It's even worse if you see that horse wasting away in his stable 24/7 weeks (or even months) on end. Then the owner comes at the stable, wearing brand new shiny horse riding clothing, to saddle the horse, ride it off into the woods. Arriving back at the stable 3 hours later, horse wet all over from sweat, bleeding from the flanks, and then put back into It's stable without aftercare. Owner dissappears for weeks/months again. True story. I was a teenager back then, helping out at the stable. I started to take care of that horse, but after a few months I was asked to not do that anymore by the owner, because the horse would no longer obey it's owner, but obey me over him.
@@bevsesilmwars3980 you're so right! At that time we couldn't call the cops for that (I'mfrom the previous century lol). But I know many stable personel tried to talk to this man. Luckily nowadays we can call cops if animals are abused. That surely improved.
I knew someone who showed up, not even knowing where the horse was saying ‘I haven’t been in months!’ That horse was stabled and suspiciously got added to the school ponies after that
Similar story. I used to work at a horse barn, and there was this one beautiful paint horse. The poor horse started to have an itching problem, leaving open wounds all over her body, and the owners of this horse expected ME to deal with it?! Like, WTF?! This ain't my horse! You deal with it! And they NEVER work this horse, so she is super sassy. Every time I see her, it's super sad. She no longer has open wounds, but her tail is super thin, and it isn't growing back. She's covered in dirt 24/7, and she's just overall a mess. I'm of the opinion we should call the humane society on the subject of animal abandonment, but then ig that means the whole barn with be investigated and no one wants to deal with that. So basically, a horse has to suffer just because of lazy humans. It's disgusting to me, and I feel so bad for the horse. Like, either give away your horse, care for your horse, or put it out of its misery
@PegasusysTarotClub People never cease to amaze me with their stupidity. I leased a Thoroughbred who, reason best known to him, wanted his front hooves cleaned then his hind hooves. No idea why, but it made him happy, so no difference to me. I had a random other rider tell me that I needed to make him lift his hooves in the order I dictated, not the order he preferred. I just stared blankly at her until she wandered back the way she came. Why did it matter? He listened beautifully and patiently held his hooves up when asked. He had every right to say, front first please.
It's sad that this happens with lots of animals. Their owners don't care about them, so they'll often just neglect them or straight up abandon them. Special place in hell for people like that, especially the ones that abandon their pets on the side of the road.
What boggles my mind about pet owners that abandon animals is that there are usually shelters or other such things you can take them too. How is it not easier to look into where you can bring them?
In a comfortable world in many areas a lot of people forget that an animal is an emotional investment and you need to put work into your investments. Especially for beautiful living creatures you’re integrating into a family.
Yeah. People don't understand just how sensitive, emotional, and intelligent animals are, and they are ignorant to the idea that livestock are the same way. They form complex bonds with each other and their caretakers. I hate the trauma people induce on domestic animals by underestimating them. They remember everything
Wow Antone who has a 50k horse that is looking for a good home I would happily take them off your hands lol no with all honesty I think people forget the care part!!!
Read a horse magazine called the penny as a kid. They had cartoons about horses. One of them was about a rich girl getting a pony for her bday. The pony was set in the garage. She never cleaned it. She threw hay on top of straw to get rid of the smell, meaning no consistent feeding times. And she started riding before the pony was fully grown into a horse, causing its back to collapse in on itself. I cried my eyes out 😢😢 Happy ending: neighbor meddled and got animal rescue involved and the horse lived out its days on a farm grazing all day.
@@viquezug3936 What did this accomplish? They are talking about a magazine from when they were a kid. The magazine may have called it a pony. Honestly...
My dad used to work for a now pretty big company it used to be small and he was very good friends with the co owners one of them was incredibly wealthy and he told me this story that his 8 year old wanted a horse so badly so he made her work in a stables for 6 years until she proved that she can look after the horse all herself and wasn’t doing it without realising how much work goes into it. She now owns 3 stables around the West Midlands
Yknow what? Youve inspired me, if my future kids want a dog (I like them, but I really wouldnt want one as a pet) Ill set something like this up for them to try for a while to see if theyd be responsible enough for it :)
The poop part was funny to me because imo horses have some of the least offensive-smelling poop of a lot of animals. Maybe I'm biased from exposure as a kid, but there you have it.
