Superscooper New Zealand

26/08/2024

Good visual....

25/08/2024

This weekend's effort, a moon gate to hang things on as an obstacle in the paddock 🐎🐎

21/08/2024

How's your back holding up to pushing a wheelbarrow through the mud?
We can help with that
Contact us to order your new Super Scooper.

19/08/2024

Very well explained. 😊

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/jZZ69CaAgxbhfQJd/?mibextid=oFDknk

17/08/2024

Are you hoping for a Super Scooper for this summer?

If you order now you can lock in the price of $1570.00 (this includes freight in the North Island and GST). If you pre-arrange to pick up you new Super Scooper at Equifest we can even offer you a $100.00 discount.

Take advantage of our layby option, simply divide the above price by the number of weeks until you want your new Super Scooper and you will know how much your weekly layby payment will be. :)

The SuperScooper saves you TIME. We only get so much time in our lives, why waste it in a pasture ma

12/08/2024

Would be great if car drivers learned that horses are legally allowed on the road in New Zealand. 😊

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/R8UQqTNebMJhrYsv/?mibextid=UalRPS

11/08/2024

Copied from overseas but very relevant in New Zealand

*** DRIVERS: PLEASE, PLEASE WASTE 30 SECONDS OF YOUR DAY and SLOW DOWN FOR HORSES ***

I hacked Alfred out this morning. He is only 5 years old, and he has taken a while to not panic when larger vans and lorries come past him. Every single vehicle today, big and small, bar ONE, was outstanding! This one driver was a local “horsey” family, well known for never slowing down for horses, who now seem to be into tarmac driveways. There’s zero point naming him/them as they won’t change until they kill a horse and/or rider, and probably not even then.

So, I thought I’d write a post for non-horsey people, on why it’s so important to slow down for horses on the road. About two weeks ago, a really lovely female driver stopped to ask me at what speed she should go past a horse and rider, so I’m hopeful that some drivers who don’t slow down, simply don’t know why, or at what speed they should go past a horse out on the roads.

Firstly, every horse is different. It’s really important to take advice from the rider on to how quickly to pass them, or whether to just stop for ten seconds. You can’t see what’s behind walls and hedges, and the rider may need you to stop if they are about to pass some sheep behind a hedge, or a lawn mower, for example. However well educated a horse is, they will always be a prey species, so should always retain their natural survival instinct to move very quickly away from what they perceive to be imminent danger. They are likely to only shoot sideways a step or two, but that could be straight in front of your car. The rider will likely have picked up on the horse’s fear, and by following his or her instructions to just stop your vehicle for two seconds, everyone stays safe.

Horse riders do not ask drivers to slow down or stop, because we are pompous a**eholes. We may indeed be pompous a**eholes, but that’s not why we are asking drivers to slow down or stop. We are doing it because we don’t want to cause a fatal accident.

Young horses need to get used to traffic. If vehicles constantly shoot past a young horse, they will be terrified of traffic for the rest of their lives. The ONLY way to get a horse safe on the roads, is to expose him/her to the roads. My aim with young horses, is to give them time to assess the vehicle they are about to pass. If that horse needs that big lorry to stop for a minute, whilst he assesses that the big lorry is safe to go past, then unfortunately that needs to happen. If the lorry continues to move past that horse, and the horse panics, whips round, and bolts in the opposite direction, then not only will the driver be held up for far longer, but that horse may either slip over in the road, or need five minutes to pass the next lorry. Yes, it’s extremely frustrating to be held up on the roads by a horse rider, but a minute or two really won’t change your life.

I thought I’d clear up some common misconceptions, too.

1. Yes, horse riders have as much right as cars to be on the road.
2. The Highway Code states to pass horses at 10mph. Therefore screaming out of your car window that you were “doing 30”, when asked to go slower, isn’t a valid argument.
3. We don’t want to ride on roads, and we don’t enjoy riding on roads. It’s unfortunately a necessity to get to quiet country lanes and bridleways.
4. We can’t just “ride in fields”. As much as we’d all like to chop off padlocks to all of the local fields, and use them, the farmers would get a tad unhappy.
5. We don’t clear up our horses’ poo, because it’s a very safe waste product. Human excrement is used as a fertiliser for many of the food that you eat. I know whose excrement I’d prefer on my tomatoes.
6. Horses have to be introduced to traffic in order to get used to traffic; they weren’t born knowing that cars weren’t going to kill them, or drive into them. In fact, they are right to be scared of fast moving vehicles, until they are older and experienced on the roads.
7. We pretty much all own cars, and many of us also own horse lorries, so yes, we do pay as much road tax as you.
8. If we ask you to slow down, please slow down. It is for your safety, as well as our own.
9. It is actually a lovely, brief, interaction when a vehicle is considerate to a horse, and stops if asked. The rider smiles and thanks the driver, and the driver smiles back. The horse is also happy, and has had a good experience.

