why does it have to be my way or nothing on this board?

Nicely passive aggressive there Princess. Nothing said specifically but interestingly you pop on and make TheoryX1 aware that you have seen her comments. Lovely when someone lives up to their own hype!
 
Equilibrium Ireland said:
My horses are like yours Lucie. I can't stand them in mud. Most days are all day as I put out plenty of hay and have invested heavily in waterproof warm attire so they can stay out. 24/7 is great if you have plenty of land for rotation and places to keep metabolic type horses. But I prefer mine not to have to stand in mud 24/7. Personally I don't see the point, but that's a personal opinion. Plus I think it's always a good idea for horses to know what a stable is for whatever might arise. Mine don't seem to mind as they're waiting at the gate every single evening. They must agree.

I do have issues with calling a 3yo a competition horse. Bringing in from the field one day and going from zero to 60 and then blaming starting at a young age for the fact they're broke down and need retired. Slamming a young horse in a stable unless its working does way more damage but hey to each his own. No one seems to get starting horses sympathetically with breaks and plenty of turnout while their still developing. Somehow magically starting at 4 or 5 means you don't have to worry about all that.

I have a very well rounded career doing a variety of things with horses for many years. I don't have to hide and be afraid of voicing my opinion. I also know that I can still learn from a variety of people. So I don't know it all and never will.

And I don't understand this CR being where all the intelligent people are. That's just close minded to me. Personally I don't get how people see a just got on baby bucking, tense, frightened, not knowing any of the basics, being a good example of horsemanship. But because it was a well bred warmblood in Holland with a rider that can clearly sit one, its ok. It's ok because that's a competition horse. Ok I guess leaving the basics out is ok because they're so athletic. I don't get that. But that's just me apparently.

Terri
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This. I don't own any competition horses, ours are for leisure and low grade (RC PC) competition only, but that's not really competition.
I stable because when I learnt about horse care it's just what you did, and that suits me nicely. I like to see a horse tucked up for the night.
Mine have a long break over winter because I find that does them good. One is on livery (because he has different needs to the others) , and the others at a friend's yard living it rough at the moment. They don't need to be ridden year round. But even during their winter breaks they come in at night and get thoroughly groomed and cared for.
I'll clip if I damn well want to, and rug accordingly. I don't actually own a heavy weight anything, I use old blankets and duvets begged from family and friends. All held in place with a anti cast roller, with a nice 'V' shape :D I bought a medium weight turnout rug this year, because it was cheap and I fancied treating the pony pilot's favourite boy. You cannot beat layers of blankets for warmth factor, and you can easily wash and dry them too.

I don't shoe unless it needs them. And I think we only have one set of boots - brushing boots - which fit all.

I'm no expert on horses despite having worked in the industry for some 20 years, part of that being as groom to a 4* eventer. Even THAT experience didn't teach me an awful lot - only about fitness, and stable management. I rode competition horses - real competition horses which were exercised for two hours a day and ridden sympathetically. If you were seen to NOT ride in a sympathetic manner you were banned from riding anything! I cringe when I see some people at competitions :( My way is my way, learnt from past mistakes, but I wouldn't expect anyone else to want to do anything my way.

I will voice my thoughts on the subjects which I have knowledge on. But mostly I'll just read and chuckle to myself at those who know everything about anything.

Horses are humbling and having your own teaches you that you never know as much as you think you do. I hope I'll be out at the yard at 90 years old STILL learning, because that's the enjoyment I get from my animals.
 
BillieBlitzen said:
Nicely passive aggressive there Princess. Nothing said specifically but interestingly you pop on and make TheoryX1 aware that you have seen her comments. Lovely when someone lives up to their own hype!
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not the first time the same comment has been made (repetitive anyone?) so it seems like TX has got a bit of a bee in her bonnet.

hype? do i have hype? amazeballs.........................................
 
TheoryX1 said:
I do my own thing, look after my horses and if anyone disagrees with the way I do it I listen, take on board any helpful points and use them if it works for me, ignore them if it doesnt. It does not bother me, nor do I get upset on the forum if anyone disagrees with my opinion. We are all entitled to our own opinions.

Now if you want to see a huge example of this, go onto CR when a certain couple of young ladies are posting pictures, offer some construtive critictism, or dont go oooh and ahh, pretty ponies etc, and then watch yourself get shot down in flames by them and all their friends. The threads normally go epic as well. It cracks me up, it really does because there are far more important things to worry about in life than how somebody does dressage. That will show you that its not just NL. Oh, and you will also get PMs from well meaning 'friends' advising you not to upset said ladies, or they will be 'nasty' to you. So scared!!!!! Its really, really funny.
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OMG!! PM's saying they will be 'nasty' to you?! Who do they think they are, the Mafia?!! :rolleyes:

I have to agree with your post, those threads do always come across that way.
 
Moomince Pie said:
OMG!! PM's saying they will be 'nasty' to you?! Who do they think they are, the Mafia?!! :rolleyes:
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I am thinking of it like a sort of internet boarding school well what I can remember about boarding school.
Or the pretty popular girls in Buffy and American programmes like that.
 
