Bored Baydale "Blether" (credits FigJam for alliteration opportunities) *vids*

deskbound said:
TS - I'm with you on queeky ;)

But, TBH, one persons "quirky" is another's "thank god it has a personality", and for me Jup is firmly in the latter. I'd like to think I'd far rather ride one with it's own independent brain cells down to large fences and big questions in the not-a-million-miles-away future than the former, rightly or wrongly (but I do like mares too... :o)

He's 5, he's beautifully produced and feels great, and yeah, the world turned up to watch him that day, dontchaknow :D ! I'd be quietly excited, and not worried for a moment ;). 5 is a long way to 6 (don'tweblumminknowit) and is still a hike to 7. Exciting, fun, and much to be fabulous in recovery and therefore very healthy for!
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"Queeky" shall henceforth become the new "quirky". :D

Thanks for the vote of confidence db, I'm sure he'll mature year on year even if there are some blips, trips, bumps and bucks along the way. :rolleyes:
 
Ignition said:
Dare I tell NL that I actually *shock horror* shut the top door of his stable this afternoon to keep him in? I don't want the RSPCA being sent round :rolleyes:
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You did WHAT? How would you like to have the top door of your stable shut - that's disgusting and I'm uphauled :mad:
 
Baydale said:
I knew I could drag TS out of the woodwork eventually for her words of wisdom and the fact that she's given away one of her trade secrets, well, that's even better. :D

Let's hope Jup turns into the "est" eventually, but for all the right reasons.:)
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Yeah, yeah. We've already established you just want more goats' cheese crackers. (Thoughts on the apostrophe anyone? I think it should be there as the cheese belongs to the goats, vs being made out of them. But is it the cheese of a single goat? Is "goat" used to designate the whole, or is it a collection of goats contributing? . . . . ;) )

And "queeky" is not quirky. It's TOTALLY different. And nicer. :)

Btw, don't worry about the RSPCA, I'm sure they're busy taking reports from the people on my yard re my horse not having a sheet on yet or . . . gasp . . . shoes. :D
 
alwaysbroke said:
Have been thinking how to say all of that for hours! I am not the best at writing down what I would like to say:rolleyes:

Pondering on quirks and traits, it has really surprised me when riding our home bred, how much like his mother he is (perhaps it shouldn't have surprised me that much when I look at my own kids and see so much of me and their fathers in them, good and bad;)). I often find myself saying while riding H its like sitting on a much more potentially explosive, more compact and powerful version of his mum, can comment on his dad as he was only raced and I haven't delved into his 'traits'. This has made me think that do some horses get labeled as quirky by their riders, as they are unaware of how the sire and dam can behave in ceratin situations, when really the behaviour they display is a family trait? The quirks being as Kerilli said something that is in the horses own mind.

Sorryto hear about the infection, hope that you are feeling much brighter soon. (Just to credit FJ again I do like the 'Kickass Kermit':))
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I competed Jup's mother for a couple of years and she was quite feisty, but I have a feeling the wicked sense of humour may come from the sire, Busk Hill Gunner. He's also HH's sire...say no more.:rolleyes:
 
TarrSteps said:
Yeah, yeah. We've already established you just want more goats' cheese crackers. (Thoughts on the apostrophe anyone? I think it should be there as the cheese belongs to the goats, vs being made out of them. But is it the cheese of a single goat? Is "goat" used to designate the whole, or is it a collection of goats contributing? . . . . ;) )

And "queeky" is not quirky. It's TOTALLY different. And nicer. :)

Btw, don't worry about the RSPCA, I'm sure they're busy taking reports from the people on my yard re my horse not having a sheet on yet or . . . gasp . . . shoes. :D
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No shoes and no sheet on either, oh, you'll burn in hell for that.;)

I would say goats' cheese is correct because it's the generic name for the cheese of goats. :)
 
Baggybreeches said:
OMG R'kid has just legged it after reading that!!!!!!!! :-D
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R'kid's (the) Goat's Cheese Crackers (along the lines of the dogs b****cks of cheese-that-comes-from-a-goat crackers)? Now there's a nifty name, and a cute pic of him on the label would make them fly off the shelves.

Go on Bb, post a pic, pleeeeeeeeease. :D
 
AutumnRose said:
I am a bit late to this it seems....hope you are feeling ok :) :)

Jup is definitely 'opinionated', not helped by his proportions i think!!! I still love him though, it's the cheeky monster thing i'm liking. However, that's easy to say with quite a few miles between me and his saddle! You do a fab job with him!!!

