Babies v horses!

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Definitely horses!! When the law is changed and you are allowd to sell off any children that you don't get on with I might re-think but NOT UNTIL!!

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I was just about to write PMSL then I saw your siggy....welcome back
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Thats where my priorities are at the mo but my mum says I'll change, think its wishful think on her behalf LOL!

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*nods* I've been married 5 years this year, and they all thought I'd change my mind!
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still not happened, just having to rethink before the body clock ticks it's last tock!!

It's got to the point now where family don't mention it anymore - I think they think we're having "problems with the pipework"
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We are having problems, but more, horsey comes first ones!
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i have a 14wk old baby and 2 horses , one is in foal. I love it, of course its nice to have a break and spend it with my other baby( 17.1hh but still wants a cuddle). I wouldn't have been able to do it without my partner who is happy doing nappies or mucking out?? just invest in a good snowsuit for those cold days, rambo should do baby wear??
 
Mum had me at 36, chose to foster kids before me (that way they could look after themselves when she did horses!) Had 3 eventers – dad rode too.

God pregnant, sold horses, bought bigger house then I was sat on a pony as soon as I could sit up. She then spent my childhood riding my ponies when I was at school.

Mother now comes down to stables, criticises, says she could do it better (true) comes competing on the odd occasion – if summer – if I do well she is great but if not she tells a story on a competition she went to and did better!

She does my head in, however has passed on her knowledge and (so I am told) her way with horses – also her competitive streak and stubbornness!

I would not change her for the world! X

I have a huge amount of respect for anyone that manages to juggle it – I am not looking forward to making that decision, it is hard enough finding time for the OH as it is!

Saying that doing a Madonna and adopting one that is old enough to muck out has always been the most favourable option for me.
 
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Saying that doing a Madonna and adopting one that is old enough to muck out has always been the most favourable option for me.

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PMSL!
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Not sure the adoption agency would appreciate that on an application form!
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"Prefered age of child?" "Don't mind so long as it can wield a shavings fork and tip a wheel barrow!"
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I paid an au pair (who also rode) I had two horses at the time, so I could go and ride or do stables whenever I wanted, and she could spend her free time riding if she wanted too. Where ever possible I recruited au pairs who either rode or were from farming families so they could help out and it worked really well for years
 
hi ihave a three month old daughter and 6 horses!! i rode till 8 months pregnant though only my boy( the rest are youngsters.) we got someone in to help muck out last month of pregnancy and gave my boy 2.1/2 months off i had c section but rode after 6 weeks was taking baby up yard mucking out and riding in school we now have her going t childminder in mornings as need to bring youngsters on etc but all works out well hoping to be back competeing this spring horses and babys can go toghether you just need to have good friends family or childminders!!!!
 
I have a 6yr old and a 2yr old. I have no-one who can muck out or feed for me, so I get no 'slacking off' lol.
My OH works 6pm-6am.
How we work it is, he comes in at 6am, wakes me up, I go out and do the pony. Come home, wake kids up, feed, bathe, dress them. Do school run.
About lunchtime my youngest has a nap, so she goes down, I wake oH up, and then go off and T/O muck out etc. Come home, grab a cuppa, do school run again, straight off to yard with eldest to bring in and feed. Home, (OH stays at home with youngest and cooks tea), have a bath, eat tea, OH goes to work and I do homework/stories. bath and bed. By which time I'm so pooped I just flop on the sofa.
It can be done, but you need an understanding OH, lots of coffee and a sense of humour! And it also helps if you can get to bed for 9pm lol.
 
Ok here we go.....
Both will leave you broke eventually, but babies leave you with stretchmarks too lol But riding can help tone you up again!
If you keep with the horses & have a baby, you will always have an excuse to escape for some time to your self! lol
Hay nets were invented to put children in when they can move around but not walk! lol
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Ok here we go.....
Both will leave you broke eventually, but babies leave you with stretchmarks too lol But riding can help tone you up again!
If you keep with the horses & have a baby, you will always have an excuse to escape for some time to your self! lol
Hay nets were invented to put children in when they can move around but not walk! lol
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Love the last comment!!
 
you can do both, its very hard work but once they get to around 6 it gets easier, especially if they love horses too. OR there is always "shavings art" to keep them busy.......

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Shavings art can be pictures of any kind, we do all sorts, but it keeps the 6-10 year olds occupied for ages lol!!
 
i have done it 5 times never a problem took them in car and pram when young ect rode while they slept in car or pram nearbye even had a play pen in tack room at yard , hubby did his share of sitting with them and why shouldnt he they are half his also rode until very big on safe horse gentle rides had to dismount onto a block not easy when your quite big in front
 
Also I suppose it depends what you'd plan to do re working after the baby (seem to remember you're a fellow accountant?) and what OH's job is as well? I can't imagine how people cope with stressful jobs, children AND horses. Know that if OH and I were to have children, the lion's share of the work would fall to me (he has much more demanding job) & I can't see how I'd fit it all in. Good job I have NO maternal feelings whatsoever!
 
i have 5 kids , am a single parent,run my own business and have 2 horses and a shetland. kids are now aged, 15 - 13- 8 - 4 -3..take the youngest 2 and the oldest with me in the morning to turn horses out, then drop off at minders/nursery/school , my parents pick the kids up ,i get back for 3.30pm to take oldest 2 down the yard to muck out etc unless i finish early or dont work that day and then ill do the horses during the day so thekids can ride if they want to .. as someone said the pre walkers are fine just sit them in the car/pushchair etc, once they on there feet and getting a bit of independance they are a flippin nightmare on the yard..and when they get to about 4yrs old ,they can do bits and pieces to 'help' and are old enought to have there first pony! i do try and avoid taking my youngest to the yard as she is a nightmare on legs but the 4yr old isnt to bad and does have his pony to play with now. it is doable, just need to get in a routine and if people are willing to mind the kids, take them up on it!
 
gave them a holiday & took the kids to the yard with me when they where older
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i am luck that i don't have to work, but it does mean hubby is not around much
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brilliant question and one I always ask, other horse mums. I am thirty, married and at 'that age'. But I love my horse and there is so much still to do. It is so unfair! My best friend has two small children and managed to back her youngster last year. But she doesn't work and has a supportive horsey mother. I try and believe that where there is a will there is a way.
 
If you want both enough you will find a way. I did.

I had two horses during pregnancy etc and my baby is 9 months old and I have just bought a foal to add to my colection.

I am due to do my first competition this weekend.

You do need a good husband/boyfriend/family or friends to get through the worst bits.
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I am 5 1/2 months pregnant and my mare has gone to a friends for the hunting season until I have the baby. I am still riding my friends horse 2 days a week but my mare can be unpredictable so I decided not to ride her.
I am hoping to juggle things when the baby is born, but my parents don't live near by so will have to rely on my other half to do his share of the baby sitting so I can ride. For me the biggest problem will be finances it's going to be tight for a while. When I go back to work my wages will be eaten up with nursery fees.

It's good to hear that so many people on here juggle the two as it has been on my mind.
 
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