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He obviously has a lot of trust in you (or just lead by his belly :p)

When can I drop Ruby off to you, to work your magic? ;)
 
:D Fantastic!

Now trying to work out how I can build a ramp up to the flatbed trailer the farmer has left in the field... :D

My horse LOVES farm machinery. We can't leave him alone in the field with it, though, as he tries to strip it down :rolleyes: He also enjoys removing windscreen wipers and aerials... I think if you left stuff in the field overnight, it would be up on bricks when you got back next morning.
 
Nah said:
Awesome!! I wish I could get my hands on some of that stuff.
At my new yard, there are chickens...that will be fun!!!
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Horses get used to them pretty quickly. infact they are quite calming for them. Mine loves the Chickens at my yard :D
 
Look guys, you're not doing it right! You're meant to be flaming me for being silly and no obeying standard H&S concerns!

Brightbay said:
Now trying to work out how I can build a ramp up to the flatbed trailer the farmer has left in the field... :D
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Ramp? Who needs a ramp?!

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Pictures of Fergus always make me want to buy a Highland. I think when I am in the market for my next horse, I will ask JFTD to flood my inbox with photos so I don't do anything stupid and buy something like an Andalusian. :D
 
This is just awesome!

As someone else has said, you must have a really fab bond with him for him to trust you like that (or he's a major piggggg who just wants his food!).
 
excellent.... when would you like her highness over for you to work your magic?? However we do have problems when the muck heap removal man comes as Ru feels the need to assist.

Bright bay - love it!
 
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LaurenBay said:
When can I drop Ruby off to you, to work your magic? ;)
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Angua2 said:
excellent.... when would you like her highness over for you to work your magic??
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Well I am looking for a new career direction :p If only this gear were a permanent fixture :p

trendybraincell said:
Its like playing a game of 'spot the feed scoop'...I think Shadow would probably be quite good at that game too :D
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shhh, I should've photoshopped them out :o

Caol Ila said:
Pictures of Fergus always make me want to buy a Highland. I think when I am in the market for my next horse, I will ask JFTD to flood my inbox with photos so I don't do anything stupid and buy something like an Andalusian. :D
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Can be arranged... I quite fancy a highland x PRE myself :p

nikkimariet said:
This is just awesome!

As someone else has said, you must have a really fab bond with him for him to trust you like that (or he's a major piggggg who just wants his food!).
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I am compelled to admit it... He's a pig!
 
:p Awesome.


I'm guilty of the 'trailer hopping' also. And the big blue tarps covering silage piles which there is down my yard covering some wood off the barn, on a windy day the 'entrance' blows up and then down so I thought it would be brilliant to stand baby coblet underneath it with it blowing up and down off him/me.....still didn't spook.

I'm almost ashamed to say the only thing that little fella has ever spooked and 'ran off' at was over his water trough one day. And I say 'spooked and ran off' in the most politest way to his ego. I was leading him by his mane at the time, and felt him 'veering' off in an arc and then we we were trotting slowly off, but then after about 6 strides I wondered why I was bothering running with him when I only had his mane anyway, so stopped running and let go of him. At which point he went about another 2 strides, stopped also and we were both stood there looking at each other quite bemused, amused and confused as to what the point in that was lol. I turned around, said 'come on' and off we plodded back in as we were, past said water trough with no problem! Lmao. My friend was in hysterics.


Fergs and him should have a play date one day :p
 
Arghhhh I'm so jealous!

You could drive that machinery past Rodney just fine, but when its parked up down the yard, because it is "out of the ordinary", it turns into a giant monster!

Twenty minutes I stood with the stupid warmblood whilst he crept nearer and nearer to it the other day, blowing at it the whole time. He never did learn that it only made scary sounds because him breathing out at it caused them!
 
Brightbay said:
:D Fantastic!

My horse LOVES farm machinery. We can't leave him alone in the field with it, though, as he tries to strip it down :rolleyes: He also enjoys removing windscreen wipers and aerials... I think if you left stuff in the field overnight, it would be up on bricks when you got back next morning.
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Baboon in a former life? :D

I couldn't possibly put our baby cob through that......

It would give him ideas!:rolleyes:

He left his friends and the grass (I know-not normal for a cob!) and wandered up to the barn, into the hay shed, over the pallets and round the tent that is pitched in there (for the kids). He is a demolishion expert and accomplished escape artist and nary a hoofprint is left behind! Access to heavy machinery would not be a good plan.....
 
JFTD said:
Look guys, you're not doing it right! You're meant to be flaming me for being silly and no obeying standard H&S concerns!
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Well since no- one else here is being sensible and giving JFTD a well-deserved battering for this frankly atrocious display of 'horse-care', I shall step up to the plate:D:D:D I mean, leaving aside the fact that the poor pony is clearly TERRIFIED, and is having to comfort-eat to get through the ordeal, what kind of idiot encourages their pony to become familiar with heavy farm and plant machinery - they'll only want to start driving it, and what will you do then..??!!:D:D:D


I want a Highland now...
 
ChristmasSparkles said:
Fergs and him should have a play date one day :p
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Now that is a plan I like the sound of!

Brimmers said:
You could drive that machinery past Rodney just fine, but when its parked up down the yard, because it is "out of the ordinary", it turns into a giant monster!
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Ah yes, killer parked cars are another example of this :p

FubsyMog said:
what kind of idiot encourages their pony to become familiar with heavy farm and plant machinery - they'll only want to start driving it, and what will you do then..??!!:D:D:D
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Get 'em jobs on the farm, obviously! The wee beggars can buy their own breakfast then! :D
 
JFTD said:
Look guys, you're not doing it right! You're meant to be flaming me for being silly and no obeying standard H&S concerns!
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Oh OK. JFTD * stands looking stern, wagging finger* it just isn't good enough, they are not wearing the right site equipment.... hard hats and hiviz have been forgotten here a serious breach of H&S. :D

JFTD said:
Ramp? Who needs a ramp?!
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I keep trying to say this like the line out of back to the future!:rolleyes:

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JFTD said:
I knew it, this forum always comes back to hi vis in the end!!! :D
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:D

and hats.... don't forget the hats

*Tsk* you mock me my dear *looks sternly over glasses wagging finger, trying very hard not to laugh*

the other thing apart from the PPE is, have all the requisite training courses on heavy plant been attended and appropriately signed off.

:D:D

*snigger*

Feeling suitably chastised yet??????


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Angua2 said:
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and hats.... don't forget the hats

*Tsk* you mock me my dear *looks sternly over glasses wagging finger, trying very hard not to laugh*

the other thing apart from the PPE is, have all the requisite training courses on heavy plant been attended and appropriately signed off.

:D:D

*snigger*

Feeling suitably chastised yet??????


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Yes boss :p

If it's still there tonight I'll send him up wearing hi vis and a hard hat (and make sure he's signed off on all the equipment first) :D
 
Impressive stuff, JFTD!

Erm, sorry to rain on your parade, but is one of those the wimp who was terrified of a bale of hay when he was here??:D

I've been shifting tree trunks in the field with the loader tractor. My lot didn't think much of that -- until someone discovered there was grass amongst the branches that they weren't able to get at before!:)
 
Dry Rot said:
Erm, sorry to rain on your parade, but is one of those the wimp who was terrified of a bale of hay when he was here??:D
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Probably. The bigger one wets himself at just about everything - from butterflies to sheep :rolleyes: Testament to my awesome training... :p


But have I taken it too far this time?


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