old horse isnt getting hurt, or its causing a problem, what you do is up to you. I dont smoke, never have, so cant comment on people smoking while riding. I do confess to using my mobile a lot while riding though.
 
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