I've ridden a horse . . . twice, I think? Maybe only once; I'm not sure. But just based on time spent around fields fertilized with horse manure on the one hand, and having owned dogs, dated girls who owned cats, been a human, and passed near pig farms on the other, I'm definitely inclined to agree.
Its so weird to me because to us cleaning and maintaining our horse and its space was like...the fun part. We were heavily encouraged to spend time around the horse off-saddle. I was playing with my assigned mare for hours on the pasture. Made us a more reliable pair on the terrain too.
no exactly!! I love just doing work besides riding. Riding is super fun don’t get me wrong but I also love working around the barn. I also like to just hang out with my assigned horse, he loves company (and gets jealous when I’m training this other horse, which is more often now) so I always make sure to spend time with him. It’s so enjoyable. I don’t understand how someone could just ride and then leave without interacting with the horse and cleaning them & the barn. Kind of unrelated but I’ve noticed my horse also likes hugs lmao, like around the neck so he gets lots of those while I’m just chilling with him and/or brushing him
I knew a similar person. We were early teenagers and I honestly hated her for it. Sometimes I had to skip horse riding lessons because I couldn't afford them, and she would come and complain about having to ride the same horse all the time (an extremely beautiful horse that her father bought her as a birthday present). She also ordered others to clean and saddle him because she didn't want to get her new clothes dirty. After some time the horse started limping, and before she even knew what was wrong, she started saying that she wanted to buy another one and let someone else take care of this "problem".
@@mayac1438there are it’s called animal abuse and animal neglect both of which can land u in jail for a god couple years depending on if the op reported it or not they might also be an accessory yannow witnessing it and letting them keep the animal after witnessing it I’m sure ur a nice person jus be careful what’s admit to online it’s can come back and bite u in the arse one day
Had a client at the ranch I worked/trained (I traded assistance for an apprenticeship) at once who, while I was in the middle of rotating roughly a dozen other horses, tried to hand me her horse's reins because "It's YOUR job to go wash him down and put him away." I told her, "You rode him, YOU take care of him. I don't work for you." And went about my business. She complained to my coach. Coach had my back, and it never came up again lol.
i never understand barns that never make their lesson students clean up after the horse they rode, tack up and groom the horse, or js do anything with the lesson horse except ride cause then they create equestrians like this 😭
I’ve been in three barns and all three taught the way you say!! I also don’t get why as a client they wouldn’t want to do it… the way I see it is I pay for a 1 hour lesson but get to be with the horse for 2 hours, that’s a fantastic deal! 😂😂
In my area its like that, and it makes me sad because i want to learn everything from A to Z about owning and taking care of a horse, all they let you do is take the horse and ride it and take it back, i want the full experience before i make the decision to BUY a horse, its even affecting my confidence with horses and delaying my progress, it seems like the only way to actually get the full experience is to buy a horse but i am still afraid because i still don't REALLY know what its like, and it feels risky :(
My old riding school let you volunteer/help out sometimes, there was 'own a pony day' ( not exclusive to children) and there's always someone who needs a hand with their horse, share/loan etc. Plenty of shows and the BHS to help out and get experience with.
I’m a lesson student, and we have to fetch the horse, groom, tack, and bridle before we ride. afterwards we walk them back down, untack, groom again, turnout, sweep/scoop poop/hair, and do various barn chores afterwards lmao. I hate barns that have the horse ready for the student then the student leaving right after they ride
We've got a few fosters hanging out with our herd 'cause of tweenage princesses who realized that having a pony was /hard/ who literally pulled that "i don't want him you can have him" thing with their exhausted fathers.
