Totally insignificant horsey pet hate

RunToEarth said:
One more - those really "helpful" people who are just casually walking past your lorry when you're trying to load a young/green/difficult horse who decide in their infinite wisdom that spontaneously hissing/clapping/jeering/whistling/slapping/poking-with-a-shovel is going to be well received.
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Oh god, yes this. You're not helpful, you're not useful, so do me a favour and go stare at a horse poo if you're bored.
 
People tying straight to the tie ring
Tying haynet up with the knot at the end (Who does this??!!!)
People not giving horses enough hay 'because they're on a diet'
V shaped browbands
Not taking the numnah and girth off the saddle after riding
People thinking that boots support horses tendons, what is a fetlock boot going to support!?

Sure theres more but i'll stop
 
People who can't or don't know how to do up flashes or grackles properly and only have them on their horses because it is the in thing to be wearing!

Also the fact that you have to search high and low to get a bridle that doesn't have a flash or grackle on it when you buy it!
 
Leaving headcollar on in stables - so dangerous.

Trying horses up outside in the cold with no rugs on and then faffing round for ages.

Putting boots on all round (Inc overreach boots) to go out for a 20 min plod because 'they look nice'

Not giving horses enough hay because they are on a diet but feeding them 2 buckets of hard feed a day.

There's a lot more but I've finished my lunch break now.....
 
I've not a clue what you mean about tying up a haynet at the end! Never seen it.

I'm also thinking now that despite tying up horses for 25 years, that I'm doing it wrong.

No hi vis gets me, lunge lines trailing on the floor by the persons feet, buckets of dirty water left out from tail washing etc

A personal peeve is my dad 'borrowing' my buckets to wash off the veg from his plot and never returning them!!
 
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite said:
- horses turned out in headcollars or left in stables with them on; dangerous dangerous dangerous! I saw a pony once who nearly throttled itself to death as it caught the ring of the headcollar on the stable door fastening, panicked, ran back and then fell inside the door.
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I've got mine at home now so spared most of these, but this one really bugs me. EVERYONE does this around here, I think most of the horses in this area wear a (nylon) headcollar permanently. I haven't seen any incidents with them (and we are mostly stone walls so maybe less to catch on) but really! They don't put them on the cows so why do all the broodmares have to wear one. They're probably handled and moved less often.
 
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite said:
- stiff and unwieldy buckles on new tack

- horses that bang the stable door incessantly

- horses that won't let you or anyone else pick up their feet etc, are rude and bargey always coming into your personal space (and pet hate is the owners who let 'em!); along with this is horses who're always searching your pockets for food :(

- people that over-horse themselves and then expect everyone else around to "rescue" them

- horses turned out in headcollars or left in stables with them on; dangerous dangerous dangerous! I saw a pony once who nearly throttled itself to death as it caught the ring of the headcollar on the stable door fastening, panicked, ran back and then fell inside the door

- people riding on the roads without any hi viz................. oh please DO NOT let me get ranting on this one!!
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Omg the third one! My dad does this and the arguments we have while his horse pushes my ponies door in my pony and me and then bites it. Very annoying
 
People who pick out their horses feet onto the yard and then don't sweep up.
People who don't clear up their horses poo if they poo on the yard
People who give their horses an armful of hay on the floor while they tack up "so they will stand still" and then don't sweep up before they ride.
Girths being left attached to the billets
People who grump/shout/slap their horses for not standing still, but never teaching them to stand in the first place.
People who mollycoddle their horse for not standing still.
People who baby their horses well past being baby horses, instead of at some point expecting a horse to get on with things.

I could go on (and on, and on...)
 
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite said:
- stiff and unwieldy buckles on new tack

- horses that bang the stable door incessantly

- horses that won't let you or anyone else pick up their feet etc, are rude and bargey always coming into your personal space (and pet hate is the owners who let 'em!); along with this is horses who're always searching your pockets for food :(

- people that over-horse themselves and then expect everyone else around to "rescue" them

- horses turned out in headcollars or left in stables with them on; dangerous dangerous dangerous! I saw a pony once who nearly throttled itself to death as it caught the ring of the headcollar on the stable door fastening, panicked, ran back and then fell inside the door

- people riding on the roads without any hi viz................. oh please DO NOT let me get ranting on this one!!
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laura_nash said:
I've got mine at home now so spared most of these, but this one really bugs me. EVERYONE does this around here, I think most of the horses in this area wear a (nylon) headcollar permanently. I haven't seen any incidents with them (and we are mostly stone walls so maybe less to catch on) but really! They don't put them on the cows so why do all the broodmares have to wear one. They're probably handled and moved less often.
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Hmm, our horses wear one because they can be difficult to catch, especially in winter, but they're either old leather or quick-release - but definitly not in stables (unless tied up or with somebody in their stable).
 
