You didn't just kiss that dirty, stinking horse?!

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...said my very non-horsey (and horrified) sister :D :D

I wish I could have filmed the look on her face, though it wasn't as horrified as the look she gave me when I picked up a piece of horse poo with my bare hand :D :D

I had another chuckle over it today as I was driving and then I got to wondering about other, frankly perfectly normal behaviour that grosses out our non-horsey family/friends :p . Do share... :)
 
Im always getting weird looks if i kiss any of my animals, horse, bunny, chickens, ferrets(especially those) in front of my family, thankfully my OH doesnt care.

The worst thing is admitting that Sheath Cleaning exists

Dont ever mention it to anyone who isnt horsey haha :D
 
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Haha my horses normally live out but I have one on box rest, he's lying down a lot, it's not too pretty 'down there' and I managed to gently pull out a large lump of black smeg with just a wet wipe earlier... OH coped but didn't watch!
 
Spot_the_Risk said:
Haha my horses normally live out but I have one on box rest, he's lying down a lot, it's not too pretty 'down there' and I managed to gently pull out a large lump of black smeg with just a wet wipe earlier... OH coped but didn't watch!
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Haha, I'd have been so proud! My middle child has really waxy ears and the pleasure I get from cleaning them is unreal!
 
My oblivious husband, as we are walking to the stables: "Watch out, there is horse poo on the path.". He has never stepped foot in a stable. It seems he thinks horses are house trained...
 
What about when you pick their feet, and have a sniff at the hoof pick after each cleft, just to be sure there is not thrush???

Urgh!

I find that is now an automatic muscle memory thing, that surprises visitors. At least I KNOW not to pick "Quavers" off his extended willy in public, but the hoof thing just happens!

(PS. I think I am lucky as Jay just produces "Quavers", no skanky willy, no black gunge, so I do not have to ever wash it! As long as quavers are frequently picked off he is one healthy, dry boy :-) )
 
You can't beat a horsey kiss love kissing my boy on his mouth!

I also get pleasure from cleaning inside his nostrils - I know I'm weird!

My friend loves standing in a pile of nice hot manure in the winter :-)
 
I think we're a strange lot but there's nothing wrong with that!! ;)

As a child at the riding school/livery yard I was at we used to dig seats in the muck heap at lunch time & sit in it to keep warm & eat our sandwiches!!! We did have waterproof trousers on!! It was the only way to warm up when you were there from 8am till 5pm!! If I tell non horsey people this they look at me in horror!! :D
 
I am never going to look at Quavers in the same light again...
I'm a vet as well as a horse owner so I quite simply have no nose for most gross smells. This means I revolt my family on a regular basis..
Picking up the last bits of poo which refuse to stay on the fork with bare hands is a very common one.
Doesn't get cold enough here for sitting/standing in poo but I can remember tucking my (booted) toes into manure piles in the UK.
 
I made the mistake of showing the BF that mine could "give a kiss" - Ha! his face was a picture :) he said he didn't realise that kind of thing went on at the stables! Little does he know ;)
 
I'll never forget the look on my (rather stuffy and opinionated) mother-in-law's face when my dog went to lick my 2 year old niece (my sister's little one so not her granddaughter) and she stuck her tongue out and licked her back.

To her, she was just giving the dog a kiss the way the dog gives her one. It proves kids learn from example I suppose! She's 5 now and realises it's not necessary, but her little sister is obsessed with making sure Mabel cleans her teeth so chases her round with her tootbrush and gets very upset when she won't open her mouth.
 
This is the best thread ever! Following on from quaver picking I thought it best to google cleaning a mare's flower seeing as I've only ever had geldings and Rosa arrives on Saturday (2 more sleeps!) I took a screenshot of my search results for "cleaning a mare's vulva" and sent it in a text to my best friend, needless to say I haven't heard from her since!!!
 
I will never forget when I was 14 and cleaning my horses sheath at the yard. I had a bit of a thing going with the yard owners nephew and he popped down to the barn to say hi. Found me cleaning the horses sheath with the horses lip wiggling like mad... Needless to say we didn't talk much after that!
 
I took my partner's daughter to the yard and we set to mucking out the stable. I gave her a pair of latex gloves to pick up the poos and she said "Urgh, this one is still warm". How I chuckled at her abject horror!
 
I really, really don't get letting dogs lick you especially on the face, and on the mouth urgh! Dogs lick parts of their bodies that even on a clean dog will be unpleasant. They also carry all sorts of parasites.
Sorry, the only thing I kiss or let kiss me is another person (and that isn't always allowed!)
 
jrp204 said:
I really, really don't get letting dogs lick you especially on the face, and on the mouth urgh! Dogs lick parts of their bodies that even on a clean dog will be unpleasant. They also carry all sorts of parasites.
Sorry, the only thing I kiss or let kiss me is another person (and that isn't always allowed!)
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It's good for the immune system ;)
 
jrp204 said:
I really, really don't get letting dogs lick you especially on the face, and on the mouth urgh!
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Agreed.

I kiss all my animals, but I really cringe when I see people letting their dogs lick their mouths and in the inside of their mouth - it's so vile. I've seen the crap that my dogs have eaten. Really don't fancy getting worms or worse.
 
The big ginger lad will lift his hind leg, much like a dog cocks it's leg, to let me scratch/wash/apply ointment to his sheath. He loves it but it does get the odd strange look from passers-by.

We also share carrots (he takes a bite, I take a bite) and given half a chance, he does like to lick my coffee mug. It doesn't always get rinsed/wiped before my next sip...

The dog eats too much fox/horse/cat/dog poo to allow kisses on the lips (yes, he is wormed regularly).
 
I remember at my first ever riding lesson aged 9 my leader kissing the horse and telling me I had too. I just thought 'yuk'. It was a hairy dirty pony!
 
one of my mares loves nothing more than when she is in season to have her udders scratched and cleaned, she actually comes along side you and stops to lean her her big bum by your shoulder indicating exactly what she wants ! she has this glazed look on her face and loves you getting the little bits of black waxy bits off !! on another note i look after dogs and there is no way i would ever let a dog lick my face- i have seen where that nose go's in a day ! and yes i often kiss my horses and tell them i love them !
 
I don't like dogs licking me, but sometimes they catch me by surprise!
I did cringe at the sharing of a carrot but I've always been funny about what I eat so that may just be me that couldn't do that!
I always kiss my horses and my dogs though
 
araboo27 said:
this is the best thread ever! Following on from quaver picking i thought it best to google cleaning a mare's flower seeing as i've only ever had geldings and rosa arrives on saturday (2 more sleeps!) i took a screenshot of my search results for "cleaning a mare's vulva" and sent it in a text to my best friend, needless to say i haven't heard from her since!!!
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Love this. :D
 
Michen said:
I will never forget when I was 14 and cleaning my horses sheath at the yard. I had a bit of a thing going with the yard owners nephew and he popped down to the barn to say hi. Found me cleaning the horses sheath with the horses lip wiggling like mad... Needless to say we didn't talk much after that!
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Ha! I always have to clean my boys sheath out of sight somewhere because he just enjoys it too much, there are always comments.
 
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