Phrases that get up your nose?

"Price does not reflect quality"

Tell me about it, a dirty gangly (and may I say ugly) PBA up for £14,959 is what I saw this morning.

I really hope it was a typo.

And then "photo's do not do horse any justice"

Well get off your arse and take a half decent picture instead then!
 
diamonddogs said:
[pedantalert]But a horse's ankle is the pastern, surely?[/pedantalert]
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No. :p

khalswitz said:
As in knee is a metacarpal joint, hock metatarsal joint, yes - but to a layman they all look like 'legs' and therefore any fetlock looks like an ankle, rather than a joint higher up.
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Forgive my rusty anatomy and my laziness for not googling, but aren't the metacarpal joints the knuckles, so therefore the fetlock joint is the equine equivalent? The metatarsal joints are the joints between the foot and the toes (you don't really have knuckles in your feet), so they would be the fetlocks on the hind legs (remembering how horses only really have one toe per leg and the splint bones being the remains of other toes).

So on the forelegs the horses knees are the equivalent of our wrists - at least we call their elbows, elbows. ;) On the hind legs the stifles are their true knee joints and the hocks are their ankle joints.
 
Faracat said:
No. :p



Forgive my rusty anatomy and my laziness for not googling, but aren't the metacarpal joints the knuckles, so therefore the fetlock joint is the equine equivalent? The metatarsal joints are the joints between the foot and the toes (you don't really have knuckles in your feet), so they would be the fetlocks on the hind legs (remembering how horses only really have one toe per leg and the splint bones being the remains of other toes).

So on the forelegs the horses knees are the equivalent of our wrists - at least we call their elbows, elbows. ;) On the hind legs the stifles are their true knee joints and the hocks are their ankle joints.
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Kind of. The knuckles are the metcarpal-phalangeal joint, which is the fetlock yes. Distal end of the metacarpal bones (aka cannon, whilst third phalange is the pastern bone). Sorry, bad on me for using simplistic terminology too though - properly there are the radio-ulnar-carpal, inter carpal, and carpal-metacarpal joints all within the 'knee'/'wrist' and tibio-fibular-tarsal, intertarsal and tarso-metatarsal joints in the 'hock'/'ankle'.

Right on thought that elbow is elbow, stifle is knee.
 
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joulsey said:
"Price does not reflect quality"

Tell me about it, a dirty gangly (and may I say ugly) PBA up for £14,959 is what I saw this morning.

I really hope it was a typo.

And then "photo's do not do horse any justice"

Well get off your arse and take a half decent picture instead then!
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I saw that one too and it must be a typo.

K - I get you now. :)
 
khalswitz said:
Kind of. The knuckles are the metcarpal-phalangeal joint, which is the fetlock yes. Distal end of the metacarpal bones (aka cannon, whilst third phalange is the pastern bone). Sorry, bad on me for using simplistic terminology too though - properly there are the radio-ulnar-carpal, inter carpal, and carpal-metacarpal joints all within the 'knee'/'wrist' and tibio-fibular-tarsal, intertarsal and tarso-metatarsal joints in the 'hock'/'ankle'.

Right on thought that elbow is elbow, stifle is knee.
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Technically the joint is named after the two bones that join, was what what I meant to say there, I was being lazy in my terminology.
 
fburton said:
And we still call 'em legs.
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And yet we still refer to the area between the elbow and the knee as the forearm... bizarre world, isn't it?? I know many of my classmates at vet school who weren't horsy, and really struggled with horse anatomy - mainly because of the bizarre words 'horsy people' used to describe things, and that they had to know in order not to look like an idiot...
 
Anyone who puts that their horse is more than 100% at anything! It's not 200% bombproof or 110% on the roads.
People who put "no tyre kickers" they are not selling a car, or "no time wasters" well it's obvious that nobody wants time wasters either seller or buyer.
People who baby talk to describe their "ponio", or baby up their horses name like Merlin becomes Merllymoo or foxy becomes foxy woxy!
 
I seem to have many things to dislike...

Phrases like this: "Use your crop harder. He's a horse, he barely feels a thing." Yeah, because they can feel a tiny fly landing on their skin, but won't feel a beating...
 
When I first started frequenting horsey forums, I remember being horrified when someone wrote that their 'baby' had a hole in their 'foot'. I thought, OMG poor child, that's awful. Of course, it was a young horse with a hole in its hoof.
 
I'm playing 11 pages of catchup here! Loving the thread

Beausmate said:
The one that bugs me a bit is the 'HUGE potential!' usually used to describe a horse of at least twelve.
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This gets my goat too! A 4 year old may have potential a 12 year old has show what it is capable of...

Fun Times said:
"How many were in the class" when asked in response to you saying that you have been placed. Roughly translates to "my god, I always thought you were utterly hopeless so presumably you were the only competitor and had I bothered going you would have been one place lower."
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My first in hand I came 5th - out of 5 :( The second I came first out of 14 though :) Or should i say the horse did

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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This annoys me too. It is funny to put someone on my mare and watch as she does exactly what they ask her to - which is usually not what they are intending ;)

el_Snowflakes said:
Also hate the term 'cold backed' as the whole idea is just a piece of nonsense!
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Even worse when preceded by 'Just' :(

Marydoll said:
No timewasters, enough to make me move on, if you cant be ar$ed to spend time talking, showing and discussing the horse, i dont want to know
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People who call people timewasters when in reality what was in the tin didn't match the ad - who actually is the timewaster?

