Never been so disguisted in my life

Riley - thanks so much for the pics !! You horses are simply stunning - but them I'm biased totally as I adore gypsy cobs. :D:D

Shy's tash doesn't quite make the grade yet though does it, haha.

Just WOW.
 
lee1984 said:
You said he was going to call the farmer who land it was?? I would of called the farmer in front of him just to put him right there and then, you will always get narrow minded idiots regardless,
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The farmer loves the horses and is a friend of my fathers, the guy who approached us actually rents land off him to apparantly, so Darren (farmer) said he shall be havin a word with him. It seems to be back firing quickly
 
Many years ago, we used to have 3 horses/ponies and as my sister and I got older, we had less 'time' for them. Always had lots of offers to help exercise them from local young riders and their parents but the only one we ever let within a mile of our horses more than once was the traveller girl who stopped in our area with her family several winters running. Now she had such a natural way with them, immediate respect from them all. Happily let her ride and 'do' them without supervision. Couldn't have said that for any of the other brats - wouldn't have let them look after my hamster!
 
Oh and to the rude post referring to less than perfect spelling, my husband is a useless speller, painfully dyslexic, but teaches at university to MA level.
 
shysmum said:
Riley - thanks so much for the pics !! You horses are simply stunning - but them I'm biased totally as I adore gypsy cobs. :D:D

Shy's tash doesn't quite make the grade yet though does it, haha.

Just WOW.
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You r more than welcome, i love em' to only ever had Gypsy/traditionals not mad keen on anythin fine

Nothin like a tash.

AppyHacker said:
Many years ago, we used to have 3 horses/ponies and as my sister and I got older, we had less 'time' for them. Always had lots of offers to help exercise them from local young riders and their parents but the only one we ever let within a mile of our horses more than once was the traveller girl who stopped in our area with her family several winters running. Now she had such a natural way with them, immediate respect from them all. Happily let her ride and 'do' them without supervision. Couldn't have said that for any of the other brats - wouldn't have let them look after my hamster!
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Yes i think because they r such a big part of our life most of us r great with them, glad to hear you are not one of this stereotyping people
 
Lovely horses. I would be another to queue up for the first broodmare there!
That HAS to be the BIGGEST tache on Mav's nose I've ever seen... No wonder he gets the ladies!!!

As for the insults you received, it sucks. Sorry you had to go through that. I guess some people just don't have, and are unlikely to ever have an open mind, and just tar people with the same brush before doing any research for the individual/team/family or whatever... shows who is intelligent there then!

Please keep posting, love to see more pictures!!!
 
Wow stunning horses! Love the tash on Mav. Sister has a heavyweight cob with lots of feather but not quite such an impressive tash. anyway welcome to HHO you will soon learn which people to ignore by their silly bigoted comments.
 
Fools Motto said:
Lovely horses. I would be another to queue up for the first broodmare there!
That HAS to be the BIGGEST tache on Mav's nose I've ever seen... No wonder he gets the ladies!!!

As for the insults you received, it sucks. Sorry you had to go through that. I guess some people just don't have, and are unlikely to ever have an open mind, and just tar people with the same brush before doing any research for the individual/team/family or whatever... shows who is intelligent there then!

Please keep posting, love to see more pictures!!!
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Once little Joey has gone, i shall be breakin' her in she is very quite so hopefuly she will be an easy one, has had a few kids sat on her bareback nd didnt bat an eyelid, so if everythin goes well i may sell her !

Defintly, im sure if people got to know us we wldnt be scary thugs :)
 
Well Riley, if anyone has done as much for the travelling community as you have on this forum, I'm yet to see it. Shy's breeder is at Appleby every year, and some of his stallions are just stunning - i wish I'd never had Shy done, as I have been offered a LOT of money for his services ;)

On the other hand, we've had a lot of unwelcome attention, and for me, that is hard to cope with - and that's come from the travelling community. I guess it's just all part of owning a stunner ;)

it's so lovely to have you here, i could hug you !!

ps - TELL YOUR DAD !
 
