Shamelessly judgemental thread!

henryhorn said:
Ha ha showaddy1, well said!
99% of the time I read a post and think "Here we go, another "expert" whilst knowing full well there are many ways to keep horses and not just their way..
There is usually one on every DIY yard in the country, fussing about, hinting to everyone else their methods/feeding/regime/tack/choice of instructor/trailer/insurer or lack of is all wrong.. They are the ones their YO grits their teeth about and walks off without commenting.
I think the likes of Wagtail need to remember one simple thing, unless actual pain or harm is being caused it's none of their damn business how anyone else enjoys owning their horse.
There are a myriad of reasons everything isn't done to perfection, money, lack of experience, own preference etc, and sadly the attitude of those being judgemental is probably the cause of the most unhappiness in the equine owner.
You never stop learning with horses, and the biggest education is that no-one knows the lot.
I certainly don't, but silly pathetically self congratulatory threads like this started out as are the reason I rarely ever read HH much these days. "Oh aren't I a wonderful horse owner, look I can tell when someone is too fat for their horse, when their horse is in perfect condition, oh aren't I clever being able to look down on everyone else from this knowledgeable height"...
Do me a favour, put your brain in gear before you type utterly pointless posts again..
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That has got to be the snottiest post on what is mostly a tongue in cheek thread. :mad:
 
Wagtail said:
Some of us occasionally get called judgemental when we comment on some topics that are regularly discussed. Whilst I maintain that horse welfare is the reason for virtually all of my arguments, I admit that there are one or two topics on which I am judgemental, but I think, justifiably so. My own bugbears relating to horses are:

Keeping horses alone (I don't mean individual turnout here).
People who are too heavy to ride their horses (but they ride them anyway).
Allowing horses to drop too much weight in winter (as a lazy way to counter the summer gorging, or at least using this as an excuse :rolleyes:)
Over feeding on starchy hard feed
Allowing horses to get fat.

So what are yours?
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Pretty much exactly what you listed. :p And not enough forage!
 
henryhorn said:
Ha ha showaddy1, well said!
99% of the time I read a post and think "Here we go, another "expert" whilst knowing full well there are many ways to keep horses and not just their way..
There is usually one on every DIY yard in the country, fussing about, hinting to everyone else their methods/feeding/regime/tack/choice of instructor/trailer/insurer or lack of is all wrong.. They are the ones their YO grits their teeth about and walks off without commenting.
I think the likes of Wagtail need to remember one simple thing, unless actual pain or harm is being caused it's none of their damn business how anyone else enjoys owning their horse.
There are a myriad of reasons everything isn't done to perfection, money, lack of experience, own preference etc, and sadly the attitude of those being judgemental is probably the cause of the most unhappiness in the equine owner.
You never stop learning with horses, and the biggest education is that no-one knows the lot.
I certainly don't, but silly pathetically self congratulatory threads like this started out as are the reason I rarely ever read HH much these days. "Oh aren't I a wonderful horse owner, look I can tell when someone is too fat for their horse, when their horse is in perfect condition, oh aren't I clever being able to look down on everyone else from this knowledgeable height"...
Do me a favour, put your brain in gear before you type utterly pointless posts again..
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What a dimwit. This is so ironic it's untrue!
 
henryhorn said:
Ha ha showaddy1, well said!
99% of the time I read a post and think "Here we go, another "expert" whilst knowing full well there are many ways to keep horses and not just their way..
There is usually one on every DIY yard in the country, fussing about, hinting to everyone else their methods/feeding/regime/tack/choice of instructor/trailer/insurer or lack of is all wrong.. They are the ones their YO grits their teeth about and walks off without commenting.
I think the likes of Wagtail need to remember one simple thing, unless actual pain or harm is being caused it's none of their damn business how anyone else enjoys owning their horse.
There are a myriad of reasons everything isn't done to perfection, money, lack of experience, own preference etc, and sadly the attitude of those being judgemental is probably the cause of the most unhappiness in the equine owner.
You never stop learning with horses, and the biggest education is that no-one knows the lot.
I certainly don't, but silly pathetically self congratulatory threads like this started out as are the reason I rarely ever read HH much these days. "Oh aren't I a wonderful horse owner, look I can tell when someone is too fat for their horse, when their horse is in perfect condition, oh aren't I clever being able to look down on everyone else from this knowledgeable height"...
Do me a favour, put your brain in gear before you type utterly pointless posts again..
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Well that's you told, Wagtail!
 
People who befriend you because you have horse transport and they don't, and if you then agree to give them a lift, they are either totally unrealistic about what fuel costs or don't offer you anything at all because you were going anyway ..... rude.
 
henryhorn said:
Ha ha showaddy1, well said!
99% of the time I read a post and think "Here we go, another "expert" whilst knowing full well there are many ways to keep horses and not just their way..
There is usually one on every DIY yard in the country, fussing about, hinting to everyone else their methods/feeding/regime/tack/choice of instructor/trailer/insurer or lack of is all wrong.. They are the ones their YO grits their teeth about and walks off without commenting.
I think the likes of Wagtail need to remember one simple thing, unless actual pain or harm is being caused it's none of their damn business how anyone else enjoys owning their horse.
There are a myriad of reasons everything isn't done to perfection, money, lack of experience, own preference etc, and sadly the attitude of those being judgemental is probably the cause of the most unhappiness in the equine owner.
You never stop learning with horses, and the biggest education is that no-one knows the lot.
I certainly don't, but silly pathetically self congratulatory threads like this started out as are the reason I rarely ever read HH much these days. "Oh aren't I a wonderful horse owner, look I can tell when someone is too fat for their horse, when their horse is in perfect condition, oh aren't I clever being able to look down on everyone else from this knowledgeable height"...
Do me a favour, put your brain in gear before you type utterly pointless posts again..
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You like it then?:D
 
