Anyone successfully introduced their DH / DP to horse riding?

[Moviestar1979]

Hoping to persuade my DP to come on a horse riding holiday with me (also see my other post re UK riding holidays).

He is sporty, fit, loves the outdoors, loves all animals, has no fear, lives snowboarding, mountain biking etc

Anyone else had any success getting othe halves on a horse?

[HullyEastergully]

I wouldn't say "successfully," but yes. He does it despite his great fear and discomfort...

[Moviestar1979]

Ps think I would get him a couple of lessons before the holiday :o

[50BalesOfHay]

Yes, DH had ridden once as a twenty year old. When I got back into it he had a couple of lessons. He now has his own horse and we have lovely rides together (pub ride is his favourite, pics on my profile)

[Pixel]

No, failed miserably there . He agreed to come for an hour's trek on holiday once (it was before we were married, I think he was trying to impress me ) he wore some rather tight jeans, despite me saying "are you sure you will be comfy in those?" and the pony kept eating fronds of bracken over the edge of a very narrow and high bridleway, known locally as 'Cat's scramble'. So that was that. Luckily he provided me with a ds who loves riding!

[N0tinmylife]

Nope, mine has absolutely zero interest in horses. I have been riding on holiday several times while he goes off and does other things, but I think an actual riding holiday would be pushing it! That said, I like it that way, he would only get in the way down the stables, and we couldn't afford for both of us to have a horse

[DolomitesDonkey]

Yes. In fact when we first met he said he wanted to try and I led him on a hack. However it was a further 3 years before he took lessons - when he found a cowboy, rather than a breeches-clad dressage rider! ;)

Well worth converting him, he can go and rug-check when it's snowing. Although beware if he gets the bug, he'll spend all your spare cash on tack!

[Pixel]

Mine can't even go and rug check as he doesn't drive. He can however look after ds so I don't have to drag him out in the cold with me so I suppose he still has his uses [bgrin].
(sorry, had to try out the little scotsman!)

[Itsnotahoover]

Hmmm my ex decided he wanted to ride, had a couple of lessons and then went out randomly one day, without consulting me, and bought himself a bloody great horse! It was a proper "bargain" - 16.2hh ID x TB, 8 years old according to the passport, and not long over from Ireland. Bit underweight but he felt sorry for him and handed over £400.

Said horse was a nutter, totally unsuitable for a novice (well actually totally unsuitable for any sane human being!) and, as he gained weight and condition, it became glaringly obvious that he was also growing in height! Had the vet out again to check him and was told that he was probably more like 2 or 3 and just had really bad teeth!

Horse finally matured at 17.3hh and was a nightmare to ride as he was just too big and boisterous for me. Ex had by now lost interest so was down to me to school and exercise a horse that wasn't my cup of tea anyway, and that I didn't actually want in the first place, also meaning my lovely, sweet 15.2hh TB wasn't getting a much exercise as she should. Ex flatly refused to sell the horse and it caused huge arguments.

We finally allowed him to go out on permanent loan to someone from the yard who had fallen in love with him and wanted a youngster to event with, and that is where he still is now!

Moral of this story is, don't let him get too into horses and DO NOT let him go horse shopping on his own!!