He is an avid follower of the latest trends. He did stick with the standard orange for a few years before he gained in confidence and branched out into greens, blues and, on occasion, a rather racy red.
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He is an avid follower of the latest trends. He did stick with the standard orange for a few years before he gained in confidence and branched out into greens, blues and, on occasion, a rather racy red.
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Our hay is coming in a rather attractive pink at the moment. I could send some to you if you think he'd like a change this year?
Does anyone else use bailer twine for a sweat scraper? My yard friends laughed the first time I did it, then looked on in admiration at that worthless bit of string as it got more wet off than their scrapers did
I don't give a toss what anyone thinks of the way I deal with my horses - I have a LIFE - yes, a L.I.F.E. without horses, and the animals have to fit in around ME, not vice versa!
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Does anyone else use bailer twine for a sweat scraper? My yard friends laughed the first time I did it, then looked on in admiration at that worthless bit of string as it got more wet off than their scrapers did
[/ QUOTE ] Yep - I do that too - but the sprog still went out and bought a useless bit of purple plastic thinking it would be better, which of course it's not!
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BTW - does anyone ever make a head collar out of a lead rope if you can't find a proper head collar??
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Or just drag them by the mane/forelock - works just as well
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or just wave a carrot in front of their faces and praying that they follow!
[/ QUOTE ] Actually all mine follow me without need for headcollars, leadropes, bribery or any form of restraint or inducement - because I am THE uber dedicated and naturally talented horse owner
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Does anyone else use bailer twine for a sweat scraper? My yard friends laughed the first time I did it, then looked on in admiration at that worthless bit of string as it got more wet off than their scrapers did
[/ QUOTE ] Yep - I do that too - but the sprog still went out and bought a useless bit of purple plastic thinking it would be better, which of course it's not!
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Sorry to be non twinist, but I use a schooling whip for sweat scraping..
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ive used baler twine for lots of things in the past,to keep old rugs together !,tie gates shut or doors,put mt hair up out the way bla bla the list goes on lol its great stuff !!!!
i have animals out in the back field who havent been caught up for over a week..possibly 10 days...they dont get fed on a daily basis either...ooo shoot me now....
they will be brought up next week as 2 of them are going to the sales....
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I do wonder sometimes if I'm reading the same forums as others as we get these posts about how awful/bitchy/judgemental etc this place is and I've never thought it is at all like that on here........
In fact the only posts that I think come close to being like that are well, the ones like this one
The ironic thing for me is that I find far more time with other people's horses because I'm paid to do them, my poor boys are always dragged about on the brink of darkness, its a good job thier mummy loves them
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Yes I do, much better for bending around legs and tummy and pretty much everywhere than the proper sweat scaper. I'm also using it currently to tie the front of Herbies rug up as he broke the clip, useful stuff!
It always makes me giggle. I can see why people want to spend 700 pounds on a saddle, but personally wouldnt. I went to an equine car boot and came back with loads... none of it matches, but it doesnt matter, it does the job. I'm a bit pedantic about keeping horsey stuff clean, I will set aside an hour a week just to clean stuff. Stable is kept very clean, buckets scrubbed etc etc, but I have the time spare to do that (and I'm sad).
At the end of the day we all have horses and / or ride because we love them. people have kept horses at full livery for YEARS and it's perfectly fine. The same as people have done DIY for years and it's fine.
What i don't like is people who just cannot be bothered to care for their animal properly, ie will not pay anyone to do it, have time to do it themselves but just are simply bone idle and leave their animals in filthy conditions. I've only ever come across three people who have been like this.