Breed/Type Owner Stereotypes (For Fun)

firewell said:
Amaranta that is so true lol!!

Ok I will try a Tb one :)

The thoroughbred, spirited and bold is owned by a slip of a girl. This girl is so thin that with one gust of wind she is in danger of being blown away. She has to be thin however otherwise the legs of her twitchy beast would most likely break. In fact just in case this is so slip of a girl bandages her steeds legs up to the hilt in an attempt to keep them intact.
Slip of a girl is almost as jumpy as her horse, together they move through life jumping at every little thing and slip of a girl is constantly swearing under her breath at birds flying out of hedges and anything else that causes the pair of them to leap out their skin.
Thoroughbred is ridden in a racing snaffle as a testament to the old days and a jump saddle with several hundred layers of dead sheep to cushion those bony withers and stop their fur from being rubbed away.
Slip of a girl has balance akin to an Olympic gymnast on the high beam which is just as well because Thoroughbred can be 'sharp'. She has deceptively strong biceps however brought about by years of dragging TB's feedbucket over to his stable, she would put it in the wheelbarrow but it doesn't fit. The local feed store love her as she alone has kept them in profit over the recession.
Slip of a girl LOVES Throughbred mainly because he enables her to indulge in her greatest passion... Shopping! TB requires so many rugs that slip of a girl has been able to buy every type of rug on the Market in every colour! Thoroughbred wears them all at once and all you can see is his ears, one of the other liverys mistook Thoroughbred for 'fat cob' with all his rugs on!
Slip of a girl can't wait to take Thoroughbred eventing this season, they have practiced their flat out gallop and making the time won't be an issue. Dressage should be interesting and slip of a girl is getting increasingly frustrated that Throughbred insists on doing the centre line in canter half pass, as she tells others though it's just because he is SO 'talented' ;)
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Brilliant, i'm not to far off this i don't think :p
 
the cob (i have a cob)

a rider has been having lessons at a local riding school and has decided to finally get herself a horse, she has been saving up and can finally afford it!! she always liked the cob and had seen quite a few around with long flowing mains and very hairy legs. So she looked on horsemart and found a horse to buy, after going to see it and sorting everything she finally brought it home and lead him off the lorry, and tie him up outside his stable to groom him. he was looking all smart with his new lightweight rug on and she turned him out, with his ration of hay, into the mud paddock. the next morning she turned up with his tack to ride him, grabbed his headcollar from the stable and went to get him. hanging on the gate hinges is what was thought to be his new rug now shredded and covered in muck. he was also covered in mud from head to toe, but anyway she brushed him tacked him up and mounted. she took him out for a long 5 hour hack him, not turning a hoof at anything. she retured with a big grin on her face.
 
HashRouge said:
There are two kinds of Arab owners. The first kind bought their horse because it's nice to look at, but every time it snorts they jump a foot in the air. Mr Arab happily takes advantage of the situation and cheerfully terrorizes his owner with lots of arty farty look-at-me prancing and snorting and becomes known locally as "that nutty Arab". His owner, despite being a quivering wreck every time she has to ride him, is still convinced that her horse is a delicate flower and makes sure he is rugged up to the nines every time there is a breath of wind. These people own Arabs because they fell in love with Shantih from the Jinny at Finmory stories. It is all Patricia Leach's fault.
The second kind is convinced that her horse is as indestructible as the hardiest native, and only puts a rug on him in gale-force winds and torrential rain. She takes him out for 10 hour hacks every weekend and they both arrive back at the yard looking as if they just went for a 10 minute toddle down the lane. The horse never ever wears a noseband and his owner usually rides in wellington boots. She's known locally as the dippy hippie :p
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Hahaha! I know both of these! But my friend is deffo the second one! ;)

I think I'm probably the 'older lady' cob owner! (Or maybe 'all the gear and no idea')
 
Iberian owner speaking!
However, as mentioned, we are not all the same, but here is my stereotype!

'Bewitched by the long manes and tails, the fact that they only ever seem to be in sparkling white or rocking horse grey, can perform the most fantastic balletic moves, to be ridden by rider who never moves, using long reins with a delicate touch, the (older) wanna have paints the same picture in their mind and puts themself in it. What is a work of classic art in their mind turns out to be a cartoon by Thelwell. Signor Spaniard has successfully got shot of his unpapered, unbranded horse who has been squished into submission by a fat bloke with huge spurs. Wanna have pays out willingly to the entourage who all need a handful of euros for finding the pegasus look alike. indeed, back in England he does fly. Every time she attempts to put her leg on!'

