Phrases that get up your nose?

nikicb said:
And then when people say, oh but your horse is so easy. Yes because I train them properly and that's why they are well schooled and do what I ask them to. :/
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I've had this a lot this week! My friend used him in a lesson here at uni and even the instructor was surprise to learn at the end that he was only 7 and working in a balanced outline doing all manners of school movements and not a half dead 20 something year old ex eventer allowed to motorbike around every corner and bronc after trotting over a pole. I have spent the time and dedication to teach my horse to stop and go when asked, in which direction I ask and at what speed/pace I ask, it isn't that difficult if you are gentle but persistent with the horse. <---- I guess that THIS is my pet hate of the horse world ;)
 
Horse breeders who refer to a stallion PRODUCING offspring when a mare produces and a stallion sires.....and alongside this describing 2 horses who are 'by the same sire' as 'brothers', or 'half brothers'...they are only half brothers when they are 'out of' the same dam but 'by different sires' or 'full brothers' when both parents are the same....the reason being that stallions can sire many hundreds or thousands of foals where a mare should (barring embryo transfer!) only produce around 20 during the course of her life....I think the record is 23!
Being accurate in terminology means you are clear to your listeners!!
 
"No tyre kickers" as often used on Dragon Driving - just another way of saying "No timewasters" (which I also hate).
"Much loved, but now seeking a quieter life", usually about an old slightly lame horse for sale, that the owner hasn't got the guts to do the right thing for.
 
nikicb said:
And then when people say, oh but your horse is so easy. Yes because I train them properly and that's why they are well schooled and do what I ask them to. :/
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Oh, I can relate to this one... Goes hand in hand with "You have been lucky with your horses/your kids' ponies, haven't you?"
Um no, I chose well and trained them properly...
 
I had bombproof ponies literally they lived on a shooting range and the army were quite happy to set off thunder flashes and land helicopters next to them, not to mention machine guns and slr rifles. Now we have moved whether they remain so I have no idea but they certainly dont react to fireworks or bird scarers. There are a lot of these phrases used because people are a bit like sheep and find it easier to go along with the norm and use the words they have seen used before to describe something.
I hate the phrases get him on the bit as it is so often used without the necessary instruction on how and even more without the ability in the first place to do it
Another one I hate is people say he goes really well in the pessoa so far the only horses I have ever seen in one have had their noses on the floor and are dragging themselves along on the forehand with the owner yelling good boy that's it you have got it
Come to think of it Good boy is another one I dont like it is usually used far to often means nothing to the horse and they are usually not being good at all
 
PaddyMonty said:
Thre words that really anoy me.....
"My horse won't....."

Translates to "my horse is reluctant to and I have no idea / cant be bothered to train it"
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Yep this is one of mine too - along with anything suggesting that only 1 person can ride a certain horse! Irritating beyond belief.
 
'jumps for fun'
'knows its job'
'miles of scope'- when its about a 1mm off a 85cm fence.

pet peeve........'100% in all ways!' utter bull poo! there is no such horse.
 
The 'chestnut mare' thing drives me potty, probably because I have one and I've had a lot of unwarranted comments about her colour and gender.

The 'typical TB feet' thing, especially when it's used as an excuse for the horse having bad hooves and used to incorrectly imply that there's no possibility of improving them.

Foals being 'out of XXXX stallion' always makes me chuckle at the image of the poor stallion giving birth to the foal.
 
OH says the four words that annoy him more than anything else I ever say about my horse the day after hunting are "he's not 100%". From those four words, he knows that life is going to be miserable until said horse actually diagnosed with something or mended. Utter misery in our household as I stomp around feeling sorry for myself and am therefore clearly totally incapable of actually doing anything else like cook or clean.

Not quite 100% to me is generally a big leg though - I don't tend to fall apart over minor injuries!!
 
Billy the kid said:
POLLDARK i agree

Alyth-
Why wouldnt it make them half Brothers/sisters if its not the same dam? Surely if one parent is the same they are half related?
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It does genetically, but it's not the 'traditional' use of the term (which is how Alyth describes).

It's like aging horses. You can have the chronological age different from the 'traditional age' eg a horse turns 1 on the first of Jan, even if it was actually born in June and wont really be 1 until then. I use birthdays to age a horse as I don't do age classes or own racehorses, so the traditional way of aging a horse is irrelevant to me.
 
Billy the kid said:
POLLDARK i agree

Alyth-
Why wouldnt it make them half Brothers/sisters if its not the same dam? Surely if one parent is the same they are half related?
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Alyth is correct. Because a stallion can sire so many offspring in a lifetime, only foals with the same dam are termed half brothers (different sires) or full brothers (same sire). If you google 'thoroughbred breeding terminology' you'll find lots of lists corroborating this, like this one.
http://www.ozhorseracing.com.au/resourcecentre_glossaryofbreeding.htm
 
daughter's groom said:
Vet at our local equine hospital said that if your horse's pelvis was out, it would take a darn sight more than a one off massage session to put it right and not to be taken in by people who say that is what they've done. Comments invited!
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My physio says the same and says if someone says they can move a pelvis they really shouldn't be touching your horse.
 
Blurr said:
Alyth is correct. Because a stallion can sire so many offspring in a lifetime, only foals with the same dam are termed half brothers (different sires) or full brothers (same sire). If you google 'thoroughbred breeding terminology' you'll find lots of lists corroborating this, like this one.
http://www.ozhorseracing.com.au/resourcecentre_glossaryofbreeding.htm
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Ok i see the point that a male hosre can sire many offspring, and it may be termed 'traditionally correct' but by the rules of science if the animal has one parent the same they have to be half brother/sister. They cant be unrelated.
 
"just being naughty", as in "Give him a smack, he's just being naughty". When someone says "just being naughty", it means they don't understand why the horse is behaving in the undesired way and/or they prefer to describe the behaviour in human terms to justify a human response.
 
I hate it when I hear someone who rode a couple of times as a child and fell off say "I rode once or twice but the horse threw me off". No, you lost your balance!
 
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.
 
I also hate people saying "your so lucky your mare is so well behaved, I wish mine was as easy to do but he/she is just so quirky." Luck has nothing to do with it I put a lot of time and effort into having a well behaved horse, yes horses have their quirks but barging into you, biting etc aren't quirks its just bad manners.
 
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