Your cancellable takes...

[duncollector]

Some Twitter fun brought to the Horse and Hound forum in the form of cancellable takes.
Twitter's been full of 'Today we're cancelling each other over (such and such a topic)' so thought I'd bring it over here to the forum for a bit of fun!

So what's a horsey opinion you have that you think is perfectly right but many don't agree with?

Want to stress this is just a bit of fun so please don't actually 'cancel' each other ... but do have some friendly debate if you'd like!

 

[Cob Life]

Draw reins can be useful in SOME circumstances (please don’t eat me)

 

[Red-1]

I was struggling to explain balance to baby horse. He spent 2 weeks in a pelham, using both reins so most of the time in a snaffle, but with a curb available.

I explained what I wanted. He got it.

He is now back in a snaffle.

The 2 weeks worked.

 

[Red-1]

Oh, and my horse Jay enjoyed living here alone!

He had previously been on big yards. We were going to get him a companion. He was so settled, we didn't. He remained good to ride/compete in company. He was mildly perturbed when joined by other horses, for weeks at a time, then more settled again when they left.

He liked his mum.



Others have preferred (and had) company, but Jay liked it with just us.

 

[Bonnie Allie]

Ground work is not for those who are “too scared to ride”. It might actually be that those who understand it’s value in training may beat the pants off you in competition when they are riding as they know a quantifiable outcome when they see one.

 

[ycbm]

Turning out a wet (sweat or water) horse won't kill it.
.

 

[Cowpony]

I rug my horses according to the table that pops up on here occasionally, which means they are under-rugged compared with the others in the herd (dives for cover!)

 

[Goldenstar]

Bathing horses does not cause mud fever .
Nothing bad happens to horses who aren’t stuffed with forage 24/7
I don’t use boots or bandages for travelling .

 

[The Xmas Furry]

I have 1 of mine fully shod.... yes, all round.
Headcollar only for travelling...
Don't witch hunt me ?

 

[TPO]

Participating in low level BE does not make you an "eventer" or in need of an eventing bred "performance" horse.

?

 

[Ratface]

Never a truer word, TPO!

 

[cauda equina]

Much of what we put on our horses eg bits of tack, bandages, rugs is probably unnecessary and possibly harmful

 

[Auslander]

The majority of horses can be convinced that living out 24/7 is ok. Most of the ones I've had here who have kicked off at coming in time have stopped kicking off when presented with a bucket of feed, and sufficient hay for the night.

 

[stangs]

Saying “X is okay when used by an experienced rider” is a breeding ground of people who don’t actually understand how X works, or who don’t care and just want the horse’s head to go down/legs to come up. I’m sick of amateurs - and professionals - using totally unnecessary tools, and then responding with, when questioned, the above line.

There’s no reason for spurs in any discipline outside of higher levels of dressage - and even there, they shouldn’t be obligatory. The only defence I see for them is that they’re needed for refining the aids. Exactly what aids are you refining XC?

Your horse ‘not loving’ being turned out is because they’ve been accustomed to their stable, and need time to make the adjustment. Any responsible owner shouldn’t use this as an excuse to not ensure that their horse is spending enough time outside.

 

[Dasher66]

‘Bolting“ means tanking off at speed whilst not taking notice of aids to do otherwise from the rider.
Blind panic/brain tumour reasons for tanking off come within the definition of “bolting” but are not the only triggers.

 

[stangs]

And can we start banning flashes, or at least not having them so normalised… pretty please?

 

[stangs]

And while I’m still going: your horse* doesn’t love jumping/hunting/competing etc, he is stressed out of his mind while you think he’s rushing because he’s having fun.

* doesn’t apply to all horses

 

[ycbm]

You can't back a horse if you can only hack alone - umm, I've done about 10?
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[Red-1]

Yes, mine travels with just a headcollar and rope too.

And while we're at it, I 'hard tie' to a ring, no string etc (although I do use a panic release so I can undo if there is a total disaster).

I groom and muck out in the morning without catching up the horse, so he is loose in with me. I quite like it when he pinches the poop scoop or wooffels in my ear while I work. We groom each other.

Oooh, I could get into these confessions!

 

[sbloom]

(Almost) all gems!

Ground work is not for those who are “too scared to ride”. It might actually be that those who understand it’s value in training may beat the pants off you in competition when they are riding as they know a quantifiable outcome when they see one.

It seems this is turning into my life's work, along side actually fitting saddles!

Turning out a wet (sweat or water) horse won't kill it.
.

Nor will riding them. Just need to be clean.

 

[Birker2020]

My horse wears two pairs of over reach boots 24/7 and has done since October 2021.
Although I may be removing one pair when the ground conditions are better.

 

[Red-1]

Mine don't have breakfast. I have enough to do in the morning!

(they do have forage if not at grass, just no bucket feed)/

 

[Red-1]

I don't wash numnahs for weeks at a time.

The horses are clean and brushed before being ridden, the numnahs are brushed if they are hairy, they are wool.

Oh, and my grey horses have all been washed of poo stains, even in winter, even if we aren't going anywhere!!!

 

[cauda equina]

And can we start banning flashes, or at least not having them so normalised… pretty please?

And if we're not strapping mouths shut maybe BD could admit that it's possible to do dressage with no noseband at all

 

[milliepops]

whenever you think there is a rule, a horse will come along that hasn't read the rule book.

 

[The Xmas Furry]

whenever you think there is a rule, a horse will come along that hasn't read the rule book.

Absolutely this!

 

[MereChristmas]

Showing that I am old, yet again, what is a ‘cancellable take’?
I cannot see any sense in the phrase.

edit.. I have just read the opening post again and I understand. However I still don’t see what those 2 words have to do with the explanation given, sorry.

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Yes, mine travels with just a headcollar and rope too.

And while we're at it, I 'hard tie' to a ring, no string etc (although I do use a panic release so I can undo if there is a total disaster).

I groom and muck out in the morning without catching up the horse, so he is loose in with me. I quite like it when he pinches the poop scoop or wooffels in my ear while I work. We groom each other.

Oooh, I could get into these confessions!

Are you me? ?
I hard tie too....
Mine only wear headcollars for travelling, farrier and vet, v rarely for anything else

 

[TPO]

And if we're not strapping mouths shut maybe BD could admit that it's possible to do dressage with no noseband at all

Or bit ?

 

[Somewhat Off The Way]

Are you me? ?
I hard tie too....
Mine only wear headcollars for travelling, farrier and vet, v rarely for anything else

So do mine, what are they "supposed" to be wearing?? ?