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

Oh okay then :D

1) I don't pick out feet half as much as I should, maybe once a week :o

2) He's not clipped (yet!) yet I still have him in a LW because I don't want him to grow a thick coat yet as don't want to clip until end Oct. Also, can't be bothered tacking up a wet horse.

3) I trot on the roads

4) I hack with my MP3 player in (only one ear piece in on low though)

5) I don't like hacking, find it so boring so only do it twice a week MAX and actually, didn't at all last week :eek:

6) I don't wash out feed bowles

7) I leave him in his turnout at night if it's not soaking wet to save time for morning.

8) I use a dandy brush....all over for quickness :)
 
i only pick oput feet for farrier and comps :o

i have trained HRH to stand with her back feet rested to do studs due to my bad back - so you see me kneeling next to her with tap screwing in with her feet just rested rather than held!

i ride bareback with head collar and lead rope hatless to bring in if i cant be bothered to lead her up from field

i rug to eye balls to prevent winter coat so i only have to pay one lot of vets fees for sedation to clip in november. so yes she's in a HW unclipped but no she's not sweaty ;)

she lives out 24/7 365 hunter clipped in winter - in scotland

if she fancies more food after her normal feed i let her help herself out of the chaff bin :o

i only brush bits that have tack on

i keep her rugged in wet weather to keep her clean - although after a ride she is allowed a roll in the mud if i have time to brush before rug coes back on

oh god the list is endless :o i could go on all day
 
Fab thread!!!

I groom winter coat with a round metal curry comb , only usually groom the essentials, saddle area, girth and head, especially in winter.
She is rugged with a rain sheet, unclipped atm, she is in a reduced paddock and its to stop her getting stressy and ploughing it up if it rains.
Il lead her in/out from field with others whilst pushing wheel barrow +/- poo to save trips.
I cant wait to get her in for the winter when the clocks change! even though she is perfectly capable to live out 24/7 without rugs!
i dont call the vet for cuts/scrapes that others would.
I dont wear a hat when loading/unloading from trailer.
naughty!!!!
 
Oh good i'm normal ;)

- Dont pick out feet enough, 1/2 x a week

- Treat by hand alot :o

- crawl under his belly to get to the otherside

- treat a hardy, very 'well' looking gypsy cob x welsh like a extremely fine poor tb :o

- boot for everything

- spend far too much money on things neither of us need

- use rubber mats and a thick straw bed

- kiss him, hug and tell him I love him more than strictly necessary

- let him wander round without a headcollar on, when i want him to move somewhere i lure him with carrots

- let him rub

- he does get a smack when he needs it

- have him shod :eek: even though he has very good feet

oh my god the list is endless :o
 
Love this thread!

My guilty secrets are...

- Rarely pick out feet (trotting on road knocks the mud out!)
- never poo pick, i get a worm count done twice a year & for last 3 years I've only needed to worm in the spring, they are in individual paddocks
- Both of mine are on full livery Mon-Fri so I can simply rock up to ride after work (I'm anal about making up their feeds tho & still skip out, do night nets, etc.. adn do everythign at weekends before/after competing)
- wish I could get on my boy bareback to ride in from field, dodgy knee, 17hh of gingerness & lack of altheticism put paid to that :D
- only clean my tack for competitions
- normally clean my good riding boots in the lorry just before I get on a horse
- both horses are in at night, if its horrid weather they stay in during day too, happier munching haynet than stood miserable in field
- used draw reins on my mare, her head carriage & neck was like a llama when I bought her, after a week of schooling/hacking in DRs her neck was much softer & shaped the right way without any battles
- regularly whisper into my boys ear in XC start box that i've walked the course so he just needs to trust me & jump whatever i point him at - hasn't failed yet!
 
I have never been to confession!

I don't think i'm too bad:-

- I rarely groom before riding and only pick up feet if he's hobbling
- I correct naughtiness with a deft slap
- I give as much hay as I can cram into a net. To hell with whoever came up with "they should only have. . ". Whatever. It's a grazing animal.
- I ride in side reins because my horse is like a llama and I get tired from arguing about it :eek:
- I ride on the buckle end if we're not in side reins
- Don't do a proper job of mucking out his deep litter bed. It always looks awful but he does boxwalk very very occassionally and therefore makes it look constantly filthy even after half an hour
- Cut mane and tail with SCISSORS (often badly because he headshakes when mane area is touched)

I'm sure there's huggins. Our yards not that bad at frowning upon as nobody ever rides other than myself and stable neighbour or does anything with their nags anyway unless its winter and they have to turnout and catch in!
 
Forgot to add for treats mine get peppermint flavoured generic Tums. Think Rennies. I brought a big tub of 160 back for $5. Going to have more sent. Probably going to hell for that.

I've really enjoyed all your posts, well except crazy hacker assaults farmer girl!

Terri
 
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