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Welcome and think it's been said just a few times already... Riley is gorgeous!

Incidentally, travellers taught me how to drive my boy. We had loads of fun, very stressless and my boy took to it straight away at the caring hands of my friends Dad. Lent me the sulky too for nothing.
 
jesstickle said:
ETS: I'm not mad keen on traddy cobs (as I'm sure is obvious from my signature) but I actually really like the mare in the first picture :)
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Totally agree, I don't do cobs either but that mare is truly lovely, so nice to see someone breeding from a good mare and not expecting the stallion to cancel out the bad points in the mare.

OP there is ignorance in all walks of life - try to rise above it :)
 
shysmum said:
Well Riley, if anyone has done as much for the travelling community as you have on this forum, I'm yet to see it. Shy's breeder is at Appleby every year, and some of his stallions are just stunning - i wish I'd never had Shy done, as I have been offered a LOT of money for his services ;)

On the other hand, we've had a lot of unwelcome attention, and for me, that is hard to cope with - and that's come from the travelling community. I guess it's just all part of owning a stunner ;)

it's so lovely to have you here, i could hug you !!

ps - TELL YOUR DAD !
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I think its nice i can show everyone abit of our world and its been acceped so well ! I bet just luked at him and he is a lovely stamp ! bet he wld do well in the show ring !

He can hardly turn a laptop on so is baffled at the moment
 
tallyho! said:
Welcome and think it's been said just a few times already... Riley is gorgeous!

Incidentally, travellers taught me how to drive my boy. We had loads of fun, very stressless and my boy took to it straight away at the caring hands of my friends Dad. Lent me the sulky too for nothing.
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Thank you, he knows it to

Glad to hear you got him driving nothing like it

Amaranta said:
Totally agree, I don't do cobs either but that mare is truly lovely, so nice to see someone breeding from a good mare and not expecting the stallion to cancel out the bad points in the mare.

OP there is ignorance in all walks of life - try to rise above it :)
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I agree, both parents matter to me, she is a lovely girl Phoenix is her name forgot to put.
 
Rileyboy said:
Yes i was finished school with C's and above.

Wldnt say i am tha stupid, again we live in a house, work every day and pay taxes i wouldnt call myself stupid
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FionaM12 said:
I know some very well educated people whose writing leaves much to be desired.


Welcome to the forum! your horses are gorgeous. :)
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exactly this, Rileyboy welcome, I know a number of travellers down here in Cornwall, and they are all lovely, I remember one chap telling me, you treat us right and we will go out of our way to treat you right... screw us over, and you'll know about it :D Genuine people, and you know where you stand with the travelling community... more than can be said for most people! Horse wise... well aren't they gorgeous... you must be very proud of them... they are all proper cobs :D:D

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My spelling is rubbish i know, however like i said finished school with c's nd above just finishing school for a traveller is acomplishmnt :)
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Please don't feel the need to explain yourself... Ignore the crass comments by the ill educated few on here...

Oedemitous Camel said:
with respect JHoward ... if people's education was judged on their forum posts I wouldn't have had you down as the most diligent student! ;)

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Couldn't have put it better myself. Such a shame that some people feel they have to put someone else down to make themselves feel better about :rolleyes:

shysmum said:
Well Riley, if anyone has done as much for the travelling community as you have on this forum, I'm yet to see it. Shy's breeder is at Appleby every year, and some of his stallions are just stunning - i wish I'd never had Shy done, as I have been offered a LOT of money for his services ;)

On the other hand, we've had a lot of unwelcome attention, and for me, that is hard to cope with - and that's come from the travelling community. I guess it's just all part of owning a stunner ;)

it's so lovely to have you here, i could hug you !!
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:D lovely post :D
 
welcome :D what amazing horses! they are proper cobs!!! love their feather and the furryness.....its not a cob without feather and 1 inch fur thickness :)

ive never known a genuine traveller neglect their horses and love to see the group that come every summer near us...some of the best cared for horses ive seen! they truly love their horses - unlike some people i know!
 
