Feeling Stupid!!!.....

[SammyJ81]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me whether the term 'Catching horses/ponies up for work' means to actually catch them in the field, or fittening them up for work.

It's probably blaringly obvious but can't decide or find out anywhere!!

HELP!

Sam x

 

[Enfys]

I have always presumed it meant catching and bringing in from the field.

I've always just "brought them in". I think there was a post along these lines somewhere recently.
There's some odd horse phrases about that make no sense to non-horse people. My OH thinks "pulling your jerks up" is the daftest thing out, not to mention possibly obscene!

 

[johnsongreyhorse]

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"pulling your jerks up"

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what does that mean??

I'm feeling stupid now!!!!

 

[Enfys]

Oh, sorry

You're NOT stupid at all.
Basically, shortening your stirrups. Possibly heard more often in racing yards, that's probably where I picked it up.

 

[SammyJ81]

I thought it did mean bringing them in, its one of the BHS terms I've been reading, 'catching up' is such a strange term to use though!!

I'm visiting over in the states at the moment and they don't even use the term changing the rein at the yard I've been too!

 

[Enfys]

Confusing isn't it?

I'm still learning "Canada Speak" not only do the people not understand me, neither does my horse!

It's worse than living in Wales where half the horses were trained to obey Welsh!

interesting. How DO they ask for a change of rein then? I went to a horse show in september and the commentator gave the commands over the tannoy: "Reverse" seemed to mean change direction, but a sort of turn on the haunches or demi volte rather than across the arena.

 

[SammyJ81]

They say go in the other direction, and get the horses to turn on the spot! Even the beginners! The school doesn't even have a surface, its just churned up grass!

They don't know any of the terms we use. I'm teaching at the yard and most of the pupils don't even know about the basic position.

They don't cross their stirrups when not working with them, just asking for bruised ankles and horses bombing off in my opinion!

Very strange!
Doing my PTT here on Monday though so will be nice to teach people who will understand when I tell them to 'go large'!!!

Is it similar in Canada then?