I could do Arabs and Exmoors and Warmbloods too!
 
HashRouge said:
There are two kinds of Arab owners. The first kind bought their horse because it's nice to look at, but every time it snorts they jump a foot in the air. Mr Arab happily takes advantage of the situation and cheerfully terrorizes his owner with lots of arty farty look-at-me prancing and snorting and becomes known locally as "that nutty Arab". His owner, despite being a quivering wreck every time she has to ride him, is still convinced that her horse is a delicate flower and makes sure he is rugged up to the nines every time there is a breath of wind. These people own Arabs because they fell in love with Shantih from the Jinny at Finmory stories. It is all Patricia Leach's fault.
The second kind is convinced that her horse is as indestructible as the hardiest native, and only puts a rug on him in gale-force winds and torrential rain. She takes him out for 10 hour hacks every weekend and they both arrive back at the yard looking as if they just went for a 10 minute toddle down the lane. The horse never ever wears a noseband and his owner usually rides in wellington boots. She's known locally as the dippy hippie :p
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Yes - I fell in love with Shantih and Jinny and had completely forgotten about those books until I read that!
 
firewell said:
Amaranta that is so true lol!!

Ok I will try a Tb one :)

The thoroughbred, spirited and bold is owned by a slip of a girl. This girl is so thin that with one gust of wind she is in danger of being blown away. She has to be thin however otherwise the legs of her twitchy beast would most likely break. In fact just in case this is so slip of a girl bandages her steeds legs up to the hilt in an attempt to keep them intact.
Slip of a girl is almost as jumpy as her horse, together they move through life jumping at every little thing and slip of a girl is constantly swearing under her breath at birds flying out of hedges and anything else that causes the pair of them to leap out their skin.
Thoroughbred is ridden in a racing snaffle as a testament to the old days and a jump saddle with several hundred layers of dead sheep to cushion those bony withers and stop their fur from being rubbed away.
Slip of a girl has balance akin to an Olympic gymnast on the high beam which is just as well because Thoroughbred can be 'sharp'. She has deceptively strong biceps however brought about by years of dragging TB's feedbucket over to his stable, she would put it in the wheelbarrow but it doesn't fit. The local feed store love her as she alone has kept them in profit over the recession.
Slip of a girl LOVES Throughbred mainly because he enables her to indulge in her greatest passion... Shopping! TB requires so many rugs that slip of a girl has been able to buy every type of rug on the Market in every colour! Thoroughbred wears them all at once and all you can see is his ears, one of the other liverys mistook Thoroughbred for 'fat cob' with all his rugs on!
Slip of a girl can't wait to take Thoroughbred eventing this season, they have practiced their flat out gallop and making the time won't be an issue. Dressage should be interesting and slip of a girl is getting increasingly frustrated that Throughbred insists on doing the centre line in canter half pass, as she tells others though it's just because he is SO 'talented' ;)
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this ^^^^ sooo funny :D:D:D:D

ok so i can i do a welsh section a owner!

elizabeth has bought a 4yo welsh section a for her daughter jessica. they are going to do showing classes with him after jessica breaks him in, she is 10yo and should be able to manage this by now! so kitted out in body protector, skull cap and spurs jessica rides the welshie in a safari cub saddle with a handle to hold onto when he bucks. she is struggling to get him to do a show pony trot as he loves to perform airs above the ground for good fun and can spook in a heartbeat launching jessica into space with gusto! standing martingale and pelham are not working! also welshie is an absolute pro at escaping out of his restricted grazing paddock and locating the feed room in the middle of the night, elizabeth just cant imagine why he would do this and in desperation buys a grazing muzzle which welshie becomes apt at removing in under 5 minutes! this is ruining his chances of doing well in the show ring and also the oats he steal make his bicks even higher and harder for jessica to sit to! in desperation elizabeth sends welshie away for reschooling as jessica refuses to ride him! he returns a fitter pony who does a lovely show pony trot but jessica is now terrified of him as he chases her around the yard to nip her for tit bits but elizabeth insists she must ride him as they are now definately qualified for HOYS as pro rider has reschooled him!
 
