Have you ever regretted buying your horse??

Yes, because we are nowhere near where I wanted to go when I bought him. We both needed someone more experienced on the other end of the reins tbh. Still, I'm stuck with him now, and he has a lot of good points, so we just muddle along together and hope for the best!
 
Dancing Queen said:
yes after waking up in hospital - an accident resulting in my ability to bear children GONE. Horse was very nearly shot, but I calmed down and Horse was sent to rehabilitation whilst i learnt to function again - Horse found new home, I found the ability to feed myself!
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:eek::( Ooh, that's ruddy awful, you poor thing.

I regret mine: he was a bit of an impulse buy, far too expensive for what he was at the time and when he p!sses round at the block, I just don't want to even ride him. He's only 15hh and my first horse was 17hh2: I feel like a massive lump on him.

He's far too gorgeous to sell and of course I love him to bits, he can do anything, he's fabulously fun and forward but he's the least hardy cob I know. :rolleyes:
 
Unfortunately I rue the day I bought mine. I've invested a great deal of time, effort, money, sweat, blood & tears, and STILL I've got a horse that basically as soon as he's asked to do something he doesn't fancy doing, will rear (vertically, and box his feet at you), OR bronc - violently and repeatedly, OR nap, or a mixture of everything!

He's been to equestrian college and was fine there: simply because he had plenty of work, and also because he's blimmin clever and worked out exactly how to play it, i.e. put head over door and look appealing and then everyone thinks what a gorgeous horse he is.

In the spring I took him to a local show and he behaved abysmally, reared up vertically and I could just see his forelegs waggling around somewhere near my head. He'd never done that before, not up so high, so obviously was trying it on to intimidate me.

Friday night he really excelled himself: I was doing some groundwork with him out in the paddock, at the same time as a friend and her horses were cantering past. We were doing some schooling prior to hunting - the aim being to get all the horses thoroughly used to people galloping past etc like you'd get out hunting. Her horses were nice and polite. Mine took the opportunity to start squealing and rearing up, then just as I wasn't expecting it, he took a swipe at me with his back feet, and kicked me right in the stomach. Then went high-tailing it round the paddock thinking he'd done something wonderful with a horrible piggy look in his eye.

He's got to go! I'm very lucky, I realise that, that I wasn't more seriously hurt, but six inches either way could have meant broken ribs, broken leg, hip/pelvis or arm.

In the old days we were told, parrot fashion, at pony club, that if something reared, then "get off, stay off, and get kennels out", and by god I wish I'd done this with mine when he started the rearing thing.

He needs more work, that's probably the trouble, and I'm trying to find a way forward, i.e. maybe a loan where someone who can deal with him, can take him on with a view to buy.

The other alternative(s) ....... currently being seriously considered - are:- kennels, knackerman.

So yes, I regret bitterly buying mine. Not only have I got somehow to regain my confidence, but I've got to make an awful decision about what to do with a horse who was only last week my dearest friend of four years: the day before this happened we'd been for a lovely hack and he was such a sweetie-pie, then on the day after turned into a monster.

Sorry, didn't mean to splurge out my sorrows here!
 
never at all even when we took 2 steps forward then 1 back- unrideable dangerous - god love her when we galloped on hack i knew we were there - she as given me so much and owes nothing to me - thank you baby my little star - you bitch you unrideable dangerous bugger you lol :) x
 
never ever regretted buying our arabx for hubby to hunt.We bought him as a 5 year old out of our local paper,no vetting,sold as seen. his arab breeding goes down the Ben Rabba lines,Crabbet , hes never been sick nor sorry bar one bad case of colic when we nearly lost him.Hes now at the young age of 19 and will still be hunting regularly,hes my hubby's horse of a lifetime and hes had a few---
 
Yup very much so, have to accept that there are several disciplines that I will never be able to partake in due to my little horse been unable to cope with like, show jumping, cross country, hunting, fun rides. His temperament is such that he can't cope with jumps or people cantering up behind him or going away from him. 8 years and aged 15, he is graduay starting to chill out, maybe when he is in his 20s he will realize that poles are not going to leap up and bite him! Still he is a lovely person and I would never be able to sell him on, it's not his fault he has major panic attacks if he can't cope with stressfull situations. :) :)
 
Yes, I regret buying her. It has been 5 months now and I still can't ride properly. I am fed up with leading her and long reining her. If I try to ride, the rearing and napping quickly comes back. If I bump into the lying scumbag that sold her to me I will literally throttle her. I have a horse I cannot hack, let alone think about competing with, and who needs to be sedated to be shod. What a nightmare. I do love her though, so either she shapes up, or she goes to heaven. I am not letting her go anywhere bad.
 
