Fess up - what things do you do to your horse that others might criticise?

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There are a few things I do that would probably be frowned upon -

I hose the mud off her legs every night :(

She is not clipped but I still rug her :(

She gets a carrot when I catch her and when I turn her out :(

I let her rub her head on me when she is itchy :(

Anyone else feeling brave enough to confess their sins?
 
Well............The list is long
Go xc bareback in a headcollar WITH HAT(i'm lucky enogh to have an xc course at home)
Ride without brushing!!!!:D:D - only clean the saddle and bridle area
Actually pull manes, tails AND clip legs!!
Lead horses in from field with just a rope around neck
 
Let my 35 year old get away with murder. It doesn't matter how naughty he is I just laugh. I love the fact that he can still do it, the other two would be in trouble :D :D

Talk to my horses, all sorts of rubbish, they dont mind and they dont answer back.

Wrap my oldies up and keep them warm and dry, I know people think they should be out 24/7 and keep moving but my way work for mine.

Clip them loose, the two oldies anyway. They actually behave better when they are not tied up.
 
rug my unclipped mare but i didnt no that was a sin till i read this.

give treats and see what random things she will eat. she likes ham sandwiches

hack out on the buckle

ride in strappy tops in summer

cant think of any more atm xxx
 
Oooo what a naughty thread :P

We never poo pick
I regularly cba doing a full groom
I will smack my horse if he is very naughty (smack, not beat!)
Dont pick feet out everyday
Take three out to the field at a time
 
I almost never poo pick (unless there's a blue moon :p )
I only groom where necessary
Leave a 3/4 TB unrugged
Don't rug as a way to aid horses weight loss
Only stable my horse in order to dry it off
Smack a horse when it's not listening / to remind it i'm there!
Daily check doesn't involve grooming / picking feet out - more like making sure its got 4 legs that are all still working & water
 
Ha - What a great thread:

I spend far too much time kissing my youngsters nose, I laugh when she refuses to school and grinds to a halt (although working on this), generally let her get away with absolute murder.

Also I never brush my old boy at all (he is a nightmare)

:D
 
Clip legs off (even though he's a welshie!)
Keep mane pulled short (even though he's a welshie!) shock horror I know.

Mess about doing lateral work and other bizarre looking things in hand with a long rope and a schooling whip (which people immediately assume is Parelli without asking me about it, its not)

Take horses out more than 2 at a time.

Don't keep hold of horses, take headcollars off on the yard and let them wander into their box by themselves etc, leave doors wide open while I'm doing stuff, they know to stay inside (most of the time ha).

Feed treats, by hand!!

Don't turn out every day for various reasons, I'd rather have a horse stood in his stable than in a mud bath all day when those are my two options.

Ride in trainers.
 
Walk out my fruitloop of a share mare without a hat on - although must admit this will be a starter as today I actually felt quite vulnerable! :o

Give her too many treats

Let her get away with murder - think this stems from the fact we thought we'd lose her last year and its just so great to have the old (naughty) Kelly back! :)

Rarely groom - suffer bad allergies, so someone else generally has to brush! :o

Don't turn out every day - they don't REALLY need it and its so muddy out there!

Muck out in my Ariats........ :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
K x
 
Never tie them up in stable. Rarely poo pick in winter. Tape rugs up when get ripped until I get around to repairing them. Give them endless treats! (including a ginger nut every tea time!). Have an exracer as a temp field ornament! Make them go out daily in a very muddy field!
 
Not me strictly speaking, but I let my 12 y/o daughter lunge my tb which raises a few eyebrows!
Also, I don't turn out daily as he prefers to be in the warmth and comfort of his stable throughout winter.
 
Oh gawd, well according to some on here I'm sure my list of sins is endless!

I rug my unclipped horse even though he is porky :o
I often throw the rope over his neck and let him take himself to the stable
Leave his stable door open if I'm just popping in and out
Groom his face with a dandy brush when muddy :eek:
Muck out when he's in the stable
Turn him out in all weathers
Worm without worm counts....

