No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

Say my name wrote: »

I remember years ago calling into a hunt masters yard as a child with my father bringing a mare to a stallion.

Dead horses, cattle, sheep were all skinned and butchered on the farm and the portions fed to the hounds.

In the field beside the yard was pile of bones with heads and legs attached. All piled up with the tractor loader.

Gordon Elliot is a bit older than me and most likely of the hunting fraternity.
The horse to him was probably a good seat.
But it's still a bit senseless by him with the horse still on the gallops.

The photographer and who ever released it knew exactly the type of reaction it would bring.

Just heard on the news he's been temporarily banned from racing horses in the UK.

It's a bad look to be sitting on a dead horse, but hardly a good reason to get banned from racing.
Let people have a look at his yard and see how he is treating the livestock he has and then draw conclusions.
This world has gone mad with sensationalism over screenshots and photos.
The horse is dead and he is sitting on it making a call (maybe calling the knackery to get it removed)
Do these people get as bothered about a live horse getting a bit of whip being ridden hard while alive or indeed sitting on a nice genuine leather recliner at home?
There are a hell of alot live horses people could get outraged over in this country before they need to start worrying about the dead ones

A grand haze out at dawn and dusk down this way today.reminded me a lot of the South Australian bush in the states South East and the early rises this time last year driving from Mt Gambier to Adelaide for a weekend of R&R. Nothing but black silohuettes of the trees for most of the drive today. A good start to the week for a change this week.

Had a few acres to tidy up with the digger at home that I have been meaning to do with the last few years but never got around to. Let a local young lad at it that used to be spinning around with me in the summer when I was at silage for the local contractor. He would have done small bits on machines but never that much either. Has done a mighty job on it, the place was like the surface of the moon a few days ago and he has all the mootes taken out of it, piles of boulders buried, pulled all the blackthorns growing around the edges of it and is just started grading it now and the bit he has done is like perfect. Said he won't be happy unless he's making bales in it next year. Great to see a fella that interested and knowing he's going to leave it right after him even with a lack of experience. I had to tell him to go home at 8 o clock last night, I'd say he'd still have been there this morning if I didn't.

Base price wrote: »

I doubt I would either but it's not about sitting on a dead horse - it's about sitting astride on a dead horse and imo that's not on.

If we lost an animal here id be like a cnut for 3 days. That photo was an awful kick in the teeth to the owner of thst horse. Shows an awful lack of respect to what puts money in his pocket. I doubt you'd see any of the O'Brien family doing the same.

I've had a busy day and I didn't get a chance to collect the post from the post box until a few mins ago. Good news is that I got a letter stating I'm mortgage free for the second time in my life and it's definitely the last time - I availed of equity release in 2007. It's such comfort to know I'm finally free.

Base price wrote: »

I've had a busy day and I didn't get a chance to collect the post from the post box until a few mins ago. Good news is that I got a letter stating I'm mortgage free for the second time in my life and it's definitely the last time - I availed of equity release in 2007. It's such comfort to know I'm finally free.

Well Done

wrangler wrote: »

I'd be more critical of the photographer for spreading it actually.
I often sat on anything that was near if there was a chance of a good chat on the phone.

who here would sit on a dead animal, have to say I probably would

Hell hath no fury like a lover scorned ... it would seem.

memorystick wrote: »

Is it safe to give copper injection to cattle at turnout or should I leave a week between? I was told that copper can stress the animal for the first few days. I don’t know if it’s true. Thanks

Don't have an answer, but would a bolus be an option?

memorystick wrote: »

I have the bottles bought and will inject at weekend. Bolus not an option as I’m on my own and too many to do. Lazy as well.

Do you inject into the top of the neck using a long needle? I always found that tricky enough.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I see there is another video now of jockey Rob James on a dead horse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgPgMo1vd-k

'Mobile phones, but men in mobile homes.'

What is all the fuss about?? He put one leg over, most of his weight was on the left leg on the ground and the horse was dead?? Five seconds of a mistake In 20+ years of life and the lad is all over the news.
I’ve made plenty of five second poor taste decisions. Remember laughing about something at my dads funeral with my sisters but thankfully no cameras there. There was no disrespect, just one of those things in a time of grief.
If the horse was dragged about, hit or left out in the open for days, then yes that would be disrespectful but not this. Just five seconds of silliness.

Odelay wrote: »

What is all the fuss about?? He put one leg over, most of his weight was on the left leg on the ground and the horse was dead?? Five seconds of a mistake In 20+ years of life and the lad is all over the news.
I’ve made plenty of five second poor taste decisions. Remember laughing about something at my dads funeral with my sisters but thankfully no cameras there. There was no disrespect, just one of those things in a time of grief.
If the horse was dragged about, hit or left out in the open for days, then yes that would be disrespectful but not this. Just five seconds of silliness.

It's gone beyond stupid at this stage.
Total witchhunt.

You could see what Rob was at there. He'd have massive experience with machinery and loaders so was probably just watching the loader man that he was doing everything ok.
Then when he wasn't making much progress with the dead horse. Larked that he'd be quicker riding the horse out himself. That's the way I took it and you could see it in his face when he did it that he thought better of it with those around him.


All these snowflakes will have a total meltdown when they see the next video of the body being skinned.. :pac:

Reggie. wrote: »

Thing is people have nothing better to be doing at the minute only criticising the slightest thing

Any update on who reported you?

whelan2 wrote: »

Any update on who reported you?

Nah I'll hold fire till next winter as I'm guessed it will be business as usual then again

memorystick wrote: »

The people who are offended the most are also the ones who would have campaigned vigorously for abortion. The mind is a very fickle thing.

ah now what wrong with abortion?