Things that annoy you on here

This is supposed to be a venting thread for people who don't want to post on the offending threads (because they are too polite) :D. Coming on this thread to vent means that it should not get personal.
 
Billie1007 said:
The people who post pictures of their animal doing everything from breathing to standing still. Weekly. Sometimes twice weekly.

ETA - Also am I the only one who just wen tout and bought their horse and she turned out to be normal, sane, never been hobbled, beaten, eaten, starved, one leg removed?

Sometimes I think there is a bit of the old Monty Python Yorkshire Men going on on this forum - for example

'my horse were so badly beaten wi' a club wi' nails stickin' out before she were even born and when she were still in 'er mother's stomach. When she were 3 days old, she had all her legs chopped off but managed to somehow keep her feet, she were then tied to a trailer for seven years before she were even five and she had nowt to eat until she were four.'

Anybody who doesn't know this sketch - check out Youtube!
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I quoted because I was going to comment on the first part but I would like a full on "high five" for the second as that was going to my other point to :D

1. I like photo threads, but I HATE threads entitled "Pictures and some jumping advice/results/report/..." where the photo is of the pony standing in the trailer / field / headshot etc. I want to see the pony doing its job, not looking pretty. I feel cheated as the thread was pretty much advertised to contain action shots :mad: No way I can comment more than once on a headshot - your horse is not so gorgeous that we will all be blown away by him and find new interesting things to say :p

2. "I rescued my horse by buying him from low end dealer". No you didn't, love, you bought yourself a pony and supported a low end dealer. Well done.

"My horse was abused, I know because he is scared of whips/ trailers/misbehaves etc" Normally just incompetent owner not doing it right and you can see the pony is taking the mick if you know them in person / see videos. Few exceptions to this, natch.

"My horse has had such a hard life, that's why he's naughty". No, he's naughty because you allow him to be and make excuses for him. You're his owner, teach him some manners. Lots of horses have had less than perfect lives, and often far worse than the sob story going with the naughty ones!

FWIW, I've bought my 2 youngsters from a good, reputable, high end dealer and I am prouder to support the breeding of good quality, welll looked after ponies than i would be to "rescue" one from a low end dealer. None of my horses have ever been abused (except by me, with Dave the dolphin :D) and any ill-mannered moments are subject to embarassment on my part, further training and no excuses!
 
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JFTD said:
I quoted because I was going to comment on the first part but I would like a full on "high five" for the second as that was going to my other point to :D

1. I like photo threads, but I HATE threads entitled "Pictures and some jumping advice/results/report/..." where the photo is of the pony standing in the trailer / field / headshot etc. I want to see the pony doing its job, not looking pretty. I feel cheated as the thread was pretty much advertised to contain action shots :mad: No way I can comment more than once on a headshot - your horse is not so gorgeous that we will all be blown away by him and find new interesting things to say :p

2. "I rescued my horse by buying him from low end dealer". No you didn't, love, you bought yourself a pony and supported a low end dealer. Well done.

"My horse was abused, I know because he is scared of whips/ trailers/misbehaves etc" Normally just incompetent owner not doing it right and you can see the pony is taking the mick if you know them in person / see videos. Few exceptions to this, natch.

"My horse has had such a hard life, that's why he's naughty". No, he's naughty because you allow him to be and make excuses for him. You're his owner, teach him some manners. Lots of horses have had less than perfect lives, and often far worse than the sob story going with the naughty ones!

FWIW, I've bought my 2 youngsters from a good, reputable, high end dealer and I am prouder to support the breeding of good quality, welll looked after ponies than i would be to "rescue" one from a low end dealer. None of my horses have ever been abused (except by me, with Dave the dolphin :D) and any ill-mannered moments are subject to embarassment on my part, further training and no excuses!
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Round of applause please:D

Completely and utterly agree, but would like to add that these people also expect the professionals who deal with said bad mannered horses to make the same excuses for them!
 
The excessive use of bonding. Their is no more partnerships anymore. As in ridden partnerships.