On a slightly different note i'm a little annoyed you have entered Keysoe for the Saturday........i was hoping to see the cheeky boys in action from up close!!!!!!!
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It's funny how I don't notice his "proportions" as you so politely put it, but he must be almost 17hh now. I guess as he's short-coupled he doesn't feel too much like the QE2 without a rudder.;)

Sorry I won't see you at Keysoe, maybe the Cheeky Boys on Tour will make it to the deep South next season. :D
 
I think we're on to something with "R'kid's Goats' Cheese Crackers"! (Although then maybe is would be "Goat's" as there is only one goat and they're his crackers . . . ) Is any of us making any money with the horses? No? I thought not . . . on to the biscuit market! :D
 
Sorry to hear you aren't feeling so good, and yes, you've quite put me off cooking apple pie and custard today..
I laughed at the dressage vid, he looks cheeky and full of mischief but not quirky.
Quirky to me means having some trait that makes them far more difficult than the average horse , either by needing special routines before they will perform or getting incredibly upset at something like a saddle going on etc. From what I hear some of the best horses in this country have tricks such as firing their jockey off before the dressage at times, which once they have reached the stage of regular riding isn't normal !
One of our horses used to be quirky in that when first tacked up you didn't dare tighten his girth for five mins (and I mean leaving it really loose) and he had to be led round for a minute with the rider on board. It was just his thing, and after realising what suited him we simply did that until he stopped exploding. Last week after three months off in the field he behaved perfectly so perhaps he's grown out of it at last.
We tolerate such quirks only if the horse is very talented, as I suspect many people do, if they aren't they get sold on because it's just irritating when so many others don't have them. I have to say we don't label ours as quirky by choice, it's a detriment when selling if we ever do, so I don't agree with your definition of why!
I think quirky also covers some temperament faults, hang around any of the top people's boxes at comps and you will see all sorts of avoidance techniques happening, from riding some three or four times from early morning before a test to keeping a muzzle on until the rider is on board.
I'm hoping our only "quirky horse" has at last grown out of his, they were tiresome...
 
Hmm, laughing a little at the way he "minced" through his dressage test but to be fair, I think he contained it very well! Which brings to me the quirk thing, I think not, I think, naughty little school boy trying to p1ss mummy off :rolleyes:

I rather like him, he doesn't look the easiest to ride and you look like you do a very good job with him :)

How's HH by the way, is he hunting now?

Hope you are feeling better today.
 
TarrSteps said:
I think we're on to something with "R'kid's Goats' Cheese Crackers"! (Although then maybe is would be "Goat's" as there is only one goat and they're his crackers . . . ) Is any of us making any money with the horses? No? I thought not . . . on to the biscuit market! :D
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It's not a great business plan for me though - with my lack of self-control I'd never have any stock left.:o
 
wizoz said:
Hmm, laughing a little at the way he "minced" through his dressage test but to be fair, I think he contained it very well! Which brings to me the quirk thing, I think not, I think, naughty little school boy trying to p1ss mummy off :rolleyes:

I rather like him, he doesn't look the easiest to ride and you look like you do a very good job with him :)

How's HH by the way, is he hunting now?

Hope you are feeling better today.
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I'm not sure he was doing it deliberately to irritate me, more that he decided his needs (bouncing, squeaking and generally getting over-excited about little things) were far more important than my needs (manners and basic obedience ie. straight lines in the right direction and at the right speed).:rolleyes: The negotiations are ongoing.;)

HH is very well thanks: his first day's autumn hunting went well up until the point OH asked him to cross a blind ditch/dyke and, according to onlookers, he and OH completely vanished from sight. :eek: Doh, schoolboy error. :o
 
Baydale said:
HH is very well thanks: his first day's autumn hunting went well up until the point OH asked him to cross a blind ditch/dyke and, according to onlookers, he and OH completely vanished from sight. :eek: Doh, schoolboy error. :o
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Bless him, HH does know he goes over not through, so maybe he was testing his new jockey, LOL :D
 
Hellooo! *waves* Thought I'd better join in before Bored Baydale Blether Burns Out ;) (And before I see her tonight else she might not pour my gins how I like them ;) )

OK, Quirky? I think it does exist, but I agree with those who say far too many horses get labelled quirky when they are something entirely different (naughty, in pain, confused, badly schooled etc etc)

I'm going to propose Turbo as genuinely quirky. On what basis? The unpredictability and seemingly irrational nature of his behaviour. Why does a horse who hacks out with evident enjoyment need to be reversed down the track which leads to the school (and the gate out for hacking)? OK this didn't go on for ever but for long enough ;) Why, if you don't want to go XC, go out of the start box pulling my arms out and only down tools more than halfway round the course, out of sight of any civilisation of any kind? This was the general pattern for all his "incidents" - they were in no way a nap towards home, you couldn't get him to move in any direction (other than reversing into the ambulance at Aldon and that was his decision :p ) till he decided to. There are other examples but that'll do for the purposes of illustration.

