Ranyhyn
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I'm fishist.
What do you just HATE to see?
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PapaFrita
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I've got a very simple one that makes me mad. People on the yard with me who insist on feeding my horses treats, even when I've asked them not to.
Do I feed their bl**dy kids sweets and E numbers? (Not yet I don't, but that could change...).
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This is MY pet hate!! Drives me barmy. Luckily this doesn't happen at current yard.
I've got a very simple one that makes me mad. People on the yard with me who insist on feeding my horses treats, even when I've asked them not to.
Do I feed their bl**dy kids sweets and E numbers? (Not yet I don't, but that could change...).
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This is MY pet hate!! Drives me barmy. Luckily this doesn't happen at current yard.
Mithras
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People who walk into my horse at shows, having not seen her despite the fact she is a large black hunter type and then go "Oh, my goodness, a horse!" in asonishment at finding a horse in the horse area.
Oh, and haynets.
Oh, and haynets.
helenhorse
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I've got a very simple one that makes me mad. People on the yard with me who insist on feeding my horses treats, even when I've asked them not to.
Do I feed their bl**dy kids sweets and E numbers? (Not yet I don't, but that could change...).
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This is MY pet hate!! Drives me barmy. Luckily this doesn't happen at current yard.
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Or people on your yard who insist on taking your horse off you while you tend to something and try and handle them as if they know so much about the horse...obv getting no-where in the process.
oh and non-horsey people who talk utter bolox
..i once was talking to a woman and happened to tell her i ride horses....to which she pathetically responds.."Oh really?!?!You can ride them? I always thought a horse was a horse...".........*smacks forehead*
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I've got a very simple one that makes me mad. People on the yard with me who insist on feeding my horses treats, even when I've asked them not to.
Do I feed their bl**dy kids sweets and E numbers? (Not yet I don't, but that could change...).
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This is MY pet hate!! Drives me barmy. Luckily this doesn't happen at current yard.
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Or people on your yard who insist on taking your horse off you while you tend to something and try and handle them as if they know so much about the horse...obv getting no-where in the process.
oh and non-horsey people who talk utter bolox
NeedNewHorse
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This post has opened up the flood gates!
Ok, people who attend events such as HOYS-i.e indoor and of an evening and turn up in jods and boots. We know your horsey thats whay you are at HOYS at least make an effort and wear something other than your stinky jods and crap covered boots!
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Ha, I know I see it all the time!
This post has opened up the flood gates!
Ok, people who attend events such as HOYS-i.e indoor and of an evening and turn up in jods and boots. We know your horsey thats whay you are at HOYS at least make an effort and wear something other than your stinky jods and crap covered boots!
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Ha, I know I see it all the time!
Flame_
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I have another that I always moan about.
People who wait until three or so people are schooling in the arena, often trying to practice dressage, and come in to lunge their horse, in a headcollar when its been in the field all day, like there's a point besides getting in the way.
rubyrumba
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I hate barbed wire especially when used for fencing for horses.
PapaFrita
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Things I hate about Argentina (apart from the grooms being ****ing useless; that's a whole 'nother rant though) is that people aren't particularly interested in their horse's wellbeing on a day to day basis and are pretty much clueless. No one gives a s*** if horse's bed is mucky, nobody knows or checks that horse has water. No one tacks their own horse up, no one knows how much horse eats, or when it was last shod. If the horse suddenly isn't accepting the bit it's always had it doesn't occur to them to check teeth (I suggested this and they didn't act on it... just changed bit *sigh*) Horse losing weight, having trouble eating... do they check teeth? Naaaaah, get it some vitamins. Horse's wee down to a trickle... clean sheath perhaps, see if there's anything gross up there?... Naaaaaaahhhh, go straight for the antibiotics....
I'm fed up
I'm fed up
ForeverBroke_
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Come to england?
Theres more of that here though!
Theres more of that here though!
skewbald_again
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I hate barbed wire especially when used for fencing for horses.
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hmmm ... taut well maintained barbed wire is better than saggy stock fencing, messy loopy electric tape everywhere ... not ideal, I grant you.
I hate barbed wire especially when used for fencing for horses.
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hmmm ... taut well maintained barbed wire is better than saggy stock fencing, messy loopy electric tape everywhere ... not ideal, I grant you.
skewby
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RIGHT in the mood for this, thanks. Mine:
Idiot novices practising Rollkur, because that's what they think "on the bit" means
People who say, "he/she does xxx" rather than taking any responsibility themselves, and considering it may be their riding that causes said xxx issue
People who won't get the vet to a horse who desperately needs it, because they don't have insurance
People who don't have lessons
Livery yard vultures (listen to me, I know what's best for your horse, boosting my pathetic ego is!)
