do you agree with this?

Don't agree.
Horses were my lifeline when I was struggling in a very dark place. I lost a daughter due to medical negligence whilst overseas, nurses charged with culpable homicide, court case etc.
Came home and tried to carry on for my other kids (I have 4) but found it so hard. Spent a lot of the time feeling very low and that impacted on everyone else around me, especially my children who were young at the time.

Decided to start riding again (had always had horses as a child) and soon aquired some of my own.

For me, horses allowed me to somehow find peace, I cant even explain how, but amongst the hurlyburly of life, my time with the horses helped me to come to terms with what had happened and to get through the more difficult moments.
In short, they gave me my life back and I'm so grateful for that.
 
If I didn't have my horse life would be harder for me and the thought of not having her fills me with dread!

My OH suffers with MS and I'm his career. We don't have the social life we used to enjoy and she gives me the downtime I need. Although I only hack we have a close bond and I ride every day, if I don't for some reason I am very grumpy. My lovely OH is on a good pension and spends a lot of it on my girl and keeping us running. He's said she's filled my life and makes me happy and that she's worth every penny we spend on her. How can that be a bad thing?
 
What utter dross . Horses just were the best part of my childhood. I've never been stabbed in the back by a horse- my horse would always listen when school went wrong...

What would I have done on Saturdays/Sundays without a horse - probably stood on street corners trying to get off with boys... Horses preserve your childhood not destroy it.
 
I can see how someone could feel that way but personally most of my friends are based around my horses - I spend at least as much time talking to my yard friends when I'm there as I do actually riding / caring for my horse, most of my rides etc are social things with a group of us going out so for me, without horses I'd probably be sat at home on my own and be much lonelier than I am with my horse
 
In part i agree as horses can consume your life but is that a bad thing
? i would say not but it is about getting the balance right. And for many
horses have been a rock for many reasons. myself ending up in a
womans refuge baby got me through those bad days and i seriously
believe im still here cause of hher. So would i have had the last 44 years
without horses in my life ? No not at all . I thank my mother for that first evey
lesson aged six. The fab memories of growing up consumed with ponies
and not boys and all the memoties i have. :)0
 
I can't say I agree.

Horses for me was the best move my parents made when they decided to buy me one.

Horses for me kept me focused, meant I wasn't just hanging around drinking, swearing and being a nit wit, gave me responsibility from an early age, gave me something to love and goals to work towards. It never stopped me making friends at school and in fact I had more friends than most people at school as I had school friends and stables friends and my school friends loved coming to the yard to see my horse!

The horse wasn't my life, I stayed over at friends houses, went to parties, took up other hobbies but horses were the most consistent thing I did and I loved it I will forever be grateful for the times I spent with the horses. I remember spending all day up there some weekends mostly messing about with friends! Playing with the ponies it was fantastic!

As it stands I sold my horse a few months back, career choices and where I am currently in my life meant I was ready to bow out of horses for now.

Do I miss it? No but I would never go back and change my time with the horses.
 
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