For all the complaining people do about travellers, there is no denying that we have something HUGE in common and if your (amazing) cobs and your posts can bear a little influence on the smaller minded folks in this world, that can only be a good thing!

I NEED that skewbald. It's fabulous! And as for that tashe, he's like a big hairy ringmaster!

I'd love to be a fly on the wall when your neighbour talks to the farmer. Bet he feels like a right prat now. Always makes me chuckle when people think horses, especially natives need babying... like evolution intended them to wear rugs and keep their legs clean. I can't imagine how horses cope without them!
 
Thank you QueenBee it rlly has made my day after all what ahppend this morning to hear such lovely comments, and how acceptin everyone has been, i shall defintly be a regular and share abit of the traveller world, wait til Appleby you will hate me after i post millions of pictures
 
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Hope they show up, thanks for all the comments so far nice to know not everyone hates us !
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But I love love that M'tache. I did spot a very young brown and white cob on the A10 being driven at Cheshunt recently? Was it you???? I did think that is nice and was trotting away oblivious to the really mega heavy traffic. But nice pics. I just like the way some horse people just get on with it in the good old fashioned way, I wish I had that knowledge. As for rugging I never rugged a cob, hardy native type (unless elderly etc). As long as fed and watered and are not tethered. Some hay in snow etc.Yours are stunning and well looked after so I dont know how you were criticised.

Good luck.
 
kellybee said:
For all the complaining people do about travellers, there is no denying that we have something HUGE in common and if your (amazing) cobs and your posts can bear a little influence on the smaller minded folks in this world, that can only be a good thing!

I NEED that skewbald. It's fabulous! And as for that tashe, he's like a big hairy ringmaster!

I'd love to be a fly on the wall when your neighbour talks to the farmer. Bet he feels like a right prat now. Always makes me chuckle when people think horses, especially natives need babying... like evolution intended them to wear rugs and keep their legs clean. I can't imagine how horses cope without them!
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Oh defintly horses are our life (i think i can speak for the travelling community on that point) and you cn talk to us for hours about them. Oh defintly he even asked "where are their shoes ? they do not have shoes" he thought shoes covered the hoof like a human shoe.... says it all relly !
 
Welcome and your horses are stunning!

To be honest the travellers round my way scare mr silly. They aren't very friendly to others and have been known to be very dodgey.

But I know not all Travellers are the same. I look forward to seeing more updates of your cobs. I love Mav and his tash!:)
 
M'tashe i love it ! new name for it now

Not us im afraid, he is having a goofing about time to mature abit with light work. Im big on letting youngsters have time to mature then he shall be coming to Appleby with Mav
 
slightlyconfused said:
Welcome and your horses are stunning!

To be honest the travellers round my way scare mr silly. They aren't very friendly to others and have been known to be very dodgey.

But I know not all Travellers are the same. I look forward to seeing more updates of your cobs. I love Mav and his tash!:)
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Sorry to hear this, i feel the need to aplogise i bet they are the type who dont leave their community and are sheltered, when i have kids they shall be educated to the outside world
 
slightlyconfused said:
To be honest the travellers round my way scare mr silly. They aren't very friendly to others and have been known to be very dodgey.
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I feel this way too... but not about the travellers - they're the first to call me when my *****land escapes (to tell me they've put her back, fixed the fencing and to warn me I should tread in the hoof prints she's left in the pristine graveyard lawns before the vicar finds out). It's the big competition yards that intimidate me!
 
Oedemitous Camel said:
That 'tache is amazing!! It's like a sea anemone

with respect JHoward ... if people's education was judged on their forum posts I wouldn't have had you down as the most diligent student! ;)

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I never started a post telling the world how well educated i was then proceeded to carry on with text speak and god nos what else did i!

tbh i think an old member is having a giggle with you all.
 
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