Livery yard bitches
"NH" people
People who make a dear old horse, shod all its life, hobble barefoot because "it is transitioning"
I have loads more in me, I will be back
RIGHT in the mood for this, thanks. Mine:
Idiot novices practising Rollkur, because that's what they think "on the bit" means
People who say, "he/she does xxx" rather than taking any responsibility themselves, and considering it may be their riding that causes said xxx issue
People who won't get the vet to a horse who desperately needs it, because they don't have insurance
People who don't have lessons
Livery yard vultures (listen to me, I know what's best for your horse, boosting my pathetic ego is!)
Livery yard bitches
"NH" people
People who make a dear old horse, shod all its life, hobble barefoot because "it is transitioning"
I have loads more in me, I will be back
Ranyhyn
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I've got a very simple one that makes me mad. People on the yard with me who insist on feeding my horses treats, even when I've asked them not to.
Do I feed their bl**dy kids sweets and E numbers? (Not yet I don't, but that could change...).
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This is MY pet hate!! Drives me barmy. Luckily this doesn't happen at current yard.
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Or people on your yard who insist on taking your horse off you while you tend to something and try and handle them as if they know so much about the horse...obv getting no-where in the process.
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I've got a very simple one that makes me mad. People on the yard with me who insist on feeding my horses treats, even when I've asked them not to.
Do I feed their bl**dy kids sweets and E numbers? (Not yet I don't, but that could change...).
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This is MY pet hate!! Drives me barmy. Luckily this doesn't happen at current yard.
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Or people on your yard who insist on taking your horse off you while you tend to something and try and handle them as if they know so much about the horse...obv getting no-where in the process.
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PapaFrita
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Come to england?
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You know... I've been considering it quite seriously!
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Theres more of that here though!
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But not as much! I'd rather have DIY in England than Full Livery here; it's total sh!te. Guess who had to connect the lines to the water trough in the foals' field because they had no water.... Grooms? Nope, ME! AND I told the grooms they didn't have any water YESTERDAY and then I told the YO and he said he'd get it connected.... It took me all of 2 minutes to figure out how to do it; not blinking rocket science!
Come to england?
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You know... I've been considering it quite seriously!
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Theres more of that here though!
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But not as much! I'd rather have DIY in England than Full Livery here; it's total sh!te. Guess who had to connect the lines to the water trough in the foals' field because they had no water.... Grooms? Nope, ME! AND I told the grooms they didn't have any water YESTERDAY and then I told the YO and he said he'd get it connected.... It took me all of 2 minutes to figure out how to do it; not blinking rocket science!
Alicat88
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But - the thing that makes me cringe (now that I have the horses at home so don't have all the livery ones to agree to!) is when people pull stirrups down by just hauling on the stirrup iron. Noooooooo - first take the leathers out from where you neatly tucked them in, then lift the stirrups slightly and ease them down the leathers
The noise of a stirrup scraping against the leather is like nails on a blackboard to me
Yes I know, I'm weird
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You are NOT weird!!I detest people who do this, especially at shows when you are on a jittery young horse. It makes such a smack!!
Also people inpractice arenas who canter up really fast and close beside/behind you and when you ask them not to do it, reply is "i'll do what I like or Why?does he kick??!"
A friend of ours got badly hurt by their stallion because of this, makes me really nervous of busy practice arenas.
Oh!, people who don't ride or have no intention of doing so but turn up in full gear, expensive jods, the lot! Whats wrong with jeans??They were ruddy well invented for riding horses in. I save my good jods for shows!Am I the only one???
But - the thing that makes me cringe (now that I have the horses at home so don't have all the livery ones to agree to!) is when people pull stirrups down by just hauling on the stirrup iron. Noooooooo - first take the leathers out from where you neatly tucked them in, then lift the stirrups slightly and ease them down the leathers
The noise of a stirrup scraping against the leather is like nails on a blackboard to me
Yes I know, I'm weird
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You are NOT weird!!I detest people who do this, especially at shows when you are on a jittery young horse. It makes such a smack!!
Also people inpractice arenas who canter up really fast and close beside/behind you and when you ask them not to do it, reply is "i'll do what I like or Why?does he kick??!"
A friend of ours got badly hurt by their stallion because of this, makes me really nervous of busy practice arenas.