I don't know why he is/was quirky - I think the debate about what causes it is, in some ways, a separate one. I suspect both nature (breeding) and nurture (upbringing) come into it. Turbo is by Emilion who is renowned for throwing tricksy stock.

Nothing I've ever seen or heard about Jupe make him sound quirky to me, I think ISZ's description is apt, accurate and far more witty than anything I could come up with so I'll bow to that and cross her off my Christmas card list :D
 
Baydale said:
You've obviously not seen the size of some of our Lincolnshire dykes? ;) :eek:
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I'll back Baydale up on that one, we have dykes in Lincs you could drop an artic in and not see it. EVEN HH would just about fit in.
Whose was the schoolboy error though, Bd, HH's or your OH's?!
btw, the dykes around here are invariably full of disgustingly stinky black stagnant muddy water. (I'm sure you can guess how I know that.) I hope the one HH chose wasn't... or their street cred will have gone forever, however handsome he (HH) is... ;) ;)
 
TableDancer said:
Hellooo! *waves* Thought I'd better join in before Bored Baydale Blether Burns Out ;) (And before I see her tonight else she might not pour my gins how I like them ;) )

OK, Quirky? I think it does exist, but I agree with those who say far too many horses get labelled quirky when they are something entirely different (naughty, in pain, confused, badly schooled etc etc)

I'm going to propose Turbo as genuinely quirky. On what basis? The unpredictability and seemingly irrational nature of his behaviour. Why does a horse who hacks out with evident enjoyment need to be reversed down the track which leads to the school (and the gate out for hacking)? OK this didn't go on for ever but for long enough ;) Why, if you don't want to go XC, go out of the start box pulling my arms out and only down tools more than halfway round the course, out of sight of any civilisation of any kind? This was the general pattern for all his "incidents" - they were in no way a nap towards home, you couldn't get him to move in any direction (other than reversing into the ambulance at Aldon and that was his decision :p ) till he decided to. There are other examples but that'll do for the purposes of illustration.

I don't know why he is/was quirky - I think the debate about what causes it is, in some ways, a separate one. I suspect both nature (breeding) and nurture (upbringing) come into it. Turbo is by Emilion who is renowned for throwing tricksy stock.

Nothing I've ever seen or heard about Jupe make him sound quirky to me, I think ISZ's description is apt, accurate and far more witty than anything I could come up with so I'll bow to that and cross her off my Christmas card list :D
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I have two words for you - "screw" and "loose". Not you, you mad old bag, I mean Turbo. He was quirky as they come and there was no method in his madness whatsoever.;)

Agree whole-heartedly that ISZ has out-witty-ed :p us and should henceforth be PNG.;)
 
kerilli said:
I'll back Baydale up on that one, we have dykes in Lincs you could drop an artic in and not see it. EVEN HH would just about fit in.
Whose was the schoolboy error though, Bd, HH's or your OH's?!
btw, the dykes around here are invariably full of disgustingly stinky black stagnant muddy water. (I'm sure you can guess how I know that.) I hope the one HH chose wasn't... or their street cred will have gone forever, however handsome he (HH) is... ;) ;)
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There's one famous one called The Forty Footer. :eek: Needless to say we all find the bridges for that one.

The schoolboy error was one that most green hunters make: thinking that because there is grass-like stuff it must be solid ground.:rolleyes: OH will be sitting tight next time as I doubt HH will make the same mistake twice, and we know how much scope he has....parachute pants might be useful. :D
 
Baydale said:
There's one famous one called The Forty Footer. :eek: Needless to say we all find the bridges for that one.

The schoolboy error was one that most green hunters make: thinking that because there is grass-like stuff it must be solid ground.:rolleyes: OH will be sitting tight next time as I doubt HH will make the same mistake twice, and we know how much scope he has....parachute pants might be useful. :D
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Now, as a confirmed Parachute Pants wearer, I could be enticed to try these legendary dykes? I am guessing they bear little resemblence to the small fast flowing ditch Emerald and I minced and muddled through on Saturday!
 
Baggybreeches said:
Now, as a confirmed Parachute Pants wearer, I could be enticed to try these legendary dykes? I am guessing they bear little resemblence to the small fast flowing ditch Emerald and I minced and muddled through on Saturday!
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We have all depths and widths for your delectation Bb.:D Let me know when you and your Parachute Pants fancy a day in Lincs. ;)
 
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