Companion

[dawnpetenathshir]

If I can't find someone to share the yard with me soon I'm considering getting a companion for Pete. He is being very good but is obviously not happy on his own. So should I get just a companion or something I can ride? Decisions...

 

[joeanne]

Something you can ride maybe? That way if you have a friend who can ride, you will have the option of company should you want it!

 

[Spudlet]

If you had a second horse to ride, if you are being totally honest with yourself, would you have time to ride it anyway?

If not, I would get a companion - from a charity, because that way you would be giving a horse a lovely home and helping a second horse, by freeing up space for the charity to take on another horse in desperate need of help

Or if you do have time, why not look for a ridden horse - from a charity of course

 

[dawnpetenathshir]

Well I'd have time to ride both in the summer but not the winter. However I'm quite a nervy rider so would have to be a complete plod . I don't know what to do TBH.

 

[Spudlet]

Well in that case I'd do nothing until you do know, then go for it

However, in your position I think I'd go for a companion, then you wouldn't have the stress of having one non-ridden horse in winter, then going through all the rigmarole of getting them fit again in summer, making sure tack still fitted etc etc...

How about a companion you could also do some in-hand showing with, or even give something like horse agility a go?

 

[michaelequine]

If you had a second horse to ride, if you are being totally honest with yourself, would you have time to ride it anyway?

If not, I would get a companion - from a charity, because that way you would be giving a horse a lovely home and helping a second horse, by freeing up space for the charity to take on another horse in desperate need of help

Or if you do have time, why not look for a ridden horse - from a charity of course

I Agree.
You'd be making a Pony/Horse very happy indeed, they all deserve a happy home.
Good Luck on the search.
Also if you got a small pony, children you no could do inhand showing

 

[dawnpetenathshir]

I have been looking at charities but they are all a long way from me and seem to have a set distance that they want the horses to be within, which doesn't encompass my area. Hope that makes sense. But it's all food for thought

 

[Spudlet]

World Horse Welfare doesn't, they can homecheck wherever

 

[bumblelion]

Get a little shetland or donkey!! Much cheaper to keep than a ridden too!!

 

[dawnpetenathshir]

Was thinking about a shetland, my son would love to take it to shows and do some in hand

 

[dawnpetenathshir]

Hubby is now trawling the internet for another pony bless him, he's one in a million