If I gave you a bonfire...

feisty_filly said:
they do! and they all stand together bickering about whos child is the more capable rider? the only time they seem to even notice ther child when the pony knocks / refuses a jump and then there in there screaming at the child to kick / whip / stop being such a whimp lol
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OMG - exactly!! Even when the child is sobbing so hard it needs a paper bag just to get it breathing again.

During one pony club camp (which is held at a yard I used to livery at), PC mums were being shown where their little darlings could tie-up their ankle-biters in the morning to groom etc before lessons began. My horse happened to be tied up there at the time while I tidied his box for the night, and PC mum looked disparagingly at him and sniffed 'will this horse be moved by then?' to which I yelled back from the box 'No! I'm going to deliberately leave him tied up there all night just to inconvenience you!'
I don't think she liked that.
 
Web reins with stoppers (arhh, hate them) - btw hope you understand what I mean!
Petal over reach 'flappy' thing boots...
Thick black nose bands/brow bands with white under - again hope you know what I mean.
Plastic shavings fork - great, but so 'plastic' and they break so easily.
Solo combs - useless things that appear to do nothing!
Baler twine 'grass reins'.
Barbed wire.
'coloured tack', lets just keep it black or brown eh?

Thats just for starters from my direction... how big is this fire gonna be?!
 
Draw reins - such a misused piece of equipment, hate them. ALL parelli equipment, DVD's carrot sticks etc etc etc, again, agressive, unecessary, and ill used.
 
Carrot sticks for a start...
"natural horsemanship" style rope halters, I hate them and they are unbelievable severe in rough hands.
All Parelli books DVD's and merchandise.
That and an effigy of Pat and Linda Parelli and all their advocates/practitioners too.
As for the real versions, I'd deport them all to the moon where they would be no ponies or horses to torture, they can hit each other with metal clips, ropes and carrot sticks instead ;)
 
JFTD said:
I love you. I actually do :D I'd like to add all the people who I've ended up arguing with because when I ask them if their product / technique has any benefits supported by a well designed, controlled, statistically significant scientific study and they refer me to a case report or two published on their website :rolleyes: (It's a good thing Ben Goldacre doesn't (to the best of my knowledge) keep horses :cool:)

Also the owners of obese horses and the judges who place them in shows. Ditto owners who ride obviously lame animals and the judges who can't spot lameness. And gadgets, especially used incorrectly by novices.

This is gonna be a BIG bonfire.
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HA HA lets go one step further.

Herbal supplements.( Flower Remedies Restoring Inner Balance & Harmony (this kind of thing))
Acupuncture
Essential oils ( They're not essential at all)
Dogs that eat horse poo
Dogs that sick up horse poo later indoors
Dogs that roll in dead things
Dogs that roll in fox poo
Dogs that go deaf when when you call them
Dogs that take themselves off hunting, then come back knackered but satisfied.
 
Ragwort - I second that one

For me it has to be my nerves (well irrational feelings, not my actual nerves or I wouldnt be able to feel anything!)
Poopy stable stains ground into grey coats the night before a show
 
1. Pessoa lunging gadget, if I wanted to sock my horse in the mouth with every stride of trot I'd stick the OH on him!
2. Wintecs and the subsequent pads everyone uses under them... if you are contemplating putting a third pad under the saddle I'd hazzard to guess it doesn't fit.
3. Horse flies. Need I say more?
4. People who blame the horse for 'taking the p!ss', horses have no concept of this and possibly the reason she's spooky would be the huge amounts of cereals you feed her and the fact she is never turned out... dunno, just a hunch...
 
JFTD said:
I love you. I actually do :D I'd like to add all the people who I've ended up arguing with because when I ask them if their product / technique has any benefits supported by a well designed, controlled, statistically significant scientific study and they refer me to a case report or two published on their website :rolleyes: (It's a good thing Ben Goldacre doesn't (to the best of my knowledge) keep horses :cool:)

Also the owners of obese horses and the judges who place them in shows. Ditto owners who ride obviously lame animals and the judges who can't spot lameness. And gadgets, especially used incorrectly by novices.

This is gonna be a BIG bonfire.
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I love Ben Goldacre. That boy makes me laugh out loud!

Anyone feel a clique coming on. Perhaps ' I know how to read and interpret a scientific journal article' or something along those lines?
 
