what's the dumbest thing you've ever heard a non horsey person say about horses?

Riding through our village we have often been asked if our 12.2 Welsh B (aged 13) is the baby of our 15.3 TB gelding! (ok both bay and sprightly).

Found myself spluttering, "Well, no, he's a boy, they are different breeds and you don't ride baby horses....." but have given up answering.
 
Hard to choose between the two but it either has to be;

a fellow liveries other half many years ago who was horrified with the answer after enquiring as to whether they had to be mucked out "even on Christmas day" or ...

whilst having a picnic in a country park some years ago a rather lively horse was ridden past and one of my friends mused with concern over what would happen if said horse got loose in the park and wouldn't it get hungry?! :D:D She was very embarassed to be told they eat grass - genuinely had no idea!
 
My sister had a long conversation with one of her employees today over fly masks. Said person wanted to know why people blindfold their horses in the field and wasn't it cruel!!

We have metal bars on the fronts of our stables rather than wood, they are protected under a lovely large barn and set back 4ft. We once had a woman who used to walk past and comment that it was really sad that the horses looked like they were in prison!! The doors don't have bars, and the stables are lovely and airy, happy, heathly horses!
 
I also get the "how long do they live?" question, which doesn't bother me, I like to know how long different species live. It's the "Oh my goodness, you'll be stuck with him for THAT long?!"
Um, stuck with him? I'd rather spend time with horse than anyone else!
 
I couldn't believe it when, at a very large local show a couple of weeks ago, a woman (who presumably owned the horse??) was telling her friend about when her horse was a 'pony'!!!! :eek:
 
Woman I met out hacking, " is it a thoroughbred?"
Me, " no, she's a Clydesdale"
woman " yes I know, but is it a thoroughbred Clydesdale?"
Me, " no, that's a completely different breed"
Woman" no, that's when they're pedigree!"
Me " I think you mean purebred?"
Woman " I know what I mean, my grandad had a thoroughbred Clydesdale"
Me, " that's nice!"
 
I let an unhorsey work colleague visit my yard, she asked how much rent I paid so when I saif £20 a week she replied "wow thats cheap! I always thought horses were really expensive to keep!" Yeah, because thats the only cost involved :rolleyes:

She then went on to ask me if they mowed the grass for me or did I have to do it myself....erm....what do you think the horses do all day dimwit?
 
The best one I had was from a biology teacher at college a couple of years ago upon discussing why I couldn't go out that evening due to horse commitments the conversation went like this

Teacher: so you have to do them twice a day
Me: yes everyday
Teacher: even Christmas?
Me: yes they can't just sort themselves out
Teacher: wow I thought you just rode them and didn't have to do much else


DOHHHH!!!!!!
 
My niece at the age of about 9 asked if she could help brush my pony and as the pony was very quiet I let her, after about two or three minutes she jumped side ways with ' OMG it just moved'. Not sure what she expected! Also my 26 year old nephew asked if my miniatures were 'real horses'?:D
 
One I get all the time.. Lessons?why do you have lessons? I thought you could ride!

The " how old is your horse? How long do they live?" which I too hate!

How much does it cost you a month

Oh and " you wouldn't catch me riding in the dark/wind/rain". Funnily enough I am not very keen either!
 
My friend was shocked to see the dressage in the olympics and asked what it was. When i told her it was dressage she replied' oh! i thought dressage was a competition for the prettiest horse, like fancy dress'

She then, after watching for 5mins, said 'whats the point of the rider?'...i explaines the rider is steering the horse and making it do the 'fancy moves'

she genuinely thought that they just taught the horse the routine! Haha
 
Person at office " about your horse - do you keep it in its kennel all the time or let it out as well?
Along with " how much does it take to keep one?" "how long will it live" and "what will you do with it when you're too old to ride it"?
 
from a non-horsey person, after watching th olympic dressage......'showjumpings more exciting, they seem to just prance around in dressage...... but i like the bit in the dressage when they make the horse trot backwards.....how do you make the horse do this?'
me ' errrrummmm well.... and without useing technical terms... hmmmmm?'.....

