Old horse sayings!!!

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Following on from a few of the posts about old horse sayings and tales, I wondered which ones people believe in?

What are their reasons and why?

I'll go first:

"No foot, No horse"

Logical really, if your horse is lame then you can't ride/work it. Years ago people depended on their horses so care of the feet was extremely important. The same applies today
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You can take a horse to water but you cant make them drink!

So true at a show this weekend and it was so hot and all i wanted my horse to do was a have a drink just to put my mind at rest but he just would't even after 2 classes and 20mons jumping still turned his nose up! So annoying lol
 
Brilliant! That one definately is true!!
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I suppose the theory behind that is you can't make any animal or human do something they really don't want to
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what's that one about leg markings? Four white socks, send him far away. Three white socks, keep him for a day. Two white socks, give him to a friend. One white sock, keep him till the end. What's the colour of it's legs got to do with anything?!
 
" No such thing as a bad Dun"... Ive seen a few and tend to agree.

This whole Chestnut Mare thing is a load of twaddle. Ive had 2 and both lovely....
 
i thought it was

one white foot buy a horse
two white feet try a horse
three white feet look well about him
and four white feet do well without him
 
Totally agree about the Dun one, I have had two and they were both very good and reliable, although the one I have now is a little bolshy.
 
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i thought it was

one white foot buy a horse
two white feet try a horse
three white feet look well about him
and four white feet do well without him

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Me too, think it's because white legs tend to have pale hooves which are normally wekaer then dark ones.
 
It's not the hunting on the hill that hurts the horses hooves but the hammer, hammer, hammer on the hard high road.

Concussion from trotting on roads leading to navicular, pedal ostitis and ringbone. Except that some work on hard ground does strengthen the hoof and improve circulation.

All chestnuts are fiery! Not true - I have one who is very laid back.

One white sock - Buy him,
Two white socks - Try him
Three white socks - keep him not a day
Four white socks - send him far away

White socks usually have white horn which is supposed to be weaker than black. Having Clydesdales I have a lot of white socks/hooves and healthy feet - no mud fever no foot problems.

The eye of the master maketh the horse.

Observe your horse carefully, note his daily condition and adjust feed and care accordingly.

No horse looks good at Blackberry time - winter coat is beginning to grow, grass has lost it's nutritional value.
 
Its not horse related but i love

DRESSAGE: The passionate pursuit of perfection, by the obsessively imperfect!
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These are excellent!
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Some I haven't heard of! I love the dressage one and the hunting versus the hard ground, that is so true!!!
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Don't know if they are known sayings or just ones my farrier used to use.

Need a really strong yorkshire accent to get the full effect,

When my mare was being very naughty...."Overbred, overfed and underworked"

and when we had someone who kept changing her horses bit more often than her underwear, she got....." bits dinnant mek 'osses, 'ands mek 'osses"
 
Horses with big ears are honest
Horses with that show alot of white around the eyes are not genuine
Horses with a bump on their forehead are stupid
Horses that can't walk can't gallop.

These are a bit of a generalisation although I do agree with the big ears in my experience.
 
The most stupid of things I ever herd was if you fall of 7 times it make you a good rider not sure if its beacuse you learn not to fall off after 7 times or if its said to make you feel better lol
 
It's "you cannot call yourself a rider until you have fallen seven times".
It means that you need to have bad experiences in order to learn and become good at what you do (not just horse things).
 
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the best I have heard is

'you don't groom a horse with a brush, you groom it with a bucket'

took me a while to work out what it meant!

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Can you explain cos i dont get it
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It's "you cannot call yourself a rider until you have fallen seven times".
It means that you need to have bad experiences in order to learn and become good at what you do (not just horse things).

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The Grand Father of the little girl I am teaching told her this - she's done 5 (two of which were both last Wed
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). Even at her age I was impressed that she knew exactly what the meaning behind it was.
 
can i just say.. white hooves are not 'weaker' than black hoofs, it is just easier to see bruising.

My fave and the most truestest sayign of all time is.

'Only good farriers lame horses!'

overbred, overfed and underwork, isnt really an old saying, but its bloody true.

Lou x
 
you dont groom a horse with a brush but with a bucket i think refers to the fact that withou good quality nutrients gong in the mouth, the coat will never look good.

Lou x
 
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you dont groom a horse with a brush but with a bucket i think refers to the fact that withou good quality nutrients gong in the mouth, the coat will never look good.

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Exactly what I was thinking!
 
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you dont groom a horse with a brush but with a bucket i think refers to the fact that withou good quality nutrients gong in the mouth, the coat will never look good.

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Ohhhhh I get it now... that's a good one! Isn't it funny how all the "old sayings" that are being lost, are all just common sense?! It really shows that "we" (modern people in general) are also losing our common sense IMO!

I know it's already been said, but "no foot, no horse" has rung very true for me in the last two years with my mare!
 
Another one that although I sort of understand the meaning behind it, you have to think hard to get it!!!

Sorry forgot to put what it is!!!!!! Brain really not working this morning!!
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