Slowing for a horse may take as little as twenty seconds out of your day, but it may save that horse and rider’s life.

My final point is to also ask all RIDERS to always thank drivers, IF they slow down. There is nothing worse, even as a horsey person, to slow right down for a rider, and be given a blank stare. If you can’t take your hands off the reins, then a smile/nod/mouthed “thank you”, is fine!

Please share, especially with non horsey friends/groups!

Photo of wonderful Alfred today, after his hack. This was his first hack without a person on foot, since I injured my pelvis over 4 months ago!

10/08/2024

That about sums it up 😁🐎🐎

07/08/2024

10 weeks until Equifest
Contact us to put your new Super Scooper on layby, approximately $150.00 per week to collect from Equifest in Taupo this October. 👍😊

03/08/2024

Nice to see Chewie lying down and Edison standing guard, usually it's the other way around 🐎🐎

31/07/2024

Does your horse insist on regular spa days?
Are you sure it's all mud, not manure?
We can help you work out the contents of the spa roll, contact us to get your new Super Scooper, and be confident it's mud 😁

31/07/2024

Simple steps to follow. :)

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/JhfcnqH78nnpNpBn/?mibextid=J7ZoRX

28/07/2024

Less than a week, repaired on Tuesday, horse bathed and reruged on Wednesday, ripped on Sunday 😔😪🤤

24/07/2024

What are you getting your horse for Christmas?
How about a Super Scooper?
We can make it easy with our layby option, (this means we invoice you now, you pay what you can when you can, when your invoice is paid we'll ship your Super Scooper to you) to get your new Super Scooper in time for Christmas if you order this week you'll have 20 weeks to pay 😁

22/07/2024

A Super Scooper can make this an easier job. ❤️😊

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/bcRio6pz2ahXnW4k/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Many of us consider poo picking to be a bit of a ‘necessary evil’ when we own a horse. We remove manure mainly to help manage the worm burden of our horses but did you know that there are several other benefits too?

It improves grazing quality. Piles of manure, if left, will starve the grass underneath of air & light which leaves bald patches of ground. These patches are ideal for ragwort to grow in. The better the pasture, the more difficult it is for ragwort to grow.

- Manure attracts flies so if you remove it, that means less flies hanging around to irritate and bite your horse.

- Manure contains phosphorus and nitrogen which can run off the pasture and into the local watercourse which impacts the balance between aquatic weeds and aquatic life. Composted manure does not present such a problem as the nutrients become more stable during the composting process so are less likely to leach away.

- It helps keep us fit! Walking, bending, stretching is all good exercise for us!

So all that poo picking is definitely worth it – it’s good for our horses, our pasture and us too!

17/07/2024

Too cold outside?
Turn a 2 hour job into a 20 minute job
Contact us to order your new Super Scooper. 👍😊

14/07/2024

The fruits of our latest project 😁 a moon gate
Now to decide if I need one in the horse area to hang things off to ride under 🤔

10/07/2024

14 weeks until Equifest
Contact us to put your new Super Scooper on layby, approximately $100.00 per week to collect from Equifest in Taupo this October. 👍😊

08/07/2024

Great advice from An Old Farmer
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight, and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled.
Meanness doesn't just happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You can not unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about isn't going to happen anyway.
Don’t judge people by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life… Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
Don‘t interfere with something that isn't bothering you.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every morning.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
Letting the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around..
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.
Most times, it just gets down to common sense.

06/07/2024

How to stay visible on a wet Waikato road ride 🐎🐎

03/07/2024

To make it easier get a Super Scooper for Christmas, order now using our layby option, (this means we invoice you now, you pay what you can when you can, when your invoice is paid we'll ship your Super Scooper to you) to get your new Super Scooper in time for Christmas if you order this week you'll have 23 weeks to pay 😁

28/06/2024

Lovley morning for a nap 🐎🐎

26/06/2024

Did you know that Super Scoopers are also yard trailers?
Contact us to order your new Super Scooper. 👍😊

24/06/2024

Awesome video of why an independent seat is so important. 😊

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/zQ5oKGsgTM8wnZaL/?mibextid=0VwfS7

19/06/2024

To make it easier get a Super Scooper for Christmas, order now using our layby option, (this means we invoice you now, you pay what you can when you can, when your invoice is paid we'll ship your Super Scooper to you) to get your new Super Scooper in time for Christmas if you order this week you'll have 25 weeks to pay 😁

17/06/2024

Awesome information from a gentleman who's obviously been around horses a long while. 😊

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/pkWubKPbjryaCqSP/?mibextid=0VwfS7

15/06/2024

We have progress 😁😁😁