What is the best peice of advice you have ever been given re horses?

[Beatrice5]

Just as title really

Thought it may be fun to share the best peice of advice or peices of advice if you have an pearls of wisdom to share with other folk.

Mine was from my father - If you want to own horses marry a rich man ;0) totally ignored it of course but hey

Serious and funny welcome to get us in the half term holiday spirit!

 

[PonyIAmNotFood]

There's no shame in holding on. Been riding nearly 14 years and only just learnt this, previously had it drilled in that only wimps hold on.

 

[moorman]

Never buy anything that eats while you are asleep!

 

[Beatrice5]

They made me smile - need a like button for both

 

[Piaffe63]

As long as you keek your bum in the saddle, all will be fine!

 

[Bettyboo222]

Grab the pommel of the saddle if you have to, holding on is better than being dead.

Always wear a hat (I don't care how it makes you look ) better looking stupid than dead.

 

[jumpingjasper]

SIT UP

 

[Shantara]

HEELS DOWN!!

 

[Mrs B]

From an old dealer I knew in the 1970's...

"There's only one guarantee with 'osses. They'll mek you look daft."

How true is that?

 

[indie999]

You only bail out if its about to jump off a cliff.

 

[Donnie Darco]

Go to a riding school once a week. Costs similar to owning without the hassle.

WTF? I like getting up 6am to see ma baby girl!

 

[rossiroo]

when buying a first pony for a young child make sure it only has 1 good leg !!!

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

"Throw your heart over first and then chase after it like bvggery!!" (if out hunting and a huge fence looms up in front of you!).

 

[VioletStripe]

Sit UP!

SHOULDERS! (when referring to how I lean terribly round corners - I grew up around motorbikes )

Ride him LIKE YOU MEAN IT!

And one which came into practice this evening in fact (first jumping class with my youngster ); Take it as slow as you like, there's no point in rushing and spoiling it.

Oh, and one other thing; SMILE! xx

 

[abina]

From a very famous eventer that has won Badminton a few times. ;-)

'Kick like S**t or you, will die'

advice coming into a enormous Trakenher with my horse backing off !

Never fails to remind me to keep going forwards whatever !

 

[FanyDuChamp]

Follow your instinct, only you truly know your horse. It has always worked for me.
FDC

 

[xJalisco]

If I'm ever debating which rug to put on, I always remember 'Horses are better at keeping themselves warm than keeping themselves cool' - always helps me decide!!!

 

[MochaDun]

Never label a horse.

 

[Marydoll]

From a very famous eventer that has won Badminton a few times. ;-)

'Kick like S**t or you, will die'

advice coming into a enormous Trakenher with my horse backing off !

Never fails to remind me to keep going forwards whatever !

Ha ha, my thoughts exactly ... Love it

 

[flower08]

if in doubt kick!!

 

[Marydoll]

Sit up, kick on and growl if you have to

 

[Tormenta]

"Think like a horse and you will always be one step ahead"

 

[TheBayMonkey]

Kick on and hold on!

 

[ebonyallen]

You will always be poor !!!!!

 

[Gingerwitch]

It takes a horse 10 mins to work something out..... this is usually 8 and a half mins longer than a human will give the horse !

 

[JFTDWS]

Sit up, heels down and put your bloody leg on.

Look where you want to be and ride there.

Ride the horse he is today, not the horse you think he ought to be. I find that really helpful when schooling the youngster...

 

[mulledwhine]

If you are in a hurray leave the horse!!!!

Makes sense to me, I never rush him, the couple of times I have, DISSASTER!!!!

 

[YorksG]

My old RI 'Don't let him/her do that'
Old farmer friend 'When you've got livestock, you've got deadstock'
Both sayings have stood us in good stead, in very different situations, over the years.

 

[Clannad48]

If you need to work out if you can afford to keep a horse then you can't.

But still went ahead anyway

 

[kerilli]

it's a bit longer than most of those on here, but i think it's really really valid:

"the secret to horsemanship is to be able to tell whether a horse is saying 'I shan't' or 'I can't' - the symptoms can be identical but the treatment should be vastly different."