When I got my first horse lol I was SOOO excited just to go clean his stall lol. I still love just cleaning up after him and filling hay nets and grain and waters. Barn chores can be fun too, it’s not just about riding or owning something pretty lol😂🫶🏼
Same! As a little girl, I daydreamed about having a pony. Most of my fantasy involved just caring for the pony. Grooming, cleaning its stall, hand grazing, cleaning tack. Riding was in there, but not the main focus. When I played with my model horses (Barbie existed ONLY to run the farm!!!), the focus was always on having their barns (one purchased, one converted from a cardboard box, and one cabinet I taped cardboard partitions in to make stalls) immaculate, complete with real line shavings and hay (stolen from my pet rabbit) in the stalls and hay in their paddocks. All on my carpet, mind you! Bless my mom…😂 When I finally got to take riding lessons at age 8, I enjoyed getting the horse from the pasture and grooming/tacking up as I did riding. I started getting to go to an all girls stay away camp when I was 10, where we had our own horse or pony for the session that we were responsible for the care of. The staff did the feeding, but we mucked NASTY stalls with dirt floors that hadn’t been level in decades. Even with shavings, I had to strip “my” pony’s stall every day, taking out two huge wheelbarrows full of pure muck, bc the dirt mixed in with the shavings and urine and manure, and just became rancid heavy muck. I took out at least two HUGE heavy wheelbarrows full of muck and pushed them up the ramp to the spreader every single day. I would pick out again in the afternoon. My pony or horse ALWAYS had the cleanest water buckets, and they were ALWAYS full! Other kids were getting in trouble for not cleaning their stalls enough and not keeping water buckets full (or sometimes even leaving them empty, which I of course remedied). I went there for seven years. When my dad finally caved and bought me a horse at age 16 (he was pretty crazy and definitely had issues, but I adored him), I brought him to camp too. I became a CIT, and we had to clean ALL the stalls in the hunt seat barn daily, plus my own horse, plus the camp horse I also got on summers when my horse had lameness issues. Also did ALL the water buckets, fed the entire hunt barn…. Spent more time cleaning and filling buckets and grooming and whatnot than riding, but I didn’t care! I actually own my own horse business now, and I have stable hands and grooms on staff. But I STILL insist on getting my own horses ready, so I can make sure that their shoes are on tight, their feet are immaculately cleaned, they are groomed with every brush in my kit, I’ve done their pre-ride stretches, all of their tack and other equipment is fitted properly, and that they are fly sprayed/ wearing a quarter sheet if it’s cold, wearing an ear bonnet if I’m riding out in the fields during fly season, etc. Not only do I have the chance to check my horse for any injuries or slight abnormalities which might get missed, I enjoy doing it. I enjoy spending time with my horses, finding their favorite itchy spots, making sure that they are comfortable and happy and ready to ride. Same deal post-ride. I like the showers, the liniment baths, the ice boots, the hand grazing…. Fans in the heat, sweat sheets or heavy coolers under the infrared heaters in the cold. Making sure they are dry and spotless before I return them to their stalls. If they are going back out in the field, I make sure that they are properly outfitted in bell boots, brushing boots, fly sheets and masks (and spray) in spring and summer, appropriate weight turn out blankets in winter. The ONLY time I ever let the guys get my horses ready is if I’m running late to a lesson and don’t want to disrupt my trainer’s schedule, or if I have to get all three of mine done in a short period of time bc I have an appt or it’s going to be 100 degrees that day. I just feel weird having my horses groomed, tacked up, and held for me at the mounting block, or dismounting and handing my horse off to someone else to care for. I don’t care that I’ve somehow ended up with horses who cost more than some peoples’ houses (after MANY years of bargain shopping), I do NOT like the “Princess Program”! I like to do my own horses’ post-surgery or post-injury care and rehab myself. Even when that involves kneeling underneath my horse to remove necrotic tissue and clean tender spots, or cold hosing legs, soaking feet, giving injections, dressing wounds, wrapping legs, hand-walking horses going crazy from stall rest (aka being dragged around by a snorting dragon!), doing PT exercises, whatever they need. It’s not just about the riding for me. I love every aspect of horse care, whether I own the horse or not.
Your one of the crazy ones then. Love the horses (well most of the time) generally hate all the work. But working at a big barn will do that to you after awhile.
