anyone else have 'encouraging' or non horsey parents.

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mine are not horsey in the slightest god knows how i got into horses. they never come to shows and leave me too it, which is fine!

had to laugh last night though when i was telling my dad that i was going to take the young one hunting....thought id get a reaction - the answer was you'll fall off! i think i was adopted lol
 
Yup, 2 completely non horsey parents though Mum is starting to take an interest, came up to my dressage on Sat and took pics and is coming to my saddle fitting on Wed. Dad is clueless and genuinely asked if I would be at Rio now he has bought me a new horse!!

To be fair I am 28 so my parents don't have to be interested but I love that my mum is :)
 
I don't have horsey parents but they did have horsey friends who get the blame for my love of equines (I was once sat on their ex racer when I was 2 years old).

My Dad is very fond of the grey and is very willing to help me with the horses but he makes his favouritism very clear. ;) Luckily she's sensible enough to be handled by a novice.
 
My parents are completely none horsey, if i so much as suggest buying one my dad is all 'do you know how much itd cost?!'. Well yes actually.... and once when i fell off i laughed my ass off n got back on but mum was up in arms 'thats it! Never again! Your not riding again!' :p yes mum. Whatever you say mum ;)
 
Me, both non horsey but support me as its my hobby/passion. They want me to do well and take me to shows and stuff but cant offer more technical advice as they dont know any thing. Mum asks me if dressage is the stuff with the letters in the arena still but has said she doesnt want to walk any more x courses as they are to big now :D.
 
Me! its great most of the time as i can just do my own thing. but sometimes it would be nice if they understood what the acheivments i had made meant really. But then again i wouldnt want them to be pushy so its ok as it is really!!
 
I wasnt a horsey person until my daughter started to ride 11yrs ago. I had tp become horsey, although o don't ridw myself. The OH on the otherhand is not interested in the slightest other than the fact that it keeps the daughter from hanging about on the streets like most other kids around here
 
My mum is terrified of horses. Dad was a farmer's son and led me round the fields on an old plod for hours and hours when I was small. He doesn't know anything about horses tho really. He was leading a shire for me once, a 19 hander. Lad was quiet as a mouse, but put his head up to look over a hedge. Dad dangling off the leadrope a foot above the ground says 'what do I do now' lol. Both very supportive of me, were hoping I'd stay off motorbikes. I didn't. :D
 
My parents aren't completly non-horsey; my dad can ride well but my mother has only ridden a couple of times. They both love being around the horses at the stables; and are completly up for me having one of my own after i finish my education.
 
Both my parents are non-horsey, and weren't particularly encouraging when I was learning. My mum suddenly started being interested and encouraging when I started thinking about getting my own and is now rather taken with my mare. She bought her a Christmas present (polos) and an easter present (polos). She has even been in her stable and brushed her! Dad still insists on patting noses though........ There is no hope!
 
I have pretty anti-horse parents, growing up in a city I can't imagine I asked for pony lessons so I firmly lay the blame at their door, in wanting me to become a well-rounded young lady , I think they thought I'd grow out if it :)

My mum did look after my horse while my leg was in a cast for 2 months last year bless her, but she hates the smell, HATES mucking out, has 3 sets if marigolds 2 at the yard and one at home 'just in case', but I caught her sneaking S carrots and whispering to him when she thought I wash there so I think she luffs him really!
 
I don't have horsey parents it was my grandpa that go me into horses. My dad just used to pay for everything lol and look interested when I told him how things where going and my mum thought it was great I was riding until I got a bit older and rode anything and everything and she got scared and couldn't watch any more lol I personal think it taught me to be a better rider but they both have been very supportive since I was tiny and even now at 27 they still support me.
 
Not remotely horsey but they do seem really pleased I am buying my own horse and mum is quite keen for me to do competitions! They are not so happy with loan horsey but that is fair enough he can be a nutter! Thankfully they accepted me breaking my arm quite well and didn't try to put me off :-)
 
My parents are not horsey, in some ways i wish they had been more supportive especialy when i have had a few bad falls having my mother with me would of been great but at the same time if she had been there she would of been saying not to get on certain horses which would of stopped me learning as much. The only bit that annoys me is when i know my parents are at home doing nothing and i need sombody to put jumps up, then i really want them to be there.
 
Neither of my parents were remotely interested in horses but apparently I asked for riding lessons from a very young age and they eventually gave in and started taking me when I was 6. They couldn't afford to buy a horse for me and I always said once I started working I would buy my own horse and I did. They still cannot understand what I see in having horses and would not dream of handling mine, they won't even pat them over the fence. I now have two miniatures and my mum does rather like them and will feed them treats over the gate but would not go in the field with them. I have 5 sisters and not one of them is interested in horses and out of 12 neices and nephews only 1 has shown an interest and had her own pony as a child but even she does not ride any more. My son is completely disinterested also.
 
I have completely non horsey parents too. My mum had a few lessons for a bit but I don't think she liked it really. My dad told me when i was 14 he could afford to buy me a horse and keep it on full livery but he wouldn't as he had no interest in them!! I'm not his biggest fan he's a strange man!!

My OH isn't horsey but gets me having my 'hobby' and has been really supportive. He used to take me to shows (I can't tow) and could handle my old boy if he had to. I sold him though to financially support OH through setting up his own business. It was the best idea we've ever had as we are better off now than we could have expected to be with him working for someone else. We've got married and have a 17 month old and I think I'll be getting another horse once she goes to school. He keeps saying he wants to buy me one some day, and florrie a pony. Can't quite afford it at the mo though!!
 
