FT: Bought my friend a horse for christmas

DragonSlayer said:
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How dare you discount my ADVISE...!!! ;)

Pink....PINK?????

Brown tack all the way!!!
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Calm down dear, all advice is (am sure) accpeted by the OP, but incorrect advice such as your suggestion of brown, shows how out of touch you are these days ;)

Y'see, brown will clash terribly - didn't you realise that? :rolleyes:
Mainly, it won't match her new ponies toes at all - everyone knows that feet are MOST IMPORTANT :)

Oh, I bet you are going to say that she doesn't need a bitless bridle too? ;)

Mind you, I do think she'll need a Sam Marsh and a ported kimblewick on standby :)
 
Please have the young cob put down,because if you are stupid enough to have done that, and you are saying you are jesting,just think about all those stupid people think this way and think it's normal. I had a rescue kune kune who had been kept in a coalbunker and fed bread and they didn't realise she was in pig, seems her son had bought it for her as she liked pottery pigs.:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
 
I think you should get your friend an angle grinder to go with the horse, so she can self trim. And you could stick a bib on it, go to the gps & get its mmr jabs done. Plus buy an electric sander for teeth. There's no point buying a horse if she'll then have to pay out for farriers, jabs & teeth. And why not take it hunting? Given its age its got lots of catching up to do if its doing grade a in Jan. (your friend can skip bn, etc, she is clearly not a novice)
 
Yeah well not everyone can afford a horse,
yes please feel free to back him and take him out. I heard barbie's a good rider, she'll do the trick!
:D
 
FreddiesGal said:
I think you are all being very silly about this. No one has even mentioned the competition mix that this little guy is going to need by the bucket load, not to mention the double bridle that the girl will be riding him in around the kitchen. What you could do is trim his toes so short that is is too sore to move from out under the tree. I did this last year to mine and he loved all the attention, especially when people mistook him for part if the tree and hung Christmas decorations from his ears
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WOAH! Fantastic Idea!
 
Black.Shadow said:
WOAH! Fantastic Idea!
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Yes it was great - when we were having our Xmas feast we tied him to the wing mirror on the car outside. Stopped him pulling back to an extent - but snapped off when he gave an almighty tug. The perfect solution when you can't be bothered to feed/water him etc etc
 
FreddiesGal said:
Yes it was great - when we were having our Xmas feast we tied him to the wing mirror on the car outside. Stopped him pulling back to an extent - but snapped off when he gave an almighty tug. The perfect solution when you can't be bothered to feed/water him etc etc
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*writes down idea*
Fantastic, very clever!
 
You will need the following;

Best bit EVER -
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Spurs like these;
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^ these are quite gentle, so try to get them a with a bigger roller and sharper prongs. Tell your friend to turn her toes out, and kick hard.


And for my special, one off offer for this fab occasion, I can give you contact details for the best horseman known to mankind. He goes by the name of 'Fred-the-best' and here he is, in his full customary outfit, to show he hides no tricks up his sleeves, alongside a horse he personally rode around Burghley this year, after only sitting on him 3 days before for the first time.
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Now, I bet you are impressed with that!!
 
Don't forget to Parelli train it if its invading your space, does mean investing in ££££'s worth of carrot stick and lead rope with nice heavy clip on the end.

If course you could always gift the above items to your friend for her birthday present I'm sure she will be extremely grateful as who could possibly not want a carrot stick and heavy clipped lead rope :p

They will however probably cost more than the horse though but its an important investment!
 
Fools motto, where did you steal my boyfriends picture from, & why do you have his contact details? I'm not the jealous type but I take exception to others having photos of him in his knickers!
 
Work fast with the Parelli training and you could teach him to lie down with his legs tucked uner him - that way you will only need a smal box and it will be more of a surprise as she wouldn't expect a horse to come in so small a box.

Do remember too that he will need at least seven changes of clothing for each day and at least six rugs for the night so that he doesn't get cold. He may sweat a bit in these but your could always clip off his coat. PS they must all be co-ordinated along with headcollar and rope.

