Things that annoy you on here

My grip would be when someone states an opinion and is branded as a bully, that is not to say there aren't instance of bullying, but I think that people are way too quick to use the 'b' word when infact we are just dealing with strong differing opinions. That being said, bullying is bullying if it is seen to be by the recipient, even if it was not the intention of the poster. What does get me is the people who will deliberately post negativity on a thread because they do not like a certain op, that is bullying. What else irritates me, people being slapped down for asking advice on equine husbandry, sometimes people just need a second opinion or telling that what they are doing is ok, then they are attacked for being too novice to own a horse... That really gets my goat! It could easily scare these people from posting again when they should be commended for trying to learn...
 
It annoys also annoys me that you can't upload photos straight from a smartphone like you can on face book and also that there isn't a like button.

However I really like all the photos on here even if the horses are just standing around.:)
 
Faracat said:
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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I feel your pain. Owner of a horse I had on loan wanted to treat the Squamous Cell Carcinoma that the mare had hanging out of her 'ahem' with nettles and other ground up herbs and bollo*ks! After pushing and pushing the mare had proper vet care. As the tumour was already infected with fly eggs it was only a matter of time before the mare would have died if she had been left to rub some ointment on it!

I am ALL for homeopathy to compliment!


ETA - the tumour was internal and one day it suddenly got so big that it pushed its way out - hence I didn't know it was there until it suddenly appeared!
 
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Faracat said:
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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I figured I probably didn't need to point out how annoyed I am by bad science so I left that off my list. :D

ETS: which extends why beyond homoeopathy to all kinds of nonsense pseudo science I see touted on here. I just remind myself that not everyone has been taught to read papers and it isn't their fault.
 
Queenbee said:
What else irritates me, people being slapped down for asking advice on equine husbandry, sometimes people just need a second opinion or telling that what they are doing is ok, then they are attacked for being too novice to own a horse... That really gets my goat! It could easily scare these people from posting again when they should be commended for trying to learn...
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yes thats another one, I think some people forget we were 'all' novices once, and at some point we all had our 'first horse/pony' and I would rather someone ask for help, than struggle and get it wrong, same with long term horse owners, who think they now know everything, Ive had horse over 20 years now and still ask questions if Im not sure
 
jesstickle said:
I figured I probably didn't need to point out how annoyed I am by bad science so I left that off my list. :D

ETS: which extends why beyond homoeopathy to all kinds of nonsense pseudo science I see touted on here. I just remind myself that not everyone has been taught to read papers and it isn't their fault.
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Really? I thought you were down the homeopathic shop every other day for yours... I thought you were a big fan :p
 
JFTD said:
Really? I thought you were down the homeopathic shop every other day for yours... I thought you were a big fan :p
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O yeah. That's me. Despite the fact I question the efficacy of things like shock wave therapy (seriously not convinced!) I often give my horses water to cure things like cancer/infection! :D

ETS: if you want a giggle have you seen the post in CR about some bizarre electrolyte patch for EPSM. The website is just brilliantly bad. Bad science at its absolute best! :D
 
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very few things really annoy me, if they did i would stop coming here as HHO time is supposed to be enjoyable not leave me feeling like i want to batter someone!!
There are a few things that i find tedious, attention seeking posters who pull the bully card when they don't get the back patting replies they were looking for,
posters who are deliberately rude but try to label it as 'blunt and honest' even blunt people are nice occasionally, these posters rarely are!
 
Holier than thou attitudes when people post on here asking for advice. Especially when it relates to a horse who is being a knob and requires swift, justified retribution for doing something dangerous. If I hear one more person say "You must never smack your horse - he must be in pain/mentally scarred/etc", I am going to scream! My horse is CLEARLY not in pain when he spooks at something in hand and jumps on me, or tries to barge out of the stable over the top of me - and surprise surprise, if I growl at him and give him a slap on the shoulder -he suddenly remembers his manners. Patting him and telling everything is fine and he doesn't need to worry just tells him that its ok to push me around, and I have no interest in wearing a 17hh horse!
 
