Is it just me............

Delicious_D said:
Dads back and looks like he's been for a stroll around the block not surgery! :O

cup of tea made and he's watching the new james bond movie. :)

We do all get along ok, just sometimes there is a bit of hoof stamping and pinned back ears. Much likea herd really.
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Glad he seems ok.:) New james bond, I've not seen that yet.
 
We have it on DVD. My OH watched it and he said it was rubbish. But then he likes John Wayne movies (and not because they have ponies in :eek: ;) :p )
 
Op ... Just wanted to say ...what a moving video .. Always remember its easy to buy a flash expensive horse .. And win ... Not so easy to take on a ture project pony ..and see it through !! Rosettes are won at home ...shows are just a collection point ;) ..yes your hands could be stiller ..yes to could sit a little better..yes the pony could show a little more .. But you have already made it !! You have trained the little pony ..and it clear how much he means to u ..and at the end of the day ..opinions are 10 a penny ..everybody has one ..just pick through them and apply the helpful ones ..forget the non helpful ;) your story with herbie is YOUR story .. Enjoy it :)
 
I haven't read the whole thread so following on from the original post.

I haven't been here long but already have figured not to post anything that could be seen as a way for another poster to have a dig.

Much like every yard I have ever been on.

Hence I kept my pony at the same place for eight years at grass and visited the yard approx 20 times max in those eight years.:D

It's nice when you get to the age when you see the BS (that's more about massaging egos) for what it is and the good and helpful advice as gold dust.
 
Here's my honest opinion. This is the first time I have watched Op in any vids or even paid any attention to their threads. I think op seriously needs some intensive lessons, and Herbie I think is a very honest and patient horse to put up with being repeatedly socked in the chops and bounced around on. Shooter down now, but that is what I see
 
Ive been on this forum for 10ish years now, and it has got worse and worse, people hiding behind a screen and becoming total keyboard warriors, Im sure 90% of the people that slate others on here would not dare say it to someones face... (even if they say they would)

What ever happened to being NICE to others, do some get a kick out of just being plain nasty?

Ive posted less and less as the years go on, as I cant be doing with the bitchiness...
 
freckles22uk said:
Ive been on this forum for 10ish years now, and it has got worse and worse, people hiding behind a screen and becoming total keyboard warriors, Im sure 90% of the people that slate others on here would not dare say it to someones face... (even if they say they would)

What ever happened to being NICE to others, do some get a kick out of just being plain nasty?

Ive posted less and less as the years go on, as I cant be doing with the bitchiness...
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On a side note, the picture on the right (the two horses heads) is stunning :)
 
PapaFrita said:
Here's another one :)

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This is all..... :D
 
Laura, I just wanted to say I rather like the look of Herbie. I also like the look of the dude in Papafrita's post too :D

I like your video, and I liked your words.
I was a bit anxious at about 40 seconds in where it looked suspiciously like he was cavorting in someone's vegetable garden ;) but he looks like a charmer - and a well-loved one! Oh and in the jumping, when he stopped and you took him over from a standstill - well done, I can never manage that!
 
Laura, I know exactly what you mean and have been on the receiving end of some of the catty remarks. People on here don't know me, my experience with horses or what I do for a living but I can tell you that mostly now I just shake my head and don't get involved.

For the record, I think what you are doing with your little lad is amazing, I don't look at you and think "she can't ride" I look at you and your Herbie and think you have a damn good partnership and are having fun and THAT is the important thing!!!

Meanwhile all the "experts" on here will continue to give out sly digs and innuendo badly disguised as "advice", best to turn a blind eye and just enjoy your hobby with your lovely lad.

and cue the reprisals .....
 
Araby said:
Long time lurker and rare poster here, wouldn't ask a question for fear of being shot down in flames, real shame as there is lots of knowledge on this forum. Sarah
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What's the point in those knowledgeable people dispensing advice when the people they are dispensing the advice to aren't willing to accept it?:confused:

Op was given lots of advice by the looks of things on her previous thread about the dressage, and it was clearly taken with great offense.

I am not trying to be nasty by saying that I think OP needs lessons. I say what I see. I see a rider who clearly loves her horse, but is IMO lacking the riding skills to bring it on any further. Lessons would sort that.
 
Here's the thing that annoys me with this whole "hiding behind a computer" thing. I'm not posting too much of my personal info on a public board. If people want to know who I am or see if I have horses or to back up things I've said about my life, then you can look me up on Facebook. I can control my privacy and I can delete people. My page, my rules.

Most of the time I try to speak from my experiences or share experiences so people don't feel like they're the only one.

So yeah I'm not going to put all my info out here for sure. I don't need to. Nor in this day and age is it advisable.

Terri
 
Delicious_D said:
Everytime FB is meantions on JK, i can see JK die inside a ltitle bit :D
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Not enough of a bit. I watched it the other day as vehicles are in the garage and I am house bound :eek: had he said "if you lay with a woman" one more time I would have had to throttle him through the TV screen. I had to switch off after about 5 minutes :mad::eek:
 
I haven't been on the receiving end as only post on non inflammatory topics for this very reason and any threads I have started have been about 'boring' stuff such as medical or feed stuff advice and I am grateful for the help received.

But yes, some of the comments you read here are worded in a nasty tone, there is too much shrieking 'troll' (who cares if it is just don't reply if you think it's fake!) and much as I am in favour of good, straightforward advice there is such a thing as tact and diplomacy when offering it because as others have pointed out I doubt the keyboard warriors would actually dare say the things they say to someone in reality. Shame really as less confident people won't post and gain the good advice that can be found.

Brings to mind what my old next door neighbour told my mum when I was aged about 4 and started taking an interest in her horses which was basically that 'horses are great but unfortunately horsy people are a strange breed generally speaking; always falling out with people!'
 
I think it is a fine line. There is a lot of knowledge on this forum, it is just extricating that from the 'sofa experts'
You come on here for advice to improve your riding, and you just have to filter the good advice from the needless comments.
But do think you need to grow a thicker skin. The world isn't always nice as pie and lovely, you just have to get on with it I'm afraid.
He is a lovely pony and you obviously love him.
 
I think this forum is rich in knowledge and wisdom. Yes, some people can be blunt, and to be fair, there are times when people need it telling like it is. For example if they are dilly dallying about and should be getting the vet. Some people need things to be put in a direct and perhaps less than fluffy way so that they sit up and listen. There have been times on here where a poster takes offence and goes off in a huff, but comes back some time later and thanks those very people who upset them because they had made them realise something that they were just not willing to face up to, but which they knew was right.

What I hate though is the rare occasion where someone is rounded on by multiple posters. Okay, they may be in the wrong, but how many people does it take to tell them? Especially when it continues after they have backed down and admitted they made a mistake.
 
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