Don't forget the Passoa, chambon and the draw reins as it is compulsory for him to have his head down and tucked into his chest - you can also add a few breeze blocks to his halter, then he will have his head down all the time. It's very good at getting them to lift their backs and bring their hocks under them. Weird really as I thought their hocks were alreasy under them or have I missed the new design with the hocks above?

I wish you were my friend as I had to wait many years before anyone gave me a pony!
 
Look, I realise he's hard to resist in his red keks, but HANDS OFF! stay away from my man!
You have it all muddled tnavas, who cares where the hocks are? My horses strides must be really long & nice as I always get comments like 'hocks behind in the next county'. Just focus on holding the head to the chest, its not like you can see its back in front of you anyway. I recommend draw reins fastened to a pessoa, or riding will blister your hands & dislocate your shoulders if you ride in a pretty outline.
 
No worries tnavas. Just remember, if anyone says anything about false outlines, not working through the back, hindleg not under etc they are just jealous & bullies.
 
Are you going to get her any rugs to go with him? He will need at least a full-neck combo, heavyweight ripstop 2000 denier 4000g fill if he is to survive our harsh winters. Everyone knows you need to rug cobs in this day and age. The climate has changed an awful lot since the good old days you know?
 
Whoooaaa ladies that's MY boyfriend! Do you mean to say he hasn't been true to me? I guess I was sucked in because he did a join up with me and made me run around in a circle til I followed him around, then he waved a stick around a bit and I was hooked! Did he use the same seduction techniques on you? He keeps me in the bathroom all day and all night but its OK cause he does bring me out to chase me around the school with a bull whip til I'm on my knees and he says I go really well in the bit pictured :-)
 
Eurgh... Why is that horse sniffing his knickers?

Sorry, can't get into that photo... Have bad morning sickness and it just made me barf.
 
Fgs Tallyho, my boyfriend does not need rugging! As you can see, I've gone for a neck & belly clip with head left on. So just his knickers are enough. Certainly, he's keeping condition on well enough.
In your dreams Mandwhy! You're in the bathroom while he spends time with me.
 
your friend should do lots of schooling with this pony- I recomend tying his head in with draw reins to his chest and ride around in small circles for many hours and makes sure she talks loudly about all the 'schooling' she is doing- peole will be well impressed.

also make sure he gets at least seven million different supplements a day and high concentrated feed also add a lot of sheep pellets or similar to give him a huge crest to impress mare owners, also keep him tied up in small space so he is hyperactive when brought out as this will also impress mare owners.
 
Black.Shadow said:
Already got that, the adverts here;

'' Black and white stallion 8 months old, will have lots of feather in the future, is also going to be a showjumper next year, already training to drive. Will be a great daddy if you want a showjumper or driving horse. £4000 per mating.''

Is that good? No replies yet.. :-(
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oh my goodness, you'll be inundated - is he available on AI?
 
mandwhy said:
Whoooaaa ladies that's MY boyfriend! Do you mean to say he hasn't been true to me? I guess I was sucked in because he did a join up with me and made me run around in a circle til I followed him around, then he waved a stick around a bit and I was hooked! Did he use the same seduction techniques on you? He keeps me in the bathroom all day and all night but its OK cause he does bring me out to chase me around the school with a bull whip til I'm on my knees and he says I go really well in the bit pictured :-)
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calm down ladies- can't you see he is the stallion and you are his mare herd, he is to be held up as a shining example taking natural horsemanship to a new level.
 
littlelegs said:
Fgs Tallyho, my boyfriend does not need rugging! As you can see, I've gone for a neck & belly clip with head left on. So just his knickers are enough. Certainly, he's keeping condition on well enough.
In your dreams Mandwhy! You're in the bathroom while he spends time with me.
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Tsk.. Bunch of hippies... What IS the world coming to....:rolleyes::rolleyes:

:D
 
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