Horse ownership pet hates

[Aarongeorge]

Hi guys, what’s 5 things that you think would/could make horse ownership better/easier whether that’s a product or service or doesn’t matter and also any problems or pain points to do with owning horses for example: lack of a product or service?

thanks for reading and would really appreciate everyone’s comments and opinions.

 

[MuddyMonster]

5 things that would make horse ownership easier? In the winter more gin daylight, less rain, less mud but not too hard ground in the summer and less horse flies.

I'd say that's fairly accurate for me

 

[Dreamer2020]

An NHS for horses (goodbye potentially crippling vets fees), supportive & friendly livery yards (where mean people are kicked out), no flies in summer, no mud in winter, horses are immortal & live for ever!

 

[Baywonder]

Yard politics x 5 ?

 

[Steerpike]

Not having horses!

 

[ihatework]

Price of land
Vets bills
Mud
Flies
People!!

 

[Gallop_Away]

Hay nets
Mud
Vet bills
Lost shoes right before an event
Hay/horse hair in bra ?

 

[PurBee]

Owner self-test kit for moulds PPM in forage, please ?

 

[Peglo]

Pet hate! Putting horses on crappy old grass and it growing back green and lush…… I just want crap grass!!

Things that would make my life easier? Buying a damn shavings fork. And moving the chickens out of my stables!!! I’m an idiot.

 

[cauda equina]

Pre-soaked and dried hay
A gadget you could put a handful of grass or forage in, and it would tell you the sugar/starch content
Also a gadget you could wrap around a horse's legs to get an objective reading for the strength of the digital pulses, like a BP cuff for humans

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Stables and indoor school all under one roof so you don't have to get wet unless your putting out horses or fetching in.

No mud! infact wouldn't it be easier if horses just hibernated all winter?

 

[scats]

For me personally, rubbish grass! As lucky as we are to have endless amazing turnout all year with no mud, I live in a permanent state of fear because it’s rye grass and very rich.

 

[Surbie]

A gadget that will set clear clip lines on your (black, glossy-coated so chalk won't stick) horse.

the eradication of all midges

a footwash with a scrub setting that your horse walks through to the yard in winter. (aka puddles, I know...)

 

[Barton Bounty]

No bitches……
Less flies and horseflies…..
Less rain……
A bestie who is a vet
Muckheaps

 

[scats]

God horseflies, yeh let’s ban those things. They ruin about 3 months of my summer every year because we are overrun with the things.

 

[ycbm]

Hi guys, what’s 5 things that you think would/could make horse ownership better/easier whether that’s a product or service or doesn’t matter and also any problems or pain points to do with owning horses for example: lack of a product or service?

thanks for reading and would really appreciate everyone’s comments and opinions.

Welcome to the forum. Is this for an article you are writing, by any chance? It's an interesting question but an unusual first post for a new joiner and I think people should probably be warned if they are likely to end up being quoted somewhere.

 

[Abacus]

Everything indoor, with heating. And big turnout barns. A groom or three. Clippers that suck the hair into a bag so that it doesn’t go down my bra and into my eyes. Better still, someone else to cover winter while I sit on the beach in Barbados.

 

[mini_b]

Welcome to the forum. Is this for an article you are writing, by any chance? It's an interesting question but an unusual first post for a new joiner and I think people should probably be warned if they are likely to end up being quoted somewhere.

you don’t miss a trick!

 

[scats]

Welcome to the forum. Is this for an article you are writing, by any chance? It's an interesting question but an unusual first post for a new joiner and I think people should probably be warned if they are likely to end up being quoted somewhere.

Well spotted!

 

[Deltofe2493]

Stables and indoor school all under one roof so you don't have to get wet unless your putting out horses or fetching in.

No mud! infact wouldn't it be easier if horses just hibernated all winter?

Can confirm this actually exists!!

 

[Aarongeorge]

Pre-soaked and dried hay
A gadget you could put a handful of grass or forage in, and it would tell you the sugar/starch content
Also a gadget you could wrap around a horse's legs to get an objective reading for the strength of the digital pulses, like a BP cuff for humans

Brilliant reply this is the sort of things I’m looking for!!?

 

[Aarongeorge]

Welcome to the forum. Is this for an article you are writing, by any chance? It's an interesting question but an unusual first post for a new joiner and I think people should probably be warned if they are likely to end up being quoted somewhere.

Hi no it’s not an article I’m looking to start a business in the equine industry and want to fill a need not just be another business that starts up doing the same as everyone else.

 

[nagblagger]

[QUOTE="ycbm, post:Welcome to the forum. Is this for an article you are writing, by any chance? It's an interesting question but an unusual first post for a new joiner and I think people should probably be warned if they are likely to end up being quoted somewhere.[/QUOTE]

Wow, you're good ycbm, !
Respect.

 

[Aarongeorge]

Brilliant reply this is the sort of things I’m looking for!!?

Can I just ask what’s the reason for the pre soaked and then dried hay? Convenience?
Time saving? Etc

 

[cauda equina]

Can I just ask what’s the reason for the pre soaked and then dried hay? Convenience?
Time saving? Etc

Because I loathe soaking hay!

Having had a couple of laminitics who lived on soaked hay I got thoroughly sick of the routine - weigh the hay, soak the hay for x hours, rinse the hay, hang the hay up to drain for a bit so it didn't soak the bed, give the hay to the horse, and repeat 4 times daily because they had lots of small helpings.
And then there's the hassle of lugging around heavy, sodden nets, and what to do with the filthy soaking water

I would have loved to have hay with the sugar already washed out and then dried again (I've no idea if such a thing is even possible) that you could just get out of the bag, stuff in a net and away you go

 

[Fieldlife]

Grass - not enough, too much mud, too much grass, too sweet grass.

Mud - slippery and messy

Rain - depressing in winter

 

[KittenInTheTree]

Can I just ask what’s the reason for the pre soaked and then dried hay? Convenience?
Time saving? Etc

Tell me you've never soaked hay without telling me you've never soaked hay.

 

[Lady Jane]

Pre-soaked and dried hay
A gadget you could put a handful of grass or forage in, and it would tell you the sugar/starch content
Also a gadget you could wrap around a horse's legs to get an objective reading for the strength of the digital pulses, like a BP cuff for humans

Brilliant suggestions!

 

[Lady Jane]

Because I loathe soaking hay!

Having had a couple of laminitics who lived on soaked hay I got thoroughly sick of the routine - weigh the hay, soak the hay for x hours, rinse the hay, hang the hay up to drain for a bit so it didn't soak the bed, give the hay to the horse, and repeat 4 times daily because they had lots of small helpings.
And then there's the hassle of lugging around heavy, sodden nets, and what to do with the filthy soaking water

I would have loved to have hay with the sugar already washed out and then dried again (I've no idea if such a thing is even possible) that you could just get out of the bag, stuff in a net and away you go

If we had a gadget that measured the sugars(as suggested) we may be able to cut down on some of the soaking etc? We end up with endless soaking for x hours and we don't actually know how much good its doing or whether its actually necessary? We may only need to soak half the hay for example. Anything that makes this jpb easier!

 

[Aarongeorge]

Tell me you've never soaked hay without telling me you've never soaked hay.

Lol I worked in racing for 15 years we didn’t soak the hay ever