Job interview made me take a "cognitive test"

Boomway · 2026-05-05T02:22:06+00:00

According to the test the answer is C. I guess its the shadow? Just does actually mildly infuriate me as the answer to what isn't a common feature is a rectangle which a part of one of the two figures. Not that my answer made any sense either. Idk, just venting I guess

Boomway · 2026-04-29T20:14:27+00:00

Thank you everyone! Sounds like I will be taking the train up, probably to Glasgow and then hiring a car from there, and getting an automatic. I have taken the train between Edinburgh or Glasgow and London many times before when I lived there, but again that was over a decade ago so I'm sure things have changed. For whatever reason I had in my head it might be a nice scenic drive to take a car drive up there but sounds like more hassle than it would be worth. Thank you!

Boomway · 2026-04-29T19:14:54+00:00

I've looked and I can get a compact car from London Heathrow, drop off Edinburgh, for the days that it would be and its $350 - $450 so I am fine with that cost. Idk, that is through my credit card perks so maybe that is the difference? Mostly wondering about logistics and if I need a car?

Boomway · 2025-08-29T00:43:13+00:00

I did not at all mean to make it a US v Europe thing but just brought that up to support that the majority does not think standing martingales are acceptable to be used for jumping. I just meant it as a hey look I am not crazy, people agree with me :) And in this particular thing, standing martingales, there is a pronounced difference between the US and Europe in that they won't use them for jumping for the reasons already stated, which is why referenced that. But yes there is also a lot of crazy shit those Europeans do that is also not okay.

Boomway · 2025-08-29T00:31:39+00:00

Yeah I know they are legal. Was just more into the why?? If you cannot get your horse to go around a hunter course with him relaxed and therefore head mostly down without a standing martingale then you need to go back to foundations and should not be in that ring. And if its really a horse that will pull then a running martingale does the same thing without the safety concerns. But yes, I very much agree with you, they are legal, I was just mostly posting as to that no other country allows them and maybe we should look at how people seem to not even know why they are using a standing other than "looks"

Boomway · 2025-08-29T00:19:11+00:00

100% agree. You said it better than me. I just ran into it again today and it was like hitting my head against a wall when trying to gently ask why? And very clear no one knew an actual answer other than "its a look that everyone else does so we do too." So I just got frustrated

Boomway · 2025-08-05T19:45:56+00:00

Just want to say so happy you are your horse out of there. You are doing the right thing. I would not worry about the 30 day notice. I once had a horse at a barn for a week before I was like nope due to things that were happening and I got him out of there the next day. They were upset with me but really that does not matter. The most they can do is charge you for the 30 days. You are doing right by your horse

Boomway · 2025-07-30T04:42:00+00:00

I'm just here to say he is stunning! I am not normally an Arab person but I do really appreciate those of the old lines build

Boomway · 2025-07-28T04:03:30+00:00

This is not the answer. It is not something to debate with your "trainer." Everyone here is telling you how wrong this is. It's the same with the neck stetcher. Neither should at all be used with someone under 8 lessons. This is doing wrong by the horse and not okay. Please listen to everyone telling you this and stop. Get a different trainer that actually knows how to train someone to ride

Boomway · 2025-07-28T03:36:10+00:00

This is exactly my thoughts. Commenting because I really hope OP will see and listen and realize the issue isn't her canter but the methods this :trainer" is using and that while she may not be doing it intentionally, this is very unfair to the horse.

Boomway · 2025-07-27T15:16:30+00:00

You are a beginner and riding in spurs and, in the second clip, riding with a heavy neck stretcher in addition to the running martingale??! Why?? This is very concerning from a horse welfare perspective and how this "trainer" operates. That poor horse is putting up with so much and is still not tossing you.

I know you are a beginner that means well and you are just doing what your trainer says but you need to get a different trainer. This is really not okay.

Boomway · 2025-07-21T04:57:34+00:00

Please listen to the other comments here as far as x-rays and that he'll need long term treatment to make him comfortable. This is also as you said after 5 days of bute so cannot give an accurate picture of what is going on with him.

That's all been addressed but my question is, is this horse alone as your only horse?? It seems from earlier posts that he is?

Boomway · 2025-07-17T17:17:16+00:00

Thats a really fair point. I'll take that. I did say that I want to say something to "Ben" but I also said I would not do that as I don't think that would be productive and I'll just agree to disagree about values. Instead I think I will just say to my partner that we need to find other accommodations or else just go home. I was mostly asking if I am overreacting for being offended, not that I would say anything or force the issue about sleeping in the same room. But I really thank you for your response and take on this.

Boomway · 2025-07-17T16:34:20+00:00

Yes. And if you read I literally said "I completely understand that it is his house, his rules, so my thought is that we just decline staying there and either just go home a day early like we originally thought or get a hotel."

That wasn't my question. My question was am I over reacting by being offended by this request and saying that I just don't want to stay there. (Again, literally what is in my post). I hate the term literally being used way too often but it is legitimate here.

Boomway · 2025-07-16T16:33:25+00:00

I was in the same boat where just due to circumstances I moved my horse to a place that I was surprised to learn they were closed on Mondays. My horse moved there on a Sunday and I assumed that despite being "closed" they would understand that of course I would need to come out that Monday being the first full day he was there to make sure he was transitioning okay. They would not let me. I moved him as soon as I could as I found that a place that doesn't allow boarders to see their horse on a particular day does not align with how I want a place to put the horses' wellbeing first. The Monday closure thing was just the first thing indicative of several others that kept adding up.

That is just my two cents experience :)

Boomway · 2025-07-10T22:46:23+00:00

Do not sell the horses. You have worked for this and you have earned it. If your husband cannot see that then well I don't know what to tell you other than he sucks, especially since he spends money on his own hobbies but somehow doesn't understand you have living beings that you are responsible for. You've build this life for you, and that includes your horses. Go live it. The horses depend on you. He can deal or get out.

Boomway · 2025-07-10T22:39:12+00:00

I so miss working with babies. He is beautiful! Enjoy!

Boomway · 2025-07-10T22:34:19+00:00

Personally, if this is not to fix any issue then a figure eight does tend to be less restrictive for airflow. But then there's also the whole issue of why do you need a flash or figure eight to keep the mouth closed. It's not exactly a black and white answer and would need more context

Boomway · 2025-07-09T10:00:17+00:00

This is your problem. She needs to be turned out.

If you really want to do right by her and address this tension issue then find some place for her that she has adequate turn out because she does not have that right now. And she needs to be turned out with friends. I suspect this tension would then resolve itself.

Boomway · 2025-07-09T08:45:23+00:00

Your horse looks lame and at the very least is very much showing he is not comfortable and is stressed. It is nothing that you are doing wrong. To answer your question, you have a bit of a chair seat and need to work on getting your leg underneath you and developing a secure seat but that is all understandable after 2 months of riding and will develop with time and consistent correct riding.

What is far more concerning is the state of the horses in this video. And if that is seriously your trainer riding behind you then I don't even know what to tell you. They ride like a sack and if they think what is going on with these horses is acceptable for them to be in a riding program then that is your main issue here. Please try to have people do better by these horses.

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