Bestdogdash said:
The appalling use of grammar and the exceptionally bad spelling that pervades practically every post on this forum, e.g 'I bought my saddle of EBay'. It should be I bought my saddle through eBay from so and so .....
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You might enjoy this example from facebook then. "I'd rather be p*ssed off, then p*ssed on". Ah, the importance of understanding the difference between "then" and "than" :D

Inexperienced people who rush out and buy an equine because they are cheap at the moment, but who have no idea what looking after a horse entails, both skills-wise, and financially.

About 7 years ago, my (very sensible) neighbour's (not so sensibe) daughter and her two children (under 10) and her new (of a couple of months, don't get me started there!) partner moved into the bungalow on his land. I turned out my two ponies on his field, and the two kids were really interested in them. When my mum was there. I never saw hide nor hair of them, even though I told my neighbour they could have a ride if they came out when I got back from a hack. Never saw them!
Next thing you know, the mother has bought the two kids a pony each- these children had never even sat on a pony before! All because the garage the partner owned had a small bit of land with it, and one of the women who worked there had had a horse before so was meant to look after them. Had both my nieghbour and I seeing red. No surprise of course when the ponies were sold a couple of months later as the kids weren't interested!

GRRRR.

Oh, and long tails that drag in the dirt!

And people who shout at their horses as if they are some dangerous, untamed beast, when all they did was shift their weight when being groomed.
 
diamonddogs said:
Come on people, get a grip - this is meant to be a light-hearted thread, isn't it?

I'm sure most of who have commented here wouldn't dream of voicing their judgements IRL (unless it's a welfare issue, obviously).

Which brings me neatly to other bugbears of mine - people who make negative comments on threads that don't interest them (last time I looked HHO didn't make me read EVERY thread), and people who feel qualified to comment on threads without reading them through first.
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Sowwy... :o

Sorry Wagtail... it is an addictive thread though... and quite funny!! :D
 
For all those misery boots' out there. This thread is for people to be able to voice their bugbears (for fun!) knowing that they are being shamelessly judgemental, without fear of causing offence. :D Well that worked well didn't it?
 
Bad judgemental Wagtail, go & sit on the naughty step & think about what you've done!
(Actually, I think some people need to engage a sense of humour before they read posts).
 
I get really peeved when people don't pick their horses poo up after they have been riding on the roads,in villages then complain traffic doesn't slow down.show some respect, be courteous to drivers and they will may be more likely to respect you.i live on the edge of a very pretty town and riders let their horses cr#p everywhere and don't pick it up-even on the pavements!!!no wonder drivers show no respect. Or riding on grass verges that have signs up to say please dont ride there as we are competing for britain in bloom.im no gardener but its just rude to damage property.
 
On a lighter note...shavings in manes and tails.i try to think its only my horses but really any horse out in public with shavings in its tail gets on my wick!
 
Sorry, but no way do I pick up my horses poo off the roads when I hack. I don't ride on pavements, but there are odd occasions when I've got my daughter to for short periods, or I've hopped up & stood for a minute. Obviously only when no pedestrians & only when I've felt I'm creating a bottleneck for traffic, so out of courtesy not cos either has issues with traffic. And if they did poo on the pavement I would of course get off & move it. But I'm not about to carry a shovel & skip out hacking & pick up poo from roads. Just like I don't clear up exhaust fumes from my car. And unlike my cars emissions, people generally are quick to grab horse poo for compost.
 
mcrobbiena said:
I get really peeved when people don't pick their horses poo up after they have been riding on the roads,in villages then complain traffic doesn't slow down.show some respect, be courteous to drivers and they will may be more likely to respect you.i live on the edge of a very pretty town and riders let their horses cr#p everywhere and don't pick it up-even on the pavements!!!no wonder drivers show no respect. Or riding on grass verges that have signs up to say please dont ride there as we are competing for britain in bloom.im no gardener but its just rude to damage property.
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Is there an award for the funniest post on this thread??

I'm about to wet myself laughing :D:D:D:D:D:D
 
Amaranta said:
If you knew who you were calling a dimwit, you would realise that you have just made yourself look a little silly.
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Why? Because she doesn't know WHO Henryhorn is? Why is not knowing a person's real identity, silly? :confused:

Billie was simply pointing out that whist HH was critisising this thread, and me, she was actually being self important and judgemental herself. Hence the 'ironic' reference. 'Dimwit', maybe wasn't required, however.
 
Amaranta said:
If you knew who you were calling a dimwit, you would realise that you have just made yourself look a little silly.
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I hate it when people know something about other posters that I don't and drop hints so I am now off to throw all my toys out of the pram and scweam and scweam (or maybe go and sit on my horse and have a smoke).
 
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