Why ??? would someone do this ...

sugarpuff · Post by **sugarpuff** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 6:51 pm

Horse onesie

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 7:21 pm

sugarpuff;1469060 wrote: Horse onesie

They are quite common In British horse racing Sugarpuff. Every day on every course, one horse will win ' best turned out horse'... It's recognition of the race horse groom who prepares the horse. I think It started there just as a joke. One horse turned up to race one day wearing a Onesie and I believe It was the one In your photograph... It then very quickly became a fad with race horse grooms attempting to out do each other In the Onesie stakes. Here's some more.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=race+ ... d=0CCMQsAQ

Fuzzy · Post by **Fuzzy** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:50 am

Well, I can't see much wrong with it. I don't have a onesie, but some people and horses like them. I can even picture John Wayne riding into Dodge City on a horse wearing one and not a single cow puncher giggling or even smiling, unless John was wearing a onesie instead of the mount.

After all that, I will get one for myself. Not the same design though.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:19 am

Fuzzy;1469069 wrote: Well, I can't see much wrong with it. I don't have a onesie, but some people and horses like them. I can even picture John Wayne riding into Dodge City on a horse wearing one and not a single cow puncher giggling or even smiling, unless John was wearing a onesie instead of the mount.

After all that, I will get one for myself. Not the same design though.

My pal had one made for her horse ' Ginge '... It was a shocking pink colour.. :wah:

AnneBoleyn · Post by **AnneBoleyn** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:58 am

If it doesn't bother the horse it doesn't bother me. Humans get bored with everyday life & we find ways to amuse ourselves.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:34 am

AnneBoleyn;1469081 wrote: If it doesn't bother the horse it doesn't bother me. Humans get bored with everyday life & we find ways to amuse ourselves. Exactly !!!

Another trend that started on British race courses was the blanket.... After each big race, the horse enters the unsaddling enclosure and had Irons and saddle etc removed and then a blanket put on him usually stating the name of the race where he's then paraded. Trainers started adding a slogan on the blankets preempting their horse win. The funniest I saw was one day about 3 years ago... the winner had his blanket put on as usual but as the horse turned around, on the other side were the words ' ha pissed that '

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:45 am

You can see these every year at the Pantomime.