Auslander said:
Holier than thou attitudes when people post on here asking for advice. Especially when it relates to a horse who is being a knob and requires swift, justified retribution for doing something dangerous. If I hear one more person say "You must never smack your horse - he must be in pain/mentally scarred/etc", I am going to scream! My horse is CLEARLY not in pain when he spooks at something in hand and jumps on me, or tries to barge out of the stable over the top of me - and surprise surprise, if I growl at him and give him a slap on the shoulder -he suddenly remembers his manners. Patting him and telling everything is fine and he doesn't need to worry just tells him that its ok to push me around, and I have no interest in wearing a 17hh horse!
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You evil, evil woman you ;)

Don't you know your horse is deeply unhappy and needs rescuing. Just like BH does! :D
 
jesstickle said:
O yeah. That's me. Despite the fact I question the efficacy of things like shock wave therapy (seriously not convinced!) I often give my horses water to cure things like cancer/infection! :D
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Oh yea, right, I mean conventional medicine doesn't always work, like drugs are shown to have only 70% efficacy so they don't work in like 30% of cases, but some ultra diluted crushed bee that is really just water is bound to work, don't you know :D


eta, but Auslander, didn't you know that horses are the new black in ultra fashionable clothing these days :D
 
Replying genuinely to a thread for advice then realising some time later that they were just a bored teenager so they were not genuine just time wasting

Folks that think horses are disposable toys - when bored of one they can get a another new one to 'fix/bring on' or ruin more like.

Poor spelling and grammar can get annoying but often when I read things later that I've typed, I am guilty too!

People that copy photos in their replies....

Thread that ask ' find me...' cannot they google for themselves?

Gosh, I am turning in to a real old grump!!

:D:D:D
 
Agree with jftd, as someone who had a yearling with major issues (not from a breeder or dealer) I am proud of the fact that at 5 she is the ideal pony for my 7yr old. It's a case of looking how to solve the problem, not spending a decade thinking up reasons to allow it.
When spelling, punctuation etc make a post impossible to read.
People who ask for opinions &/or help then get defensive or play the bullying card if the answers weren't what they wanted to hear.
People who ask questions that are at a very novice level, then have a strop that people assume they are a novice & tell you they have broken & schooled many youngsters to a high level, had horses all their life, train with international riders etc.
People who respond to ridiculous ops in a 'there there' manner & accuse anyone of being a bully, unhelpful etc who doesn't reply in that manner.
People who object to blunt posters as being rude, then make bitchy & nasty remarks in reply.
As someone else said vague titles asking for help that you have to read to find out its numnah recommendations.
And agree re people being proud of their badly behaved horses. Even worse when they then say its ok for you having a schooled/ bombproof/ well mannered horse without considering you might have put in the work to get it like that.
And self pitying whiny posts about how difficult their life is when really its not & they need to get a grip.
 
When members pick on everything you say, or how they spell. Like its their job to correct them :rolleyes:(some are dyslexic and have other spelling disabilities)

If you don't like the way someone spells do us a favour ignore us or don't reply. Generally speaking if the spelling is bad, there is usually a reason for they don't do it on purpose.(this in my eye is a sort of bullying)


People who think they know it all and like to be little others.
One pet hate is when the younger ones are picked on because they have low post count.

i think the higher the number the more time you spend on the computer. I woulds never boast on my post amount I have more important things in life to do than that.
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People who use a young horse till it reaches an age then dispose of it and get a younger model.
 
Auslander said:
Holier than thou attitudes when people post on here asking for advice. Especially when it relates to a horse who is being a knob and requires swift, justified retribution for doing something dangerous. If I hear one more person say "You must never smack your horse - he must be in pain/mentally scarred/etc", I am going to scream! My horse is CLEARLY not in pain when he spooks at something in hand and jumps on me, or tries to barge out of the stable over the top of me - and surprise surprise, if I growl at him and give him a slap on the shoulder -he suddenly remembers his manners. Patting him and telling everything is fine and he doesn't need to worry just tells him that its ok to push me around, and I have no interest in wearing a 17hh horse!
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I agree people are made out to be animal abusers if they admit to smacking their horse. Certainly it is wrong to hit your horse for the hell of it and out of frustration etc but if its reinforcing a voice command and is a slap on the shoulder or bum then I don't see what the problem is. I have done this when he has tried to kick me, next time it could be a child.
 
Can anyone remember those little holograms that you attached to your bridle that cured everything (probably via some weird quantum effect)?


