Phrases that get up your nose?

Just thought of another one. Recently snapped my broom (ham fisted oaf). Woman in the shop, no lie, I swear to god, actually pronounced the 't' in bristles. There must be laws against that surely?
 
'He looks pretty with his head tucked in' and 'he's so quiet to ride'

Really irritates me! There's more to it than a pretty looking head and he's quiet because I spent weeks sitting on a timebomb and taught him properly, so yes.. Now he has some manners!

Also 'hes just excited'.. No. Your horse just dragged you to the field.. Thats damn rude, not excited.
 
'Rude' ....with regard to horses....your horse has not read debretts....he knows nothing of human mores and morals....the values you teach him have nothing to do with what he values, only you, "rude" doesn't even come into it.....don't even bother.....
 
It's not so much of a phrase, but the concept of a broken mare being put to foal because it gives a 'purpose'. Unless she is serious brood mare material, why not just retire to a field?
 
fburton said:
So do a lot of people up here in Scotland. Discusting! :frown3:
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Oh Lordy, I can only hope this is ironic!

May I diversify somewhat? Spellings: defiantly-I cannot conceive how this is taken as the correct way to spell definitely. Brought, yes, I've said it and so has Olerrider. It's bought, which is the correct past tense of the infinitive of 'to buy'.

Discusting: seriously? Why does the correct spelling not override the incorrect one??
 
Zero00000 said:
Pony for sale.
17.3 3yo recently gelded.
One not to be missed, perfect stamp of a horse, stunning, with a leg in each corner, bombproof, Im not an expert, but first to see will buy, perfect ponio, huge potential will go far in the right hands, horse came to me as a rescue, bridle lame, pelvis out, not lame but stiff, chucked it on a tether to chill for 2 weeks, now he works on the bit and has a massive scopey jump, doesnt bat and eyelid at anything or put a hoof wrong, quirky but ploddy, carted and pulls like a train, perfect on the longe, flashy horse with flashy paces, dope on a rope, does natural horsemanship, perfect in everyway, he is such a dude, and pops a jump or cross country questions like a stag, produced superb offspring, manners to burn, out of MR Super fantastic never seen before sire, old head on young shoulders, follows you around like a dog, Genuine sale, No novice or tyrekickers. £9238659238ONO

:D couldnt resist, SORRY!

Mine would be turn a hoof to anything.
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Don't forget COBLET AAAAGH drives me mad :-)
 
I really don't like the phrase "typical chestnut mare" - my mind always translates it into "I can't be bothered to figure out why she does x or y" etc...

And those adverts with the words "cheap, as no book" - arghh!
 
Moomin1 said:
Don't see a problem asking how many in a class - surely the more in the class, and the higher up someone comes, the better they have done and the more you can be pleased for them?

What grates me is people how make out to everyone who wasn't present that they have done really well to have been placed 2nd/3rd/4th etc etc, when in actual fact they came last...to me that's just glory hunting....
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I got a 4th out of 5 on Sunday, and was really really pleased with my horse.
Horse jumped brilliantly, didn't rap anything. Had a really good time without being too fast.
Not pleased with myself as I forgot my course which was why we had faults! Had I not have got 4 faults for crossing tracks we could have been in line for a 2nd (there was no way we were getting near a first - the timed fences were riding at around 45seconds. Winner got round in 33!)
We did get a first on Wednesday evening though :D

I have a small hate for 'trotter hairy cob has only been trotted on the roads but is a bombproof kids pony age 3' adverts, but I'm sure many people do cringe when they see them.

I've never understood why people sell 14.2hh plus horses as 150/153/155cm ponies.
especially when the photos clearly show
 
Writing "advise" when the context suggests the poster means "advice". I find that grates. I also don't like coblet, sets my teeth on edge.
 
'Can I get xyz?' to service people.

It's just rude!

I have absolutely no idea why half the other stuff on this thread annoys anyone :)


eg, why can't an unbroken pony have ridden showing potential? What's wrong with dope on a rope?? Who doesn't poo pick???
 
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Great to see this resurrected! Can't read them all just now as I need to grab a sangwich, then get to the feed mill before it closes to buy my rude bombproof coblet some suppliments!
Hope to catch up later.
 
cptrayes said:
'Can I get xyz?' to service people.

It's just rude!

I have absolutely no idea why half the other stuff on this thread annoys anyone :)


eg, why can't an unbroken pony have ridden showing potential? What's wrong with dope on a rope?? Who doesn't poo pick???
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Of course an unbroken pony can have ridden showing potential.
But 'definite HOYS working hunter prospect'? That's something else - and I've seen some very young horses advertised as such.

I also know someone who bought one such 'definite HOYS working hunter prospect' as a yearling, for a high price - and in spite of being brought on well it was incredibly croup high at 5 and knocked down every fence it went over regardless of height. His then owner said that she had been 'done' by the seller four years previously as she was relying on it coming good as a HOYS worker. Some people are incredibly naive!
 
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To be fair, I'm not sure that anyone would buy an animal that they didn't feel had the potential to fulfil some sort of role. And those HOYS types have to come from somewhere. I guess a large part of it is someone being willing to invest time and money to see how they turn out.
 
Incorrect spelling drives me potty because it makes people think it is correct sadly although the discusting and uphaulled are typical of HH I am sad to think that hundreds probably thousands of people now think it is okay to spell it that way
 
windand rain said:
Incorrect spelling drives me potty because it makes people think it is correct sadly although the discusting and uphaulled are typical of HH I am sad to think that hundreds probably thousands of people now think it is okay to spell it that way
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Indeed - not to mention incorrect use of the words "yourself, yourselves, myself, etc.) when what the writer (or speaker) really means is "you/me" . . . it drives me potty.

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"will only sell to competitive home"
There are lot of group activities that a horse can enjoy/ get excited about without it being competitive. Unless you bred it you have no reason to make this demand. Also, what are you going to do, ask to see my BD record? Decide I'm insufficiently "competitive"?
/maybe I'm just very easily irritated!
 
'Obviously been abused in the past'. 'A bag of bones' (when all you can see are a couple of ribs and lack of topline.
 
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