No hi-viz and people riding on roads in the dark.

I was driving to the yard on Saturday at 4.45pm and it was nearly fully dark. Almost drove into a girl wearing a long black coat on a black horse, trotting down a hill in a wooded area. I felt so sorry for the horse put in such a dangerous position :(
 
laura_nash said:
I've got mine at home now so spared most of these, but this one really bugs me. EVERYONE does this around here, I think most of the horses in this area wear a (nylon) headcollar permanently. I haven't seen any incidents with them (and we are mostly stone walls so maybe less to catch on) but really! They don't put them on the cows so why do all the broodmares have to wear one. They're probably handled and moved less often.
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One of the other liveries at my yard always puts her horse out with a nylon headcollar on, it makes me wince :eek3:

I've left leather ones on in the past for tricky catchers - I buy cheapo ones that break easily if need be.
 
- People who overfeed their horses: ESPECIALLY in concentrates!

- Horses which aren't taught manners and then disrupt everyone else's lives.

- People who don't like to call the vet/farrier/physiotherapist/dentist/saddler when there horse needs it because 'I checked them, they're fine' when they don't know what they're talking about!

-People who take an unfit horse out competing and it can't manage so the owner/rider uses the whip or harsh aids.
 
Can someone show me how to do a quick release knot without putting it through the twine first....

I've owned horses for nearly 30 years and I've never seen that...

I'd be very grateful.

We have horses at home, so I don't have others around to annoy me. However from a PC perspective, it has to be the strong bits that loads of ponies are ridden in...

I do some of the things that annoy people on here though :(

Fiona
 
You know the headcollars that have clips on the left hand cheek so you can just pull them over their ears rather than undoing and doing up the buckle every time? I hate it if those clips aren't flat. Some have the rounded dog lead style clips so they either have the little slidey nobbly bit digging into their faces or the rounded catch that you loop the ring through. They both look so uncomfortable. I spent ages trying to find a nice headcollar with a flat clip and ended up having to pay twice the price for it.

....I'm not sure I've explained myself very well here.
 
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WelshD said:
Might be controversial......

Dressage riders leaning back and humping the saddle
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Yes! We have one particular instructor in this area and you can tell if she's taught a rider as they all sit leaning back almost at 45 degrees!
 
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to tie up with a proper quick release knot you fold the rope and push the loop through the string then tie in the normal way round both ends of the loop so when you pull the loose end it all slips open. I cannot use this knot as all mine know how to undo it
looked for a video on you tube but they all do it the other way by pushing the end through the string
 
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windand rain said:
to tie up with a proper quick release knot you fold the rope and push the loop through the string then tie in the normal way round both ends of the loop so when you pull the loose end it all slips open. I cannot use this knot as all mine know how to undo it
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I have never mastered how to do that! Mine always come undone in seconds so through the string it goes!

I also hate ropes with knots at the end of them. They don't come out of the ruddy string when you are untying the horse!

Rugs that have clips on the front! Yes it's easy to undo and do up and saves a whole 30seconds of your time but they are just dangerous! I've seen numerous horses clipped to fences!

And if you insist on using them then at least put the clip into the horse and not on the outside!

Same for clippy fill it strings! My lot like to itch their backsides on fences so all ofine are replaced with twine before the rug even gets near the horse!
 
The alarming number of people claiming their horse was a 'rescue' (pretty significant, actually).

The alarming number of people who insist on asking if they are too heavy for their 16'2hh Warmblood as they themselves are 5 foot 2 and 8 stone.

The alarming number of people who video their horses weaving/kicking stable doors/windsucking and post them on social media asking 'do all Standies do this or is it just mine? LOL', and then everyone jumping on the bandwagon posting photos and videos of their ill-mannered horses and praising each other for having such 'unique horses'.

So basically, people.
 
Crosshill Pacers said:
The alarming number of people who video their horses weaving/kicking stable doors/windsucking and post them on social media asking 'do all Standies do this or is it just mine? LOL', and then everyone jumping on the bandwagon posting photos and videos of their ill-mannered horses and praising each other for having such 'unique horses'.

