Finnish hobbyhorsing

[GreyMane]

They take it so seriously ! I could kind of go with the jumping , but it was the flicky feet and the pointy toes in the dressage that did it for me ( I think I might have actually weed myself a little bit ) . But I can totally believe that this is a pastime for people who can't afford the real thing because , let's face it , if that was you or me those classes would've involved a lot more bad behaviour - refusals , running out , tanking off , napping , spooking or even , god forbid , the one we all dread , stopping in the middle of your test for a pee ( or worse !).
And what of their HH forum ? What world of weirdness would that be ? Lots of lameness related issues I would imagine ( ' Don't panic - it's probably just a twisted ankle . I dislocated my knee in a Puissance and bounced back just fine . Paracetemol and a few days chair rest should do it ')
and Shoeing - ' Flat , Cuban , kitten , stiletto or barefoot ?'
Clipping -' Legs off - but I'd leave the saddle patch on if I were you ' .
Loading - ' Walk towards the ramp purposefully and , if that doesn't work , get someone behind with a chainsaw .'
Saddlery - ' I always , always use a pad .'
Legal - ' Loan agreement gone horribly wrong ' . ' Nasty kick in the collecting ring - who's responsible ? ' Not suitable for a novice .'
Veterinary - 'Sudocrem is soothing and keeps the flies off .'
OMG - I think I may have found my new favourite world ...….

Brilliant, TFSOTF Just brilliant.

 

[GreyMane]

Memory jogged, I did already post about this a while ago but these really are great.
Now with - squeeee - ear bonnets ! Form an orderly queue please


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[thefarsideofthefield]

HOBBY HUNTING ! Is that A THING or have I just invented it ? There could be packs of us hurtling around the countryside following … er ….Hobby Hounds ? Would that work ? Or maybe just Hounds ? Would it be legal to chase Hobby Foxes ? Would we be pursued by sinister balaclava clad Hobby Antis ? Drag Hobby Hunting ?

NB I've just said to my OH ' What would you think if I said I was going ' Hobby Hunting ' ? ' and he said ' That you need to find something more constructive to do with your spare time .' He might have a point .

 

[hock]

Wow. Steering your bike with reins, did you manage to retain all your teeth ? Kudos if you did

I still remember the last time I did it and the kerb I smashed into - luckily I was wearing my jofa riding hat. Remember them? ?

 

[SatansLittleHelper]

I'm teetering on the fence between seriously amused and dangerously disturbed by this ?
For kids yeah....for adults, really...??!!

 

[scotlass]

I don't hobby horse (not my thing) for the same reasons I don't real horse now ... bad health, bad knee and middle age. But I do show model horses, relatively successfully. Great hobby, competitions and often fab rosettes. No early mornings, mucking out or nightmare livery yards.

 

[Caol Ila]

You can get fly bonnets for the hobby horse!!!! Now I really want to ride around Mugdock Park on a hobby horse with my horse's ridiculous fly mask on its face, and when asked, explain to people that the flies really upset him.

The fly mask in question:

Then I want to write an HHO post about how he's thrown me multiple times and I don't know what to do about it.

 

[thefarsideofthefield]

I was supposed to be going to a Hobby Horse clinic today . So excited because I've been working SO hard and looking forward to this for ages . Bathed and plaited last night to give myself plenty of time this morning but , don't know if I sensed something was up or what , when it was time to get ready I refused to be caught and then took over an hour to load . Finally arrived at the venue late , sweated up , and in a right old state . The whole thing was a complete disaster from start to finish . I was tense , couldn't concentrate , wouldn't listen and felt like I was going to explode . In the end the instructor asked me to leave the arena because I was upsetting the others , so I just walked around the warm up area . I am so disappointed because I've been working towards this for ages and I was hoping that it would help me take the next step towards securing sponsorship and turning pro .
Devastated . Where do I go from here ? Anybody else had a similar experience and worked through it ?

NB . I did ask the Instructor for feedback and she said that she thought I might benefit from some professional help . Thoughts ?

 

[GreyMane]

I was supposed to be going to a Hobby Horse clinic today . So excited because I've been working SO hard and looking forward to this for ages . Bathed and plaited last night to give myself plenty of time this morning but , don't know if I sensed something was up or what , when it was time to get ready I refused to be caught and then took over an hour to load . Finally arrived at the venue late , sweated up , and in a right old state . The whole thing was a complete disaster from start to finish . I was tense , couldn't concentrate , wouldn't listen and felt like I was going to explode . In the end the instructor asked me to leave the arena because I was upsetting the others , so I just walked around the warm up area . I am so disappointed because I've been working towards this for ages and I was hoping that it would help me take the next step towards securing sponsorship and turning pro .
Devastated . Where do I go from here ? Anybody else had a similar experience and worked through it ?

NB . I did ask the Instructor for feedback and she said that she thought I might benefit from some professional help . Thoughts ?

Get the vet out to check your ovaries?
Have you been feeding yourself too many oats?
Did you have separation anxiety?
Have you checked the fit of your clothes?

 

[scotlass]

I was supposed to be going to a Hobby Horse clinic today . So excited because I've been working SO hard and looking forward to this for ages . Bathed and plaited last night to give myself plenty of time this morning but , don't know if I sensed something was up or what , when it was time to get ready I refused to be caught and then took over an hour to load . Finally arrived at the venue late , sweated up , and in a right old state . The whole thing was a complete disaster from start to finish . I was tense , couldn't concentrate , wouldn't listen and felt like I was going to explode . In the end the instructor asked me to leave the arena because I was upsetting the others , so I just walked around the warm up area . I am so disappointed because I've been working towards this for ages and I was hoping that it would help me take the next step towards securing sponsorship and turning pro .
Devastated . Where do I go from here ? Anybody else had a similar experience and worked through it ?

NB . I did ask the Instructor for feedback and she said that she thought I might benefit from some professional help . Thoughts ?

Ulcers.

Isn't that the answer to everything with horses?

 

[Prancerpoos]

Ulcers. Isn't that the answer to everything with horses?

Or...go barefoot