Onesies does not maketh a baby & other ridiculous
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Holding
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I already own several onesies (occasionally worn to muck out in, natch) and I intend to buy the horse one for Christmas. 17 hands of adorableness - I regret nothing.
nix123
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I am becoming increasingly better at sitting on my hands and not commenting. I'm afraid I would look (and feel) more like Andy Pandy in a onesie with weeble tendencies.
As for the 'Welsh One', well I did ask him if he wanted one in his fluffy christmassy stocking but it went kind of like this:
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Im sorry but your post made me laugh so much i just had this flash back to when i was younger of tweddle dee and tweedle dum!
MadBlackLab
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I am becoming increasingly better at sitting on my hands and not commenting. I'm afraid I would look (and feel) more like Andy Pandy in a onesie with weeble tendencies.
As for the 'Welsh One', well I did ask him if he wanted one in his fluffy christmassy stocking but it went kind of like this:
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PMSL at picture
Bobbly
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As requested I have literally just purchased a Reindeer onesie for my very tall 22 yr old daughter but as much as I like my grey pony to stay clean from head to tail I just can't see him posing in such a garment! It certainly wouldn't take long to be a all over greeeen onesie that's for sure!
Spot_On
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Think putting my cob, who was pretty chilled boy in a onesie would have sent him over the edge!
puss
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I own greys and skewbald mainly white I would love them all in onesies lazy yes have to many to keep them all poo stain free would I buy one no they look badley fitting and they do look silly and some of my horses would rather kill me than allow one of those things near them. But I do wish someone would invent something that stops poo and mud and anything else my horses get stuck to them.
Girlracer
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Exactly that, lighten up everyone, who cares what other people do with their horses so long as it's not a welfare issue. And personally I don't think making a horse look a bit silly is much of a welfare issue....
TigerTail
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Sorry but I disagree that it isn't verging on a welfare issue - horses aren't designed to have their coats flattened for hours on end, normal rugs at least don't cover 95% of their body unlike the onsies and still allow a little freedom. I also thing they pull over the withers and rumps and I know wearing cuffs annoys me so god knows what a poor horse would feel like trussed up like a turkey for hours on end.
Horses grow their own onsie, its called a fur coat - when we humans realise nothing betters nature maybe we will finally stop messing the poor things endocrine systems about.
Horses grow their own onsie, its called a fur coat - when we humans realise nothing betters nature maybe we will finally stop messing the poor things endocrine systems about.
cambrica
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Oh I don't need a flash back - a flash in the mirror reminds meIm sorry but your post made me laugh so much i just had this flash back to when i was younger of tweddle dee and tweedle dum!
Fair enough if there is a 'onesie' that is designed to help with the suffering of sweet itch or any other medical condition BUT as a fashion accessory? I cannot comprehend why anyone would want to take such a beautiful animal, strip it of all its visible dignity and truss it up like some pink pantomime cow. As for the onesie on the long running thread, ffs it is hideous
MadBlackLab
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Agree with this
POLLDARK
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Every horse & pony is a thing of beauty, a joy to look at. Why hide & belittle it in these ludicrous suits ?
ClobellsandBaubles
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This. I'm pretty sure there has been multiple thread as well about hoods like this being left on over night and the horses being injured when they paniced due to it falling across their eyes. I don't own a horse but there are several coloureds at work and we use good old elbow grease and proper grooming to keep them clean when necessary. Horses have exquisitely sensitive thermoregulation I can just imagine a lots of hot sweaty uncomfortable horses probably with more skin conditions than before.
Elbie
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I struggle to understand why people dress dogs up - I'm not talking about coats/rugs or other garments to keep them warm, I'm talking about dressing them up purely for fashion (i.e. berets, hoodies etc)
So I can't even begin to contemplate a horse onesie!
I suppose it makes sense if the horse has a skin condition but if there is no purpose I don't see the point
So I can't even begin to contemplate a horse onesie!
I suppose it makes sense if the horse has a skin condition but if there is no purpose I don't see the point
pip6
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Mine wear rugs but still manage to get absolutely filthy by dunking themselves in the wettest, muddiest part of the field each day. Bottom line is they are horses, & I accept / allow them to behave as such.
fburton
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An indication, perhaps, that getting muddy is something beneficial to horses and that we may be doing a disservice to them by preventing it.
MadBlackLab
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Maybe like pigs mud is good for horse's skin too
cambrica
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Horses will roll for many reasons but if you take the socialising aspect and of course colic every other reason is basically skin/coat related.
It enables loose and dead hair to be removed, its a natural way for a horse to groom itself, fluffs up the hair in cold weather, helps it to cool down in hot weather, helps with insects, adds natural dirt and grease to the coat and most importantly it makes the horse smell of - well a horse, instead of how humans want them to smell!
IMO a onesie inhibits this natural behaviour.
It enables loose and dead hair to be removed, its a natural way for a horse to groom itself, fluffs up the hair in cold weather, helps it to cool down in hot weather, helps with insects, adds natural dirt and grease to the coat and most importantly it makes the horse smell of - well a horse, instead of how humans want them to smell!
IMO a onesie inhibits this natural behaviour.
Ladyinred
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*like*
OH used to work at one of the largest horse sanctuaries in the country and, of course, there were sometimes hard to catch horses. He has been known to take off his jacket, throw it down in the communal rolling patch, kick it around until it stinks and then go catch the uncatchable. Rolling and the ability to both carry and leave a scent is an integral part of herd life for a horse. By forcing them into onesies etc we are depriving them of yet another basic need.
amandap
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I've been pondering onesies.
