Do you love your horse? :-)

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Following on from the "do you love your house" thread :D

I absolutely love my horse. Big ginger soft muppet, brilliant with children, loves his "special" riders and always there for me whatever is going on in my life.

He wasn't the right horse for me when I bought him, we had some tough times, but we've grown together over the last 14 years and he's my horse of a lifetime. :).
 
I once loved a horse, she was a passion. She died. No animal will ever get inside me, again. It hurts too much.

And I don't love my house either. It's a building, and not much of one. Perhaps one day, I will be less of a philistine.

Alec.
 
As if you need to ask I love my girls! I also love my house though not to impressed with the mouse that shot past when I went for a pee!!
 
Alec Swan said:
I once loved a horse, she was a passion. She died. No animal will ever get inside me, again. It hurts too much.
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I feel exactly the same. I loved Gulliver and he died when I was 16. Took me 25 years to get on another horse, and I have never felt the same about any of them. BUT, I think I could feel very very fond of Bilbo, who has only been with me 2 months.

Our dog is another matter. she is only 5 months old but already I dread the day when she is no longer with us!
 
Yes, deeply. We had super cuddles tonight, he didn't snatch his feet away, he obligingly turned to be groomed, he stayed clean and came galloping when called, all the way from the bottom of the field. <3
 
Pie means the world to me. He was my rock and my only reason not to end it all when life was bad. Now, some years on life is amazing and I am so glad he kept me strong. He is a true equine soulmate.
 
Alec Swan said:
I once loved a horse, she was a passion. She died. No animal will ever get inside me, again. It hurts too much.

And I don't love my house either. It's a building, and not much of one. Perhaps one day, I will be less of a philistine.

Alec.
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Oh Alec, you have summed it up! My amazing mare died 2 1/2 years ago, I am still grieving. I got a new horse, she has gone, for exactly the reason that I can't afford to love another like that. It's rubbish :(

As for my house, have hated it since we moved in, and am now trying to take control and make it how I like. Stupid idea to have polished floorboards :/ I feel like I have been beaten and I have only done half of upstairs. Of course I still won't like my house after, but hopefully I'll like the floorboards and that is a start I suppose x
 
I love a small handful of mine, all mares, but the vast majority of them, I'd say I'm more fond of them. My dogs on the other hand, I love very deeply, each and every one of them.
 
Alec Swan said:
I once loved a horse, she was a passion. She died. No animal will ever get inside me, again. It hurts too much.
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Alec :( :( :( *hugs*

Please don't deny yourself the joy of that bond - more to the point though, don't deny another horse the opportunity to have that sort of a bond with you
 
Yes....after losing my first horse 12yrs ago I never thought I could have that bond & love with another. Had a few awful ones then brought my boy at leominster sales....was meant to be a project...9.5yrs later he's still here!!! He's a grumpy narky git with other horses & with me at times when he wants in, hay dinner & sleep!!! He is brilliant to ride, we hack out alone ...not a lot bothers him but off road he is a bit of a twonk & we have rodeo canter sessions!!!! Nothing malicious just exuberance.
 
I bought an 18m old filly as a companion for my Sec D when I got him. She is nearly 6 mow and still with me. She has turned out to be the most amazing pony - chilled and takes everything in her stride but is really quite talented... She is definitely my pony of a lifetime! The boy is a bit of a twit at times but I love him too but in a totally different way.
 
Spring Feather said:
I love a small handful of mine, all mares, but the vast majority of them, I'd say I'm more fond of them. {...}
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Sort of this. I'm completely passionate about one of them. Love another greatly, but not intensely* although he's a fantastic horse, and I am very fond but relatively detached from the others, with varying degrees of fondness and detachment.


*Lost my best friend a few years ago and still feel like my heart was ripped out, I'm hoping that in years to come I will feel as intensely for this other horse as my last, who was a very long term horse, and feel it's pretty likely that I will (if I continue to own horses, that is).
 
Very much. But not without a certain distance. I'd only had him three months when he broke. I think I have put a barrier between us just in case he has to go and play with the unicorns. He does make me smile every day, and is never a chore despite twice daily yard trips with no purpose other than to put him out or bring him in and muck out. But the desperate need to be with him all the time, and the fierce protection, it's not quite so desperate or fierce.
 
I love him very much :) I love his damn cheekiness, even if it p****es me off sometimes!! I love his beautiful grey bum and bay head on the spring.

I am at the stage where I've been told I've outgrown him (I loan) and have been offered a another. The very thought of not having him is making me well up lol (yes, he's my first horse. And the first I'd ever ridden)

Ax
 
Today I love my horse.

Tomorrow I hate my horse.

Day after I love my horse.

Day after that I hate my horse.

Next week I love my horse.

Get the gist? However wouldn't part with her for the world she is amazing !
 
Yes, I love him more than anything else. I've had him since he was 10 months old and he's 7 in June, I can't believe it! His character wins everybody over who gets to spend enough time with him, he has one of the biggest personalities in a pony I've come across and although that can be exasperating at times he really is my rock and as long as I am able, he will have a home with me.

I don't think I'd get another horse or pony after him, I don't seem to be able to bond with another animal of the same species if I've lost one that I've loved so much. I lost my dog over six years ago and although I like the idea of having another, I can't bring myself to because they will never be able to compare to her. I had a youngster not so long ago and just couldn't bond with him because of what I have with my current pony and I realise they are all very different but a bond like I have/had with my animals can never be replaced it seems. I just don't have enough room in my heart! I'm definitely a one man kinda woman!
 
I had an amazing mare, when I rode her, we became one and I loved her without reservation. When she died I was ready to walk away from horses but one evening as I stood in her empty stable, a sense of overwhelming love filled the room.
Fanciful perhaps, but the thought that came to me then, was that she had taught me that horses are more magical than I could ever have known and that it would have been her wish for me to continue that love for other horses. She was such a kind, generous mare, that it seemed a fitting tribute to carry on.
There are too many horses and not enough committed owners to go around.

So yes, I love my horses. And others.
 
I have loved all our horses, heart broken when I lost some ...... Custard my pony now, is my little ray of sunshine no matter what rubbish is going on in my life. :)

I love my house too - the thought of loosing either terrifies me.
 
My first horse was with me for 20 years, and it will be ten years this June since I lost her and I still miss her. Her replacement was my beacon of hope, she held all my hopes and dreams. She broke and my heart with it. It's coming up for 7 years since she left me and I miss riding like a physical pain, but I can't see myself getting another one any time soon. Riding anything else just never compares with my 2 special girls.
So I am rather with you on that Alec.

But I do love my house :)
 
Yes I love all mine, each have a little place in my heart. They all give something different, I have learnt something from each and everyone of them. They are all part of the family.
 
Love my ginger beast so much he is my best mate and my teacher and in my eyes totally irreplaceable and the day he is no longer with me will break my heart

I know there wont be another horse after him (financial reasons) so i cherish the time we spend together ( although maybe not so much in the winter!)
 
I think I love all mine, they bring me huge joy, fun, comfort, interest and of course worry and heartbreak. The negatives inevitably come when we get close to any living creature.

My house is another matter! I spent years doing up houses and have ended up in a place that has loads of problems and with limited cash! How did that happen? ;)
 
Yes, can't imagine being without my darling boy. We've been through so much - him with injury, me with things going in life and there is nothing like a hug with your bestest 4 hooved friend, too many times I have sat and cried on my grooming box to be nuzzled by my boy, he has taught me so much. There is nothng like doing something together either whatever that may be that just makes your day complete and gives you a huge grin :)
 
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