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FaldingwoodLivery

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There's a page on Facebook called horse chit chat? anyone use it/look at it.

I regularly have a nosy, some of the posts on there make me want to laugh (or cry)

I honestly doubt that some of these people know a head from a tail or a hoof from a tooth.

Here's some of this afternoons posts.......prepare to be amazed. Ive obviously deleted names, but marked comments from the OP


OP - Can any one give me a hand not 100per cent if want to sell my trotter 2 year old broke jumping well hacks out alone and schooling well, if was going to how much would ya sell for? X x
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Id pay about £700-£1200 x
18 minutes ago · Like

OP - Cheers x
13 minutes ago · Like

Broken and jumping etc at 2? Bit young?
11 minutes ago · Like

shouldent be broken till its four, and yet your jumpign at 2?
9 minutes ago · Like

OP - My uncle said with it bein a gypsy troter needed breaking at 2 as if waited would be harder and at 15.2 and thick set i dont think so.
9 minutes ago · Like

crikey thats too young to be jumping !!!
5 minutes ago · Like

OP - No way is it risin 3 light work jumping crosses and small straight lol cant see it
4 minutes ago · Like

next one


OP - How can I make my 11 month old go round on the lung he has done i. Before but all he wants to do is go to the field and he drags me to the field and and when he comes into me he barges meand I have to move out the way cause he will not stop. Please help me
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Big stick and stand firm its the only way his obv realised he doesnt have t do it if he crnt be botherd u just need to stand firm and make him learn ur the boss n what u say goes
about an hour ago · Like · 1 person

OP - I do that and he stands there or he drags me and lung whip doesn't even bother him
about an hour ago · Like

Big sick not lunge whip!!
about an hour ago · Like

OP- And how would I use that x
about an hour ago · Like

simple ansa 2 ur question... get him gelded an mek sure u stand ur ground... mek urself bigger than him... x
about an hour ago · Like · 1 person

OP- So can't u lung stallions or colts then
about an hour ago · Like

to stop him dragging clip the lunge line over the top of his head collar to create poll preasure and maybe just give him a little whip with the lunge whip so he knows to keep away from it
about an hour ago · Like

it's not advised 2 lunge but long reignin u can do from any age as there is no tight bendin involved... x
about an hour ago · Like · 1 person

OP Could do that
about an hour ago · Like

OP Thanks for that sammie
about an hour ago · Like

‎:-(
about an hour ago · Like · 2 people

I would also try long reining.
36 minutes ago · Like

‎:(
32 minutes ago · Like

OP Gail and Paula why the sad faces lol
27 minutes ago · Like

he is too young to lunge,it puts too much strain on the bones and could cause a lot of problems in future!
19 minutes ago · Like

i didnt know u could lunge at 11 months :X i always thought they had to be 2, because of all the bending?
18 minutes ago · Like

sad face cos he a BABY..
12 minutes ago · Like

and another

OP-how am I ment to mɑke my horse lose weight without excersising him too much or giving him too less feed? Xx
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errm im stumped lol thought exercise and cut down on feed , try walking hills ect if you can you put his hay in nets double bag it take him longer to eat other wise no idea lol x
2 hours ago · Like · 1 person

Magnesium oxide supplement look on naturalhorsesupplies.co.UK they sell it and explain how it works i swear by it for many reasons hope it helps
2 hours ago · Like


honestly?????
 
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry looking at those comments. The best we can hope for is that they are troll posts. If they are genuine it is quite heartbreaking about the youngsters in particular.
 
ISHmad said:
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry looking at those comments. The best we can hope for is that they are troll posts. If they are genuine it is quite heartbreaking about the youngsters in particular.
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pretty certain they're genuine, dont think they've got enough brain cells to be a toll ;)
 
I can believe all of it - have eavesdropped on more than one conversation at horse sales over here in dear old Ireland that are similar if not identical to that sort of dialogue. :mad: Sadly I have witnessed some of the 'training' of youngsters that are little more than foals, indeed some of them still have their foal tail and mane.......land of the horse and all that.:rolleyes:
 
That's only a small percentage on the down right stupid stuff posted on there daily. If you search "horse chit chat" you will find it easily, it has nearly 30,000 likes!
 
