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I'm not on I'gram either but when you click on the OPs image just use the 'x' to close the initial log-in box and you can see the video.

Very funny and very true. Thanks for posting.

Rang a bell with me as my OH graduated from never having anything to do with animals apart from a domestic cat when he was young to being able to look after up to 8 horses including my pony stallion when I was away e.g. at Blenheim for all 4 days; building me a pony club sized 2ft ish XC course; tending my sheep and poultry flock; and driving the tractor as well as fitting electric fence insulators!

After retiring from his office job after over 40 years he now helps my farmer friend, drives tractor and farm machinery, helps tend cows and sheep (used to be pigs there as well) and fills in looking after 2 horses on the farm. He loves his 2nd career and it's keeping him away from spending 12 hours a day on his computer just programming for his own interest (he was a senior software engineer)
 
My top thought was that I prefer the screw-in way of attaching them. A tug on the wire means loose nails in the field. With screws, the insulators themselves break but the screws tend to stay safely in the post.

My BF had no idea what dating a horsewoman would involve. Happily, he has adapted well :D
 
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Red-1 said:
My top thought was that I prefer the screw in way of attaching them. A tug on the wire means loose nails in the field. With screws, the insulators themselves break but the se=crews tent to stay safely in the post.
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Which to me says not only will OH end up fixing fences in the rain, their efforts will be criticised
 
criso said:
Which to me says not only will OH end up fixing fences in the rain, their efforts will be criticised
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LOL, I have only ever had 3 adult boyfriends/husband in my life and all have thrown themselves into the equestrian life with gusto. Two have ended up competing, and my boyfriend of 2 years gallops the stubble, trims feet, mends fences etc etc, but is more of a ride to the pub man than a competing type. Even my 4th relationship, which was when I was at school, had a go at riding but we were young and had O levels looming, so riding wasn't such a big thing.

Only one had ever sat on a horse before.

I prefer to explain what I need rather then let them do it wrong and then criticise. I have been lucky to have 4 novices, so my way is what they learn from the start. I work by encouraging and enjoying, so no pressure.

I have long term relationships that seem healthy enough (fingers crossed - the current boyfriend came to me after 33 happy years with Mr Red - husband - until he suddenly and unexpectedly died of heart failure, and my BF and I met quite soon - after 6 months - so I have some backlash of grief I'm still working through)

Maybe they are happy to learn about horses and enjoy time with them because I explain what I want, rather than criticise afterwards.
 
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reynold said:
I'm not on I'gram either but when you click on the OPs image just use the 'x' to close the initial log-in box and you can see the video.

Very funny and very true. Thanks for posting.

Rang a bell with me as my OH graduated from never having anything to do with animals apart from a domestic cat when he was young to being able to look after up to 8 horses including my pony stallion when I was away e.g. at Blenheim for all 4 days; building me a pony club sized 2ft ish XC course; tending my sheep and poultry flock; and driving the tractor as well as fitting electric fence insulators!

After retiring from his office job after over 40 years he now helps my farmer friend, drives tractor and farm machinery, helps tend cows and sheep (used to be pigs there as well) and fills in looking after 2 horses on the farm. He loves his 2nd career and it's keeping him away from spending 12 hours a day on his computer just programming for his own interest (he was a senior software engineer)
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Unfortunately there is no x to close it on mine, just to log in with a previous account that I closed as did away with it as well as twitter/x last year.
 
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