What worries me about this world now, is the amount of people who believe this is real, you can tell this girl looks after her horse just by her boots. It's a skit.
This is why stable hands are important. Without them to maintain and care for the horses, neglecting owners would not care for them. They should also pay them a good wages. This isn’t the dark ages anymore, people. Hire and pay your stable hands if you don’t want to care and maintain your horses. I know it’s just a pov skit. Apologies for my little rant.
Not everybody can afford a stable hand. Our yard is DIY. That means look after your own horse we only provide somewhere for it to live. Saying that if someone goes away on holiday I will (for a fee) make sure their horse is fed and the field cleaned etc.
My sister had a horse named Shamrock. She LOVED that horse, but when her and my dad moved in with my stepmom.. well, there wasn't room for him, so they took him to a family friend's. Every time they went to visit he looked worse and worse, and when my sister moved out, they refused to give her horse to her. She fought and fought and FOUGHT her damned hardest to get her horse back. She finally did a couple years ago, he was skinny, his fur a mess, and had some huge mass on his leg. I haven't heard any updates from her, but I just know she [will] or [did give] him the best rest of days. I didn't get to meet this side of my family until I was in my teens, but our love of horses brought us together. We always dreamed of opening our own ranch, with plenty of horses, we both wanted to rescue as many horses as we possibly could.
I used to do horselessons when i was younger, i allways had the same pony. I loved the grooming part, but did not like the riding. I wanted to walk him like a dog because i didnt want to be an inconveniance to him. I did have to ride on him since it was the rule, but everytime we went for a hike i to the beach i let him go in the water because he loved it (it wasnt allowed but it made him happy). He did not like to follow rules, but thats what made him special. Sadly the owner put him down because he was scared to jump and got agressive if forced. He was the nicest pony ive ever met and he was so affectionate. I allways braided his hair before going home and he would stand still until i was finished. Horses bond with you through grooming, if you cant even brush them dont get one.
@@fl5537 yes, he was old and scared to jump. I dont agree with euthanizing animals with no healthproblems just because of old age, but it wasnt my pony.
I've been helping my cousin with her Arabians 🦄🦄🦄 most of my life. If you have an animal, they are your responsibility & that's that. My Sheltie 🦮 is now 15, & I'm doing everything possible to keep him comfortable. When he's no longer comfortable/hungry/happy then it's time. Right now he can be a little inconvenient sometimes, but that's on me & I deal with it. I owe it to him! Big time!! ❤
I never got to own a horse (maybe someday!) but I’m so thankful that when I was in riding lessons we were also tasked with tending to aftercare. When I was in college, I didn’t get to do equestrian but I was able to work my school’s stables as a student worker. I met a truly shocking number of people who outright refused to care for their horses themselves and genuinely seemed disgusted with the animals they had someone purchase for them. There were definitely more wonderful owners than bad but the bad ones stand out in your mind so much because it legitimately doesn’t make sense.
My bf just showed me this video for laughs, and yes i thought it was hilarious. His ex apparently wanted a horse just like this but hand no idea that she had to take care of it too, so he gave her a crash course into it by making her think he bought her a horse which was actually a horse from his friends workplace. She flipped out over having to do actual work for once in her life, which was enough for him to be convinced to dump her, and the best part is that he didnt spend $50,000 just to find out 😂
my sister's first "job" was cleaning horse stables in exchange for riding lessons. She was 10 years older, but i vaguely remember petting some chickens there. She later went on to work at a racehorse farm, caring for them. She really loved that job, but it didn't pay enough to support her full time as a single mom.
Had a horse once, her name was Freckles. Originally Angel Cakes, she was awesome. Standardbred Ex trotter. She was abused after being sold to some guy, who kept her starving in a field. My mom had owned horses for many years. So she taught me everything, we both decided we would give Freckles the best retirement we ever could. She lived until she was 34. (She was 21 when we got her)
Herbivore poop is the most mildly unpleasant thing out there lol. It barely even has a smell. If someone can't get used to it they either have a problem or a VERY sensitive nose.