...... and I'm sure there are many more! Had horses for 20 years now and they've all been happy so can't be too bad an owner :rolleyes:
 
I'm another who hates brushing. Out in all weather muddy or not (TB has stable issues). Has ridden my exracer bit less and bareback down to the summer field. My 2.5 y/o is expected to have the manners of any aged horse and although obviously not ridden she is not just left bored in a field "to be a baby". Also as of a week ago my boy is in a field of his old - but am working desperatly on getting this changed.
 
I rug my unclipped, good-doer cob - but he's happy and so am I :)

I give him endless treats, but he doesn't nip and I can do anything with him because of it :p

I brush dried mud off his face with a dandy brush :eek:
 
oh and another thing, i give him HAYLAGE (small amount everyday with hay) even though hes a native :eek:
in my defence, he is VERY lean at the min with the amount of work we are doing so could use the extra energy every now and then :D
 
PapaFrita said:
Weeell, my 'guilty secret' is that I don't really care what people think of me and my management regime... ;)
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This ^^

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I too use a dandy brush on his face!

Don't always poo pick or pick out feet...

Wear a hat

Give him too many treats

Always stand behind him, go under him etc

Always turnout out regardless the weather... Not a bad thing IMHO!

Sometimes open his door and just let him wander and graze freely

Talk to him randomly

Don't always put boots on him

He's still spoilt and loved :)
 
Oh my, I don't know where to begin!

All of the above, plus,

I don't always bother walking to the field, if I know one will go I just take the headcollar off in the yard and let it jump the gate!

I clip everything out at the end of September, legs and all. Then when I clip for opening meet leave legs on and they aren't all woolly and bushy! Everything has its head/ears out.

The hunters in full work only have an hour out twice a week. They don't mind at all.

There are more, but I'll see how brave everyone else is!
 
Give too many treats
Let them nibble their haynets with bridle on whilst I am faffing around getting ready
Pull manes and clip ridiculous stencils on them
Not boot their expensive WB legs
Always go for the lower end weight of rug
Give ad-lib hay even though one has a tendency to get fat
Exercise them every day ... A day of walk is a day off for them
Not clean all tack after use ... More like once a month
Not tie up when grooming
... List is endless ;-)
 
Taking a liberal approach to grooming
Worm without wormcount
Keeping them on full livery (exercise not incl) Mon to Fri
...
No chance for me to ever get owner of the year award!
 
Can't remember when I last had the saddle fitter out. (if at all)
Only wear hi viz on dull days.
Only get the farrier out every 8 to 10 weeks.
worm twice a year, no worm counts.
Don't poo pick.
Never pull my manes, I use a razor blade.
I have lunged my yearling. :eek: I have also led her out off my mare :eek::eek:
Only feed pony nuts
Feed polos and carrots by hand everyday, and they don't bite.

Sure there is more, but that's enough to get your teeth into for now!!!!!
 
Oh dear I rug my unclipped horse too. She'd freeze in our exposed fields and we're having enough trouble keeping weight on as it is!

I have her on livery so someone else mucks out every day.

I ride and don't do ground work. My DH rides her too, and shock horror he is over 6ft weighs more than 12st and she isn't a 17uh draft horse!

She sometimes wears a standing martingale. I feed treats.

Shoot me now!
 
LeneHorse said:
There are a few things I do that would probably be frowned upon -

I hose the mud off her legs every night :(

She is not clipped but I still rug her :(

She gets a carrot when I catch her and when I turn her out :(

I let her rub her head on me when she is itchy :(

Anyone else feeling brave enough to confess their sins?
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Snap! I do all of these things too! I have a Coolheat rug for turnout which is designed for unclipped horses, allowing them to regulate their body temp.

Yesterday it was 9 / 10 degrees C and the sun was shining like it was a spring day rather than late Dec! I was the only person on a yard of over 70 horses to turnout rugless which includes hardy cobs and natives with full coats. I lost count of the comments from other horse owners and raised eyebrows :) I also do basic Parelli with Bertie and he is barefoot, which is also frowned on by the more traditional members of the yard. Luckily I quite enjoy being different and me and Bertie are happy with how we do things and thats all that matters to me :D
 
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