Surely the above applies to rugs especially with neck covers and hoods as well? Obviously the onsies with legs are a step further but what makes onsies worse? Tbh I expect the horse is no more upset by a onesie than full rug regalia including leg and over reach boots.
How much is our perception of the attitude of owners who use animal print or twee printed onesies?
In the end any covering is going to impact temperature control, comfort, sensory stimuli and normal behaviours.
RunToEarth
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I've been pondering onesies.
Surely the above applies to rugs especially with neck covers and hoods as well? Obviously the onsies with legs are a step further but what makes onsies worse? Tbh I expect the horse is no more upset by a onesie than full rug regalia including leg and over reach boots.
How much is our perception of the attitude of owners who use animal print or twee printed onesies?
In the end any covering is going to impact temperature control, comfort, sensory stimuli and normal behaviours.
Show my an "equine onesie" that does not have the potential to rub/come over the eyes/get the horses legs caught up when rolling or is designed of anything near breathable material and I may rethink.
The bottom line is I accept my horses get muddy and I am confident their rugs hinder their life as much as possible, I would not turn my back for more than a second if they were wearing onesies, I think they are dangerous and stupid, I would consider them a welfare issue.
amandap
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I do agree
, I was comparing onesies to wearing rugs, necks and hoods. There seem to be quite a few types of onesie. I've just been trying to work out why I dislike the idea of them so much and am a bit less anti rugs.fatpiggy
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I think there does seem to be a trend in buying basically useless, twee items for pets and dressing them up . Hence the pink dogs wearing tutus and bows in their hair that seem to fill the papers and TV programmes lately. Does anyone actually BENEFIT from putting glittery hoof oil on their pony? I can't in all honesty see the point of this matchy business (or whatever its called) either. My horse wore a black saddle cloth for shows and a black one with a yellow trim the rest of the time. Her rugs were all colours and mostly very plain and I wore the first set of jods that came out of cupboard and whatever top came to hand according to the weather. If I wanted to keep the horse clean overnight she wore a deep fleece cooler with a full neck and leg wraps if it wasn't too hot. I can see the point of fly sheets, but only those really expensive complete ones as all the others have plenty of places at the bottom for flies to get in and subsequently under the rug, thus rendering them useless.
lula
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spot the HHO member who has a zebra print onesie in their horse's wardrobe and possibly a pair of leapord print fleecy pony pajamas as well.
lula
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agree
apart from the cheap fleece they're made out of cutting off circulation around the pasterns being a concern i do wonder how many owners of ponies in onesies must come out to the stable in the morning only to find their pony having filled their onesie's back legs' up with poo.
RunToEarth
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I personally don't do matchy, it isn't something that interests me but I do think it looks smart and if people want to take the effort to bandage their horses up as long as it is done correctly I feel it is harmless, often a preventative measure and fair play to them. Onesies and hoods in my head are a lot more sinister. I may have been a bit more "live and let live" had I not almost lost a horse to a hood a few years ago. Evil things, you couldn't pay me enough to put one on my horses - I would much rather put the hours in cleaning them.
khalswitz
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My horse manages to do this with travel boots. A onesie would not be on.
Annagain
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My two greys have snuggy hoods, turnouts with full necks and tail bags to keep them clean. Yes it's entirely for my benefit, but they're happy and healthy so what does it matter? I work full time and manage two horses on DIY so every bit of time I can save is very precious. One in particular is half horse half hippo and if I didn't cover him from nose to tail I would spend so much time brushing him I'd never get to ride. He also has very sensitive skin and hates being brushed with a passion and (not so much in winter when he's clipped) a coat so dense that you think he's clean and then he sweats mud.
I'm not talking vanity here, I'm no clean freak but the amount of mud he gets on him would mean clouds of mud dust coming off him and choking me as I ride or interfering with his tack. They're not in the slightest bit pampered - they go out in a small herd in all weathers from 6am until 7pm and I'd have them out permanently if my yard allowed, have a very basic diet and are treated very much as horses. I'd rather spend my time riding and have a fit horse able to cope with the demands I place on him than spend hours brushing him.
I did worry about putting a snuggy hood on them but they're both very sensible and in a well fenced safe field with a very settled quiet herd. They've torn them (or one has) frequently and lost them once or twice but never had them stuck over their eyes. I've seen some of the cheaper makes and would never use them, they stretch and move way too easily.
Having said that, I wouldn't put a onesie on them, that's taking it way too far.
I'm not talking vanity here, I'm no clean freak but the amount of mud he gets on him would mean clouds of mud dust coming off him and choking me as I ride or interfering with his tack. They're not in the slightest bit pampered - they go out in a small herd in all weathers from 6am until 7pm and I'd have them out permanently if my yard allowed, have a very basic diet and are treated very much as horses. I'd rather spend my time riding and have a fit horse able to cope with the demands I place on him than spend hours brushing him.
I did worry about putting a snuggy hood on them but they're both very sensible and in a well fenced safe field with a very settled quiet herd. They've torn them (or one has) frequently and lost them once or twice but never had them stuck over their eyes. I've seen some of the cheaper makes and would never use them, they stretch and move way too easily.
Having said that, I wouldn't put a onesie on them, that's taking it way too far.
cobgoblin
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Had to google 'equine onesie' as I've never seen one . Now I'm speechless!
CrazyMare
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I agree with all of that!
I have 4 (only 3 stabled) and I often work nights. Using a Snuggy Hood (Specifically Snuggy, and no other cheapy brands) over night can mean I can plait up the night before, work my night/late shift and still manage to hunt/compete the next day.
Mine only wear them after a bath which they have before competing!