I LOVE horses. I was a textbook horse girl as a kid and i always dreamed of owning one of my own and even got to do lessons for a short time. But i would never own a horse unless i vould get more than one, and hire a stablehand to help with the chores. I want my horse to have a friend of their own species, and i wouldnt feel like i could fully take care of them without some help. Horses deserve so much better than what most people can give them
Honestly I know someone like this. Her dad bought her a foal (a cob) and she just left it in the paddock and never came to care for him. Eventually my mum and aunt (who own the field and stables) told her that if she wasn’t going to care for her horse then they would take it (it’s legal to do that btw) I was the first person to ever ride him once he was old enough and so now he is my horse although I share him with my aunt because I also ride another horse and don’t always have time for him.
@3ggX3 I have a pony and a horse in this way by 2 different people but I live in the country so I thought I would rent out a couple of stalls I provide all care and feed in my rate all they have to do is spend time with their horse and both daughters wanted different ones I said well you will have to find someone else to keep them because my family are the only ones showing this one any love and out the door they went❤
This is so true, not even just horses, but definitely them as well, people get excited about a pretty horse in their yard that they can ride, they don't realize they have to work with the horse to get it rideable, carry itchy hay, muck out stalls, take care of them, not just enjoy them, same for dogs often, people get a cute puppy, because it's a puppy, and because it's cute, then get mad when it poops, mad when it pees, mad when it whines and barks and chews on shoes, then it gets to be an adult, and it's still misbehaving, because they never taught it, they get rid of it cuz it doesn't have the "puppy" charm, and they haven't built any real attachments, that's 2 way, an attachment isn't just something the dog wants or does, it's something the person needs to, it's a CONNECTION, it's 2 way, my dogs would lay down they're lives defending my my family and my livestock, and id never watch them decline into bad health, never listen to them get attacked and do nothing cuz I'm scared (again, connection, 2-way, the will fight for me I will for them) and make sure they get bothe the pack/group and individualized attention they need (Edit: Looking back over this, long comment, sorry, just had a lot to say about this)
Yup, I worked as a stable hand in a barn that frequently held clinics, classes and small shows. The girls would stand around talking with each other in the heated tack room then freak out and pretend to not know what to do, so we did everything. The one time I rode my own horse in a clinic, I was still also expected to muck the arena/crossties after them. Money privilege is un freaking real.
That the horse looks around her at the pile of “poo” like “yes ma”am, do start with that” got me. 😂 I have my own working horse farm with currently 16 of the hooved wonders I get to call my own. I could definitely see a few of my own snobbier ponies looking around like “yes dear, I’ve had to step over my own “poo” far to much as is!” 😂😂
Love watching your videos. My little sisters are more of the horse obsessed. If they could they would have a whole stable and love to take care of their every need. I'll just be the horse aunt like such a good horsie 🤣🤣
Same here. My sisters drive 45-minutes each way, nearly every day, to take care of their boarded horses. They love every minute of caring for their giant pets. I’m happy just to see photos of, and hear about, my beautiful “nephews.”
According to my cousin who owns a stable and horses and takes care of other peoples horses for a living, she said that taking care of them and bonding with them is the best part?? I used to go over to help brush them or whatever she asked for help with when I had free time but I moved away and no longer live in the same town..
She should try mucking donkey Poo😂 Luckily, I only had to muck miniature donkeys. But you have to do it every single night and morning and they s**t a lot.
I know someone who bought/adopted animals and gave them up so fast. She got a horse and my mom (who loves horses, but the closest she ever got was a saddle for a birthday present) joked that “maybe when Jess gets bored of this one, she’ll give it to me.” She did get bored of the horse, but she gave it to either the stable she kept it at or a friend. I always feel so bad for any animals that come into her care.
I know that this video is a stitch up but what’s really sad is we all know someone who’d be that overly entitled who doesn’t acknowledge that life isn’t one big party. She should be proud to be lucky enough to have such a beautiful horse.