I "liked" Horse Chit Chat too, but for the main reason of, its hilarious, and yet, very worrying!

The comments posted above are seen daily, and the people can get quite agressive as well!!

My favourite the other day went along the lines of,

Any one selling a 14hh, perfect to do in always, novice ride, good at SJ & Dressage, but safe for the whole family, 100% to catch, shoe, handle etc etc, dont have a lot to spend, £300 or less...


WTH????!!
 
I REALLY struggle to hold my tongue when I have the occasional browse. The post about lunging an 11 month old is bad enough, but the reply - use a big stick! - is awful!
The ones that really make me laugh are the 'wanted for free to "good" home - 15-17hh 4-10yrs, must be perfect to hack and school, jump a course of 1m+, have no vices, perfect to handle, good doer etc etc'
What planet/drugs are they on?? You wouldn't sell your horse in the first place if he were that perfect, let alone give him away to some numpty who hasn't got 2 brain cells to rub together that you found on facebook!
 
Jiggle, that is a great description!!

I love it when they ask if anyone's got a preloved account to get them a number off an advert, an account is £5 for the year!! If you can't afford £5 then how can you afford a horse??
 
On one FB page in one day we had someone selling a 33 yr old who could SJ and XC (not loan but SELL) a story about a horse who died the day after physio treatment because "the person put his back out" and someone asking why the 3 yr old she's breaking bucks and rears - should she try riding it while long reining???
 
it is mainly kids using it to show off and spout things they hear.... i hope the "appropriate adult" is keeping them in line, however if the adult in their life knows diddly squat about horses i worry for these
poor animals
 
FaldingwoodLivery said:
Jiggle, that is a great description!!

I love it when they ask if anyone's got a preloved account to get them a number off an advert, an account is £5 for the year!! If you can't afford £5 then how can you afford a horse??
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I find this highly amusing too! Why on earth cant they just pay the £5???? They can contact as many ad's as they want then, drives me mad!

Its scary to think some of these posters on chit chat own horses, have to bite my tongue no end of times :(
 
I know that page and yes it's very true there are some silly posts but it's not the only horse page on Facebook that have some silly things post I saw one the one day naming an eggbutt snaffle as a "bad" bit which i don't believe it is I think the bit is as affective as the rider using it if you as me, some people I wouldn't how they havnt been killed by there horses! I think the best I have seen so far is a ladys mother in law gave her a 6 month old colt as her first horse and she had never ridden/handle/ been around a horse and her mother in law gave her it and just said there you go, you will learn as you go!! Needless to say it been well.. Interesting to watch and when any one try's to help her she says she knows what she's doing, but does she when she gets kicked in the head by said colt!! Some people make me laugh they really do, but you can't help those who will not be help !
 
I got chucked out of Chit Chat for suggesting that rather than trying to sell a 3yo ride & drive cob that they chuck it out in a field until it looks more like a 3yo and less like a yearling. Oops!
 
FaldingwoodLivery said:
OP - How can I make my 11 month old go round on the lung he has done i. Before but all he wants to do is go to the field and he drags me to the field and and when he comes into me he barges meand I have to move out the way cause he will not stop. Please help me
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OP - I do that and he stands there or he drags me and lung whip doesn't even bother him

OP- So can't u lung stallions or colts then
about an hour ago · Like

????
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I feel like a total novice now. What is going round on the lung? And why can't you lung stallions and colts?
 
(Haven't read all the posts so may be re-posting something - sorry if I am)

This made me cringe a bit..
OP No horses free to good home? Me & my girlfriend have rescued 2 ponies so far and they have come on leaps and bounds we now have a field and are looking for another one, so any CHEAP OR FREE horses then please mail me, experianced and loving home awaits :)

"we now have field" - what did they do with the two ponies before???
 
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