ETA. Fitting a saddle over the internet with only the horse's breed and height to help you (possibly a bad photo of said horse too). It's just not possible!
 
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Faracat said:
Can anyone remember those little holograms that you attached to your bridle that cured everything (probably via some weird quantum effect)?
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O yeah. What were they called? Grr, it's going to annoy me now.

Powerbands as well. What a load of tosh!! :D
 
jesstickle said:
You evil, evil woman you ;)

Don't you know your horse is deeply unhappy and needs rescuing. Just like BH does! :D
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Yes - I can tell he's unhappy. You should have seen the poor mistreated soul squealing and bucking and farting and passaging on the lunge earlier today - clearly traumatised by me finger stabbing him when he tried to get a piggy back over the hosepipe/grass snake that I meanly insist on making him walk over every day (matter of principle now!)
 
Auslander said:
Yes - I can tell he's unhappy. You should have seen the poor mistreated soul squealing and bucking and farting and passaging on the lunge earlier today - clearly traumatised by me finger stabbing him when he tried to get a piggy back over the hosepipe/grass snake that I meanly insist on making him walk over every day (matter of principle now!)
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Hehe. Mine is also terribly sad and down trodden. Awful isn't it? Is he settling in a bit more yet?
 
People that say 'I haven't read the whole thread but...' and proceed to post something utterly irrelevant as it is based on information that was confirmed to incorrect/changed/added to several posts ago.

This especially riles me when a load of posters have been banging on with their 'advice' on a range of things the OP never even asked about in the first place. To shut them up, a wise OP usually says something like 'I've taken all your advice on board and will speak to my vet/instructor/yard owner/nutritionist/whoever'. Phew, let it go, general warm conversation/inanities ensure, peace is restored.

Then, here they come 'I have read the thread but I think you should....' and the whole tedious rigmarole is recommenced.
 
Auslander said:
Yes - I can tell he's unhappy. You should have seen the poor mistreated soul squealing and bucking and farting and passaging on the lunge earlier today - clearly traumatised by me finger stabbing him when he tried to get a piggy back over the hosepipe/grass snake that I meanly insist on making him walk over every day (matter of principle now!)
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You should get a cattle prod instead, saves breaking ones nails...... hehe
 
jesstickle said:
Hehe. Mine is also terribly sad and down trodden. Awful isn't it? Is he settling in a bit more yet?
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Nope! He had to come in again because he developed a deep and passionate bond with a mare in the field next to him, and ran up and down the hedge all day til he lamed himself. Have negotiated temporary use of the little sick paddock, which he loves - but I am going to have to try him in the boys field again soon - and I don't suppose he will be any better! Tearing my hair out a bit! He's very happy in the stable, and loves the little paddock - just can't cope with lots of other horses!!
 
Auslander said:
Nope! He had to come in again because he developed a deep and passionate bond with a mare in the field next to him, and ran up and down the hedge all day til he lamed himself. Have negotiated temporary use of the little sick paddock, which he loves - but I am going to have to try him in the boys field again soon - and I don't suppose he will be any better! Tearing my hair out a bit! He's very happy in the stable, and loves the little paddock - just can't cope with lots of other horses!!
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O dear Aus. I am concerned you have bought BH's dopelganger. Good luck with that. Mine is still driving me bonkers a month after we moved :mad: :D
 
(1) When things are blown out of proportion. A horse that is slightly over or under-rugged is not a welfare case.
(2) Black and white thinking. There is more than one way of doing things well. Also, what is right for 90% of horses may be detrimental to the remaining 10%.
(3) Self-righteous sanctimonious twaddle.
(4) Poor written comprehension skills. The cause of many unnecessary arguments.
(5) The belief that being rude to someone will change their behaviour.
 
Anglebracket said:
(1) When things are blown out of proportion. A horse that is slightly over or under-rugged is not a welfare case.
(2) Black and white thinking. There is more than one way of doing things well. Also, what is right for 90% of horses may be detrimental to the remaining 10%.
(3) Self-righteous sanctimonious twaddle.
(4) Poor written comprehension skills. The cause of many unnecessary arguments.
(5) The belief that being rude to someone will change their behaviour.
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Agree with this!

Also find annoying the Monty Python-esque pack mentalitiy that shout Troll and about getting popcorn all the time!
 
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