The words neglect, cruelty, rescue for almost every horse that is actually bought and paid for. However, as a poster didn't previously own said horse, and because horse is not a fluffly lumpkin, he/she had to be abused. Using these words to also explain the fact that your horse takes the pee out of you. As in my horse nearly ran me over last night but because he was previously abused and we are working on bonding, it's ok. Never mind you've had horse for 2 years.

People who chose horse starters because they are the cheapest. You have spent a fortune on fitted tack, chiro's, vet for every pimple, and so forth but it really just ticks you off to no end that it costs more than £50 per week to have your supposed partner for life started so you can stump up £75 a lesson with BNT's in 2 months time.

Grammar/Spelling I forgive to a point as with these smart phones we seem to be more guilty. I see 3 or 4 lines at a time, get distracted, press send and am then like, OMG! I'm usually on my phone and so unable to edit. But yes, people who can't punctuate, use text speak, and can't capitalise drive me a bit batty. But not as batty as a grammar/spelling freak that starts freaking out when losing an argument. They actually don't know what they are on about, are peeved they got caught out, and then decide to berate the bad spellers/ grammar people to make themselves feel superior. I mean some people lose the rag completely over these situations making me think they really have serious problems that us occasional bad spellers/grammar people do not. And I for one would rather be not such an uptight freak show.

Terri
 
Billie1007 said:
The people who post pictures of their animal doing everything from breathing to standing still. Weekly. Sometimes twice weekly.

ETA - Also am I the only one who just went out and bought their horse and she turned out to be normal, sane, never been hobbled, beaten, eaten, starved, one leg removed?

Sometimes I think there is a bit of the old Monty Python Yorkshire Men going on on this forum - for example

'my horse were so badly beaten wi' a club wi' nails stickin' out before she were even born and when she were still in 'er mother's stomach. When she were 3 days old, she had all her legs chopped off but managed to somehow keep her feet, she were then tied to a trailer for seven years before she were even five and she had nowt to eat until she were four.'

Anybody who doesn't know this sketch - check out Youtube!
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Agree with this

Plus it really annoys me that there still isnt a 'Like' button
 
People who ask what rug they should put on their horse. I live in Wales and a lot of the time mine is either naked because it's so humid, or in a mediumweight because it gets so cold and wet. How would I know what the weather is like in Surrey and how cold your horse is? (No dig at anyone living in Surrey intended here ;) )
 
JFTD said:
I quoted because I was going to comment on the first part but I would like a full on "high five" for the second as that was going to my other point to :D

1. I like photo threads, but I HATE threads entitled "Pictures and some jumping advice/results/report/..." where the photo is of the pony standing in the trailer / field / headshot etc. I want to see the pony doing its job, not looking pretty. I feel cheated as the thread was pretty much advertised to contain action shots :mad: No way I can comment more than once on a headshot - your horse is not so gorgeous that we will all be blown away by him and find new interesting things to say :p

2. "I rescued my horse by buying him from low end dealer". No you didn't, love, you bought yourself a pony and supported a low end dealer. Well done.

"My horse was abused, I know because he is scared of whips/ trailers/misbehaves etc" Normally just incompetent owner not doing it right and you can see the pony is taking the mick if you know them in person / see videos. Few exceptions to this, natch.

"My horse has had such a hard life, that's why he's naughty". No, he's naughty because you allow him to be and make excuses for him. You're his owner, teach him some manners. Lots of horses have had less than perfect lives, and often far worse than the sob story going with the naughty ones!

FWIW, I've bought my 2 youngsters from a good, reputable, high end dealer and I am prouder to support the breeding of good quality, welll looked after ponies than i would be to "rescue" one from a low end dealer. None of my horses have ever been abused (except by me, with Dave the dolphin :D) and any ill-mannered moments are subject to embarassment on my part, further training and no excuses!
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Can I add?

My horse is bad to clip. He must have been abused with the clippers in the past. Nope! Some are just dicks and need telling repeatedly that the clippers really are ok.

My horse is bad with the farrier. He must have sore feet/have been beaten with a rasp. Nope! It just needs to be told to stand bl00dy still and you need to mean it.

My horse is bad to have it's mane pulled. He must have had far too much pulled out previously. Nope! Some of 'em really just don't like it.


