Things you see that really gets to u

QR. Young children beating their ponies and wanting a new one because "well mummy dearest this pony just isnt good enough, i want a new and better one".

And i might cause some controversy here but really fat women riding horses/ponies which clearly cannot carry them. Recently witnessed a rather large lady attempting to mount a pony that was clearly petrified of having her arse sat on it. Not nice to see a horse buckle under weight.
 
Ooooo I love this kind of post! Now, where to start......

People who spend a small fortune each month on the latest supplements, potions and lotions but have their horse cr*ppily shod by the cheapest farrier going!

People who buy expensive competition horses then find every excuse not to ride them because they are over-horsed but won't admit it or do anything about it.

People who tell me I am "lucky" to have a well schooled horse. Err doh! It has something to do with time and effort expended to you know!

Stop me now, I could go on forever!
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Pet hate at shows has got to be children's ponies that are given all kinds of calmers, lunged half to death, then ridden by an adult and kiddie only gets plonked in the saddle just as it goes into the ring (in a double bridle naturally).

If it can't be groomed/ tacked up/ ridden by a child then it's not a child's pony imo, no matter how pretty or good the breeding.
 
People who tell me how lovely my horse is and how lucky I am to have him - when 5 years ago they wouldn't even hold him when I went to the loo. Nothing to do with all the hard work I've put into him.
 
people not wearing hair nets esp if they have long hair.

The cavasson part of a flash not being tight enough so the flash strap pulls it down too long!

Reins stops on reins when no martingale is being used

I also dont like horses eating with their bits in, mine will get a polo with him bit in after a test/jumping but he knows he isnt allowed to eat grass.

Dirty bits, horses that havent been brushed before going to a PC rally/ show etc

People riding horses that are far too small for them

People smacking the horse for stopping when its their riding that was at fault

people who tie up directly to the bit! That makes me cringe!

Phew, feels good to have got that lot off my chest!
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People keep jumping and jumping their horses, hammering them round and jumping higher than their class and then wondering why they get faults or eliminated and then sitting on their backs for long periods of time and not letting the horse have a rest. People not riding left to left in the practice arena. People not patting their horses at the end of a round whether they have gone clear or had faults.
 
People who trot everywhere as fast as their horse can go, then moan when it gets a splint or is lame.

People who don't have their horses shod regularly then moan when it loses a shoe.

People who blame their horse 100% when he/she has gone badly.

Pot hunters.
 
Horses in field with sagging barbed wire fences and ragwort.

Riders who think it makes them look like good riders if their horses are badly behaved and boast 'my horse has no brakes' as they charge past upsetting other horses. My first instructor's most memorable instruction was 'Don't let him do that' I wish more people would try at least TRY to follow that.

People who know less than nothing and buy horses that they can't deal with.

I could go on and on, 'cos I'm not the most tolerant of people but I'll leave it there.
 
ok i have very long hair and just jump with it in a pony tail and i really dont see how a hair net would make must difference (i remember when the bsja introduced this rule and noone took a blind bit of notice) i also often have the practice fence higher than the class to get my horses eye in a higher height so will be easier in the ring
my hates not passing left to left
riding round the practice ring in pairs gossiping
people with several horses in the class waiting til the very end and deciding to go in then not putting the at the beginning and end so the whole class gets held up waiting for them
 
haha, i thought this one would run and run.
i've been guilty of being the only one going against the tide at BSJA warm-up... but what kind of horsemen and women think it's fine to only warm up on one rein? honestly?!
i agree with a lot of the other points though - filthy horses at shows (it doesn't have to be immaculate but please at least knock the mud off it, you're in public!), very heavy riders on little spindly horses (by all means ride a weight carrier, i'm not that fattist), tieing up to the bit (argh), sitting chatting in warm-up and blocking the way, monopolising the practise jump and putting it a foot bigger than anything in the ring, dressage riders squashing me against the boards (deliberately aggressive warm-up to put other riders off), dressage riders smacking my horse across the face because they're holding their 4' long schooling whip out at right angles...
of course, i'm perfect though.
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mounting from the ground (see my rant in Horse mag!), dragging saddle down as they heave themselves up. (all respect to anyone who can vault on, however.)


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That was you? I read that and completely agree!
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What are the things u see at shows or around horses that really get to you?

I will start with one but could end up with a list
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Horses eating with bits in there mouths. Your turn
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My beast manages to eat with his tights over his nose and his bit in, sometimes half a treee goes in whether I like it or not, the whole world is a salad bar in his eyes, he's quite happy munching regardless
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People who buy horses and then stop having lessons because they think they don't need them (apparently they became a top show jumper / dressage rider etc when they handed over the cheque...)

People who use tack they do not understand

People who don't bother to walk the course, and then cannot see the correct lines, horse runs out because it is being pointed somewhere other than the fence, and rider smacks horse.

People who follow me round while I am course walking with someone else, explaining things, without the common courtesy to ask if I mind

People who compete in a lower class as a warm up who don't have the decency to go hors concours

People who shoot you filthy looks in lower classes when you are a) taking a baby to their first outing and want to give them a really nice easy feel, with no intention of ever doing a jump off even if by some miracle you go clear or b) going hors concours.

People who put the practice fence up obscenely higher than the class - I love shows that mandate the fence cannot be higher then the next class!

People who lunge in small warm up rings, meaning you risk life and limb if you want to actually jump the warm up fence.

