Never been so disguisted in my life

cinnamontoast said:
Hardly snobby, it's just sensible and makes you more employable. Who would want to employ the sign writer who did this?
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People aren't here to get jobs though. :) They're here for fun or interest.
I personally find it very rude to correct other peoples' spelling or grammar, unless asked.

Had a giggle at that van though! :D

Although, tbh, if he came well recommended for his trade I probably wouldn't care about his spelling. :)
 
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thats not a gypsys way though rb, personally it doesnt bother me, and having worked for a gypsy with trotters, and i started breaking a yearling, the older horses were the best looked after lot ever, and none of them were ragged on roads,

and considering they all lived in none ever had filled legs/tendon issues/behaviour issues/swollen legs.

I expect you would know who the family was if i told you. very well known..
 
Neva had trotters hav a lot to lern! But with our lot they r lunged from 2ish with tck and by 3 they shld be ridden regulary. Mine dunt live in again dunt think they need it
 
jhoward said:
thats not a gypsys way though rb, personally it doesnt bother me, and having worked for a gypsy with trotters, and i started breaking a yearling, the older horses were the best looked after lot ever, and none of them were ragged on roads,

and considering they all lived in none ever had filled legs/tendon issues/behaviour issues/swollen legs.

I expect you would know who the family was if i told you. very well known..
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Finally someone speaking some sense, Hard ground is good for there legs, search any breeder in the states or better still in the world and they will tell you the same thing, what do you think we just run are horses into the ground & buy another when its riddled what lameness??

Gotta love the people that think they know it all but can write all there knowledge on the back of a first class stamp.
 
TrasaM said:
In the wild youngsters would have to keep up with the herd or get eaten. As long as they are not being dragged along by a car or van but at horse speed what harm can it do. .?
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Because being hammered on a hard road at the age of 2 for miles on end can break a horse later down the line. And I speak with experiance as I bought my lovely lovely cob type mare at 8, and at 10 I lost her to concussion induced navicular.From being hammered down a road far too young. So actually it can do a lot of harm and it makes me sick to my stomach when I see it.
 
lee1984 said:
Finally someone speaking some sense, Hard ground is good for there legs, search any breeder in the states or better still in the world and they will tell you the same thing, what do you think we just run are horses into the ground & buy another when its riddled what lameness??

Gotta love the people that think they know it all but can write all there knowledge on the back of a first class stamp.
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NinjaPony said:
Because being hammered on a hard road at the age of 2 for miles on end can break a horse later down the line. And I speak with experiance as I bought my lovely lovely cob type mare at 8, and at 10 I lost her to concussion induced navicular.From being hammered down a road far too young. So actually it can do a lot of harm and it makes me sick to my stomach when I see it.
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the decent ones dont, they jog the horses and build them up, a fast trotter is worth a huge sum, especially as most will be colts/stallions

one of our best trotters was 7, they done miles of fittening work and were jogged not hammered. when i started work, i lunged, rode and we had a fittening sand track too.

tbh you couldnt be sure that navi was caused by the horses past.
 
NinjaPony said:
Because being hammered on a hard road at the age of 2 for miles on end can break a horse later down the line. And I speak with experiance as I bought my lovely lovely cob type mare at 8, and at 10 I lost her to concussion induced navicular.From being hammered down a road far too young. So actually it can do a lot of harm and it makes me sick to my stomach when I see it.
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actually its a Mile not miles, you will get bad apples within all walks off life who screw the mothers out of there horses and not even fed them, but always point the finger at the travellers that do it, wrong theres plenty of other kinds of people getting into road-racing that aint got a clue about horses full stop and run them into the ground because they aint got a clue of the damage there doing, no warming up or cooling down of the tendons after.
 
He came over from Ireland when he was just 4, and has matured into a very clever horse now 11. Not got any pics to put on here but hes tri-coloured with white legs. Love the bones of him. Just to be different I also have a grey mare and a dark bay mare, both totally different to O'Reilly or Smiley as he's affectionately known, but fab girls just the same.

We have a Paddy coloured cob at our yard, also from Ireland, he has a moustache too but the owner clips it off sadly. Reminds me of a walrus when its full grown!
 
NinjaPony said:
Because being hammered on a hard road at the age of 2 for miles on end can break a horse later down the line. And I speak with experiance as I bought my lovely lovely cob type mare at 8, and at 10 I lost her to concussion induced navicular.From being hammered down a road far too young. So actually it can do a lot of harm and it makes me sick to my stomach when I see it.
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Within reasonable limits it will not damage them. Unfortunately you can't stop ppl from overdoing things. Being left on soft pasture with limited chance to run properly also compromises the horses tendon and bone development. There was some research on this just recently I believe. Agree that it's wrong to keep racing or training them on hard surfaces all the time irrespective to whether they are young or old.
 
lee1984 said:
actually its a Mile not miles, you will get bad apples within all walks off life who screw the mothers out of there horses and not even fed them, but always point the finger at the travellers that do it, wrong theres plenty of other kinds of people getting into road-racing that aint got a clue about horses full stop and run them into the ground because they aint got a clue of the damage there doing, no warming up or cooling down of the tendons after.
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I'm not suggesting travellers, or pointing the finger at anyone. I was merely explaining why it CAN cause damage to horses, no matter who does it. Often the effects only show up later.
 
Tashs are the best funny to luk at, he sounds lovely ! I dunt disagree with trotters being yung if handled by Someone with brains the guy I stopped had lapped us about 3 times litlefella looked shatred
 
lee1984 said:
actually its a Mile not miles, you will get bad apples within all walks off life who screw the mothers out of there horses and not even fed them, but always point the finger at the travellers that do it, wrong theres plenty of other kinds of people getting into road-racing that aint got a clue about horses full stop and run them into the ground because they aint got a clue of the damage there doing, no warming up or cooling down of the tendons after.
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Lee.. Have a question for you. I was offered a trotter which was bred in Limerick as a loan horse recently. She was bought from the local gypsy breeder. I was told that if the reins were pulled that she would get faster and to slow her down I needed to raise the reins. I've no problem with that but just wondered if this was because of her racing past.?
 
I am late to this thread but Riley may I please style your stallions mustache? I want to give him handlebars :D

Also don't worry about some of the posters on here, a few of them have rods lodged up their backsides but it's their own problem- let them keep the rod there if it makes them happy :D
 
Ok, didn't quite read the whole thread (pg 1-16 then 23 to here :D) but took me long enough!

Riley - it is lovely to hear from you! I will openly admit I have never met a traveller and the closest I have come is seeing an episode of Gypsy Weddings on c4 :o! But I think you are great :) I love your horses and they are in fab condition. I am so sorry to hear about the agro you got from the farmer, some people just don't think (or look) before they open their mouths :rollseyes: look forward to hearing more from you on HHO :)
 
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