personally ive never seen 'trot backwards' in a dressage test... dont know what test she was watching!

most annoying ever...... 'but dressage looks so easy!'
you get on my horse then.. show me...... all have decilned at this point! :)
 
We've been stopped a few times out hacking and asked whether our two skewbald boys, one a 15 hh cob and the other a16.3hh ISH, are brothers :)
 
"So you had to arrange transport are you not confident to pull a trailer with your car?" mmm no it's a 1.2 micra it might fit in the trailer though? Doubt very much it would pull anything let alone an extremely poorly 15.3hh and a trailer.. oh and 15.3s friend cause he wasn't going to go without her!!
Unfortunately I had to just answer no and keep a straight face!
 
When I put my OH on the orange pony his first question was "What stops me falling of the sides?" I think he was expecting a seat beat or roll cage. Lol
 
Just last week I was with my friend and we were talking about young horses and how old they are when they get broken in.
He said "I think it's so cruel that you have to break their backs... I mean, is it really necessary?"
It took me a few seconds to process the fact that he actually did just say this, but didn't have the heart to laugh at him so had to explain that we didn't actually break backs when we "break them in" hahahaha
 
haha im loving some of these :) my dad said to me not so long ago "hadnt you better start saving up" , my reply "what for dad", "well shes not getting any younger and you will want another when you cant ride her wont you" to which point i got really mad shes 17 yeah old and useless to some but worth more than a million pounds to me :) so i said "yeah ill just cast her a side when shes too old and go and get a younger model" :eek: she will be with me until the end and when the day comes when i can no longer ride her we will go for walks together. It really does get to me when people say shes old because she is my dream horse one in a million and i value every day U have with her and i'd like to think we have a long time ahead of us shes still jumping 3ft and would go higher if i wasnt a wimp :) she still beats the |"younger models" bless her x
 
My mum is fairly horsey so I don't get the "has he got his coat on?" or calling stirrups pedals, which is a shame, because I don't think it's dumb, I think it's adorable!

I love the stuff mums come out with :D
 
My daughter borrowed my old 4x4 to take to college and took her friends out at lunchtime.

One girl, sat in the back, casually looked round and asked, "So how do you get your horse in here?"

Obviously never heard of a trailer!
 
AJ & Kiz said:
haha im loving some of these :) my dad said to me not so long ago "hadnt you better start saving up" , my reply "what for dad", "well shes not getting any younger and you will want another when you cant ride her wont you" to which point i got really mad shes 17 yeah old and useless to some but worth more than a million pounds to me :) so i said "yeah ill just cast her a side when shes too old and go and get a younger model" :eek: she will be with me until the end and when the day comes when i can no longer ride her we will go for walks together. It really does get to me when people say shes old because she is my dream horse one in a million and i value every day U have with her and i'd like to think we have a long time ahead of us shes still jumping 3ft and would go higher if i wasnt a wimp :) she still beats the |"younger models" bless her x
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Don't worry we had our arab mare until she was 35!
 
My Mums asked me why i need a girth before - told her they're kind of handy for not falling off!

People often refer to the shetland as the young one too because she's the smallest - the old dames in her 30's! :D
 
"Don't worry we had our arab mare until she was 35"

wow :) i hope i can say the same :)


"My mum is fairly horsey so I don't get the "has he got his coat on?" or calling stirrups pedals, which is a shame, because I don't think it's dumb, I think it's adorable!

I love the stuff mums come out with "

i can assure you it isnt adorable my boyfriend wants to know when french connection started making bits...he looked a bit upset when i said its a french link not french connection and my mum now knows that there is a "bit called a hackamore" so every horse that has a bridle with a paddle nose band is defiantly in one :S and the best one my friends mum used to come down to the stables with me on a wednesday night while my friend did an accountancy course ..she was great mucked out, did feed, hay water the lot really got stuck in but when she said " ive put 6 bags of chippings down in her stable come and look shes got a great bed" i didnt know what to say i didnt have the heart to tell her a bag of shaving is £6 :o x
 
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