I once viewed a horse and saw how rude it was coming in from the field. I told the seller I wasn't interested and got called a time waster. Would she rather I have ridden the horse for an hour before telling her that I wasn't interested?

connieconvert said:
Paradise Paddock
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The name makes me cringe that much that I haven't even dared google it so I am still non the wiser

LeneHorse said:
How about 'oh she's just a happy hacker' - usually said by someone who is too terrified to hack their own horse out.
Also it implies that all hackers are happy - I reserve the right to be a miserable old hacker :)
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It's the 'just' part that annoys me - my horses are faultless on the road, more than can be said for some who sneer at me for only hacking through winter.

joulsey said:
And then "photo's do not do horse any justice"

Well get off your arse and take a half decent picture instead then!
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This annoys me too - so lazy.

**Now for mine**

Shortening words in that new Essexy way - like totes instead of totally
 
Spit That Out said:
Anyone who puts that their horse is more than 100% at anything! It's not 200% bombproof or 110% on the roads.
People who put "no tyre kickers" they are not selling a car, or "no time wasters" well it's obvious that nobody wants time wasters either seller or buyer.
People who baby talk to describe their "ponio", or baby up their horses name like Merlin becomes Merllymoo or foxy becomes foxy woxy!
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I totally agree with you on the percentage thing but you'd hate me for some of the names I call animals :D Monty is quite often referred to Montypops (dunno why, it just seems to come out that way) or Sir Montalot.
 
"I've just borrowed your (fill in the blank)"

Yeah - cos you know its now going to be filthy/full/broken/misplaced or ever replaced.

I'd appreciate it if people realised that owning a horse also means owning the accoutrements - therefore have your own fork/wheelbarrow/broom/brushes/buckets/tack and feed please!
 
joulsey said:
"Price does not reflect quality"

Tell me about it, a dirty gangly (and may I say ugly) PBA up for £14,959 is what I saw this morning.

I really hope it was a typo.

And then "photo's do not do horse any justice"

Well get off your arse and take a half decent picture instead then!
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Clicked the link left further down, it must of be a typo as its not up for £1495
 
I use 'expensive lawnmower' far too often. My 'friend' has two ponies, one is a 2 year old and he now owns the 10 year old dam of said pony. Neither of which he can ride. They're both what, 13hh? So why he bought them considering he is now selling them is beyond me. Like I said, expensive lawnmowers.
When people are completely against bits. Just don't even get me started.
 
Oh I was thinking about this thread yesterday (then forgot by the time I got home) when I saw yet *another* sale ad for a Homozygous filly. No photo or additional detail, so no clue what colour it's supposed to be...homozygous isn't a colour!

I've seen this a bit recently, horses just described as homozygous as if that's all you need to know. I've got a homozygous mare and two of her heterozygous daughters...really hoping for another homozygous filly from her next year. Any idea what one colour they all are? Well, no, how could you, because there's not enough information...gah!
 
Not a phrase as such but really gets up my nose when people think that their horse's bad behavior somehow means they are some sort of excellent rider to cope with it.... and my horses are clearly just easy and anyone could ride them.... well that is because I have trained them lol
 
ann-jen said:
Not a phrase as such but really gets up my nose when people think that their horse's bad behavior somehow means they are some sort of excellent rider to cope with it.... and my horses are clearly just easy and anyone could ride them.... well that is because I have trained them lol
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I see this a lot with dogs as well. People hanging onto the end of the lead, leaning back at a 45 degree angle just to keep hold of the dog which is lunging at passers-by, all proud and boasting about how they're all that because they're 'controlling' it. Actually I'm most proud of my dog when she walks perfectly next to me, or when I can say 'wait' in a normal speaking voice and she freezes on the spot.

Although I have to admit to letting my games pony jog as a kid because the bigger kids did it and I thought it made me look cool! Thankfully I grew out of that once I passed the age of about 12. You live and learn!
 
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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Totally agree, my own pelvis is very twisted to the left due to a combination of joint hypermobility syndrome and a car accident on top. There is no way a physio or chiropractor can make an bit of difference and in some cases can make things worse as if you really do have a skeletal problem your body does not react to manipulation in the usual way.
 
The term 'quality' being used when the angle of the photos suggest anything but...

Welsh Cobs being described as having 'Nebo lines'... don't they all??!! Somewhere...
 
LessThanPerfect said:
Totally agree, my own pelvis is very twisted to the left due to a combination of joint hypermobility syndrome and a car accident on top. There is no way a physio or chiropractor can make an bit of difference and in some cases can make things worse as if you really do have a skeletal problem your body does not react to manipulation in the usual way.
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Disagree with this totally, last year I went to the doctor in great pain, at times when I stood up I'd have to wait a while before I could move my feet. Doctor diagnosed a hernia and sent me for a scan. No sign of a hernia when the scan came back so gave me hefty pain relief - didn't work at all. I couldn't even stand up straight.

Cut a long story short, I went to my chiro who in a few treatments sorted it out. Pelvis was tilted and rotated, the dog - he's small - jumped off the back of the sofa onto my stomach - it had hurt like hell at the time. He'd landed on a wing of the pelvis and as I shot upright along with his weight my pelvis went out of alignment.

The popping sound you hear is the gasses that build up around theh problem joint. Once the pressure is relieved the joint sits in the correct alignment.
 
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