What's your pet peeve???

[RJRMINIS]

Ok, this is pretty minor, but it is a pet peeve of mine -when people refer to their PINTO miniature horses as PAINTS.

I have to laugh, as I had to learn coming from the BIG horse world into minis, that it was pinto....When you have big Paint horses, it was a no no to call them a pinto, and vice versa in the miniatures.... but alot of people still call them paints, because that is how they know to describe them...I have a friend that is getting into miniatures and she still calls them paints, and I always tell her in minis it is always pinto....lol

My pet peeves:

Backstabbers...people who use things you say against you, or take things you say out of context and turn it around on you. Especially if you had trust in that person.

People who constantly ask you for your advice, but never take it! (Why keep asking for other advice if you never want to try what they advise?)

People who email for more info on your animals, and you reply with the info and pics, and they never respond to let you know they got the pics or anything.

 

[AppyLover2]

Since someone mentioned lose vs loose I'll point out using "ext" when they mean etc and "threw" instead of through. Little things but I almost cringe when I see them.

Another thing is when there is discussion of differing opinions on a thread then someone comes on and expresses their opinion in a way that almost shouts "here's my opinion; end of topic".

As far as asking advice is concerned, I've never felt someone should take mine just because they ask for it. I figure they're just asking for an opinion - not actual advice.

 

[Minimor]

Oh, that was the other one I meant to mention--etc rather than ect or ext...the real word is etcetera and so the abbreviation is etc.

And opinions....it's funny, but more than a little annoying, when someone (and there are plenty like this) takes the attitude of "everyone is entitled to their opinion, but in this case your opinion is WRONG and therefore you aren't entitled to express it!"

I don't care if someone asks my advice and then doesn't take it....but it is a pet peeve at work when someone asks how something should be done, then apparently don't believe that the answer I give is right because they march off and ask the same question of 3 other people.....then the next day the same situation comes up and it's pointed out to them how they should have dealt with the document...and they say "No one ever told me that"

 

[~Dan]

My pet peeve (not really sure if it counts) but really snippy show people. Not saying evryones like this, but some are, and they just cant stand to loose (not sure correct form of it) I know some Llama people that are like this, and just uhh, they get on my nerves, any way there are some intersting ones on here

 

[MBennettp]

I think my biggest pet peeve is people who think that you should not breed a horse unless it has a show record and that having a show record is the most important thing that there is and if you aren't going to show it, geld it.

Some people choose not to show, that doesn't mean that their horses are not quality. There are a lot of really nice, well bred horses out there that have never seen a show ring.

 

[MinisOutWest]

When people say they are going to buy a horse and once they recieve a contract- DON'T,

expect shipping 1200 miles for free,

want 100 a month payments on an expensive horse, so payments will be for the next 3 years,

want you to pay for all the feed, vet, farrier, etc bills while the horse stays here during that time until they have it shipped(6+ months later).

If you dont have the money or intensions, don't bother!

If I am looking at a horse, I am up front right at the beginning, tell the person what I can afford for the entire horse/bills/transportation, etc.

I hate people wasting my time and I do not waste the time of others. The ending story comes out a lot happier if people are honest with themselves and with me.

 

[Sterling]

Ok...before I continue reading this thread and forget a couple of pet peeves that have come to mind. One of them would be people who don't recirpicate your greeting....for instance when you're out in public and say "hi" or "hello" to someone and they just lower their heads or turn them the other way......did'nt their mommas teach them any manners?

#2 would probably be some one who talks over you in a conversation. For example...I had a lady from Craig's List come by the other day and we started chatting....she'd ask me a question about my dog and such and even before I got two words out she was already talking. I gave up, stood there listening to her ramble on and did'nt say a hoot. I think she got the message ...she left soon after that.

Oh...I don't know if this could be considered a pet peeve...I think it's more of a big deal than a peeve.....but I don't tolerate liars.

Had to come back and add one more. When someone refers to their horse's sire as being "out of" when it's actually "by". The baby is "out of" the mare and "by" the stallion people!

 

[AppyLover2]

OK, since I've been scrolling through the different forums and noticed it again, I'll add another one. It's when someone takes the time to post something (it's pretty obvious it's something they wanted to share) and the topic has a lot of views, but nobody (or 1 in 20 people) bothers to spend the few seconds it would take to make a response....preferably a positive one. It's sorta like when someone sends you an e-mail....you may not be particularly crazy about what they sent - but you know they thought of you when they sent it. A polite acknowledgement certainly wouldn't rob anyone of their whole day and just might mean quite a lot to the person who bothered to post it in the first place. Earlier someone said they were peeved when someone replies to every post whether they had anything to say or not....to me that's not a bad thing....it's an acknowledgement that their post mattered enough to say something.

