Silly things people have said about your four legged lovelies!!

[Puppy]

Ever had someone say something really ridiculous about your animals??

Firstly, and prompting this post, poor Beanie.

My mother and I were riding Star and Believe through the next village today and encountered a mother and small child. The child screamed "horsies", as of course they do,

and the mother said "Oh yes, look, I like the brown one best"

Poor little Beanie

Good job she was too busy gawping in a shop window to hear it!

Another time I was riding down the same street a child pointed at Beanie and shouted "a donkey"

I agree this photo with her dorsal stripe and oversized ears does give that impression...

But honest, she's a got a brand and passport to prove she is a pretty well bred Belgium Warmblood

........ Despite which, my farrier now insists on calling her "my connemara"

Thank goodness the local hunting/racing yard coo "oooh it's the pretty one"

when we pass them exercising, else the poor girl would get a complex

Next Star - who is a beautiful girly girl in my mind, (maybe because I have to deal with her hormones

) but EVERYONE (one farrier incl.

) seems to think because she's big and solid that she's a boy

I've literally told people three times in one short conversation that SHE is a SHE, not a HE!! But they all assume and keep talking as if she is male

Next, Canine puppy - pure funny

Once when I was walking her someone pointed and said "Look, a police dog"

Which is crazy to anyone who knows her

as she is a right soppy wuss! The cat bosses her about!

However, less so charming is that people literally cross the street to get away from her....

And someone once tried to give me grief for allowing her anywhere near children, because she was "bound to turn on them"...

I'd never leave her unattended, but that's because I don't trust children, not her...

Last week she was allowing herself to be cuddled by my friends 8 month old daughter who has feet smaller than Puppy

And finally my old boy Will - whose jumping name was "Just William" being the naughty little boy that he was.

Once when I was taking him into a showjumping class and they announced his name, a spectator in my mothers earshot said "No!! Surely he's too pretty to be a gelding"

At the show in question...

And when he was younger...

Isn't it funny how people make judgements on your animals with one glance...

What funnies have you had about your four legged lovelies?

H x

 

[malibu211211]

Everyone thinks Monty is a mare

They always say he's too pretty to be a boy

 

[Racing_Gal]

Was discussing the petrol price issue today with a guy at work, he said 'why don't you just ride your horse to work? Surley It'd be much cheaper''

I laughted but he was been serious, didn't know what to say!

 

[Cahill]

we had a chestnut mare with a flaxen mane and tail.a lady came to pat her and ask what sort she was,i said welsh ,then she pointed to the mare`s mane and said``oh, i think she`s got some palo-miny in her too!``

 

[kirstyhen]

My mother has an Irish Water Spaniel, very well bred, extensive pedegree, has appeared at crufts... EVERYONE that meets him says "Oh I know someone with a black one of those", no you dont, they only come in brown, he is NOT a labradoodle, he is NOT a poodle and no my mother did NOT buy him to match her hair/get matching perms etc!!
One day my mother will snap and knock the fool out that ays this too her! (be warned if you see a brown curly dog with a women with matching hair, its an IRISH WATER SPANIEL!!!

)
We ued to have a lab and a springer, then we bought a black working cocker and EVERYONE used to say, "Oh look at the mummy and daddy with their baby", errr no they are all boys!!
No one says anything about my horse, someone did tell us that he should really be infront of a cart once, but once we beat them they soon shut up!

He pretty much does exactly what he says on the tin, so people have no reason to get it wrong!!!!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Poor Sparks (see siggy) is always being called 'HE' despite my best efforts with pink diamante brow bands etc...

She has also had small children point and yell 'Moo Cow' on more than on occasion...............poor girly.

 

[Natassia]

I have Bedlington terriers and people always say they look just like sheep...i'm going to snap soon!

 

[Hanz]

I was riding out with a couple of friends the other day when we stopped to speak to a non-horsey friend and his small daughter.