The welsh sec D owner

The welsh normal a black, bay or chestnut, never has a spec of dirt on it (that is untill its turned out). The owner has all old rugs from 20yrs ago all of which is covered in patches of different colours from it being ripped to sheds on a weekly basis. The owner is generally over 40 and has had horses all her life, she believes in just the good old basics, nuts and chaff only is fed, along with hay on the floor. The horse is very happy and although cheeky is well behaved. They mostly hack, but every once in a while they knock the socks off a best turned out class, a bit of dressage or sj.
The owner must wear cord jods, a wax jacket, have a years worth of muck under their nails and bedding in their hair. They also must have some sort of small dog around, a cuppa in one hand and a fag in the other.
 
Lol!!! I love this thread!!

Though I have a TBx ISH, and we fit neither of those descriptions...

Lol if anything I think we'd be the dippy hippy and her horse doing tonnes of mileage!!

Keep em coming this us brill :D :D

How about someone doing a pony club mum?
 
firewell said:
Amaranta that is so true lol!!

Ok I will try a Tb one :)

The thoroughbred, spirited and bold is owned by a slip of a girl. This girl is so thin that with one gust of wind she is in danger of being blown away. She has to be thin however otherwise the legs of her twitchy beast would most likely break. In fact just in case this is so slip of a girl bandages her steeds legs up to the hilt in an attempt to keep them intact.
Slip of a girl is almost as jumpy as her horse, together they move through life jumping at every little thing and slip of a girl is constantly swearing under her breath at birds flying out of hedges and anything else that causes the pair of them to leap out their skin.
Thoroughbred is ridden in a racing snaffle as a testament to the old days and a jump saddle with several hundred layers of dead sheep to cushion those bony withers and stop their fur from being rubbed away.
Slip of a girl has balance akin to an Olympic gymnast on the high beam which is just as well because Thoroughbred can be 'sharp'. She has deceptively strong biceps however brought about by years of dragging TB's feedbucket over to his stable, she would put it in the wheelbarrow but it doesn't fit. The local feed store love her as she alone has kept them in profit over the recession.
Slip of a girl LOVES Throughbred mainly because he enables her to indulge in her greatest passion... Shopping! TB requires so many rugs that slip of a girl has been able to buy every type of rug on the Market in every colour! Thoroughbred wears them all at once and all you can see is his ears, one of the other liverys mistook Thoroughbred for 'fat cob' with all his rugs on!
Slip of a girl can't wait to take Thoroughbred eventing this season, they have practiced their flat out gallop and making the time won't be an issue. Dressage should be interesting and slip of a girl is getting increasingly frustrated that Throughbred insists on doing the centre line in canter half pass, as she tells others though it's just because he is SO 'talented' ;)
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This is brilliant. I have two TBs and I don't fit the mould above (mainly because I don't fit into the "slip of a girl" part, but I think most of us know someone who fits the description above. I had tears running down my face, laughing, reading that!
 
Eeekk the TB one is me exactly!! I do the leg bandaging, always buying rugs to rug my boy up to the eye balls.. the last time he had me off a bird flew out of a hedge & he spun & left me in a ditch, always trying to put all my feed bowls, water buckets & nets in a barrow AND.. I'm 5'2, 7st 10 & have a 16'1....oh dear...lol!!
 
The warm blood owner

She has a lovely looking horse that wouldnt look of place on the cover of vouge magazine. She has brought a warmblood since trying the knot with a well bank balanced husband who puts up with the horse coming first in his wifes eyes.
The lady owner (shes got to be called a lady) has got a horse that has done grand prix dressage even though she only manages to do a walk/trot test, but their turn out is out of this world not a hair out of place on both horse or rider. Make up is always worn (on both horse and rider), manes are pulled every time she grooms, (8 times a day) and manes dont even blow in the wind due to it being that perfect.
The warmblood itself is normally good although every now and then it throws its toys out of the pram, to which its lady owner is so shocked, she almost faints.
All tack is hand made with lots of bling, cost more then most peoples cars, but thats why the husband is there. They normally group together with other warmblood owners and do lunch daily.
Although they are down the yard all day every day they still pay the yo to muck out, turn out and bring in, just in case theres a bit of mud involved.
Warmblood owners are living their childhood dreams and even though they dont do mud, they can be counted upon for a cheering up if something goes wrong (again!) with the tb
 
The Welsh Sec D

The Welshie and his pet owner are constantly covered in either mud or hay and have that rather "windswept and interesting" look about them. The Welshie makes up for the dirt with his gorgeous gleaming coat..............his owner invariably doesn't. Hacking is the order of the day, however we must remind people that Welshies aren't lazy cobs so the scary thing of the day today is......chickens and cars....and that person walking 100m up the road!

