Do you come from a 'horsey' background?

If YES to Q1 - how many foals have you bred?

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Defo not!

Dad hates horses, if they even come up while chatting it turns into a big arguement and mum isn't interested.

Would love them to show a passing interest
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nope. I was petrified of horses, and my Grandad decided this was pathetic - he thought horses were lovely noble creatures and paid for a pony ride. I went round and shouted "Again!"
That was the start... Mum refused to buy me anything as "It's a passing phase" and she still mutters it under her breath 21 years on. Mind you, she puts up with muddy boots, horse smells, and the year that I had to store 20 bales of hay in her kitchen....
Mum rode once, and fell off in a veg patch. Dad has never ridden but has no fear, he's quite happy leading horses I wouldn't, and is very handy - he can fix fencing, fill nets, rug up, and tie a quick release knot!
 
Yes grandparents rode, parents rode, aunties/uncles on both sides, brother/sister....basically I there was no escape, I was born with a hat on and a whip in my hand
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My grandma on the right, my mum in the middle next to my dad (they will of only been in there early 20's) and my mum sister with the long riding mac on, this photo will be over 40 years ago though...hence the dodgy tack/clothing!

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No, I'm not from a horsey background at all, although my grandad was a farrier and had horses but my parents didn't ride at all. They have no interest in horses at all but I always loved them from as far back as I can remember.
 
Nope - I was the only one in my family to have an obvious interest in horses (finally started riding when I was about 13 after years of wrecking my parents' heads) but turns out my Dad's first job on leaving school at 14 was a driving a Co-Op laundry cart during the 1930s and my Mum's grandfather was an ostler and coachman... so I suppose it was in there somewhere
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Daughter has caught the bug from me and Dad enjoys visiting the pony and entertaining us with tales of bolting cart horses
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No I came from a typical suburban background, didnt even have a dog. No one in my family rides and cannot understand my interest
in horses which started when I was 7 and Im now 50 and have 1 hunter and 2 rising 3 y olds to back this summer, my mum thinks Im nutty !
 
Sort of: My grandfather was a stable lad at the estate where he worked, until they taught him to drive just before WW1. He always loved horses and introduced me to them at a very early age. They scared the sh*t out of me and I didn't go near one again until I was in my 20's. My sister rode from when she was about 10 until 20 and I don't think she has been near a horse since.
 
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I put no as its mostly no....although mum had a horse and I therefore had ponies from a very young age, but the family is definately not horsey other than that! For as long as I can remember we have always had horses/ponies for me, a few at a time for some reason given that after a while it was only me doing the riding! But mum was very into showing the welshies in hand and bred a couple of foals.

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You see I'd put that at definitely yes! If mum can show ponies and breed a couple and has provided child with ponies from the year dot then that's a horsey background in my book!

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I'm just jealous. I'm a definate no, dad booked me and mum in for a couple of riding lessons when I was 8. Mum had been ill and he thought it would be something nice in the fresh air one saturday afternoon as a one off - ha ha! LIttle did he know he's spend the next god knows how many years ferrying me to the riding school and horses would pretty much take over my life! Now, aged 25, got my own pony last weekend - parents came up to see him, peered over the stable door and said "well I suppose that means you wont be asking for one for Christmas any more?"
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Eldest sister got a 15.1hh horse when she was 11 (dad was a vet which helped in many ways). When she left home other sister and I too small and young to take him on (5 & 7) so a few years later, when I was 8 we were allowed riding lessons instead. I kept going with them weekly until I was 15, also rode friends' ponies and did a little Pony Club stuff and then finally got my own horse 6 years ago aged 41! I'm loving being in my 40s!
 
Kind of, my mum had horses when she was younger and used to work with them but she sold them, changed jobs and stopped working with them when i came along. I started riding when i was 7 (am 21 this year) but mum didn't start riding again til about 5 years ago and we bought our own horses 3 years ago.
 
my mum used to ride when she was young, then started going to a stables when i was 4 and got me into it
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. My grandad very kindly bought us our pony Spring when i was 11 and just bought me my first horsey for christmas!
 
nope not at all! closest we ever got was my dad accidently bougth one after a horse race (he was very very drunk!) luckily (for him) someone offered more money afterwards. mum doesn't like the mess. Now my OH's family is a different matter, fathers family breeds horses in the hills in ireland and mother has had a horse (or 2) since she was 14 (she's 78 now and still has one!).
 
Nope, parents both had a couple of riding lessons as children to "please the grandparents". My auntie decided she liked horses about 5 years ago and bought herself a dales pony but by then I had been riding about 5 years so probably didn'thave much of an influence.

I was always told they were pretty animals if that counts?
 
Erm yes an no!! My Dad rode as a teen with my aunt (mum's sister) but gave up before I was born! I rode since 7 years old and dad started riding with me about 6 years ago and bought Po! I stopped for a couple of years while he carried on, and now we're both at it again!! Ha ha.
 