The daughter was picking which one was her favorite, and saying what she liked about each "Wow, that one has a plait in his FRINGE" etc etc.

Then the dad said, "There all the same, love, brown with a leg in each corner"

I found it funny although the horse I was riding certainly did now, she is Liver Chestnut!!!

 

[Starbucks]

My dad calls his own horse "her" and "she" all the time when he is a boy!!!!

Poor Tully!!!

Dans mum always thinks Alfie dog is a she too - you'd think the name would be a bit of a giveaway!

My ex bought Badger for me and when I told him he was grey he said he didn't want to buy a grey horse because they look old!!

 

[bithiah]

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we had a chestnut mare with a flaxen mane and tail.a lady came to pat her and ask what sort she was,i said welsh ,then she pointed to the mare`s mane and said``oh, i think she`s got some palo-miny in her too!``

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LOL As soon as i reed this post i new you was going to say that, when the welsh pony was with the Shetland people always thought they were mum and baby !!!!

 

[kerrylou123]

My vet called my TB (very light weight at that) a cob, which i found rather frightening!

 

[Puppy]

LOL! Oh yes, you've just reminded me, took Popple to the yard in her cage for the first time the other day

and the YO (typical farmer type bless him

) came to see her...

YO: oh, it's a labrador...

ME: No

She's a springer spaniel x patterdale...

YO: Oh, so it's going to be a big one, you can tell, look at those paws...

*me thinking" Ummm, noooo! My 8st GSD is a big dog, this is going to be a small/medium one

Did you not hear what I just said.... Surely as a farmer who has shoots on your land and used to own a lab ought to know this will be smaller...

He says lots of funny things about my animals though

 

[carys220]

We used to have a black Fell Pony and people thought that she was my black shetland's mum!! PMSL. We had a black....'thing' who was 5 years younger than the shettie who people thought was her mum too! Bless, it would just be too hard to explain that different breeds where different sizes!!

 

[Cahill]

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we had a chestnut mare with a flaxen mane and tail.a lady came to pat her and ask what sort she was,i said welsh ,then she pointed to the mare`s mane and said``oh, i think she`s got some palo-miny in her too!``

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LOL As soon as i reed this post i new you was going to say that, when the welsh pony was with the Shetland people always thought they were mum and baby !!!!

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yeah,the baby horse,he`s 23!!!!!

(small boy on board is 26 now!! and bithiah in front)

 

[kirstyhen]

I have thought of getting a T-shirt printed for my mum thats says on the front "this is Not a poodle, nor a Labradoodle, and you do NOT know someone with a black one" and on the back it says "Its an irish water spaniel, and no we did not get matching perms", it would save a lot of time, and possibly prevent someone from being knocked out!

We have a little male liver roan worcking cocker that always gets called a she, but to be fair it does look very femine and its registered name is Dockholme Dewdrop!!
The same dog is called Jek, which I came up with when I was younger, its the first letters of mine and my parents names. He always gets called Jack or Jaike!!
Once I went XC, filled in the sheet for the commentator correctly with our names, only for the commentator to call Henry, Patch for the entir way round! Hen stopped so many times that day, Im sure he was objecting to such a common name!

 

[jesterfaerie]

My OH and I were passed by two ponies the other day on very little Welsh A (gorgeous, she is in the field next to mine and I have been soooo tempted to just pop her into mine

) and a small TB type.
OH then asks if the little one is the big ones baby, I say no and he asks how I can tell.
Had to tell him the big one was a boy with no balls so couldn't even be it's dad - couldn't face trying to have the breed convo again.

Also had that with a loan horse who was around 14.2 and of mixed breeding, hacking him out with my instructor on her 16.2 TB. Had soo many comments asking if Robbie was the baby horse (despite him being 24 and Tash only being 5/6).

 

[Puppy]

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My ex bought Badger for me and when I told him he was grey he said he didn't want to buy a grey horse because they look old!!