Oh!, people who don't ride or have no intention of doing so but turn up in full gear, expensive jods, the lot! Whats wrong with jeans??They were ruddy well invented for riding horses in. I save my good jods for shows!Am I the only one???
PapaFrita
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I've got a very simple one that makes me mad. People on the yard with me who insist on feeding my horses treats, even when I've asked them not to.
Do I feed their bl**dy kids sweets and E numbers? (Not yet I don't, but that could change...).
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This is MY pet hate!! Drives me barmy. Luckily this doesn't happen at current yard.
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Or people on your yard who insist on taking your horse off you while you tend to something and try and handle them as if they know so much about the horse...obv getting no-where in the process.
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Oh good heavens no; I'm easily the most competent person on the yard
None of the other liveries can even tack up!! Well, maybe one or two can...
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oh and non-horsey people who talk utter bolox
..i once was talking to a woman and happened to tell her i ride horses....to which she pathetically responds.."Oh really?!?!You can ride them? I always thought a horse was a horse...".........*smacks forehead*
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Don't MOST non-horsey people talk bollox though?
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I've got a very simple one that makes me mad. People on the yard with me who insist on feeding my horses treats, even when I've asked them not to.
Do I feed their bl**dy kids sweets and E numbers? (Not yet I don't, but that could change...).
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This is MY pet hate!! Drives me barmy. Luckily this doesn't happen at current yard.
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Or people on your yard who insist on taking your horse off you while you tend to something and try and handle them as if they know so much about the horse...obv getting no-where in the process.
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Oh good heavens no; I'm easily the most competent person on the yard
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oh and non-horsey people who talk utter bolox
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Don't MOST non-horsey people talk bollox though?
atot
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I HATE flashes that are too low...urgh SO obvious yet people can't see it!!!
helenhorse
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I've got a very simple one that makes me mad. People on the yard with me who insist on feeding my horses treats, even when I've asked them not to.
Do I feed their bl**dy kids sweets and E numbers? (Not yet I don't, but that could change...).
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This is MY pet hate!! Drives me barmy. Luckily this doesn't happen at current yard.
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Or people on your yard who insist on taking your horse off you while you tend to something and try and handle them as if they know so much about the horse...obv getting no-where in the process.
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Oh good heavens no; I'm easily the most competent person on the yard
None of the other liveries can even tack up!! Well, maybe one or two can...
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oh and non-horsey people who talk utter bolox
..i once was talking to a woman and happened to tell her i ride horses....to which she pathetically responds.."Oh really?!?!You can ride them? I always thought a horse was a horse...".........*smacks forehead*
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Don't MOST non-horsey people talk bollox though?
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Majority
....Because, you know, we horsey folk are just so above all that
...darling.
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I've got a very simple one that makes me mad. People on the yard with me who insist on feeding my horses treats, even when I've asked them not to.
Do I feed their bl**dy kids sweets and E numbers? (Not yet I don't, but that could change...).
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This is MY pet hate!! Drives me barmy. Luckily this doesn't happen at current yard.
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Or people on your yard who insist on taking your horse off you while you tend to something and try and handle them as if they know so much about the horse...obv getting no-where in the process.
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Oh good heavens no; I'm easily the most competent person on the yard
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oh and non-horsey people who talk utter bolox
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Don't MOST non-horsey people talk bollox though?
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Majority
PapaFrita
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Majority
....Because, you know, we horsey folk are just so above all that
...darling.
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Oh I can speak fluent bollox; Just ask me anything about cars
Majority
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Oh I can speak fluent bollox; Just ask me anything about cars
Gleeful Imp
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People who tie their horses up with the leadrope clipped to the bit - NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO! One day your horse will be scared by something and the poor sod will have no mouth left
People who smoke outside my stable - go pollute somewhere else
People who yell at us to "F**k off" when all we're doing is enjoying a nice hack but they had to wait a whole second to pass.
I LOVE smiling warmly at said person and yelling thank you at them and watching their faces
People who smoke outside my stable - go pollute somewhere else
People who yell at us to "F**k off" when all we're doing is enjoying a nice hack but they had to wait a whole second to pass.
I LOVE smiling warmly at said person and yelling thank you at them and watching their faces
VictoriaEDT
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Dont know who said they dont need hi viz because they live in the middle of noware but this is exactly why you do need it!!!!
Cars fly round corners on lanes and they wouldnt see you especially in the winter because most horses (unless they are grey) are the same colour as the banks and hedges next to them - it is usually non drivers that seem to have this "i dont need high viz" attitude.
