What are your most hated pieces of equipment?

Wagtail, it has been cut in an attempt to reduce its kinking behavior. I've been tempted to boot it on several occasions too if that helps?
 
Wagtail said:
I'll buy it so long as it's been Parelli trained. :D
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Broom, Shavings Fork and Wriggly Hose are all parelli trained. I am proud to have reached stage 69, subsection 16, paragraph 51, (iiv) with all three students. They all have NVQ's and are BHSAI qualified too. Seven years at Equine College, just £41,000 student debt to clear and they know everything needed to keep an owner happy.

As with all equines some problems have been faced in our journey and prospective purchasers must be sympathetic to certain vices - no sorry - expressions of the student.

Broom is having difficulties in expressing left brain, right brain, no fecking brain, introvert, extrovert, put your hooves in the fecking air if you love horses, but he is working hard and is having counselling.

Shavings fork suffers badly from wind and indigestion, might have ulcers caused from excessive intake of carrot sticks and humous, (full fat), purchaser will have to keep Shavings Fork short of pocket money because he does clear off to the supermarket and shoplift the carrot sticks.

Hose is by far the worst affected, really struggled with pushing the ball and putting feet on things. Shame for Hose really because before I got into this Parelli Prattishness I beat Hose senseless for pushing me, gates and his door. Hose has also been beaten senseless for breaking things with his feet. So you can see how disturbed and confused Hose is.

In his disturbed state I encouraged him to express himself and work through his left/right brainless trance. The only answer Hose could find was to eat that ball. Sadly he now resembles a space hopper, but he is enjoying being involved in rider fitness classes as he can stand still while young girls in tight tops bounce on him, perfecting their seat and balance. Most odd, in my day we did 'around the world' on a small white 40 year old pony.

All three are available in exchange for 50 round bales of hay and a well made ark.
 
marydoll said:
Your right there, parelli is a tool ;):D
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Brilliant! Love it!

Things that I dislike are:

Draw reins in the wrong hands
Bubble bits with only one rein - actually scratch that, bubble bits in general cos you rarely, if ever, see then used correctly
Carrot Sticks
Pelham roundings - why?

Also dislike people having a go at professional riders when they have probably only ever been over a 2'6 jump or ridden a walk/trot test
 
Wagtail said:
No it's not. Any horse should work off the lightest touch from the leg. Spurs can just make this more precise when asking for more advanced dressage movements. If a horse does not immediately react to a small squeeze and offer impulsion, then they have been badly trained IME.
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I agree ^^ I use spurs but never for impulsion, I can slow my horses canter down to the point you could walk next to him all down to the aids I use - my spurs refine this aid so I 'speak' to him clearer and he understands what is being asked.

Isn't that the point of using efficient aids?
 
AdorableAlice said:
Broom, Shavings Fork and Wriggly Hose are all parelli trained. I am proud to have reached stage 69, subsection 16, paragraph 51, (iiv) with all three students. They all have NVQ's and are BHSAI qualified too. Seven years at Equine College, just £41,000 student debt to clear and they know everything needed to keep an owner happy.

As with all equines some problems have been faced in our journey and prospective purchasers must be sympathetic to certain vices - no sorry - expressions of the student.

Broom is having difficulties in expressing left brain, right brain, no fecking brain, introvert, extrovert, put your hooves in the fecking air if you love horses, but he is working hard and is having counselling.

Shavings fork suffers badly from wind and indigestion, might have ulcers
caused from excessive intake of carrot sticks and humous, (full fat), purchaser will have to keep Shavings Fork short of pocket money because he does clear off to the supermarket and shoplift the carrot sticks.

Hose is by far the worst affected, really struggled with pushing the ball and putting feet on things. Shame for Hose really because before I got into tParelli Prattishness I beat Hose senseless for pushing me, gates and his door. Hose has also been beaten senseless for breaking things with his feet. So you can see how disturbed and confused Hose is.

In his disturbed state I encouraged him to express himself and work through his left/right brainless trance. The only answer Hose could find was to eat that ball. Sadly he now resembles a space hopper, but he is enjoying being involved in rider fitness classes as he can stand still while young girls in tight tops bounce on him, perfecting their seat and balance. Most odd, in my day we did 'around the world' on a small white 40 year old pony
All three are available in exchange for 50 round bales of hay and a well made ark.
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Will you accept 30 square bales and a bath toy? ;):p
 
cremedemonthe said:
cheek pieces on bridles too long so the buckle is right on the top hole (should be level with the eye), .
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You'll hate me then. Pony has a short fat head so needs a full headpiece and ideally pony cheekpieces...but can't find pony cheekpieces wide enough so have cob on the top hole.
Fancy making me some black 5/8" pony cheekpieces??
 
EKW said:
I use draw reins upon occassion, not often though and usually only when one of my beasts goes through a pig stubborn stage when they are half fit.