Some horses were not born dopes on ropes. It doesn't mean they were abused. Just that they are life's flighty/highly strung nut jobs.

Neither of my horses are rescue cases. BH was doing nothing in a field and wasn't particularly well loved but he certainly wasn't a neglect case. Nitty came from a fabulous home and that's why she's the lovely, confident young lady she is. I'm proud of the fact I can spot a bit of potential but I'd never claim to have rescued them!!
 
bikerchickone said:
Lol at the spelling and grammar issues! I'm a proofreader and copywriter by trade and some of the posts on here make me cringe.
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I feel exactly the same. When I read poorly constructed posts on this forum I automatically correct spelling and grammar in my head.

I do appreciate that inaccuracies are sometimes caused by typing errors, but some messages are so bad that I can't make sense of what the writer is attempting to convey!

Also, many threads have respondents that don't stay on topic.

I do have a sense of humour, in case anyone is wondering :) However, I tend to be pedantic because that's my nature. I've also been a forum administrator (not on H & H, I hasten to add), so have first-hand experience of trying to keep threads logical and ensure that everyone stays happy.
 
People who think naughty horses are cool. Ned can be very naughty and frankly it's embarrassing. I don't think it makes me a good rider, I think making him better makes me a good rider (Not that I think I'm very good, I just like working with Neddy)

On that subject: That we can't say we're good riders! Most of us are fabulous, but I feel like we can't say it, in case we sound big headed. However, like I said I don't think I'm great :P I'm just used to Ned. If I get on a horse I don't know I seem to forget everything.
 
The constant use of ............. ^ ^ This

Vague thread titles, I used to be on a dongle and had a very limited download, so you would open a thread to find utter nonsense, so cheers for wasting my limit.... (Im on unlimited wifi now.... YES)

The bully and bitching that goes on, and its getting worse, Im quite sure if people were face to face they would not talk to people like they do, a case of hiding behind a screen I think!

People who think only their opinion is the correct one,

Help me name this horse, and never tell you the result.
 
Agree with Nah, when did it become cool to have bad horses? Duh, mirror Pet. I'd be mortified if the horses I bred, brought up, and started were psychos. And if I buy a well schooled animal and it stops being so, gee who's the idiot. When it concerns my horses, I think you'll find I will always blame myself. No mine aren't perfect, but they're pretty darn good and all are rock solid under saddle.

Terri
 
People who dont look at the whole picture rather than just what they want to see....

Also the fact that every horse and owner is different and as long as the horse is happy and healthy why jugde?

My general annoyance, not due to being on here, is people bashing others riding when they have no idea of their health issues......my brother has had major surgery on his feet so now cannot put his heels down.....he has stirrup cages back off :(
 
People that whine and moan about this place then come back to whine and moan about this place. Nobody makes them post or forces them to read.

Actually I am doing just that in this post LOL!
 
Nah said:
People who think naughty horses are cool. Ned can be very naughty and frankly it's embarrassing. I don't think it makes me a good rider, I think making him better makes me a good rider
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I was ranting to daughter about this very same thing the other night after watching her group jumping lesson. Newbies were there and one of them could not (would not? :rolleyes:) make her horse go to the fence at the pace she had been requested to by the instructor, and I said it was a case of 'oooooooh loooook at meeeeee, my pony's being soooooooooo naughty and galloping off with me, but don't I look wonderful with my blonde hair streaming behind me' :rolleyes:

She'll learn. Instructor only tolerates fools whilst they're new, she'll either sharpen up or get it royally in the neck. :D
 
People who go on about how their horse is so very naughty, even though they admit it doesn't make them cool, but when you see them ride, you see that it is actually not the horse at all, but a rubbish rider and a pony not doing very much at all. I think it's a subconscious desire to make excuses for why they're not achieving very much / doing what they claim they want to do. I used to meet a lot of these on livery too :cool:
 
I really have to sit on my hands whenever someone recommends Homeopathy as a cure for a serious medical condition that needs proper Veterinary care. I really had to restrain myself when I read the grass sickness post in the Veterinary section.
 
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