My Mum is very horsey and supportive always at show and now with my children too.

My Dad cannot physically say 'horses' without a '******ing' in front of it- typical farmer :rolleyes: but he does lend me his Defender to tow my trailer with so I don't complain ;)
 
My mum has had a couple of horses and ponies and loves watching me ride and learning about their feeds etc. She's great with horses but riding worries her slightly. Dad knows a lot about racing but isn't really horsey as such. He stays well away from their back end, but will give Freddie a tap on the head accompanied by an "Alright mate?" :rolleyes:

I am incredibly lucky that they have both supported me from day 1, financially and emotionally, and even now that I've left home and moved oversea's, mum will still fly back for any competitions - even if it's just a local :)
 
Horsey? No, although by default could be considered horsey now!

Supportive? Utterly. I am 23 and financially am completely imdependant but both were devestated when my old horse got put down after a freak accident and spent hours driving me to viewings when 12 months later I wanted another. Mum admitted to not being able to sleep for days before he came, she was so excited to have a horse in the family again!

Mum adores him - being a 14hpony who is partial to a cuddle, she is quite happy to come down and 'help' (I havent had the heart to tell her it takes twice as long when she helps!) and has learnt to put headcollars on, hold him, turn him out etc. She quite often feeds and turns hin out on a weekend morning if I am hungover!

She loves going to events like Hickstead, Badminton, Olmpia to watch too.

Dad is more practical in his help - less likely to want to spend 30 minutes grooming his mane until it shines, but quite happy to put up fencing, paint poles or do stable repairs when called upon!

My boyfriend - tries to take an interest and will ask after him but not having grown up with any animals, is nervous of them. Has seen him once or twice but not convinced he could pick mine outvin a line up!
 
given the fact that i havent told them about another horse ive just bought.....no!

id be murderd if i mentioned the 2nd one.... :D


my parents dont like horses "they smell, and cost a lot of money"

i agree though...... :D
 
Totally non horsey parents, who blame my love of horses on a rocking horse they bought me for my first christmas (I was 4 months old and kept it until I was 16 and it went missing one weekend:eek:). They took me for three riding lessons when I was six, then it rained and it put them off. We the moved to Reading when I was eight, and it was only the promise of a horse when I was 13, that made me say yes to moving back. Needless to say it took me two years of begging and pleading before my Dad stumped up the princely sum of £400 to buy a 7 month old foal, after I'd loaned a couple of horses from a friend. To this day they are still baffled by it all, but enjoy looking at the photos!
 
Parents are very non-horsey but I had riding lessons as a kid, then had to quit because of school etc..started again when we moved overseas and now they have 3 daughters each with a horse/pony :D

Mother still doesn't ride etc but has become horsey through association. She'll hold horses, she comes to shows if I'm not being towed by instructor (I'm the only kid with a licence, and she refuses to let me tow anything!), and likes to watch lessons if she gets a chance. Also when I was away, horse got some pretty messy injuries and she had to help there looking after them - thankfully my ex-racer is very good to handle.

Dad on the other hand could not care less. He hates horse, doesn't have any interest whatsoever, and doesn't like us riding/going to shows etc. He accepts that we have them though, and doesn't complain tooooo much ;) Even if he thinks that 'this bloody stupid, boring horse dancing crap' and 'jumping over things' is pointless.
 
My parents weren't horsey, well mum rode for a short time at the local riding school when she was in her 20's. Dad wasn't interested in them and just left me and mum to it, he'd come to the odd event usually when I had a youngster as he quite liked to see the difference. He just paid for it with never an arguement! Mum has always been very supportive, she has basically come with me to events since I got my first pony at 8! She still does (and I'm 29...!!). She also helps do the horses for me. She doesn't tack up or anything and at events, I do everything but she's helpful as a bandage roller and horse holder! I have been very lucky :)
 
My parents are non horsey but bless my poor old dad, he tries so hard! He's number one wagon driver, mucked outer, poo scrubber and most importantly likes my horse which is always a start!
 
My dad rode occasionally for several years through military reinactment (used to gallop horses across a field through a "battle" with cannons going off. Even I think he was mad! :))
The closest my mum had to a horse was a rocking horse when she was younger, and was terrified of my horse when I first got it, but I managed to pursuade her to have a few lessons and she can perform the basics in riding.
I started riding at a riding school when I was 5 after pestering as my older sisters were allowed to ride, and eventually aged 13 they bought me a newly broken connemara which I still have to this day 5 years later. My mum and dad have been extremely supportive, mum accompanying me to hopsital each time I fall off (luckily only been fractured/soft tissue injuries so far), and both come to competitions with me each week. Managing to pursuade them to walk courses with me now-a-days so they can stop worrying about the height of fences. Dad has done complete DIY livery whilst I've been at school for the past 5 years and has been a star.
So basically they have had no choice but to become horsey since I started riding, and accept it is my hobby and try their best to take part in it too. I am very lucky to have such supportive parents.
 
Mum is 'ex' horsey (she used to ride with her father, but gave it up quite a few years back)

I do drag her along for walks with Ned and to help me in the school :) She's very very good, I took Ned for a walk on my own and it felt wrong without Mum there! (She was busy :()
 
My dad liked horses, my mother hates them and keeps telling me about all the stuff i could buy if i sold them! Not going to happen mother dear. I would rather sell my house. I bought my first pony at 18 and started riding at 10, you would have thought she would have accepted them by now, im 48 for goodness sake.
 
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