what horsey product do you ever regret buying?

Naff off works for my lad :P Deet = USELESS though!
And I actually rather liked my Wintec Pro dressage saddle... wintec GP, not so much, but only time I fell off using it was when I deserved to (or threw myself off!)

Cheap rugs, numnahs, myler bit, dressage girth without attached keepers, westropp knee/brushing boots, cheap over reach boots, leather lunge cavesson that doesn't *really* fit anything, but was so cheap we bought it anyway and I'm now not allowed to get rid of it... :p
Oh, and things with horses names on!
 
Aside from the aforementioned cheap rugs and gallons of different but equally useless fly sprays, I would say the best useless item I ever bought were denim jods in the robinsons sale. Might have known why they were only a fiver a pair. Between mum and I we bought 5 pairs, but they were horribly short, horribly unstretchy (despite a tag saying they had a lycra content), rubbed, and rode down showing off a builders bum every time you rode in them! :eek:
 
a KP lightweight turnout from Derby House ( i know it was on offer though!), its a 5'6 and even on my 13.2 in foal mare i had to tie the belly straps as they are ridiculously (SP??) long! and its so deep it goes below her knees. total waste of time
 
avert your eyes if you need to - here they are :D

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a scrawbrig bitless, took me about 15 mins to detangle it every time and my cob took to it like it was a very comfy head collar! not good when you're out hacking and he decides to test your very non existent breaks! It's now sat in a mess- complete waste of £30!
 
Pole pods, absolutely useless especially when using two together for a more raised pole, no weight or width to them so the fall over. Totally usesless.

The other would be a lungie bungie, tbh dont even know where that is now!
 
Equilibruim stretch & flex training wraps (I'm sure thats what there called :P)

There pointless, they rubbed my girl, she got very hot and sweaty under them and there £52 a pair!

They do look smart though!
 
hannabanana said:
oh dear, i have to admit its not the most comfortable, and I have fallen off more in the wintec when jumping than my very comfortable old leather one. However i changed due to me being veggie. I think i will look into getting a thorowgood once I find a new job! (sucks being skint)
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out of interest.... does this mean that u have synthetic boots and bridle as well?
 
Once went to great lengths to get an extra-full sized (mental block as to what the next size up from full is?!) brown, leather flash bridle - couldn't buy a single noseband. My horse has a fat nose and his full size noseband was always a bit tight. Anyway, that was about 4 years ago and I never got round to punching in the extra holes it needed, and therefore he never wore it. Retired now :rolleyes: :cool:
 
I have spent a small fortune on fly sprays that didn't work, only to find that my home made stuff which costs about £1 a litre to make works brilliantly!

A cheap bridle which snapped the second time I used it.

Rugs. Any type, if I like the look of them I have bought them. Some are unused and bagged still.

I did feel rather smug after buying a £3 space hopper for Blue to play with after seeing the price of the play balls. He looked at it in disgust, kicked it out of the way and it is lodged in the hedge somewhere. So glad I didn't fork out for a 'proper' one! :)
 
Oh this thread has made me chuckle :D Especially with the mulberry and tartan muckers ;) Well with me, it has to be the various stable rugs that I never use and a really cheap fly mask from Robinsons which looked very good but was ripped within 24 hours. I will add myself to the list of Likit haters as well. My tb just looks at in with disdain. :p
Although I'm not a Wintec fan as such, for some horses, they are great and I certainly didn't feel unsafe when I had one.
 
Here is my list :

No 1 has to be the wintec 500 gp, worst purchase I ever made! Sold it for more than I paid for it though - someone wanted it!

No 2 is the shires sheepskin half pad still in the bag never used, tried it on didn't like it.

No 3. DH summer sheet - got 2 in their bogof offer still haven't got the other out of the bag, ripped the 1st one in about a week. And my horse is really nice to her rugs.

Can't think of anymore just now, but I prob will tomorrow.
 
If anyone has a spare pessoa lying about that they hate/the horse hates/you want rid of, please keep me in mind? :D
Thanks very much if anyone actually does!

Loving this thread, some of the posts are highly amusing :P
 
Myler Bits. ive got a couple and I hate them. totally wasted my money :lol: going on ebay when i get around to it but i doubt i will see much back
 
A Patey. Was still doing dressage on the coblet. Never worn apart from trying it on. Size 7 and black. Just opened ebay account so may get around to selling it.

Had pink breeches (cant stand jods). Chucked them out.

Brown Sabre full sized double bridle and brown suede Ideal working hunter saddle. Then promptly gave up showing. Still in garage all nicely wrapped up waiting for me to stick them on ebay.

Leather draw reins. Never used them and cost a fortune.

A dutch gag. He hates it and I feel like I have nothing in front of me.

A cerise pink saddle cloth (on a black cob gelding, who is really, really macho). Binned it and never used it. Good idea at the time and a gorgeous colour till YO saw it and screamed at me!!!!!!!
 
That's made my day - you thought I was a SIZE 8 !!!! :D..

But no pink jods here, and not getting any PM's begging for you know what.

sm x
 
My most RIDICULOUS purchase was a black suede and leather South African stock saddle, with sparkly gold embroidery all over it. I adore it, and it's incredibly comfortable, but I don't need a gun on my saddle when I'm in this country, and I don't think I'll be moving back home any time soon, so God knows why it's still in the tack room!
 
that reminds me - hubs bought me an Ozzi stock saddle a few years back - I loved it, but it was so heavy I couldn't lift it off the ground (dodgy back), let alone up high enough to inflict the thing on my horses's back. Hubs did it, and the poor horse shrunk about six inches. Had to go straight back.. sm x
 
Another I remembered - gorgeous grey sheepskin half pad, wasn't cheap, lovely and thick (and soft!) bought as (sh*t) saddler told me I ought to use one... I absolutely HATE riding with it on, feel like I'm suspended 4 inches above the horse and everything feels weird, makes my legs seem short too! However, horse loves rubbing his nose on it :p
Not sure what I'll do with it... it /looks/ very smart (plus being grey, to match all our grey gear!) but I just hate the thing!
 
Lol i have lots of other stuff i wished id never got!


BUT -

Having just got a new horse im looking for stuff!
Rugs from 5'9 to 6'6
Pessoa training aids
Half pads for competeing
Bits...

Infact, just pm me if u have anything of use! I have 7, something will fit!
 
sugarmia said:
Equilibruim stretch & flex training wraps (I'm sure thats what there called :P)

There pointless, they rubbed my girl, she got very hot and sweaty under them and there £52 a pair!

They do look smart though!
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Actually have to agree there - I have a full set of the wraps and they don't actually offer any protection - and they are supposed to be for "big moving horses". I just use them as normal brushing boots but revert to bandages or a set I got from Premier Equine that DO offer good protection..(and were considerably cheaper!)
 
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