Randomly:

Ragwort
My neighbour who refuses to deal with overhanging yew tree and therefore means I have to fence of a huge area of paddock.
Katie Price 'tat' and generally, bling and pink for adult riders.
Quack 'therapists', the size of fee does not mean thay are good!
'Semi' Pro showjumpers who claim the practice jump as their own, proceed to act like godzilla!
Cheap brushing and over reach boots which fail should a horse actually use them for their intended purpose.
Rugs which were designed for appearance no thought given to the fact that horses might wear them.
Shiny polyester show jackets - buy something better secondhand, I would!
Fat horses - it does not increase their weight carrying capacity!
People who show horses in totally unsuitable saddles for the judge to ride on. If only I had the honesty to say that they would have been 1st, had I been able to sit on their 16 1/2 inch saddle or get my foot properly into the stirrup!
haaaaaaaaaaaaaa breathe.....
So much better just for these few.
 
jesstickle said:
I love Ben Goldacre. That boy makes me laugh out loud!

Anyone feel a clique coming on. Perhaps ' I know how to read and interpret a scientific journal article' or something along those lines?
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He's an absolute legend :D

Yes that's a clique I could get behind! I also think there should be a "We wish Ben Goldacre would come and sort out horsey bad science" clique too :p

(though I feel the latter could be phrased more coherently!)
 
Haha this thread has made me laugh so much!!! On this evergrowing bonfire I would chuck on john whittaker jump jackets & them plastic looking PROtector riding hats all the kids are wearing, they look horrible!!
 
Blingy tack
Anything pink!
Gadgets, especially drawreins
Nylon headcollars, hate them with a passion
Haynets
Rhinegold rugs
Rubber riding boots, just yuk!
Another vote for Solocombs, what a waste of time
Rubber stable mats, a sure fire way to make your stable stink.
 
Bridles with cheekpieces that buckle on the outside (my ultimate hate)
Anything baby pink / blue
Anything from KP Equestrian (preferably with her wearing it)
Black Sablene
A certain local "yard manager" - for many reasons
and
Mushrooms - the vegetarian equivalent of slugs
 
poorly fitted martingales for jumping that usally aren't needed or aren't doing anything/ hindering any form or jump
bratty spoilt people (was going to put kids but the worst culprit was three years older than me) and people who think because they have more money they know more things (major chip on shoulder)
gadgets to haul horses head in along with getting a horse on the bit without actually knowing what this means
wearing tack because everyone else is not because you need it (pretty much what everyone has said
 
scotlass said:
Bridles with cheekpieces that buckle on the outside (my ultimate hate)
Anything baby pink / blue
Anything from KP Equestrian (preferably with her wearing it)
Black Sablene
A certain local "yard manager" - for many reasons
and
Mushrooms - the vegetarian equivalent of slugs
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i wonder if its the same yard manager that gets on my t**s lol

would like to add people that drive when its only a 5 min walk away! i mean how lazy!!!
 
Owners who do not look after their horses properly
Anyone who abuses horses, animals or children
Draw reins
Any nosebands which clamp the horses mouth shut so they can't express any pain they may be in
 
tinap555 said:
them plastic looking PROtector riding hats all the kids are wearing, they look horrible!!
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Well all those horrible looking kids and adults are the most sensible people on a horse - the PROtector is the safest hat on the market - so allow me to look horrible, but if I fall on my head I am more likely to be unscathed than you are :)
 
People who think draft horses are only for farms.
Standing martingales.
Draw reins.
Flash bridles when there is not necessity for it.
The lack of any decent cavesson bridles to be found.
People who insist their way is the only way.
People who don't listen to their horses but insist on clipping/turnout/ bits/ bridles everyone else uses so they must too.
People who judge those who do not compete.


FDC
 
Can I put the badly behaved children of other liveries on the bonfire - the ones which run round, out of control around your horses, out of sight of their parents who are always shouting and screeching at them but don't get anywhere because the child is so used to being shouted and screeched at that it doesn't take a blind bit of notice.....
 
jsr said:
Ohh I love my polypads and so does my terrier!! It's his bed when he's at the yard!
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Thank you so much - you have just made me realise what I can do with the discarded Polypad in the trunk in the barn! It will be perfect for a dog-bed!:D
 
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