OMG some of you have had some horrenduous experiences, makes me appreciate my little chap, at least he is SAFE even if it does take me 10 minutes of poles on the ground before he can pluck up the courage to jump some small fences hence me not be able to jump competition wise!!! I have had 2 TBs in the past - both were scatty as hell and needed a couple of hours hard work a day, due to to working full time I was unable to give that to them so one went to an endurance home and the other went to a hunting home, both were really happy in their new lives. I was able to let them go because they were basic straight forward horses with no real issues. I learnt my lesson and would never go for another TB again as they just need too much hard work (ok I am stereotyping now as I know a couple of friends who have them and they are the most placid horses going - maybe I was just unlucky. :eek::eek:
 
Yes for the first 2 years of owning my horse. I was terrified of him. But with bout 2-3 lessons a week we soon grew together and I love him to death now
 
I had my arab mare on loan for 2 years before my Mum bought her for me for a surprise 2 years ago...the expense often gets me down and the fact that she's riddled in sarcoids means that I can only ride her bareback and that she seems to catch every ailment under the sun resulting in a vet bill most moths. Can't remember when the hubbby and I last went away or went out or when I last bought a pair of shoes or a coat for me as opposed to her BUT, saying that I absolutely adore her, she's beautiful, affectionate and always says hello to me when i arrive at the yard. I cant imagine life without her.
 
yes and no, and it is nothing that this horse has ever done to make me think this.

If I hadn't have had her then i would be able to afford a nice car, nice clothes and have a holiday once a year. We could go to the cinema, or out for a nice meal and not have to worry about money.

BUT.

This is the lifestyle I have chosen, my horse (and dogs) provide me (and my OH) untold joy and I accept that I will never have money in the bank, or new clothes/shoes and as for evenings out, I would like to revisit this concept one day:D
 
Lottie, sometimes when I was a spoilt teen but after 16 years together I wouldn't change 1 day for the world.

Beau, never. Simples.

Sonic, after a week, not yet, time will tell but the new lease of life he has brought my mate who is sharing him with me is sufficient to make up for many niggles if he decides to show some, so far he is almost perfect, now if he would just stand for me to get on!!

Previous pony, yes, she was dressage bred but equisitely beautiful. I wanted to jump and she was terrified of fillers and pressure. She has now gone to a lovely dressage home where she will only jump for fun and I do not regret selling as the girl is so nice. Plus I now have Sonic who is exact opposite, stunningly ugly but very brave.
 
Yes.
My last little mare. She bucked, she napped, she had an attitude. I was 15 she was a 4 year old ex racer.
I loved her to bits.
I am glad I didn't sell her on and I stook by her as her problem was physical and she was PTS 1 year and 2 days ago.
Couldn't bear the thought of her being passed from pillar to post..
 
Yes, Nemo. Bought him as a 2 year old colt as a field companion for Harvey. Paid £600 for him, which was probably way too much.
So far he has cost me:
£300 for castration - slight complications
£2650 vet bill for horrendous mystery injury to his knee (actual bill was £7650, but luckily insurance paid the first £5000)
£150 excess for laser surgery to remove sarcoid (£550 vet bill)
£150 removal of massive wolf teeth
Liverpool cream treatment for sarcoid that has grown back after the surgery currently bill is up to £1200 although insurance covering it, but after this month, won't any more!
He has locking stifles that will probably need seeing to!
So my cheap field companion has cost me about £4000 in the 17 months he has been with me....
But I absolutely love him to bits, he is so gentle and sweet and he's here to stay.
 
When he was lying upside down in the trailer on Day one travelling him home, yes - Never again since that horrid day - I love him more than life itself most days ;)
 
Wolfie said:
Yes, because we are nowhere near where I wanted to go when I bought him. We both needed someone more experienced on the other end of the reins tbh. Still, I'm stuck with him now, and he has a lot of good points, so we just muddle along together and hope for the best!
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This is exactly how i feel. could not have put it better.
 
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