The tbxwelsh

The true fanatics. If anyone dares criticise her darling horse she will murder you with a single look. While her horse is leaping round and going sideways round the school she will laugh and growl simultaneously while her welshxtb does an even bigger leap and suddenly stops dead and refuses to move. Jumping proves to be far more interesting as the welshxtb out-stops even the smallest and quickest pony. The horse has already perfected running out on the take-stride and conveniently dumping his rider on the jump. He will then refuse to jump any jump for at least ten minutes while he throws a hissy fit. Miraculously his long-suffering rider stays on and somehow gets him over a tiny pole on the ground. On-lookers shake their heads and wonder why on earth she still has him but she will already be showering him in hugs and kisses and telling him what a gorgeous angel he is. :rolleyes:

(I own both of these btw so I am using myself and others that I have met as my basis)
 
the tb owner

is compeltly nuts, spends forever on the phone to vet, farrier and back person, never has any money cos the big 16.2hh tb had ethier eaten it all or its paid the vet. the TB owner never rides due a problem with said tb.
The tb must have at least 100 rugs with 80 of those having newmarket stripes. The tb owner is as stressed as the tb as its been on box reat for 3weeks because it cut its leg the first time it went out after the persiuos box rest. the other liveries on the yard are at their wits end cos the tb is box walking, wind sucking, cribbing all at once. they then make the owner take it out for a walk, which ends in the tb being on its back legs the whole time before getting away and injuring itself again.
The tb owner is ethier one of 2 types
1) a young 18yr girl that learned to ride in a riding school and never sat on a real horse, but neddy was going for £300 at the sales and it was all that she could afford.
2) a old lady 60+ pays nothing for the horse and comes straight out of racing from a "chap" she once knew. However she manages to win round Eric and ends up doing low level eventing, to which everyone is amazed at since she needs a hosist to get on anything over 12hh due to her bad knees, neck, back, arm. She must have a fag in hand at all times when riding.
 
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Mucky Shavings said:
The warm blood owner

She has a lovely looking horse that wouldnt look of place on the cover of vouge magazine. She has brought a warmblood since trying the knot with a well bank balanced husband who puts up with the horse coming first in his wifes eyes.
The lady owner (shes got to be called a lady) has got a horse that has done grand prix dressage even though she only manages to do a walk/trot test, but their turn out is out of this world not a hair out of place on both horse or rider. Make up is always worn (on both horse and rider), manes are pulled every time she grooms, (8 times a day) and manes dont even blow in the wind due to it being that perfect.
The warmblood itself is normally good although every now and then it throws its toys out of the pram, to which its lady owner is so shocked, she almost faints.
All tack is hand made with lots of bling, cost more then most peoples cars, but thats why the husband is there. They normally group together with other warmblood owners and do lunch daily.
Although they are down the yard all day every day they still pay the yo to muck out, turn out and bring in, just in case theres a bit of mud involved.
Warmblood owners are living their childhood dreams and even though they dont do mud, they can be counted upon for a cheering up if something goes wrong (again!) with the tb
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LOL!! The only bits that are true for me are: "She has a lovely looking horse that wouldnt look of place on the cover of vouge magazine" (very bias :p!), "got a horse that has done grand prix dressage even though she only manages to do a walk/trot test" (not quite that extreme though but hes better schooled than I am) and "The warmblood itself is normally good although every now and then it throws its toys out of the pram, to which its lady owner is so shocked, she almost faints " (Although I dont faint I just think hes a prat!).

I love this description I actually know someone with three warmbloods (one broken, one being broken and one is still a yearling) who suits this desc perfectly!!
 
The native pony owner constantly battling said ponys sense of humor and waistline and bl00dy determined for when said pony amuses it's self at random points
 
horsey mad matt said:
the cob (i have a cob)

a rider has been having lessons at a local riding school and has decided to finally get herself a horse, she has been saving up and can finally afford it!! she always liked the cob and had seen quite a few around with long flowing mains and very hairy legs. So she looked on horsemart and found a horse to buy, after going to see it and sorting everything she finally brought it home and lead him off the lorry, and tie him up outside his stable to groom him. he was looking all smart with his new lightweight rug on and she turned him out, with his ration of hay, into the mud paddock. the next morning she turned up with his tack to ride him, grabbed his headcollar from the stable and went to get him. hanging on the gate hinges is what was thought to be his new rug now shredded and covered in muck. he was also covered in mud from head to toe, but anyway she brushed him tacked him up and mounted. she took him out for a long 5 hour hack him, not turning a hoof at anything. she retured with a big grin on her face.
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That is me and Fany, even though she is technically a draft horse. Fany can get muddy just looking at a field! And she managed to kill a rug in 10 mins, seriously.
FDC
 
The pony club mum -

Has no idea about horses, but likes to chat to the other mums and drink copious amounts of coffee, calls encouraging words should pony play up, and stands watching bursting with pride at shows, even if child or said pony are being spoilt little sods.......but overall a good intentioned, if some what pushy, friendly person, always ready to talk "Pony" with anyone....

