What's the worse horse care job????

[nikCscott]

I was walking up and down my electric tapes today (connected to a mains energiser) with a blade of grass between my fingers- testing it/ zapping myself to workout where the break in connectivity was.

Must of taken a good 50 zaps before i found where it stopped (for no good reason should I add - no break in tape, no grass touching ).

This i feel is the worst job.... what are your thoughts???

 

[ThePony]

Unblocking the stable drains before scrubbing out, when they have jammed up with that revolting wee-goo you get. Really grose, and takes a huge amount of scrubbing to get the smell off your hands (and pretty much never comes out of your boots!). That is the worst job I think!

 

[thatsmygirl]

Why not get yourself a tester! I paid £10 for mine.

 

[thatsmygirl]

" the pony" rubber gloves and boot covers!

I haven't got a worst job

 

[Beausmate]

Unblocking the stable drains before scrubbing out, when they have jammed up with that revolting wee-goo you get. Really grose, and takes a huge amount of scrubbing to get the smell off your hands (and pretty much never comes out of your boots!). That is the worst job I think!

Rubber gloves? Those big black industrial strength Marigolds are quite good.

 

[brown tack]

Willy washing

 

[ThePony]

Rubber gloves? Those big black industrial strength Marigolds are quite good.

I do use gloves and wellies, but it is still a rotten job! Doesn't help that the design of our drains pretty much holds in a wee block so there is no way to get it out with the hose (does any splash really have to go in your face?!) so you just have to get in there and pull bits out with your hands - no way would i do that without gloves, urgh just thinking out it!!

 

[Ollie's Mum]

Chewing hair and getting it in your eyes and in your clothes when you groom them and they're moulting

 

[TheHairyOne]

I HATE stuffing haynets with a passion.

Hay gets everywhere, all over me/down my clothes and whislt some of the other less nice jobs are done very rarely this is a job that is always there!

 

[Ceris Comet]

Its got to be getting cornflakes off willies YUK!

 

[ThePony]

I HATE stuffing haynets with a passion.

Hay gets everywhere, all over me/down my clothes and whislt some of the other less nice jobs are done very rarely this is a job that is always there!

lol!! Why is it a bit of hay has to find it's way into your bra too. I don't bath in the hay. I calmly pick a slice up and place it in the net. So where does the jumping hay come from and is it really necessary to nest in such an uncomfortable place!! (and do you really have to start feeling it when you're sat in the pub, so you just fish it out forgetting for a moment that you are in company?!!)

 

[catwithclaws]

i second the cornflake-willy job, YUCK

 

[Fools Motto]

Lugging water containers about in winter while the cold takes its grip on the troughs. Hate doing it, get wet and cold and muscle ache after!

 

[Ibblebibble]

definitely the hay, doesn't help that i'm allergic to it (hay fever and dust allergy)

 

[catdragon]

Lugging water containers about in winter while the cold takes its grip on the troughs. Hate doing it, get wet and cold and muscle ache after!

^^ This

And poo picking when there's a 20 foot wide "strip" of deep clay type mud to drag a barrow full out of the field with

 

[AdorableAlice]

Lugging water containers about in winter while the cold takes its grip on the troughs. Hate doing it, get wet and cold and muscle ache after!

you can put electric pipe warmer on the taps - brilliant bits of kit.

 

[Toast]

Moving and cleaning underneath rubber mats!! If they've been down for a while and the rancid wee collects underneath. Eww.

I used to work at a stud, one of the worst jobs was cleaning used AV's always full of willy grease!

 

[Ollie's Mum]

Its got to be getting cornflakes off willies YUK!

Cornflakes? Blimey I dread to think what breakfast time is like at your house

 

[Littlelegs]

Drain unblocking. Closely followed by cleaning up after clipping. Don't mind the clipping, but hate all the tidying up after with hair down your bra, when you just want to get home & shower.

 

[caitlineloise]

Taking out your rubber matting and cleaning it... *gags*

 

[Tonibird83]

Taking out your rubber matting and cleaning it... *gags*

VOM, burns out my eyes and throat!

 

[tabithakat64]

I HATE stuffing haynets with a passion.

Hay gets everywhere, all over me/down my clothes and whislt some of the other less nice jobs are done very rarely this is a job that is always there!

This ^

 

[noodle_]

haynets.... just bugs me......

im going to buy a load and do it once a week for the whole week. i just hate it lol

 

[Bionic Boy]

I HATE stuffing haynets with a passion.

Hay gets everywhere, all over me/down my clothes and whislt some of the other less nice jobs are done very rarely this is a job that is always there!

I'm with you on this one. I can't work out if it is better to do 1 each day or make a number up at a time.

 

[Hells Bells]

Washing willies. In particular the old boys...I should be used to it by now but I'm not and don't think I ever will be. Never heard it being referred to as cornflakes before, but i wont forget it now!!

Cleaning out a blocked drain is pretty vile too- especially when its got smelly hair in it.

 

[Marydoll]

Cleaning the automatic drinkers when they accidently dung in them ....boak

 

[lyndsayberesford]

washing willies!

Cleaning under the rubber mats!

Haynets just cause they are a faff and haylege gets everywhere i dont want it to get!

Poo picking when i havent done it for a little while! and the damn birds spread it everywhere!

 

[Flame_]

Clipping. I blooming hate it and would probably prefer standing there zapping myself with an electric fence.

 

[Magicmillbrook]

Unblocking the stable drains before scrubbing out, when they have jammed up with that revolting wee-goo you get. Really grose, and takes a huge amount of scrubbing to get the smell off your hands (and pretty much never comes out of your boots!). That is the worst job I think!

Yup - I agree, along with clipping, no matter what you wear it goes in your pants and bra

 

[Marydoll]

Yup - I agree, along with clipping, no matter what you wear it goes in your pants and bra

Get a tyvex suit from B&Q and zip yourself in, theyre great for clipping, of you need to you can even put the hood up to keep it out your hair, i dont clip without one on now and have no problems