For those people who sing to their horse....

[Hullabaloo]

What do you sing?
Walder has confessed to walking in a winter wonderland. Hacking I tend to go for daydream believer and Bruce Springsteen's born to run when I'm doing a scary jump. One of my friends sings Jerusalem (she's a bit more upmarket than me!).
Anyone else want to confess ....

 

[soph21]

i sing whatevers stuck in my mind, i was singing James Blunt's newest song '1973' this morning!!
its very sad when you really think about it!

sophiexxx

 

[the watcher]

Humpty Dumpty?

No, not really, this was the suggestion of my cruel YO many years a go.

I don't usually sing but i do talk to her a lot

 

[isabella]

izzy liked it when i used to sing christina's beautiful
woody liked riding dirty lol
and if any youngsters are spooky they get a good blast of baabaa black sheep while we prance around seems to calm them down though (or they just think if i stop this tone deaf person might shut up

) mine u its not very PC is it

 

[Equibeau]

Usually to the trot - "High on a Hill stood a lonely goat, yodelay yodelay yodelayeeooo"
Cant believe I just owned up to that!

 

[Sugarplum Furry]

Well, I do 'I'm a Little Teapot' for trotting because it makes me laugh, although sometimes I alternate it with 'Nellie the Elephant'.

My latest band fad is Gogol Bordello ( you'll have to google them) and I like cantering to 'Wear Something Purple'.

Sorry, weirdo, me.

 

[Bert&Maud]

It's not as daft as it sounds! Singing helps you to keep a rhythm, and also encourages you to breathe in times of stress! The Grand Old Duke of York works fine for me!

 

[FinellaGlen]

When I want her to go faster I sing "Rawhide" (but only when I'm on my own). To get her into a good rhythm I sometimes sing "Little Drummer Boy". I feel daft admitting to it too because no-one has ever been told this information before!

 

[Walder]

Hullablaoo - i just knew you were going to do this post after i admitted 'Walking in a Winter wonderland!!!!!'

Ive just come home from trying to catch that little bugger in the pitch dark with f***ing fireworks going and both herds of boys and girls galloping about!!!!

I tried singing that song but none of them listened to me!!!! x

 

[PennyJ]

10 green bottles...

 

[Halfpass]

I used to have a sharer for my old horse and she used to sing 'the teddy bears picnic' whilst hacking him round our local lanes!!!

 

[mickey]

I used to sing 'Hey Mickey' when I was hacking out, to calm him and more to the point, me!

I found he had a distinct aversion to the scissor sisters though! (much like his owner)

 

[chriscrogul]

"My four legged friend, my four legged friend, he'll never let you down......"
Years ago, when I kept horses in deepest darkest Brixton, my mare had a habit of grunting when trotting up hills, my oh's horse had an oinky willy. The noise the pair of them made was the perfect back beat to "two little boys" which we would sing at the top of our voices, much to the amusement of the local rastas!

 

[Donkeymad]

When I'm out with my small donkey it's - well - what else "Little Donkey"

 

[SouthWestWhippet]

I sing ALL THE TIME when I'm riding. My boss thinks I'm nuts.
Currently I'm mostly singing the score to Thoroughly Modern Millie cos I just finished doing a run of the show (play violin in spare time) and it is stuck in my head constantly. I especially like "What do I need with love" as it starts with the words "NO NO NO NO"... and then goes into the tune so it is perfect for when the little sods try to p**s off with you LOL

Staple favourites are 'British Grenadiers' for trot work and Nellie the Elephant for canter though.

 

[Stella]

Our particular favourite is an old ditty entitled "The Old Bay Mare". This works anywhere as it is her song

Hacking its often the uplifting "Oh Lord Won't You buy Me a Mercades Benz". I find that with my voice its particular good at clearing the field of pheasents. A friend once pointed out to me that I had not only got all the pheasents in the field we were in to fly up, but in the next field too - the sky was full

I also like a rendition of 'Summertime' al la Billie holiday!

 

[grandmaweloveyou]

caught my oh singing "pia pia piaaaano piano piano" to mine on a hack last week????

 

[arwenplusone]

I often sing 'what's that coming over the hill.. is it a monster, is it a monsteeeerr' by the automatic (?)

appropriate, anyway

 

[Daphnelia]

Row row row your boat
Got me through many an 'im going to die' moment

 

[*hic*]

If you're ever at an XC course and hear a not very tuneful burst of The Wombling Song from a rider going past like a bat out of hell that'll be my daughter!

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

i often sing out hacking, as i find it relaxing for me and her, helps me forget about any worries, and its usually whatever is stuck in my head, or 'wide open space' by mansen!

 

[Nickijem]

'Horse with no name' America's classic!!
Often get funny looks from dog walkers mind you!

 

[FMM]

I always go for Ding Dong Merrily on High - bit off when I do it mid summer, but the horses seem to like it - quite nice for getting a good trot rhythm.

 

[dwi]

trotting, run rabbit run rabbit. gets you into the right rhythm

when she's trying to bomb off and I'm forgetting to breathe "Abba Father" or "Shine Jesus Shine". Neither my favourite songs but the words have clearly been so deeply ingrained on me that I can sing the words even when D is trying to buck me off. I've found that if I'm singing to calm us both down it needs to be something that I really know the words to

 

[wireweiners]

Since I ride western, I sing cowboy songs. Get Along Little Dogies, Streets of Laredo, etc. I'm also partial to English, Irish and Scots folk tunes. My favorite time of year to ride is autumn which coincides with deer season in my part of the country. I sing when I ride so horse and I won't be mistaken for deer. I also wear a lot of orange this time of year.

 

[Hullabaloo]

I'm amazed - I posted this just before I went to a late meeting thinking no-one would reply. Didn't realise there were so many of us mad people out there. Some really cool songs too!

 

[Hovis_and_SidsMum]

I try "1,2,3,4 lets please keep all four feet on the floor!"

 

[Alibear]

usually something of my own making
eg

trotting along
singina song
cause things have gone wrong
so were
trottin along
singing a song
prayin i stay on

etc etc

 

[wizoz]

I sing whatever comes into my head, at the moment it's Leona Lewis' new song!

 

[AmyMay]

Amy May was a California Dreamin kind of gal - Thumper seems to inspire songs from the Sound of Music

most notably 'High on a hill stood a lonely goat herd, lay oda lay...........'