what horsey product do you ever regret buying?

Errmm, a pair of Cavallo competition boots that were uncomfortable, not a particularly nice cut, and didn't fit very well -plus they were expensive! :mad::mad: And my horse scratched them on the arena fence the first time I wore them. Bought them for nearly £300, sold them a year later for £60. OUCH. :(
 
Brontie said:
A mobile phone arm strap thingy? :) Is useless, Slips down, Unless I do it so tight its like a tourniquet and bobs around and wouldn't trust my phone in it.
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I use one of these around my leg instead of an arm and it is really good??!! It sticks to my chaps and does not move.....may be worth a try?! :)
 
A few rugs that just don't fit her well. At least I know some brands that don't suit her now, but is rather an expensive lesson to learn! Can't return them either so I just hang on to them! Particularly her masta stable rug, would suit a long sausage dog, but looks like a mini skirt on her, with the chest being too narrow as well! Must admit I rather like the myler bit we use sometimes, though oh hates it when he rides my mare in it - wonder if it's rather a marmite bit for the rider though! My mare likes it and goes nicely in it so not useless to me. Those who have a myler to get rid of, I would put it on ebay. I got mine from there, for a little under rrp. You should get much of your £ back as they seem to go for a good price.
 
My equi-disasters include:

a chambon bought wrong size
a bungee rein that made horse terrified by tightening over his poll
a jumping saddle when my back is too poorly for me to lean forward, let alone jump
a Cair dressage girth (wrong size...again)
a cheap rug in a bargain bin and I failed to notice the straps were not properly sewn on
a pair of very posh leather competition boots when I never compete
DH breeches which look lovely but ruck up behind the knee when riding and cause rubs
cheap flexi-footplate stirrups where the whole plate tilts and you therefore are unable even to mount safely
a lunge cavesson with an impenetrably difficult and totally mis-sized bit attachment thingy
a GORGEOUS John Whitaker breastplate for jumping (see "poorly back")
Myler bit
Happy Mouth bit
Roma bandages that fall down as soon as your horse moves an inch

and (cue drumroll) my best, worst buy:
a Stubben double bridle when I don't even ride Prelim.
 
I hate thinking about how much ive wasted!

A pair of old macs. The lady next door to me insisted they were great and horse would love them (he is barefoot and has never had a problem) They rubbed his heels raw and have never been out of the box since.

White brushing boots. He dosent brush so never been used. Overreach boots, he dosent overreach either.

Treat ball he cannot work out and a paddock likit that turned his face, body and stable orange. Never again!

Various pairs of jods that dont even fit. Also pair of toggi calgarys that split at the bottom after a month or so use.

Lunge cavesson that has never been used. It is too heavy for his nose and I just lunge off bridle. I also have roller and side reins still in packet.

Sheepskin girth sleeve with gel bits. Slipped all over the place and fell off every single time I removed the girth then took 20mins to roll back on.

Instant calmer for little welsh mare, she reared more with the calmer than without!

Infact, I have a garage full of useless stuff I cannot bare to throw away 'just incase'. Why anyone needs 11 saddlecloths and 4 nosebands for one horse I will never know. But I suppose I will always have a spare!
 
Daffodil said:
Mark Todd fly sheet. Nothing wrong with the sheet, I'm sure it would do the job perfectly but all the other horses in his field took one look and went beserk. :( Then one plucked up courage to come and investigate what this new monster was and for the next hour chased my poor boy round the field.:mad: I rescued him, took it off, they said "Oh it's you" and wandered off and I haven't dared use it since.:rolleyes:
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LOL

Sheath cleaner, waste of money
 
Off the peg, standard fit saddles. Even though I've paid a fortune and they were fitted by qualified Master Saddlers who just sold me the nearest fit they had and stuffed it a bit more here and there :( - I've since discovered custom made is the only way my horse will reach his full potential, and I wish the saddlers had been honest with me in the first place, because I've wasted a fortune and still ended up having to buy made to measure.

Any one who wants a 18" Stubben Scandica eventing saddle 32 width, or an Albion K2 Legend GP 17.5" medium width. PM me.
 
The Mulberry Tartan Muckers - gets first prize in my book ! Well done you for owning up - This is a brilliant post - I am sat here and laughing with a glass of wine and now getting depressed at the thought of all the things in my tack room that I should not have bought !!.............. Wintec Isabel Werth saddle springs to mind ! Hideous put me in such an awful position I had such back pain that I found sitting down in a chair unbearable, changed saddle a week later back to old self ! ...............um tack room Here I come !!
 
The hanging french link, used a handful of times but he started to headshake so it's now sat doing nothing. After borrowing a couple of other metal snaffles and him doing the same thing it's obvious he won't have metal in his mouth! My gaiters, bought them and was told they just need breaking in... well after several months I gave up - apparently I have weird legs :p Then there are the jodhpurs, I buy them because they look nice and feel nice but I just can't stand riding in jods. Oh and the headcollars... Pharaoh cannot be lead more than a few meters in one safely (on a good day) so he's always lead in a bridle now, unfortunately some people still think there is a chance (so many people have tried - he's even stumped pro's) that they keep buying me headcollars as birthday or xmas gifts although I managed to rehome the one training halter he didnt break :p
 
I thought I'd come back to this thread, as my previous reply was posted in a rush!

roo2012 said:
... a show rainsheet thing, meant to go over fancy show rugs (was clear). Was SO noisy, couldn't get it anywhere the horse!
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Oooh, I bought one of those a couple of months ago... I now use it to cover things :p Not the best idea to introduce your horse to it on a blustery day!

I bought a really nice roller for lunging when I bought my horse, and only used it about once or twice so far. I haven't lunged him in a long time, and would generally use a saddle if I am... It's the same with any training aids I've bought TBH; as I've used a chambon on him in the past when lunging, but he really doesn't need anything when riding. I also bought a nice martingale for him, and I've never used it as he doesn't need one!

Then other bits (yes, I have a huge bit collection despite generally sticking to about 5, including my double bits) and bobs. Oh, and I bought a grey/bluey tweed jacket many years ago, and I've only worn it about 3 times when competing! I'm sure it's too small for me now...
 
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