What extra features would you pay for on a horse?

[Kat]

Can I have one that can plait it's own mane please? Plus the self mucking out option, and the lowering for easy mounting.

 

[BronsonNutter]

interchangeable feet. So you can unscrew the ones with navicular and ligament issues, and simply replace with some nice new comfortable feet.

 

[ycbm]

I'd like an automatic version that you can send out on a10 mile hack to get fit/keep slim all by itself in the pouring rain.
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[Trouper]

If they have to go wrong I want one where there is an indicator of where the problem is - like hair standing up on end - so you know it is hock and not SI, or vice versa. This would be a MK 1 mod. - the MK 2 would be developing speech so they could actually say where it hurts.

 

[Keith_Beef]

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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A pintle hitch at the back, to be able to hook up a trailer without messing around with a collar and all the rest.

 

[Keith_Beef]

I would get a coffee cup holder
And a button to lower the suspension so i could get on easier.
Apart from that my old boy was perfect.

I think you want a camel with a Western saddle with a cupholder armrest.

 

[DressageCob]

A horse that never needs clipping would be the dream. Like my hogged cob but one that doesn’t grow a mane, feather or winter coat. A perfectly clean shaven horse all year round with no effort required ?

 

[Flicker]

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.

Ooh I can see it now, ‘accidentally’ setting the switch to ‘nutter’ when the yard know-it-all asks to have a sit...

 

[SpotsandBays]

I’d love a “stop being a tit” button!

 

[my bfg]

Very lucky as my girl is a superstar, but if I could choose to add any "apps":
Ability to speak English
Has her own thermostat, so is never too hot/cold
After a bath she can have a quick shake and become totally dry
Most importantly freeze her health and age x

 

[SEL]

interchangeable feet. So you can unscrew the ones with navicular and ligament issues, and simply replace with some nice new comfortable feet.

Can we have a replacement leg version? Unscrew a dodgy left hind, order 15h cob size off internet and screw replacement in? Could probably ebay the old leg - discount with minor suspensory damage.

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

I would like a horse that makes me into a Grand Prix level rider (a good one) when I sit on them - that would be cool, although would it take the fun out of things?
Definitely self trimming hooves
And a forever soundness button!


Ooooh and one that lives as long as me!

 

[Flicker]

Can we have a replacement leg version? Unscrew a dodgy left hind, order 15h cob size off internet and screw replacement in? Could probably ebay the old leg - discount with minor suspensory damage.

Problems arise when the factory messes up the order and sends an Appaloosa leg instead of an Andalusian one... ?
Or a Shetland instead of a Shire.

 

[Fleece Navidad]

Problems arise when the factory messes up the order and sends an Appaloosa leg instead of an Andalusian one... ?
Or a Shetland instead of a Shire.

Or when it's an older model and you can't get a colour match, like the cars you see with an odd door or bumper ??

 

[Flicker]

Or when it's an older model and you can't get a colour match, like the cars you see with an odd door or bumper ??

Bwahahahaha ???

 

[Lois Lame]

An anti shy device. It's the thought of a big shy that concerns me. I'd like to be confident that they are not a possibility.

 

[luckyoldme]

I think you want a camel with a Western saddle with a cupholder armrest.

Well i went off on my own to an infamous irish dealer to buy my first horse..Its a miracle I didnt come back with a camel !

 

[scats]

I’d like a ‘no spook’ button, so on days when I just want a chill out hack, I can flick the switch on!

 

[SEL]

Problems arise when the factory messes up the order and sends an Appaloosa leg instead of an Andalusian one... ?
Or a Shetland instead of a Shire.

Sounds like the Tesco order. We didn't have 15h cob in stock so here's a top-notch Shetland version. Enjoy!

 

[laura_nash]

A default setting of stand still and be grown up about this ?‍

This seems to come as standard with piebald cobs (based on my two). They also seem to have the indestructability option built-in, at least mine has managed to tangle with a five-bar gate and come out the victor - the gate was destroyed and he didn't have a scratch.

My daughter's old pony did all his poos in a single neat pile, both in the field and the stable - I'd have liked that feature in all of them.

Self-cleaning tails and an ability to stop eating when they've had enough would definitely be my choice of extras for my current two.

 

[COldNag]

I'd like retro-fitted self-clean function, self-muck out and also an auto height-adjust so that beloved ponies just grow a few inches every couple of years so they don't get outgrown

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

Loving the replacement leg idea, yes, please! I’ll have 2 hinds, please.

 

[Silver Clouds]

I'd like an automatic version that you can send out on a10 mile hack to get fit/keep slim all by itself in the pouring rain.
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Ooh, that mode would be useful on the days it's too dark to exercise before/after work. Would be good if it had different settings such as 'gentle hack' (for youngsters and older horses), 'fast hack' (for fittening or weight loss) and 'schooling'. And, to cover all bases, a 'rehab' setting where you can set the speed, duration and whether they need to do any particular stretching/strengthening exercises.

 

[blitznbobs]

Can I have the stopping eating function added to my own genome too please

 

[Griffin]

I would like a little rug weight indicator (e.g. 50g, no neck) because the hours I spend agonising over which rug to put on are truly ridiculous!

 

[daydreamer]

How about an uninstall feature? So if you teach them something, but get it a bit wrong or discover there is a better way to do it later on you can uninstall that bit of learning/behaviour and install an upgrade? I'm thinking transitions, lateral work, loading etc. This would also be useful if they learn to worry/be scared of something. Simply uninstall and try again!

 

[Unicorn]

I would like a little rug weight indicator (e.g. 50g, no neck) because the hours I spend agonising over which rug to put on are truly ridiculous!

Colour-changing heat indicator ears! So you know just how warm (or not) they are at a glance.

 

[cauda equina]

And for hacking - a rear view mirror, and flashing Slow Down! signs

 

[Auslander]

After a rather trying afternoon with Alf and the clippers, I would like a 5 minute Freeze function, for doing those things that are likely to cause drama - head clipping in Alfs case, but could also be useful for worming,etc.

 

[TinseLeneHorse]

I love the idea of replacement limbs that you can order online ?
What I would really like is an anti aging button so once they get to a nice age (say 10-12) they don't get any older. Though that may become a problem when you get to 80 and your ponio is still 12.