H&H Has Done It Again!

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So a few weeks ago they printed a pic of a grossly obese 'cob' which very few people agreed with.

This week?

They have an article on Jay Johnson! I am so glad I don't actually buy the H&H and haven't done for years bar the odd one or 2 a year (Grand National and HOYS editions)

Well done H&H You've set the bar even higher!
 
I'm not the biggest fan of his methods. However, putting all that aside because there's far too much to be said about it all, one thing that does irk me is his total lack of professionalism online. I'm not saying that he should present each horse as perfect and fixed; honesty is of course really important. However, the captions on his instagram videos really don't convey what he seems to be getting at in this interview. "Ya ya ya ya ride tht pony!!!!" just seems like he views riding out these 'dangerous' horses as a joke. Not to mention getting into debates on Facebook regularly as well as coming on here too.
 
I know someone who used him to start a horse. I couldn't watch more than 10 seconds of the videos she posted. The saddest part is she's actually more than capable of doing it herself and in a much gentler fashion too. She told me she regrets it now but got talked into it by others who told her she wasn't up to doing it herself and he was the only one who could deal with her (admittedly quirky at the time) horse. 18 months on, with her quiet riding away, he's doing great but I don't think his input has contributed to that at all.
 
Lindylouanne said:
Why is he wearing a cross between what looks like ice hockey kit, motocross pants and spurs? Does he realise he’s on a horse?
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He thinks hes in a rodeo ?

I know actual bull and bronc riders and they would be embarrassed for him and feel for the horse. They actually know how to start and educate horses and it's not in big bits, too tight martingales and by gripping up in spurs for starters

H&H should be disgusted with themselves
 
I don't have a particularly strong opinion on Jay Johnson, but he came to see a girl's horse at my yard and actually made a really positive difference. He rode the horse quietly but firmly and got a good tune out of it, then helped the owner to do the same. The horse had no physical problems, it just had a lot of attitude and it's still going really well now (I can't remember exactly when it was but a while ago)

I can very easily see why people don't like him, and I don't want to get into a big debate - but that particular horse I thought he did a really good job with.
 
Never heard of him so can't comment on his methods or results BUT me and my OH have fostered , on and off , for over 30 years and what I will say is that there is no way you would be allowed to let cared for kids anywhere near ' unbacked or dangerous' horses !
As a carer you have to go above and beyond to protect the children in your care , including extremely tedious ' pet reports ' for all the animals in your home that the child may come into contact with ( dogs , cats, rabbits, ponies etc and visiting animals such as my adult childrens dogs if they bring them round ) You have to vouch for the animals temperament and whether it may pose any threat to the child ( never mind the danger that some of the kids have posed to the animals !). Some of it is utterly ridiculous , particularly if the Social Worker is not animal orientated or comes from an ethnic or religious background that doesn't really do pets - never mind any other animals ! We had one child who was obsessed with our chickens so we wanted to get her a couple of her own for her birthday . Her social worker wanted a written report on each chicken guaranteeing its suitability as a childs pet . I kid you not ! We did manage to sort that one out in the end via her manager !
And that was just bl**dy chickens ! Imagine the hoops you have to jump through with ponies ! I get that they're risk averse and terrified of being sued by already angry parents , and the majority of Social Workers , whilst not horsey , are fairly sensible and can be made to understand that even the quietest and most reliable of ponies is still an animal with a mind of its own , but still we were told , more than once , that a particular child could only have permission to ride if we could guarantee that he/she wouldn't fall off . The huge irony was that many of the kids that passed through our lives were referred to us specifically because they had expressed an interest in horses and riding and that that the very point of them coming to us ( although due to our location we also had a lot of habitual absconders . We live in the middle of nowhere - you could give them an hours head start and still pick them up before they got to a bus stop !).
Anyway , my point is that no foster parent or social worker who wants to keep their job is going to let a cared for child anywhere near a ' dangerous ' horse . It just doesn't happen . I read the first paragraph of that article , thought ' Well THAT bit's a load of bo**cks , and didn't bother reading any further .
 
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