Prince33Sp4rkle said:
:rolleyes: ................theres a saying somewhere about knowing you've *made it* when people cant stop talking about you, good, bad, or otherwise........
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Prince33Sp4rkle said:
not the first time the same comment has been made (repetitive anyone?) so it seems like TX has got a bit of a bee in her bonnet.

hype? do i have hype? amazeballs.........................................
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You do realise that these two posts give the impression that what TX is saying is true, and that perhaps you're one of the charming girls mentioned, right? :D
 
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You do realise that these two posts give the impression that what TX is saying is true, and that perhaps you're one of the charming girls mentioned, right? :D
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To Princess Sparkle, no I dont have a bee in my bonnet for you at all. I just find it all incredibly funny, and oddly enough I didnt mention your name, you just assumed I meant you - you know what they say about assuming, it makes an ass out of u and me! Its an open forum and I thought we had freedome of speech in this country as well. However, yes I have had some of your online friends telling me that I had better be careful with what I say on your threads.
 
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To Princess Sparkle, no I dont have a bee in my bonnet for you at all. I just find it all incredibly funny, and oddly enough I didnt mention your name, you just assumed I meant you - you know what they say about assuming, it makes an ass out of u and me! Its an open forum and I thought we had freedome of speech in this country as well. However, yes I have had some of your online friends telling me that I had better be careful with what I say on your threads.
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Surely that's a breach of rules on here? It sounds almost threatening!
 
Moomince Pie said:
Surely that's a breach of rules on here? It sounds almost threatening!
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It probably was a breach of the rules, but to be fair I have far bigger fish to fry in my life than worry about something like that, and found it incredible for these people to think that I was going to be scared by something like that. God, do these people not realise what I do for a job in 'real life', and not internet forum land, and how bloody scarey I am in real life! Get a life people!
 
TheoryX1 said:
It probably was a breach of the rules, but to be fair I have far bigger fish to fry in my life than worry about something like that, and found it incredible for these people to think that I was going to be scared by something like that. God, do these people not realise what I do for a job in 'real life', and not internet forum land, and how bloody scarey I am in real life! Get a life people!
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There's too much bling and sparkle going on with them to be taken as seriously threatening anyway! :p

People like that are quite frankly just pathetic if they feel the need to have to try and threaten people if they disagree with someone!
 
TheoryX1 said:
It probably was a breach of the rules, but to be fair I have far bigger fish to fry in my life than worry about something like that, and found it incredible for these people to think that I was going to be scared by something like that. God, do these people not realise what I do for a job in 'real life', and not internet forum land, and how bloody scarey I am in real life! Get a life people!
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Lol.. This sounds like Liam Neeson's character when he asks the kidnappers to bring his daughter back because he has some very special skills and he will hunt them down and kill them.

I also had a very scary job in real world. I gave it up as I got fed up scaring ppl. ;) it was fun at times though :)
 
I do think that if someone has to dominate and feel they have power on an online forum, there must be something badly amiss in their real lives. I also tend to assume they are either very young indeed, or very immature.
 
Flame_ said:
LOL, have we got a full on Mean Girls squabble going on?

Can anyone join in or do we just get the popcorn and watch. :D
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You feel free my dear. I will bring some more popcorn, hotdogs and fizzy drinks and sweets, after the day I have had this is easy.

Liam Neeson, that made me chuckle, but not quite.
 
I'd like to clarify that I most certainly have not been doing any threatening, and have not asked anyone el to either and cannot in fact control what other people do of their own free will.

To say, oh I'm not scared, but to go and say how scarey you are in real life is surely just a thinly veiled threat of the same sort? And it also sounds like common thugs boasting......but continue to enjoy being scary :)
 
Prince33Sp4rkle said:
I'd like to clarify that I most certainly have not been doing any threatening, and have not asked anyone el to either and cannot in fact control what other people do of their own free will.

To say, oh I'm not scared, but to go and say how scarey you are in real life is surely just a thinly veiled threat of the same sort? And it also sounds like common thugs boasting......but continue to enjoy being scary :)
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oh do be quiet.
 
Love it that the forum has the measure of certain users. I haven't been around that long but long enough to know what's what.

Notice that nobody has mentioned PS by name but she has firmly decided these posts are about her (or why else would she attempt to explain/defend?). I would suggest it is because she DOES recognise her own actions in the poor behavious being discussed. There can't possibly be any other explanation.

Oh doooo bog off :)
 
BillieBlitzen said:
Love it that the forum has the measure of certain users. I haven't been around that long but long enough to know what's what.

Notice that nobody has mentioned PS by name but she has firmly decided these posts are about her (or why else would she attempt to explain/defend?). I would suggest it is because she DOES recognise her own actions in the poor behavious being discussed. There can't possibly be any other explanation.

Oh doooo bog off :)
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Fully agree.

Anything that gets mentioned which could possibly be taken as critical on those threads gets knocked back with sheer defensiveness, which begs the question why post, other than to bolster the ego?!
 
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