!'ve put yes but it missed a generation (or 2). Mum's distant relations breed Shires in Wicklow and Dad's family used ponies to deliver goods in the 30's. In fact Grandad only tried to drive a van once and said it was much easier to stop a horse. Quite surprising really as one of his tales was of the Welsh Cob type who ran off without him, spilling eggs along the way.
 
nope was the odd one out liking horses both sisters were musical/dancing but I persisted and am now 40 years down the line still have horses and compete mum and dad now have ponies and 1 sister works in racing seems I converted them all yeehaa!!!!!!!!!!
 
Nope no one was horsey. When I was little a riding school used to go past our house on a hack and I used to tell my mum that I would have a donkey when I was older, never had a donkey but have enough 1 horse and 8 shetties to look after.
 
Yes! From my father's side, working horses on the farm and from my mother's side - well, just to set the scene......... Do you remember Mrs Bouquet "Lady of the house speaking" (Keeping Up Appearances)? That was my grandmother, down to a T and when my mother as a young girl decided she wanted a pony they bought her a chestnut TB (straight out of racing) because it was beautiful!
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Obviously this didn't last long so they then bought her a lovely dun pony that was a super duper jumping pony! LOL
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And so, my own mother, wanting to carry on the dream, had me into ponies
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Yes and no. Yes on my mothers side. She rode right up into her 50's - just hacking and she has always wanted to breed ID's or connies. My aunt had a riding school and now breeds IDs and connies and shows them. 2 of my brothers rode and competed a lot when we were younger but haven't ridden in years now.
Nothing outdoors-y or farming or horsey (or interesting for that matter) on my fathers side. City folk through and through. Had opportunities to move to the country and response was "what would you want with all that space around you!"
 
My parent's were both able to ride and handle horses

....they used Irish drafts all the time on their farm over here in the 50-60's back in the "good "old days of poverty striken rural ireland.
my grandad was still using a Horse to plow the small awkward fields when my eldest brother was young.hes 28 now.
The general atttitude was that horses were farm workers not pets though...and it has rubbed off a little on me though id consider myself fairly "fluffy" in attitude compared to them!

My mother is some relation im not sure how close though to Eddie Macken who is one of our more famous riders.So there is some history of intreast in horses but none of the immediate family on her side keep horse's.My granny loved them but had no intrest in riing just watching the jumping and races.

My dad liked horses but had no intrest in keeping one of his own.Two familys on is side are into horses as a hobby though.

In spite of this i wouldnt consider myself to be from a horsey backround at all.
In spite of being obcessed with ponys and horses I was banned from riding beause my auntie worked in the ICU of our main head injurys hospital....

Eventually I was caught riding my neighbours pony as a kid and was then dispatched to lessons before i killed myself.
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We didnt have enough land to keep a pony so i still have never owned one of my own
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... so im just waiting til i start working and get settled then il invest.

My cousins have horses as there father is into them and from a real horsey family so i tend to go help out with theirs....
 
Some old pics of the farming horses taken by our crazy american relations.my dads the older boy....it still amazes me to think how much things have changed since my dad was a kid!!

Dolly the grey irish draft mare in the pics below was used for ploughing,pulling carts,bringing everyone to Mass on a sunday in the trap and anyother transport needed and she was still kept in the starvation paddock because she was a porker apparently!Modern horses have an easy life
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She got out of bog work though as she refused to walk on the wet ground as they had Neddy the donkey for the turf.

Same horse was apprently sold with only one fault.She wouldnt tie up.So she was just left to wander where ever..because "she never went far"
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Apologies for going off sbject on the post it just made me think so I overshared
 
My grandfather loved "backing" the horses as a young man so......when he had made enough money from his business he left me money specifically to buy and keep a pony. My family were appalled as they were all middle class urban suburban intellectuals who loved the 1960s and all the Perspex and Formica they could get their hands. The thought of smelly wellies in the hallway and canvas rugs and horse hair everywhere, was a very frightening prospect to them.
 
My Maternal Grandfather was in the Cavalry, My mum was an instructor and used to run the local pony club and my Dad used to hunt.

Dad had me up on a horse as soon as I could sit up by myself sat in front of him on his hunter we then used to hack out for miles with me holding onto a neck strap.

Granddad initially taught us to ride
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lots of no reins or stirrups and cavaletti got a bloody good independant seat out of that though
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So yes it was a very horsey house, horses came first to the point that when I had an accident 2 years ago and my OH called my 80 year old mum to say I was in hospital her response was;

1. is the horse alright

2. They didn;t have to cut off her Breeches did they?

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Apologies to hijack but what a wonderful old photo kenzo, just lovely.
I have seen an old b/w photo of my great aunt with horses but I do not know who has it

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Thank you, actually I got it wrong its more than 50 years ago, yes its a very special photo to me.
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