What extra features would you pay for on a horse?

[thefarsideofthefield]

A user manual and replacement parts .

 

[Tiddlypom]

One that can open and shut gates on command (but that doesn’t then start free-styling said talent ).

 

[spacefaer]

Gears!
You just set it going in eg working trot, and it carries on without any further input from you until you change gear
And perfect straightness
(Inspired by having a go on a mechanical horse)

I've ridden one of those - he was a GP dressage horse and that's exactly what he was like - put him in canter and he just cantered until you asked him to do something else

 

[WandaMare]

Hooves that don't need to be trimmed or shod ever and the capability to let themselves out in the morning without me having to get up

And beautiful faces (both of mine have those anyway )

 

[Baywonder]

A very strong magnet in the seat area to keep you in the saddle in all eventualities!

 

[SatansLittleHelper]

Hmmmm....I think I would pay extra for the following:
* Scotch guard mud proof covering, if it was also rainproof that would be super handy
* For the cob some kind of gastric band would be useful
* I'm also down with the coffee cup holder, fab idea ?
* The ability to change the fuel system as in petrol to LPG or something for cost effectiveness
* SEAT BELTS....!!!!!!

 

[Flicker]

High tensile steel tendons and ligaments, titanium joints, ability to use a flush toilet, paws instead of hooves.

 

[ycbm]

A coat length regulator would be good, so you could programme it depending work/weather/rugged/unrugged and chuck out the clippers.

Oh, good one!

 

[Clydiegirl]

Right now I'd settle for 1 that stays in the field I put him in ?

 

[Fleece Navidad]

I was saying yesterday that I would pay extra to get a feature that's been factory installed in one of my horses. A good doer who eats anything, but only eats the amount that he needs.

I've also always said I would pay extra to get the feature that I found out this morning the other one has. A coat that the mud falls off as soon as you wave a brush near it.

Are there any optional extras you'd pay more money for?
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Both of these would be great.

One that doesn't need to be clipped would be nice too.

 

[White Horse2]

Really can't understand why no one has suggested an off switch so that you can bung it in the garage until the weather gets better

 

[shamrock2021]

One that keeps the perfect weight all year round and doesn’t get fat of air.

 

[rabatsa]

One that could operate the wheel barrow and poop scoop would suit me.

I have one that does this. Unfortunately only to empty on the spot.

 

[SOS]

I’d opt for super fast healing. You wrap a stock or bandage or whatever around the effected area, count to 10 and its healed. Broken legs the lot. For colic you must bandage the whole abdomen ?

 

[Rosemary28]

I am definitely up for a good doer that stops eating when he has had enough!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Everything that was available but priorities would be
Mud free and sound forever

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Or what about riding ability setting so one horse can be ridden by complete beginners to novice and so on up to top level that would be cool.

 

[PapaverFollis]

I definitely a think a "chill the F out for the love of all things " button (large, in an easily accessible location) would be very useful too.

 

[doodle]

Unbreakable.

 

[iknowmyvalue]

I’d like mud/stain resistance for my grey please! Also some brave pants, so we might get through SJ/XC without grinding to a halt to spook at spectators/fence judges/string etc...

 

[Winters100]

I would like a self repair function.

 

[ITPersonnage]

Spare parts that are easy to fit (hocks, stifles etc)

 

[palo1]

I'll bet its the spotty with the self clean coat? I'm on the third that has that!

Yes, my spotty has an incredibly easy coat - I always thought that it was because he is generally a bit of a princess!! Perhaps it is a breed characteristic...

 

[Roxylola]

Some of the earlier comments put me in mind of my sports horse who was grey but never really needed brushing had a fabulous mane for plaiting although it didnt lie flat but that's because I like a short mane and a thick dark tail that never needed anything more than a quick brush through. Sadly he was PTS at 9 as he was chronically lame by then; so I'd pay for a soundness feature. Or at least the ability to communicate what is uncomfortable at a much earlier stage than lameness.

 

[PurBee]

Ive got one who only poos on her mats - her bed is immaculate every morning. I'd pay good money for that function on all of them
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Thats such a smart horse! I keep wondering why mine dont figure out that the bed is for laying in, and big enough to pee on one side...and they have the whole yard to poop in, as the stable is open....but no....its a mixed mess of everything by the time morning rolls around!

i’d pay extra for the horse to self-regulate the exact amount of food they need...theyre soooo greedy...

 

[Silver Clouds]

Teflon-equivalent coating (I have a grey), that doesn't cause the saddle to slip; extendable legs with all-terrain feet; an appetite-suppressant button; a button to alter the length of mail and tail (like one of those creepy children's hairdressing dolls) so that you can shorten them when you go for a muddy gallop, and lengthen for native showing classes; a toilet-on-command function (for use when the wheelbarrow/skip has been strategically placed).

...and if all else fails, a detailed manual and a comprehensive lifetime warranty


*he's a lovely horse really, and I don't think I'd actually want to change anything... apart from lusting after a stain-resistant coat!*

 

[PurBee]

I do have one that comes over and poops in the barrow if I happen to be out with it when he needs to go.

i have that ones evil twin who tips the full barrow over!

 

[Fleece Navidad]

Thats such a smart horse! I keep wondering why mine dont figure out that the bed is for laying in, and big enough to pee on one side...and they have the whole yard to poop in, as the stable is open....but no....its a mixed mess of everything by the time morning rolls around!

i’d pay extra for the horse to self-regulate the exact amount of food they need...theyre soooo greedy...

Mine (lives out now) used to pee in one spot and poop in a couple of specific spots, unless you were deemed late, then he'd make a mess. He liked to go outside for his morning pee, and it had to be by a certain time or he'd wreck his bed ?

 

[ycbm]

Thats such a smart horse! I keep wondering why mine dont figure out that the bed is for laying in, and big enough to pee on one side...and they have the whole yard to poop in, as the stable is open....but no....its a mixed mess of everything by the time morning rolls around!

i’d pay extra for the horse to self-regulate the exact amount of food they need...theyre soooo greedy...

I have two in the same environment, half a barn each. One poos everywhere including where she stands and eats and where she lies. The other eats at the net, sleeps right over the other side, and poos in an area down the bottom end. I'm so glad Miss Messy isn't in a stable!
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[Nicnac]

Brilliant thread. I would like all the above please plus a rug changer robot that doesn't freak the horses out and picks the perfect rug as well as takes it off when not needed and works 24/7.