Cars fly round corners on lanes and they wouldnt see you especially in the winter because most horses (unless they are grey) are the same colour as the banks and hedges next to them - it is usually non drivers that seem to have this "i dont need high viz" attitude.
Hullabaloo
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My current pet hate is people who have a horse on a livery yard, paying their bill like the rest of us, and expect the yard to revolve around them. The only person entitled to an opinion is them, and the only yard rules that count are the ones that suit them.
Can you tell someone's been winding me up!
Usually, I'm fairly easy going and try not to worry about how people do things as long as the horse is looked after.
Can you tell someone's been winding me up!
Usually, I'm fairly easy going and try not to worry about how people do things as long as the horse is looked after.
skewbald_again
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Oh, oh ...
overbitted ponies with small ham fisted children on them.
Teeny teeny kid who in my day (yawn) would not have been allowed on anything which could not absolutely be trundled around gently in a snaffle and drop, riding a full on 'jumping machine' in a GAG. With a veritable SCULPTURE of straps and winches.
No steering, no brakes, hauling on the pony's mouth ...
Oh please, please teach her to ride first, and get her the good pony later ...
overbitted ponies with small ham fisted children on them.
Teeny teeny kid who in my day (yawn) would not have been allowed on anything which could not absolutely be trundled around gently in a snaffle and drop, riding a full on 'jumping machine' in a GAG. With a veritable SCULPTURE of straps and winches.
No steering, no brakes, hauling on the pony's mouth ...
Oh please, please teach her to ride first, and get her the good pony later ...
Ranyhyn
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Dont know who said they dont need hi viz because they live in the middle of noware but this is exactly why you do need it!!!!
Cars fly round corners on lanes and they wouldnt see you especially in the winter because most horses (unless they are grey) are the same colour as the banks and hedges next to them - it is usually non drivers that seem to have this "i dont need high viz" attitude.
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I hear you loud and clear!!!!
Dont know who said they dont need hi viz because they live in the middle of noware but this is exactly why you do need it!!!!
Cars fly round corners on lanes and they wouldnt see you especially in the winter because most horses (unless they are grey) are the same colour as the banks and hedges next to them - it is usually non drivers that seem to have this "i dont need high viz" attitude.
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I hear you loud and clear!!!!
katie_and_toto
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People who feed my horse treats, without asking
Severe bits and various other gadgets, because the horse is 'soooo strong' and the rider is wearing spurs! Oh but it's always because the horse backs off fences, enough though it clearly isn't.
When people have a bit that has leverage, e.g a dutch gag, that stops a horse getting it's head too low, but then put it in a martingale. Two completely different actions, fair enough if your horse sometimes leans and sometimes sticks it's head up, but most of the time they don't.
People jumping in side reins/draw reins. Blah
Also jumping in a standing martingale, hate seeing that!
Cutting manes
Bratty kids who cry when they don't win, I feel like shouting WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING Y'KNOW!
Not wearing hi-viz on the roads
Sawing with the reins to get a horse 'on the bit'
Using gadgets as a quick way to get a horse in an outline, when really they're doing more damage than good
At local showjumping, when someone will enter the 2ft, then the 2ft 3, then the 2ft 6, and the 2ft 9, or similar. Blatently you have no trouble jumping 2ft 9 so give the people who genuinly only jump 2ft a chance!
Trying to jump massive fences when you and your horse aren't up to it, just to show off
People shouting 'HUP!!!' at EVERY fence, it does my head in!
People who deliberately wind up their horse, oh look at me I'm such a good rider I can handle my crazy horse
Shavings in tails, it only takes a few seconds to shake them out!
Using the reins to balance
Ridiculously tight turns in jump offs, and then getting angry at the horse when it can't take off, when it's the riders fault
I'm in a ranting mood today!!
Severe bits and various other gadgets, because the horse is 'soooo strong' and the rider is wearing spurs! Oh but it's always because the horse backs off fences, enough though it clearly isn't.
When people have a bit that has leverage, e.g a dutch gag, that stops a horse getting it's head too low, but then put it in a martingale. Two completely different actions, fair enough if your horse sometimes leans and sometimes sticks it's head up, but most of the time they don't.
People jumping in side reins/draw reins. Blah
Also jumping in a standing martingale, hate seeing that!
Cutting manes
Bratty kids who cry when they don't win, I feel like shouting WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING Y'KNOW!
