Old sayings about horses?

[Saucisson]

Not totally for horses but from when I worked on a pig farm....

"a happy pig is a healthy pig"

So simple but I think it applies to all animals - including us funny ole two legged apes!

 

[[69117]]

I also heard that you can never have a bad dun - and I have to say, I kinda agree!

Sadly my old boy disproves this theory.

After the fifth visit from the air ambulance, he was retired age 7... to just be pretty in the field and not kill anyone else!

 

[JenHunt]

Similarly for breeding - breed blood to bone

that's what I was taught too!

Green and green make black and blue. (As in novice horse and rider)

not heard that, but it makes sense!

 

[Millyard Rejects]

I always heard-if your horse could roll right over from one side to the other he was worth a "guinea" more? no idea what the current exchange rate is on guineas?
There was also a rhyme about shoe a little horse,shoe a little mare but let the little colt go bare bare bare? not sure if thats it exactly?? but was refering to shoe your older or working horses but not youngstock?

 

[Kokopelli]

Sadly my old boy disproves this theory.

After the fifth visit from the air ambulance, he was retired age 7... to just be pretty in the field and not kill anyone else!

I disagree aswell we had one pts due to him tryimg to kill various people, it just makes you think what happened to them in the past though

 

[polopony]

re the rolling stuff - my 28yo arthritic pony should be worth way more than I paid for him then - he can roll for England, right over & uphill. LOL

Ahaa same, but the mare I'm talking about is 32

 

[Sanolly]

Beware beware the chestnut mare !

God I agree with that! Most of the ones I have met have been complete cows!!

 

[thatsmygirl]

I love my chestnut mares. Had 3 and all really really nice horses with fab temp.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

"The best whip is in the corn bin"

"No foot no 'oss"

You have to fall off every horse you ride, the number of your age (!!!) before you can ride it

 

[BuBbleMooJim]

God I hope not, I would have had to fall off the horse I have now, 40 times! so....37 times to go! And this one, my grandad said that if a horse had big ears and small eyes, it was a mulish pig! and he was a blacksmith (farrier in old money) LOL

 

[ozpoz]

The gaze from the eye of a good horse is worth more than rubies..
( I agree)

 

[Mari]

This one is for breeders. keep the best & sell the rest