Soo funny, when I was like 12 I got into horse riding and me and my friend would always go to the stables and brush the horses even when we didn't have a lesson 😂
Haha. Our farrier tells a story about a woman grunting and puffing just picking one hoof out... Funny bit is he didn't want to laugh at her in public so he had to go back to his van
As someone who rides horses myself knowing how to tack, pick hooves, comb, clean up, etc. is mandatory. WARNING DO NOT MESS UP WITH AN ENGLISH RIDING INSTRUCTOR
Dad and stepmom have 2 horses. They aren’t that bad. You get people around to take care of the heavy lifting that you don’t know how to do. Feed them a couple times a day, when it’s nice treat them to their pasture. They’ll give you just as much love as you give them. I help when I can with little stuff like filling up food and water. Grabbing the pasture fence to open and close. With the right help they’re not bad maintenance at all.
$50.000 for a horse is ridiculous, an average price for a horse is $5000 to $10.000, depending on the age of the horse, the older the horse the cheaper
I used to be a stable boy and my family owned 3 horses of my own when i was in high school. I rode them everyday and had to take care of them. It is a full time job to take care and ride them. We sold off our horses after I went to collage as I was the only one riding them after my sister wanted to get them. I just could not keep them in shape and we were not using them to herd our sheep as much after we got sheep dogs. They are not cheap, but i still miss it.
That’s why you don’t buy the horse in the first place until you know what the new owner will be taking care of after the horse is officially bought. My parents sent me to my Aunt’s farm every spring break, every summer break & every winter break. I had to wake up every morning at 3am to take care of all of the animals on the farm: cows, chickens, sheep, goats, ducks, horses, mules, pigs, etc. I never slept in as a child, teenager, adult. I cleaned up after animals, feed them, & took care of them always. If I did a good job & didn’t complain about anything then I’d earn an allowance for new updated school supplies & for private riding lessons ❤😂🎉😊
For those of us who know, the horse gave you away❤. It’s a good lesson though, horses are a lot of work even for rich owners who can afford the extra help. It’s fun to dream about time expensive animals, but the reality is beyond what most can handle.
Imagine your parents spent 50k on a horse. You're overjoyed when you go see it. Then for the first time, your parents tell you that you're responsible for cleaning its shit and the shit that gets on it + everything else. This one is on the parents. 100% on them for not even trying to make sure she was up for the task lmao.
I grew up on a horse farm, and my Grandfather told us we couldn't ride until we learned to take care of them and saddle them first. We had to do aftercare, too. I was 6 years old when I started learning. I'm 61 now and loved every minute with the horses!! I bought a quarter horse just last year! He's the 5th horse I've owned.
Also looks like a lot of children who get the pets they so desperately wanted and promised to take care of. Not all kids are like that however, there are kids who are amazing with their pets.
Damn. My grandparents lived on a ranch in Montana. During the summers as a kid, I would live with them to get “working experience.” They had cows, horses, pigeons, chickens and a lot of pastures with those giant wheel irrigation systems. At 4 am, I would wake up and role those giant wheels to the other side of the pastures so they can restart the watering routine. I would shovel the horse manure everyday and feed them, brush them, clean the hoofs, wash em, etc. then I would collect all the chicken eggs, feed em. I would let the horses out of the stable to roam their own pasture, I would let the cows out to roam their pasture. I could go on about the work I would have to do, but honestly, I enjoyed it. Love those animas
my older siblings never complained about caring for their horse's and ponies. They loved it and it was accepted as part of the package of being an equestrian.
I know its funny and true but I do know of a incident at my collage where a young girl took her life due to being billed for not having her own horse be nice to each other and bless all who read this.
I'm glad there's not a bunch of people bashing her. It's obviously a skit. Proper technique holding that hoof showed more than enough to know she takes care of her horse.
I was a stable hand for a while, and was never fortunate enough to witness this. I either took care of the animal, or wasn't allowed to touch the animal, but never was lucky enough to witness this 😂😂
This is so sad. I actually volunteered to clean stables for free lessons and tine with horses. Now there arent many stables in my area but im hopeful when we move thay i can spend time with horses. Theres nothing better than the bond that builds between your horse and you
If you're gonna buy a living creature actually expect to take care of it. There was one time a lady just abandoned her dog with me because she didn't want to take care of it. I loved that dog.