The one thing I absolutely, totally and utterly hate and would LOVE to see destroyed is the Wilkie "Snaffle". It's not a snaffle, it's a gag except the inventor cleverly named it so. It is a vastly abused bit. You see many little kids lead rein and first ridden ponies going round the show ring in them with the reins knotted at a certain length and the kids hands fixed onto the pommel thus the poor pony has no choice but to be forced into an outline. I HATE them! When I found out that my fell pony was being ridden in one by his loaner I went nuts! He is beautifully schooled - they were just following fashion. I would quite happily melt them all down and turn them into teapots! At least they are useful!
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My horse is ridden in a wilkie snaffle, he is very strong and very sharp who when he spooks bolts. I have tried any and every snaffle I can find and I have no breaks and no control when he decides he doesn't want to play ball. I'm a competent rider who uses it because it gives me the control I need and the pony is happier in his mouth than with a gag or any other fuss or extra rings hanging down. I don't haul him into an outline and when he is good he goes just as well in a snaffle but when he is bad I need the extra control.

Horses for courses and it's all in the hands! And I have very sympathetic hands :rolleyes:
 
CRUPPERS!!! aghhh!! They look horrible, uncomfortable and are just an excuse for a badly fitting saddle!! DESTROY THEM ALL!!! Draw reins and spurs are wonderful pieces of equipment if used correctly, draw reins really help a horse learn to carry itself in a humane and nice way, and are by no means a fast track, unless used improperly :-)
 
Uraeus said:
CRUPPERS!!! aghhh!! They look horrible, uncomfortable and are just an excuse for a badly fitting saddle!! DESTROY THEM ALL!!! Draw reins and spurs are wonderful pieces of equipment if used correctly, draw reins really help a horse learn to carry itself in a humane and nice way, and are by no means a fast track, unless used improperly :-)
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You clearly never had a Shetland like mine as your first pony he rolled when he got warm ( his coat was very thick) well he rolled all the time so never had a saddle he had a felt pad if he came to a quick halt and put his head down quickly the pad went straight up his neck hence the crupper was a vital piece of kit with him.
I have not given him much of a press but I did love him dearly he was very very naughty.
 
What annoys me is people who use training aids and get so reliant on them they can't ride without. Like picture i was just sent of person riding at yard dressage show in draw reins.
 
I'll admit to being one of those annoying peoe that I used to hate that had a strong bit and spurs but on my old cob I had no choice. Without the bit we had no steering at all as he was a strong boy with a thick neck and by he could use it.
I personally don't like to see kids riding in spurs.
 
Draw reins are fine if used in moderation and with an experienced rider. However I hate it when people constantly ride in them and even worse, jump! :eek:

Same with spurs really, I always ride in spurs, no matter what the horse. I think they really help refine aids and I'm confident in my leg :p

Don't like people who kick and flap with them on and constantly boot the poor beast in the sides because they can't keep their leg still :mad:

I'm not a fan of standing martingales either, I'd never use one. I was under the impression they were not to be used when jumping yet see loads of people (especially americans) jumping in them, horse can't move its head or stretch out for gods sake! Just ends with a flat and long jump, horrible.
 
Stiff gate latches when your horse is dragging you off every which way to get the grass and you're desperately trying to open/close it!
 
Running martingales - as they act on the horses mouth and are so dependant on the rider being able to follow with hands properly over a jump.

Draw reins - because the majority of riders use them to force the horses head in.

Pessoa lunging aid - because it see-saws on the horses mouth with every step.

Over bitted horses with novice riders on board

Spurs on children

Long boots on children

Crank nosebands as they are usually done up far too tight - the horse needs to be able to relax its jaw and can't if its mouth is jammed shut
 
I hate seeing ponies with huge harsh bits in because the kid wants a gag/phellem/american gag, to make their pony look strong, when really they would do just fine in a snaffle or something.

I'm also a bit weary of market harboroughs. They look like they fix the horses head so it cannot move it?
 
anti-cribbing collar thingies [ see i always know the correct technical lingo:)] - am currently riding a horse who cribs - at least 3 people have asked when [ not if] I am going to buy him one..................i smoke when i am stressed - you want me to give up - try finding out why I do it - dont just make it imposssible for me to do it - :)
 
I'm not a fan of the use of any equipment to compensate for lack of rider or handler ability, and horse education. At least not in anything other than the very short term.

Pessoas are my current pet peeve. They, like so many other gadgets, don't actually do what everyone thinks they do. I think with most gadgets in trying to fix one problem you often create another.
 
Naturally - glad I'm not alone hating Pessoa's.

wewillshowthem - correctly fitted they are a OK as they allow the horse to put it's head down but help a great deal with the horse that throws it's head up in the canter transition. Being linked to the rein the rider can give the horse complete freedom by moving their hands forward or lengthening the rein.
 
I don't understand the current fashion for "crank" nosebands. I have a lovely comfort fit bridle with a crank noseband - love the comfort fit, hate the noseband! i always fasten it loosely but would much prefer to have an ordinary cavesson noseband rather than something that's designed to clamp my poor horses jaws firmly shut.
 
I hate Serreta nosebands that the spanish just seem to love over here, ive seen far to many scarred faces due to them, normally used for lunging, but ive seem when ridden too...and they so like to use nice big sharp spurs at the same time..

And I do wear rounded spurs when I ride my stallion, as he is the most lazy animal Ive ever ridden, (appy not a PRE) but he is in a nice soft bit, Ive started to use less and less gadget type things since Ive lived here and got my horses at home.
 
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