Totally insignificant horsey pet hate

Another one- people who don't open a large haylage properly . Slice it it all angles like a pizza then wonder why half the strings caught up in their haylage !
 
Current, and entirely related to my place.
People in the commercial units washing motorbikes slightly uphill of my pens, in the same spot, which inevitably leads to soapy water running into one of the pens and freezing. Polite requests haven't worked, and I can't say anything, as the landowner is firmly on the side of his commercial clients, and I risk losing the pens if I make a fuss.
Another commercial client driving far too fast up the drive, and being vile if I ask him to slow down. And shouting swearing, revving engines whenever he's there.
It was so lovely and peaceful here before they opened the commercial units...
 
Bojingles said:
Just a thought for all of you who get vexed by haynets and knots: why don't you just use double-ended clips? :)
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Because I have a specific way of tying them to limit chances of large loops :)

Although to be fair, Nugz has his hung from the ceiling on the rare occaisions he's in and that's clipped, once knotted.
 
I haven't read all of them, but I'm amazed we are so patient with our horses, given how cross we all are :)

My two are horses that bang the door all the time (ours did this until I found a way to stop him, took a week to teach him and he's never done it since)

The leg straps on a turnout rug left dangling when the rug is taken off, then the following day I fling it on and nearly lose all my front teeth :(

Thankfully, I've converted most of mine to fillet strings. A lot easier.
 
Dirty numnahs
Numnahs that are clearly pulling down across the withers-not hard nowadays to find a shaped one!
Rugs that always seem to twist
People riding in doubles for elementary tests that clearly have absolutely no idea how to use one
Horses being plaited with about a gazillion tiny messy plaits-I am yet to find a horse that looks better with lots and lots of little plaits
Rubber band plaits where you can clearly see the band and the plait is sticking up at a weird angle
(you can tell I used to show)
People trying to look smaller on their ponies by having short stirrups and sitting on the back of the saddle- so much worse than just having longer stirrups and sitting in the correct place!!
Synthetic tack-hate the feel of it
Thick rubber reins-hate them, kill the feel, always use half lined instead
There are probably more...
 
JennBags said:
^^^both of these!

Also people who don't seem to know how to tie a quick release. You don't put the rope through the twine first, you make the loop through the twine. Otherwise it's not quick release. Do they just not teach this any more?
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I do loop through the loop knots and people think I'm mad, but it's the only way to do a proper quick release!!
 
Rowreach said:
I do loop through the loop knots and people think I'm mad, but it's the only way to do a proper quick release!!
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One of mine unties them so a proper quick release is a bit of a problem as he's off in about 3 seconds flat. At least threading it through first gives me a bit more time to get to him when he's freed himself! He also has a panic snap lead rope just in case there's a real problem. I do tie the other one up with a proper quick release though as he can be trusted to behave himself.
 
bad plaiting, I'm OCD with my plaits and I'm no professional groom, but they have to be neat and tidy! I shudder when I see fat pads of hair just scrunched in a band.

Sticky molasses coated chaff

Orange - brown dirty bedding mixed back in to the dry bed.

Rugs put on dirty horses without them being brushed off first

Many more things but I'll just annoy myself too much if I continue :p
 
The lady in the stable next to me will happily leave her fully clipped horse standing on the yard with no rug in freezing cold, icy winds while she has a chat. Drives me up the wall!
 
Intolerant people that moan and bitch about trivial crap annoy me, there's always a group of them around aswell, they live for it. I like to think I am fairly accepting of the different people on yards and their ways of doing things, however different it may be to how I would.
 
Ah I almost forgot.. and this applies to any post "made on a pet's behalf".. cutsie dumb writing and *shudders* "HOOMAN* what the *******.
 
Bojingles said:
Just a thought for all of you who get vexed by haynets and knots: why don't you just use double-ended clips? :)
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....because bayonet clips are potentially quite dangerous and can end up with horses ripping themselves open. My friend uses clips and it makes me a bit woozy as I have seen the results of a horse getting it's lip ripped half off by one.
 
claracanter said:
Silly thing but when grown ups refer to their horse as a 'pony' and going on 'pony ride' to make it sound cute and them younger!
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I call one of my horses at work Pony because he is only 15.2hh and a pocket rocket! He is very much more of a pony attitude than a horse attitude! I don't call him A pony he is just Pony! He's actually called Maraweh lol!
 
EKW said:
I call one of my horses at work Pony because he is only 15.2hh and a pocket rocket! He is very much more of a pony attitude than a horse attitude! I don't call him A pony he is just Pony! He's actually called Maraweh lol!
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I've only got a pony so I'm allowed to call him my pony :D

I can't abide the "my boy", "my girl" thing which so many people on here say (sorreeee :D )
 
WelshD said:
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?
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You might be on to something there. 😀
 
Rowreach said:
I do loop through the loop knots and people think I'm mad, but it's the only way to do a proper quick release!!
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If Billy had a quick release he’d have himself untied in a matter of seconds, but would still stand as if tied up & be feeling very pleased with himself. You’d think a horse couldn’t look smug but Billy proves to differ :p

Tbh I think Billy just likes the challenge of doing the impossible. Basically unties himself just for fun as he never moves from his spot.

I found him lying down in the bed for alpacas. It’s straw, and I wouldn’t mind, but it’s literally 8ft deep and 4ft wide so for 17h ISH normally it’s turn around in one, not a single bed for lounging!!

I had a chain up once, to stop him going in, but I soon found out he can squeeze under the chain. Now he just has free rein, too much effort to stop the horse who won’t be stopped!
 
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Ive just read this whole thread and realised I’m probably a livery from hell, so it’s just as well I’m not on a yard. In my defence if I was I’d certainly be more tidy and considerate, but I’m guilty of:

Leaving headcollars on the floor
Leaving hoofpicks etc on a ledge in the stable.
Having a blingy browband
Never taking the girth of the saddle
Not always sweeping up, especially after the Farrier (although mine are barefoot so no chance of discarded nails).
Leaving pony with a leadrein across the door.
Leaving stable doors open when not in use.
Not unwrapping a bale correctly so I end up having to pull handfuls out.

My pet hate is the haynet thing. There’s nothing worse than a quick release knot that doesn’t undo.
 
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