NOW SOMEONE PLEEEASE DO NF owners x
 
I have a Welsh Sec D and a Warmblood and don't fit those stereotypes either.....I must have the wrong horses lol

This thread is hilarious....I wish I was feeling witty tonight as I'm pretty sure I could do a good one for Warmbloods and Welsh Ds too!
 
Mucky Shavings said:
The warm blood owner

She has a lovely looking horse that wouldnt look of place on the cover of vouge magazine. She has brought a warmblood since trying the knot with a well bank balanced husband who puts up with the horse coming first in his wifes eyes.
The lady owner (shes got to be called a lady) has got a horse that has done grand prix dressage even though she only manages to do a walk/trot test, but their turn out is out of this world not a hair out of place on both horse or rider. Make up is always worn (on both horse and rider), manes are pulled every time she grooms, (8 times a day) and manes dont even blow in the wind due to it being that perfect.
The warmblood itself is normally good although every now and then it throws its toys out of the pram, to which its lady owner is so shocked, she almost faints.
All tack is hand made with lots of bling, cost more then most peoples cars, but thats why the husband is there. They normally group together with other warmblood owners and do lunch daily.
Although they are down the yard all day every day they still pay the yo to muck out, turn out and bring in, just in case theres a bit of mud involved.
Warmblood owners are living their childhood dreams and even though they dont do mud, they can be counted upon for a cheering up if something goes wrong (again!) with the tb
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No me I am afraid, my KWPN is scruffy and a bit porky at present, I don't do dressage, although he was bought for him and daughter to do it. Is ridden in a Wintec and is lucky if he gets a good groom once a week.However he is gorgeous (in my opinion anyway) and "The warmblood itself is normally good although every now and then it throws its toys out of the pram, to which its lady owner is so shocked, she almost faints." Is true, he is like the girl with the curl when he is good he is very good and when he is bad he is horrid!
FDC
 
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Mucky Shavings said:
The welsh sec D owner

The welsh normal a black, bay or chestnut, never has a spec of dirt on it (that is untill its turned out). The owner has all old rugs from 20yrs ago all of which is covered in patches of different colours from it being ripped to sheds on a weekly basis. The owner is generally over 40 and has had horses all her life, she believes in just the good old basics, nuts and chaff only is fed, along with hay on the floor. The horse is very happy and although cheeky is well behaved. They mostly hack, but every once in a while they knock the socks off a best turned out class, a bit of dressage or sj.
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PMSL at this ^^ :D
 
Jean owns a Newfie that she bought straight off the forest. She is a tough, no nonsense type with a well developed sense of humour. She leans heavily on her sense of humour daily whilst retrieving Bumble from the field next door, into which he regularly jumps. Although she has a tough exterior, Jean is a softie at heart.

Jean loves showing but gets very angst ridden when up again the flashier D's and Connies and gets very sick of explaining to the judge that no, Bumble is not a bad example of a Section D but is in fact a New Forest.

At home Bumble lives out without a rug for fear of the dreaded laminitis and Jean is normally coated with varying amounts of mud/hay/bay hair but get them in the show ring and they scrub up fantastically.
 
Amaranta said:
Jean owns a Newfie that she bought straight off the forest. She is a tough, no nonsense type with a well developed sense of humour. She leans heavily on her sense of humour daily whilst retrieving Bumble from the field next door, into which he regularly jumps. Although she has a tough exterior, Jean is a softie at heart.

Jean loves showing but gets very angst ridden when up again the flashier D's and Connies and gets very sick of explaining to the judge that no, Bumble is not a bad example of a Section D but is in fact a New Forest.

At home Bumble lives out without a rug for fear of the dreaded laminitis and Jean is normally coated with varying amounts of mud/hay/bay hair but get them in the show ring and they scrub up fantastically.
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Hahaha I got my newfie straight off forest, and i need my sense of humour at times! but she is a chestnut and so far stayed in her own field......oh and needed a rug in winter!
 
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