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Firstly, I want to start my post by saying hello to everyone as I am new to horse and hound forum!


My question is really random im sorry! But here goes ..

I am just wondering how you done your horse when you was pregnant?

Did you put him/her out on loan, got a sharer, sold them on etc etc? And how did u manage to cope financially?


Thank you in advance.

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I don't but wanted to say hi and welcome
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Hello and welcome. Pour yourself a hot choccy and pull up a seat
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I gave up horses when I met hubby, then went back to then when eldest daughter was six-ish, but we didn't buy any until she was ten or eleven I think, maybe twelve (I lose track), then bought youngest daughter a pone, then me a horse, so missed the being pregnant and having neds.

If you do a search on here, you'll find a lot of thoughts and opinions
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Welcome to the forum! I haven't got children myself but my friend has and she has 2 horses. When she was pregnant she put her older boy out on grass livery and got a sharer for her main horse. She did have trouble finding a sharer and went through 3! None of them were able to get on with her horse and she ended up still lunging him until the day before she had her baby. She then put him on full livery and her friend rode him occasionally to keep him going.
Financially she struggled and couldn't keep up the full livery so put him on DIY in the end and took her baby up there to look after him, she also did other jobs on the yard to reduce her livery bills. She never came back to our work, she got a job in a pub and started her own cleaning business, all so she could fit her life round the baby and the DIY yard! It's quite hectic but I think she's the happiest now she has been for a long time! Good luck xx
 
Hi and welcome
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I have 4 children, and used to just carry on as usual , as I was on DIY livery (although used to take me longer to waddle down to and from the field). Instead of riding I lundged but as I got further into my pregnancy, my OH used to help out with muck outs. Then later when my kids were born my OH used to come down and see to my lad until I was back ( i think its because Im a bit of a control freak though lol
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can't really be of any help i don't think, but when my riding instructor got pregnant she carried on teaching until a few weeks before the baby was due, but didn't sit in the saddle at all! anyway, welcome to the forum!!
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Yeah, my horse is on full livery (grass livery out 24/7) so not quite sure on what to do with her. I love her soo much so no way do I want to sell her, and I dont want to put her out on loan to anyone who I dont know lol. Its still a big shock to me as I have the implant! and im only 18!! So that is a massive shock to me aswell. Im still not 100% on what to do with myself! Im just feeling so guilty because my horse is only 9 and she is great! Maybe ill just take her out on long walks and maybe see if someone is around to have a potter on her. Im still so confused on everything! As im still soo young aswell. I work full time too. Gosh It will be great to hear more experiences and thank you all very much for replying already! xx
 
My friend wasn't planning her baby but things just have a funny way of working out, your horse will only be out of work for a little while so don't panic too much about that! You will have maternity leave so don't panic about that! In fact don't panic if she is out on grass livery she will be getting a fair amount of exercise anyway and I'm sure people will be pleased to help you. Have you only just found out because if you have it's understandable you'd be thinking all these things, give it a few weeks and things will start slipping into place xx
 
Yeah! I only found out TODAY! So its a massive shock haha! I cant get my head around things .. my mum doesnt even know .. no1 does im just running things through before I start telling people and making decisions etc. Its so scary my mums going to flip! and gosh my OH is going to be shocked too when he gets in from work! HA. But then thats just my luck falling on the inplant that ive had in for a year and a half!
Oh I have no idea what to do lol
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Well first thing, dont panic!

If its any consolation, my pregnancy (well actually 1st two) were a complete shock. Id only been with OH for 6 weeks before I got pregnant with my first, had a full time job AND had literally just got promoted to manager, so not really an ideal time.
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But it'll be fine! You could get someone to plod around on your horse to keep her ticking over, but to be honest I wouldnt worry about your horse yet. You need to sit down and put together your head about being pregnant, the rest just sorts itself out (you get quite good at planning when pregnant I found lol)

Without being too nosey, are you with your OH? Do you have a good support network? feel free to PM me if you prefer
 
Hello and welcome. I like Mrs Mozart had a break until youngest was 4 OH bought me 17.1 Han x ID had him till he passed away 4 years ago. Have you thought of getting a sharer? That way you can still have control of what's happening to them?
 
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Well I have just been in my job for a week and a half lol, And yeah im still with my OH .. we have been together for 2 and a half years. (Living with my parents) I just feel like im about to let everyone down. And that his family especially are going to be so disapointed in me. My mum will go mad I know she will but my sister will hopefully be able to give me some support after getting over the shock lol. I have quite a few friends with babies .. and my cousion has just given birth to twins (tiny little girls born 2 months early!)

Im just really worried lol xx
 
Well its good that you have lots of support - I doubt anyone will think you have let anyone down - these things happen
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All you need to do is sit back, relax and decide what you and OH want to do. Look at it this way, you have 9 months to get everything sorted.

First step - tell OH ....and dont forget, we're all here to give you our support anytime
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Good luck xx
 
I carried on riding until a week before my now 2 year old was born - only stopping coz I couldnt get on any more, but was still mucking out and turning out on the day she was born. It all depends on how your body copes with what is happening inside - mine decided to ignore it!

I was back in the saddle a week later and competing again within the month.

Do what you feel able to do, not what other people think you should do. Only you know how fit you feel and what you feel comfortable doing.
 
Hi and welcome!!

I hope you get over the shock soon! But congratulations anyway!!

I didn't get 'into' horses until my daughter wanted to learn to ride age 6 (now 16) they were just big, scarey and dangerous and I really didn't want her learning to ride!!

Now I have 8 and breed 2 or 3 foals a year - seriously addictive!!

Anyway I digress - your job should be safe so thats one less worry and things have a way of working out so I suppose I am trying to say - go with the flow, try and relax and take each day as it comes!! (((HUGS))) and a large box of choccies for you too.
 
They might surpirse you! I dreaded telling everyone about my 1st, even though I was living with OH and 24 but these days that's quite young but everyone was really pleased (or acted it) and supportive. They are adore my little girl and 9 years on she's riding with me.

I found a sharer for my horse while pregnant, OH had a horse too at the time so he helped out.

Good luck with it, these things usually work themselves out.
 
Hi! I'm newish too
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CONGRATULATIONS!!! It's lovely news and you shouldn't feel like you're letting anyone down!

I'm afraid I just carried on as usual through both my pregnancies, and as someone else said, it just takes a bit longer!! OH did them both for a few days while I was in hosp and the day after I got home I was back to them again. OH generally refuses to help me with anything, so I just had to make the most of him being helpful while he was! You will cope, honest.

Good luck with telling everyone, and try not to worry!
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Congratulations! But take it easy and don't feel you can do the same amount of work in the same time. I rode until I was 6 months with my 1st but my 2nd I was so sick I could not.

Looking back I was a mug my OH offered to put them on Full Livery. Kids are precious and so are our horses but if anybody asked me about kids and horses I would say its fine as long as you don't expect too much too soon.
 
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