So basically, people.
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A pet hate that comes from this sort of thing is the need to make everything breed specific when the breed has no relevance 'what lead rope would you recommend for a Hafflinger?' Sooner or later we will start to see feeds and all manner of things breed specific - Welsh section A conditioning cubes or Gypsy cob coarse mix anyone?
 
All of these, well apart from my horse having to wear a field safe head collar in the field otherwise I cant catch the sod! But also
Riders that don't say thank you when you slow down and pass them on the road, a smile or a nod would do!
People that think they can just empty their wheelbarrow at the bottom of the muckheap/on the ramp whilst everyone else struggles to the top or chucks it up.
 
All of these, well apart from my horse having to wear a field safe head collar in the field otherwise I cant catch the sod! But also
Riders that don't say thank you when you slow down and pass them on the road, a smile or a nod would do!
People that think they can just empty their wheelbarrow at the bottom of the muckheap/on the ramp whilst everyone else struggles to the top or chucks it up.
 
Crosshill Pacers said:
The alarming number of people claiming their horse was a 'rescue' (pretty significant, actually).
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Yes the ones who say they have rescued a horse from racing - look how skinny it is!

Yup it's fit! It's muscled up and has a top line.

Then they post pictures a few pictures a few months later claiming the horse looks really well. It might have got a bit of a gut on it but it's lost all of its top line and muscle. They then go on to ask about calmers and calming feeds as they can't ride one leg of the poor horse let alone one side of it! But it's bad behaviour is down to it being a racehorse ...
 
EKW said:
I have never mastered how to do that! Mine always come undone in seconds so through the string it goes!

I also hate ropes with knots at the end of them. They don't come out of the ruddy string when you are untying the horse!
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^^ not an issue if you learn how to tie them without putting the rope through the string


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EKW said:
Yes the ones who say they have rescued a horse from racing - look how skinny it is!

Yup it's fit! It's muscled up and has a top line.

Then they post pictures a few pictures a few months later claiming the horse looks really well. It might have got a bit of a gut on it but it's lost all of its top line and muscle. They then go on to ask about calmers and calming feeds as they can't ride one leg of the poor horse let alone one side of it! But it's bad behaviour is down to it being a racehorse ...
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But loads of people just have never seen a fit horse carrying little fat so only have their own norm to compare with .
Leisure Horses and ponies are just so much fatter than they were when I was a child my ponies lived out and hunted and they were lean at Easter and gained some weight in summer and lost it the next winter .
 
Wet rugs not hung up plus Dry rugs hung on top of wet rugs.
Girth straps on new saddles that are two stiff to do get the girth tight on.
Overreach boots left on in stable.
Getting to the end of your stable/exercise bandages and realising the Velcro is the wrong way round.
 
xgemmax said:
People tying straight to the tie ring
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Why? I will always tie to something solid, and teach ours to tie to a solid object when young - I have never had an issue. The rest of the world manages quite well with this concept, it just seems to be the UK who have an issue with it.

If you're tying up, you shouldn't be far away anyway, so if something genuinely happens, you're on side to quick release - but if it's been taught to stand up when tied, the possibility of something going wrong should be lessened.

The most ridiculous thing is, most yards seem to have twine to tie to, which hasn't been frayed, and yards are full of horses who aren't taught to tie up. People seem to tie their horses up on strong twine and then sod off into the tack room for a natter and a cup of coffee.

Logically, if a horse isn't swung, and is positively reinforced that every time it pulls backwards it gets the result it is looking for, it isn't going to stand tied, is it?

Rant over...
 
ossy said:
Getting to the end of your stable/exercise bandages and realising the Velcro is the wrong way round.
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Ha ha!
that is just the stuff of nightmares :), particularly when you've got a pad on a wound just-so and the pony is starting to shuffle about with boredom
 
Leaving numnahs under the saddle attached. Hate it, will do it if need of fast untack/tack up but I wont like it xD
Everybody ever having a flash noseband and thus every bridle seeming to have one attached! Nope.
People moving off when you're not ready yet. If you wanted to ride alone, ride alone, if not blummin wait for me!
Horses that won't stand (dammit Simbs!), rudeness.
Heavy/harsh handed riders, merrily butchering their horse's mouth into an "outline", poor beasties.
How damn complicated everything is now, when I was growing up dreaming of having a horse, that world I was looking at is nothing like it seems to be now!
 
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