What are your pet hates in the horsey world?

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i.e. items you wish you could ban. Mine are:

Nylon Headcollars - the horse's neck will break before they do
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Haynets - once had a friend who came down one morning to find that his pony had rolled in the night and got his leg caught in his haynet. He dislocated both hips and broke his leg, twisting his gut in the process. He was barely alive when they found him.
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I have NEVER used a haynet in the stable nor the trailer - I own one, but it is only used to soak the hay. In the trailer I use a hay bag instead.
 
I hate hay nets as well.My shetland got hung up in one.Not only are they dangerous,but i believe a horse should eat in its natural position,to avoid seeds going in eyes etc.
 
Snobbbery. You don't have to be rich or posh or both to own a horse and to be a cabable horse owner/rider. People who knock others for just having one and enjoying it; and people who always ask " so what do you do with your horse"
To which I reply, " I hack, and love every minute of it"
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Before the 60s you wouldn't dream of leaving a horse with a haynet (they were used as a portable manger for shows etc) or tieing up without a piece of hemp bailer band. You would not dream of turning out in a headcollar.
Hence, haynets and nylon headcollars were totaly safe. Used correctly there is nothing wrong with these things.
 
I also dont like haynets. But i would say my biggest pet hate is bitchy people in the horsey world.I cant understand why people cant just be nice to one another.
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I agree hopnskip.There is nothing worse than being on a yard with aload of bitchy people.Im lucky now,i dont have to keep my horse on a yard anymore,married a farmer!Mind you we have just had some new stable put up,so maybe looking for liveries
 
the fact that you cant get a days poo in one wheelbarrow load - drives me TOTALLY MAD that i have to do a second trip for a tiny load, try to avoid it every day! Petty hey!
 
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Before the 60s you wouldn't dream of leaving a horse with a haynet (they were used as a portable manger for shows etc) or tieing up without a piece of hemp bailer band. You would not dream of turning out in a headcollar.
Hence, haynets and nylon headcollars were totaly safe. Used correctly there is nothing wrong with these things.

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I disagree slightly - I have known ponies get caught up by their headcollars out of a field situation - three cases. in fact. In the case of the leather headcollar, the pony only had to pull back once and the cheek strap snapped. The two with nylon headcollars panicked greatly when they could not move; they were lucky that human intervention was available, otherwise I dread to think of what may have become.
 
People who are rude to people who organise riding club shows etc. I am one of those people who gives up their valuable free time organising showjumping shows for my local club, and the rudeness of some competitors is just unbelievable.

Examples 'moaning at the cost of the entry and then whinging that the prize money isnt very much' - Do they not realise we barely break even.
- Turning up after their class has finished and having a go at me for 'not waiting' for them??? duh
- Complaining that we have closed the class for entries...Do they want us to stay there till midnight!!

Also at the end of the show, it would be nice if some of the competitors could help with putting some of the poles away... Or perhaps Im living in dream world!!

ok, moan over. I still do it for my sins!
 
Lazy kids who ONLY want to ride, never mind learning how to look after the horse/pony. Who won't pick up the poo, even if it's their pony who's just done it in the yard. Who park their ponies in a stable (any stable) and don't clear it out after pony goes back out. I could go on...
 
I agree with Jakesmydog - I am a "Happy Hacker", my horses are very happy hackers, so why should some people make me feel I am being cruel to my horses, and failing as a rider just because I choose not to compete!
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Its only horsy tangentially...when my husband doesn't come home from flaming work on time, as agreed earlier in the day so i can go and ride. Yes he works long hours but SO DO I, and i have to manage my workload to fit around my daughter's school hours, so why it is too much to expect him to do likewise so that I can go to the yard in the evening?

I'm not happy.
 
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Before the 60s you wouldn't dream of leaving a horse with a haynet (they were used as a portable manger for shows etc) or tieing up without a piece of hemp bailer band. You would not dream of turning out in a headcollar.
Hence, haynets and nylon headcollars were totaly safe. Used correctly there is nothing wrong with these things.

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I disagree slightly - I have known ponies get caught up by their headcollars out of a field situation - three cases. in fact. In the case of the leather headcollar, the pony only had to pull back once and the cheek strap snapped. The two with nylon headcollars panicked greatly when they could not move; they were lucky that human intervention was available, otherwise I dread to think of what may have become.

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A horse or pony should never be left in an unsupervised situation where this could happen.

I hate snobbery, cruelty (real cruelty not 'oh that horse needs a heavier rug' when it's already warm) and ignorance.
 
People who buy horses that they can't afford to keep properly. They don't realise that the keeping part is the most expensive bit, they don't know when they need the vet, or not to feed green hay etc because they don't know what they are doing and make no attempt to learn. Making no attempt to learn is the biggest crime in my book. Grrrr. No excuse for ignorance.
 
People who don't try their best to have their horses in as good condition and as sound and healthy as possible. How many beasts do you see at shows who look, quite frankly, awful?
Also tack being dumped on the floor without consideration for whether it's a sensible place to leave it- cantles uncovered against harling/rough concrete, on muddy patches or far too close to the horse's feet.
 
people who put others down for their opinions on horsey issues, you say something and they have always got to be one better or have an answer for everything . And people who think grooms are people who have no education and cant find a better job and reckon we all get paid peanuts!
 
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Ill fitting tack is one of my biggest hates, even if its just that the noseband is too low, can't stand it and really have to bite my tongue to stop myself saying something. That also goes onto to stronger bits being used incorrectly.
I also don't like to see people with long hair at competitions not wearing hairnets, silly but i had it drummed into me from when i was tiny!!

Oh and of course the nastiness and snobbery!!
 
ignorance! you can't know everything and if it's your first horse you're hardly likely to, but there is no excuse not to try and learn pretty damn quick
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...oh and as mentioned in my previous post, people who can afford grooms, supplements (that aren't needed), ridiculous amounts of fluffy stuff, expensive tack (not looked after), but can't afford a vet, bedding and regular shoeing
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...also don't like long manes (on tbs etc - they look lovely on natives and the like) but that's just personal preference!
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my pet hate is seeing people out riding with their horses covered in mud, not only does it look bad but surely its not comfortable for the horse having the tack rubbing against mud on their skin...
 
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