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LMAO!!

I used to have three bays with stars (a 16.2hh ISH x Han, a 16hh TB, and a 14.2hh anglo arab - so quite different!!) But I had to put them, one in a blue rug, one in a green rug, and one in a red rug, so that my ex could tell them apart when he went to help the YO bring them in when I was working late

 

[welshstar]

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I have Bedlington terriers and people always say they look just like sheep...i'm going to snap soon!

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ooo i have a bedlington too! she's either a sheep or a poodle

 

[carys220]

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I used to have three bays with stars (a 16.2hh ISH x Han, a 16hh TB, and a 14.2hh anglo arab - so quite different!!) But I had to put them, one in a blue rug, one in a green rug, and one in a red rug, so that my ex could tell them apart when he went to help the YO bring them in when I was working late

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PMSLMAO!!!!

 

[Maisy]

I have a 4and a half month old puppy. When walking him with my 10 year old MALE dog, about 4 people have asked if it is mum and baby!!!!

They are weimaraners....there is no hair to cover anything up....he is clearly a boy!!!!

I'm sure lots has been said about my horse, but none of it to my face!!

 

[Shilasdair]

I kept my TB girlie next to a bowling club frequented by lovely older ladies and gents...who were always interested in the horses.
My TB is quite sensitive to fly bites (thin skinned, delicate flower), and I rug and mask her accordingly.
I was a little confused, however, when accosted by the old dears asking why I kept her 'blindfolded'.
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[Puppy]

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Dans mum always thinks Alfie dog is a she too - you'd think the name would be a bit of a giveaway!

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That reminds me actually, on a similar vein to the comments made about Star, because she's big and solid, my Grannie CANNOT get it into her head that Puppy is a she, not a he

 

[carys220]

my farrier calls all three of my girls 'good or bad boys' even when he spends most of the time bent down and can clearly see underneath

I'm sure that's just a farrier thing though. I don't think any of them look like boys.

 

[carys220]

My little man was always called a girl, but he was bit camp and got on with the mares better than the geldings!

 

[Puppy]

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Was discussing the petrol price issue today with a guy at work, he said 'why don't you just ride your horse to work? Surley It'd be much cheaper''

I laughted but he was been serious, didn't know what to say!

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LOL! I think I would have said "And where do you suggest I "park" it all day....?"

 

[itsme123]

The amount of people I've heard come out with (when looking at a shetland pony) "ahh, it's a baby horse! " followed by (whilst looking at the 16.2hh companion) "bet the kids can't wait till it gets that big".

My son's old pony used to wear a nose net when out hacking off the LR to prevent him sticking his head down to eat (the net covered the whole muzzle like a bucket... t'was fab!)
Once when we were hacking out we had a spot of bother with a boy racer. He revved his engine up behind my son's pony (there was no verge and we were trotting to a passing place) and caused my son alarm. Anyway, after narrowly missing said pony's hocks by inches I had a go at the driver and told him that if he carried on he would end up with a nice big dent in his car. After a few cross words this chavvy girl leant foward from the back seat and said "naww! look, it's a bubba hawse 'n' it's wearing a nose bag so it can eat it's tea!" (she was deadly serious!)

 

[BlackDiamond]

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they only come in brown,

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Funniest comment ever - as if its a handbag

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[Puppy]

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My vet called my TB (very light weight at that) a cob, which i found rather frightening!

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LOL! I remember a vet saying to me after she'd been to see one of mine "and he is Tb x what...?" - He was a pure TB I'd bought out of training

But was the solid type and looked more ISH!

 

[pocket]

Vets bill stated call out for Ralph the TB

He is 16.2 has 8" bone, xtra wide and looks more like a heffer than a TB! Not too sure where the vet trained

 

[kirstyhen]

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they only come in brown,

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Funniest comment ever - as if its a handbag

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He gets threatened with being made into one often enough!!