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Just curious-anyone else have horses/ride?

29 replies

catj · 23/06/2006 09:03

Just wondering really!

I've got three ponies. A 13hh Fell,11.3hh New Forest and 13.3hh native cross (don't know exact breeding as she came from a market 14yrs ago)

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KBear · 23/06/2006 20:28

No but I wish.

Enid · 23/06/2006 20:30

no but we look after one (dd1 is obsessed)

he is a shetland and a little b*stard

would love a Fell

JoolsToo · 23/06/2006 20:32

no they're bloody big buggers

robinpud · 23/06/2006 20:55

no, we just fork out a bloody fortune each Saturday.
There is no way I am ever going to know one end of a horse from another so wonder where we are going with this for dd. Other mummies seem to know what to do and have tanks capable of towing a horse box.

mckenzie · 23/06/2006 21:01

used to have one, got him when I was 18. 14.3hh part Arab, beautiful bay. He's still kept at the same yard and I have an open invite to ride him if I wish but for some reason, I've never accepted the invite.

Bradsmum · 23/06/2006 21:05

I used to - before I got married and had ds. 16.2 hunter (although I didn't hunt). Really miss him and riding - should get back to it but don't seem to be able to make the time.

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catj · 23/06/2006 21:07

Robinpud-if its any consolation I didn't start until I was 11 and I had to wait until I was 21 before I got my own pony (still have her now).

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mckenzie · 23/06/2006 21:17

I had a similar wait Catj, started when I was 5 and got my horse when I was 18. He was even cited in the divorce from my first husband!

miggy · 23/06/2006 21:35

yep-have a 14h appaloosa that I ride, a 13h welsh cross and an 11h welsh pony that kids ride, oh and a useless miniature shetland thing!

MrsJohnCusack · 23/06/2006 21:38

at all the horsiness here

must get into riding again (when thinner and don't feel so mean to the horse!)

Mascaraohara · 23/06/2006 21:42

Used to, must get back into it. I started riding at 4 (was tall) dd 4 next week and tall... hmmmm...

Pixel · 23/06/2006 21:49

Miggy, I had a 14hh appaloosa! I lost him in November after 23 years . I also have a shetland on loan atm for the children. She is adorable though and very useful as she rides and drives. My ds is autistic and doesn't walk well, is non-verbal, can't ride a bike etc. It just thrills me that he enjoys riding the pony although he is a bit over-confident so he may be in for a shock soon!

I am saving up for a new pony for me but it is slow going. I'm just getting back into riding on my sister's new beloved, a 14hh welsh D who is already part of the family. I'm very nervous though!

elastamum · 23/06/2006 21:57

I have a 23 yr old Thouroughbred who is lame and a 6 yr old warmblood that I bought unbroken 2 years ago. I nearly gave up when my old horse went lame but my husband suggested that we get another as I loved riding so much. We also own a scurry driving pony that is competing with friends of mine

anteater · 23/06/2006 22:15

2 welsh, 2 dartmoor and 2 TB/warmblood [gulp icon]
Have sold one of the horses but he is yet to be picked up. Have had him for 12 years so it will be a sad day..
The other horse is a great incentive for top girl to come and muck out and clean tack!

JoolsToo · 24/06/2006 16:46

anteater!!!! tch! tch!

Itsthawooluff · 24/06/2006 16:54

A thoroughbred (28, and mad as a box of frogs), a Dutch warmblood (only 19, but with crappy legs), and the ponies, one Welsh Section A (the sweetie), and a British Spotted pony (who loves my daughter to bits, but hates me - and its me who feeds her etc etc, the ungrateful baggage)

boredathome · 24/06/2006 20:54

I have old tb mare (35) . lost my other (ex polo ) only 5 weeks ago and my TB on her way out with broken heart. I have had her for 25 years.

Much as I love horses its a bit shit at the moment

pedilia · 24/06/2006 21:03

I have four. 17hh 5yr TB, 16hh 8yr TB X quarter horse,15.2 15 yr TB and a shettie

Just found out I am expecting number 3 so all are being looked after at my friends yard for time being

Pixel · 24/06/2006 22:04

Boredathome

We thought we would lose our old boy when the other two went very close together (they were both in their 30s). He became almost impossible to handle, box-walked all night and was dripping with sweat each morning, wouldn't eat. It was terrible. However, we moved him to a new place where he could just be turned out with a shetland for company and he settled right down. He was back to his old sunny self and looked fantastic. He was 25 then too and had another 3 very happy years before he went completely blind.

I really hope your mare will be ok too. If there's one thing I know about horse-ownership, it's that they can always surprise you!

miggy · 24/06/2006 22:35

pixel-funny you had a little appaloosa too. I bought mine for my son to ride as supposed to be a novice ride etc, as usual turned out to be a complete fruit loop but a sweetie, so I kept her for me.
The best thing about kids riding is weight loss , I have lost a good half a stone since mine all started riding on a regular basis! Either walking/running round a school or along bridleways. Am so much fitter than I used to be as well (know as can run furthur to keep up with trots!)
I do think you get more nervous after having kids, Im a real nervous nelly now (never was the bravest tbh). Its the worry of what would happen if I broke my leg and couldnt drive or something!

mckenzie · 25/06/2006 09:21

deepest sympathy Boredathome . It was hard enough letting my DHR (that's a new one for Dear Horse) go to his new home so I can only begin to imagine how you feel.

Pixel · 25/06/2006 21:35

Yes Miggy you're exactly right. Apart from my own instinct for self-preservation, having kids does make a huge difference. My dh doesn't drive and my ds needs a lot of hands-on looking after so I really can't afford to be out of action. Also, a mum at my dd's school recently had a fall from her pony after it was frightened by motorbikes and she is now paralysed. She has four children.

Can't bring myself to give up all together though so will just try to minimise the risks by finding the most bombproof pony possible. Anyone want to put one on loan with a view to buy, by any chance?! .

pedilia · 25/06/2006 21:45

what sort of horse are you looking for Pixel? And where are you ?

Pixel · 26/06/2006 01:28

Hi, I'm in Portslade which is on the outskirts of Brighton. I'm looking for a nice native type (gelding pref) of about 14hh to share with my mum. The most important thing to us is temperment and unflappability! We are both experienced riders and have done showing/long distance riding etc but that all seems a very long time ago now and as my mum says, she may not bounce so well nowadays! Also, we want it to be a real family pony, safe enough for children (including my disabled son when he outgrows the shetland)and able to stand a lot of love! It would also hopefully be a calming influence on my sister's rather lively (but beautiful) Welsh Cob as we would be riding out together on the roads and Downs.

We rent a lovely big field with a new shelter, no barbed wire and very little mud.

boredathome · 26/06/2006 13:10

thanks for your words pixel and mckenzie..it is a very hard decision to make..I moved her to my friends after my other horse went so she wasn't alone..she is ok at mo but she has def gone downhill since she lost her friend(they used to graze nose to nose all day).she is on bute but is still very stif and sore.

I don't want to leave her till she is critical but equally don't want to do it too early.