People who do not thank their horses (especially those who only thank the horse if they go clear)

Announcers who cannot read very basic words in front of them

People who assume TBs are nutters and cobs are ploddy

People who assume that a riding school horse is a dobbin (especially if warned that a horse in 4 hours of work per day is going to change if you hack him for 2 hours a week, and then detroys said horses because it turned out you were right) or that they are poorly schooled (had a gorgeous 'carthorse' who performed wicket lateral movements if you could push the right buttons!) or just generally think riding school horses are somehow inferior to privately owned horses (the fact they are in hard work, adapt to the needs of novice and experienced riders, put up with bad riders, not to mention the shear ability some had in XC / SJ /Dressage that a few of our school horses did (and as instructors we took them out to 'play' at competitions and won much to some people's disgust!) doesn't seem to cross their minds

I am going to stop now before this post becomes even more excessive
 
You tie it at the nape of your neck. I had waist length hair at one point and never had an issue wearing a bun and hairnet and getting a hat on.
 
You can get a really easy bun 'thingy' at boots - it is a 10 inch or so piece of velvet with wire in, you pop hair through it, twist, and within second you have a perfect bun. I used to use these all the time. Another way is to plait your hair either french or regular, then fold it up on itself and secure with an elastic or needle and thread it like you do a horses's mane!
 
Parents that bring their kids to riding lessons then spend the lesson leaning over the dividing wall 'teaching' the child themselves. Especially if what they are saying is a) WRONG and b) detrimental to child's confidence

Another vote for hating flash nosebands with the flash part tight and the caverson part lose. In fact all badly fitted tack

Unnecessary tack - 'oh but grackle nose bands are soooooo fashionable'. [fume]

People who assume I am a bunny-hugger because my pony is barefoot, I'm interested in natural horsemanship and sometimes do ground work with him. I also sometimes go hunting and sometimes go showjumping thank you so very much for your opinion.

People who buy horses that they are totally unsuited to against the advice of more experienced friends then wreck them. Seriously, why do you think, with the grand total of 10 riding school lessons under your belt, you can take on a 6yr old 17hh nappy warmblood?

Ha ha and the lady who called the RDA centre where I work the other day to ask about volunteering... turns out she wanted to volunteer to ride our horses for us. I asked what experience she had and she said she'd had lessons as a teenager but not ridden for 15 years and wanted to know if she still enjoyed it before starting an NVQ course. She was surprised that I politely declined her offer to 'ride our horses for us for free' and suggested she book into an able bodied riding lesson with us instead. didn't wind me up... but did make me and the girls chuckle.
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total disregard of their mounts

Spoilt kids ( however we all laugh that my 3 yr old has the potential to be like this)
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No taking water for ned to drink, as, he will only drink at home ( well at least give him the option)

Blaming the horse for your mistake..

And mostly, most of the above.

Except I do not mnd my horse eating with his bit in, as I always clean it after riding, or used to when he was ridden
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All of the above, but for minor niggley things from a grooms point of view: bridle straps not tucked into keepers, half a mile of excess stirrup leather flapping about, dirty bits and girths, brown tack on a black horse, furry fetlocks (unless its supposed to be fuzzy). Im a bit obsessive compulsive!
 
Parents who stand at the ring side and talk in a very loud voice how their little Esmeralda was top at X, Y, Z County Show, how they are in talks about leasing Princess Shiny Star, who has been to HOYS at least four times, and their little dear has been head-hunted to ride for every top producer in the county ...... and all this while standing at the local pony club show.

My other little bug bear, only little tho', is tiny crappy rosettes when the entry fee is extortionate. This embarrassment also extends to handing them out while judging.
 
People who let their stallion go on a showground - no point in putting every colour ribbon in his tail if there's no holding the leadrope!

BTW, the acceptable reaction in these circs is NOT to stand there screaming that he's going to get hurt - have some consideration for the kid on the FR mare who very nearly got a free covering:(
 
People who don't put a noseband on their bridle at shows - fine for hacking, but please make an effort at an event....also silly dainty nosebands on cobs.
people who use their horse as a park bench at shows all day.
dirty tack, dirty white bits, no hairnets.
adults in short boots on large ponies and horses - looks silly - get long boots or gaiters...
people who don't thank drivers for slowing down - ignorant twats
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mounting from the ground (see my rant in Horse mag!), dragging saddle down as they heave themselves up. (all respect to anyone who can vault on, however.)


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That was you? I read that and completely agree!
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Same here!
 
Think my pet hates have all been said...

- Spoilt kids (who doesn't??)

- Letting the horse eat while mounted - to me it's bad manners but I accept that other people have different opinions

- Jumping in standing martingales or market harboroughs

- Parents lunging at show grounds when it clearly says no lunging anywhere on the show ground in the schedule

- Pot hunters, I know of one girl who recently made up the rules for 'novice combination' and took in a pony she's been winning all season on when the rules in the schedule said horse OR rider never to have been placed 1st - 3rd. Needless to say she won the class, numerous people complained, and she wasn't allowed into the championship

- People taking stallions to shows when it says no stallions allowed, and then often not being able to handle them when they realise there's a load of mares around. (On the other hand I've seen some EXCELLENT stallion handlers)

- I also hate getting the crappiest tiny rosette when I've paid a fortune to enter the class

- Pretty much everything else above!

I think the only pet hate I don't agree with is hairnets. I have long hair and when riding everyday will tie it back, but I only use a hairnet when I'm competing. Would never ride with it down.
 
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