Another one is the term "pet quality". I'm really glad I haven't seen it used a whole lot lately. To me it's a totally derogatory term for a horse - one that may very well be much loved. I doubt that any of my 3 are show quality and since I don't show I couldn't care less that they aren't.

 

[RockRiverTiff]

I try not to dwell too much on pet peeves because they make me grumpy (and who needs that), but as far as horses go mine's kind of the opposite of Riverdance's. I'm not early 20's but I am 20-something (and a bit baby faced which doesn't help). I sure don't know everything about the horses, but I have been working and learning with our minis my entire life. I've been beaten into submission by older, smarter people so you can bet I give my elders their due, but if you just got your first horse last week I don't care if you're three times my age--please don't talk down to me, especially when YOU asked ME for help in the first place.

Example: Some dingbat in the area is selling minis for $50 at garage sales and when their buyers realize they're in over their heads they've been calling us. They're perfectly happy to take my advice over the phone (and to use the vets and farriers I've recommended), and a couple times I've had them out to the farm to show them our set up or demonstrate one thing or another. These people are so green that some have never even heard of worming their horses and one didn't know their hooves have to be trimmed. Yet they show up at the farm, see me, puff out their chest, and start telling me how things should be done. The funny thing is sometimes they'll try to get someone else (one of the farm workers or Joyce usually) into a conversation, and of course they're always referred back to me. I'd probably get more respect wearing a gorilla costume.

And one non-horsey pet peeve--Wal-Mart greeters. If that's not an oxymoron I don't know what is. Maybe it's just our area Wal-Mart, but upon entering I'm usually "greeted" with a big scowl. I've tried initiating the greeting myself, but it seems to confuse or irritate them more. A passive smile or wave would do.

 

[Riverdance]

I try not to dwell too much on pet peeves because they make me grumpy (and who needs that), but as far as horses go mine's kind of the opposite of Riverdance's. I'm not early 20's but I am 20-something (and a bit baby faced which doesn't help). I sure don't know everything about the horses, but I have been working and learning with our minis my entire life. I've been beaten into submission by older, smarter people so you can bet I give my elders their due, but if you just got your first horse last week I don't care if you're three times my age--please don't talk down to me, especially when YOU asked ME for help in the first place.
Example: Some dingbat in the area is selling minis for $50 at garage sales and when their buyers realize they're in over their heads they've been calling us. They're perfectly happy to take my advice over the phone (and to use the vets and farriers I've recommended), and a couple times I've had them out to the farm to show them our set up or demonstrate one thing or another. These people are so green that some have never even heard of worming their horses and one didn't know their hooves have to be trimmed. Yet they show up at the farm, see me, puff out their chest, and start telling me how things should be done. The funny thing is sometimes they'll try to get someone else (one of the farm workers or Joyce usually) into a conversation, and of course they're always referred back to me. I'd probably get more respect wearing a gorilla costume.

And one non-horsey pet peeve--Wal-Mart greeters. If that's not an oxymoron I don't know what is. Maybe it's just our area Wal-Mart, but upon entering I'm usually "greeted" with a big scowl. I've tried initiating the greeting myself, but it seems to confuse or irritate them more. A passive smile or wave would do.

I am not putting down all 20 year olds. My youngest daughter just turned 30 and she has learned over the years to ask questions as she does not know everything. My oldest daughter is almost 33 and she still knows everything

There are many people in their 20's who do know quite a bit and I would never talk down to anyone, and I respect their knowledge. There are just some that seem to know everything, no matter what. They are always spouting verbage from books and their recent education and will contradict everyone, as they know it all.

And yes, it is something, as I said before, that happens with older people too, Just not as much as with younger people. I guess I should say that not everyone knows everything, there is always room to learn more, even if one has been at something for many many years.

I have just spent the last few days with my early 20's Nieces and nephew. So you can see where I am coming from. I need a vacation from my vacation.

 

[Marty]

I have a list a mile long and it really depends on which way I wake up in the morning, but you know what?

Life is so short people to sweat the small stuff. I try really hard now not to let stupid things and stupid people that don't really effect my life bug me too much at all. Why dwell on little insignificant things? Its the big things that I hope I can help change or fix that really matter I will take to task. Most people are beautiful inside if you bother to look hard enough past the gruff exterior.

 

[RockRiverTiff]

Sue I have the utmost respect for you and your opinion! I didn't mention your post because I had any issue with it but because I thought it was ironic that I'm dealing with the exact opposite of it. I think you're right--that society as a whole has become very self-important, and that it's most obvious in the younger generations (including my own). My 30-something sister is like that, and it's so irritating that it makes me paranoid about how I come off to other people.

 

[baybrianna]

my pet peeve would be dogs with muddy feet.

bri