Not wearing hi-viz on the roads
Sawing with the reins to get a horse 'on the bit'
Using gadgets as a quick way to get a horse in an outline, when really they're doing more damage than good
At local showjumping, when someone will enter the 2ft, then the 2ft 3, then the 2ft 6, and the 2ft 9, or similar. Blatently you have no trouble jumping 2ft 9 so give the people who genuinly only jump 2ft a chance!
Trying to jump massive fences when you and your horse aren't up to it, just to show off
People shouting 'HUP!!!' at EVERY fence, it does my head in!
People who deliberately wind up their horse, oh look at me I'm such a good rider I can handle my crazy horse
Shavings in tails, it only takes a few seconds to shake them out!
Using the reins to balance
Ridiculously tight turns in jump offs, and then getting angry at the horse when it can't take off, when it's the riders fault
I'm in a ranting mood today!!
Sussexbythesea
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So called loose "schooling" which means chasing a horse around a large arena with a whip so it either goes mad charging around the arena or goes and stands by the gate refusing to move. Why do you need to loose school a mature pony that has been out in the field all day? It takes up the whole arena and upsets the horses in the adjacent ones.
Also why do people use the yard like a kindergarten for their hyperactive boys who don't even ride - I had one playing Star Wars waving a light sabre over his head right next to the arena the other day - I told him politely where to go but GRRRR
Also why do people use the yard like a kindergarten for their hyperactive boys who don't even ride - I had one playing Star Wars waving a light sabre over his head right next to the arena the other day - I told him politely where to go but GRRRR
helenhorse
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Dont know who said they dont need hi viz because they live in the middle of noware but this is exactly why you do need it!!!!
Cars fly round corners on lanes and they wouldnt see you especially in the winter because most horses (unless they are grey) are the same colour as the banks and hedges next to them - it is usually non drivers that seem to have this "i dont need high viz" attitude.
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wooah..T'was me, i failed to mention my painfully bright pink stud jacket i wear...which can be seen VERY clearly....and again, i dont use Hi vi because it does the same thing, and no-one has their head lights on at 12 oclock mid day
Dont know who said they dont need hi viz because they live in the middle of noware but this is exactly why you do need it!!!!
Cars fly round corners on lanes and they wouldnt see you especially in the winter because most horses (unless they are grey) are the same colour as the banks and hedges next to them - it is usually non drivers that seem to have this "i dont need high viz" attitude.
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wooah..T'was me, i failed to mention my painfully bright pink stud jacket i wear...which can be seen VERY clearly....and again, i dont use Hi vi because it does the same thing, and no-one has their head lights on at 12 oclock mid day
skewbald_again
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At local showjumping, when someone will enter the 2ft, then the 2ft 3, then the 2ft 6, and the 2ft 9, or similar. Blatently you have no trouble jumping 2ft 9 so give the people who genuinly only jump 2ft a chance!
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Especially the obese 20 year old on a sway backed 14.2hh, hurling round the 1'6" and looking pleased with herself for beating the 8yo on the 11.2. (and then going on to torture the poor thing round the 2' 2'6", 2'9" etc as above) grrr
I agree. I won't let my older daughter go in the first two or three, she can do the clear round if she wants to practice.
At local showjumping, when someone will enter the 2ft, then the 2ft 3, then the 2ft 6, and the 2ft 9, or similar. Blatently you have no trouble jumping 2ft 9 so give the people who genuinly only jump 2ft a chance!
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Especially the obese 20 year old on a sway backed 14.2hh, hurling round the 1'6" and looking pleased with herself for beating the 8yo on the 11.2. (and then going on to torture the poor thing round the 2' 2'6", 2'9" etc as above) grrr
I agree. I won't let my older daughter go in the first two or three, she can do the clear round if she wants to practice.
miss_bird
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My big pet hate is all the people that over rug. WHY, woman at my yard big overweight heavy cob, full winter coat, only ridden 1 hour on a sunday and now has big heavy weight turnout rug on
skewbald_again
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My big pet hate is all the people that over rug. WHY, woman at my yard big overweight heavy cob, full winter coat, only ridden 1 hour on a sunday and now has big heavy weight turnout rug on
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Keep him clean for Sunday, silly.
My big pet hate is all the people that over rug. WHY, woman at my yard big overweight heavy cob, full winter coat, only ridden 1 hour on a sunday and now has big heavy weight turnout rug on
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Keep him clean for Sunday, silly.
FrodoBeutlin
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And... women riding with loose hair