horses - what would we do without them?

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okay, i only have one horse, who isnt mine (loan for 3 years, owner at uni) but oh well. iv heard a few sad stories about horses, one being a friend from the yard whos horse has been unsound for 3 years, only lightly ridden and bites and pulles faces at anyone and any horse apart from her, she loves him to bits and even if she does end up spelling him she would never ever let him go

the point of this is to hear peoples views on how much horses mean to us, i spent years and years and years not asking for a single thing except riding lessons, that new hat and a loan horse (knew a horse of my own was completely out of the question) i never wanted anything else, mom offered to buy me clothes etc but i said no you can just spend the 30 on another riding lesson instead of that new outfit instead :) she would always do the "to expensive" thing, so i sat in my room being anti-social dreaming about horses, spent lessons (i dont fail, most of my grades are B's) dreaming about when i get a horse and marry that rich jockey/eventer/racehorse trainer (okay im smart enough to know the latter probably wont come true) etc etc, so what im trying to point out is that horses are so so important to most of us equestrians, what would we do without them?
 
I think I would be rich. I might get my hair cut more than once every few years, I would go on holiday every year and I would certainly drive a better car. I would probably remember to brush my hair, I would wear make up and clean clothes, and I wouldn't smell of horse wee. I might even have my nails done! (no actually I never would do that). But I can't bear to think about it! Maybe I'd have 8 kids by now just to fill the void. Or I'd do dog agility? Maybe I'd be a champion surfer.
But what I get from the horses - well I don't think I could get it from anything else! So I'd ultimately be a miserable champion surfer.

But I do often wonder what people who don't have horses actually DO with all their spare money and time!
 
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lol to me it means i wake up knowing i will see her beautiful eyes again - lovely post and mmm what do they mean to us - just her eyes her beautiful deep pools of love - thats my litle one xxx
 
do with out them??? ok could buy clothes could buy shoes could have nails done but happy - lol ask me that tomorrow as walk in barn and lass winnying nah forget that stuff her eyes are priceless:)
 
I couldn't do without horses- life would seem so empty! Horses mean the world to me, and its hard to put into words because if you dont ride or have horses you wont understand just how wonderful and graceful horses are. My previous pony showed me how much they mean to me, but tragically, we lost her last year. She was so perfect and I didnt know what I was going to do without her, but now I have a beautiful five yr old who is equally as brilliant. Horses are always surprising, and they dont care whether you're rich or poor, or clever or no so much so. They love you for who they are and thats why they are so inspirational. :)
 
My husband would say - that the housework would be done, we'd have more money and I wouldn't 'stink of F*ing horses all the time' (he has a slight allergy!) :o)

I would say that I would be lost- like I was 18 months ago- with no clue who I was apart from someones Mum. To be fair on the hubs as much as he moans I've lost 2 stone and he says I look 10 years younger- so I'm guessing he likes the change really!:D
 
scatty_mare said:
I think I would be rich. I might get my hair cut more than once every few years, I would go on holiday every year and I would certainly drive a better car. I would probably remember to brush my hair, I would wear make up and clean clothes, and I wouldn't smell of horse wee. I might even have my nails done! (no actually I never would do that). But I can't bear to think about it! Maybe I'd have 8 kids by now just to fill the void. Or I'd do dog agility? Maybe I'd be a champion surfer.
But what I get from the horses - well I don't think I could get it from anything else! So I'd ultimately be a miserable champion surfer.

But I do often wonder what people who don't have horses actually DO with all their spare money and time!
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You have your hair cut every few weeks! My last hair cut was at christmas at it was £15. The mechanic did say to me the other day as I was towed in by the RAC again "have you any idea what kind of car you could have if you didnt have horses" I said ooh "range rover sport" then thought I wouldnt want a range rover if I didnt have the horses!
 
I was forced to live without horses for 35 years.

I lived for horses when I was young. But I was also very ill, in and out of hospital all my childhood. When I was 16, a specialist told me I was violently allergic to horses and must give up. I ignored him and continued to try to care for my beloved gelding (with the help of great friends) for years, until eventually, in an intensive care unit after a medical team had worked all night to pull me through, I accepted my fate.

A gave my lovely boy to a friend. I visited him just once and half my face swelled up for several days, one eye was agony and sealed shut. I never saw him again. My friend gave him a good home until his death years later.

I moved away and found a new set of friends. My dear "horsey" friends not only made me ill if they had a trace of horse on them, but they reminded me of what I couldn't have. So I didn't keep in touch.

I didn't watch horses on tv, I didn't talk about them or read about them, I just moved on. At first I was very depressed, but in time I filled my life with other things. My illness didn't go away without horses, but it wasn't quite as bad, and ..well, I survived.

I haven't had a sad or empty life, but there's always been something missing. Nothing ever replaced the joy I felt being around horses. I had a daughter, the most wonderful thing which ever happened to me, but there was sadness that I'd never be able to share with her the thing I loved most: the company of horses.

Every now and again, I'd try contact with equines and confirm I was still allergic.

Until 2009.

I don't know why but the allergy has gone away. At 55, I've started again, I've got a horse and at last I'm teaching my daughter, aged 26 now, what little I know about horses.

So I can tell you, life without horses can be done. But who'd want to?
 
I would be fat but well manicured. I would have money in my account instead of an overdraft. I would have a nifty little sports cars instead of my workhorse of a landrover and I would'nt have to get up at silly o clock every morning to go and see to my horse. But do you know what........how boring would all that be. I love my horse and my way of life that goes with having her. She brings me down to earth with a bump sometimes but can give me a high from the tinyest little achievement.

My life without my horse would be miserable!
 
I'd have a better car, a redecorated bathroom. More money BUT I'd be bored stiff, miserable.

My doctor growled at me yesterday as I hadn't been to see him for my blood pressure and he asked wether I should sell my horses so that I had more money to look after myself. I told him I could sell my youngster but never my Clydesdale mare as she was good for my inner peace - he chuckled and said he understood.

My mare ups my mood when I'm feeling low and I love her to bits.
 
I'd be an artist. But really, what would I draw? Cats, probably.

I'd be sat here thinking "I have no friends, my job is awful and I hate everything"
But instead, I'm sat here thinking "I have no friends, my job is awful, but I get to see Ned tomorrow. All is well."
 
I would have money, my OH wouldn't moan that I stink & I'm never in , I would get my weekends back, I would be able to have a nice little decent car not a 4x4 tank.

However.............
I would probably have a daughter that hangs about outside the shops all night doing nothing like the rest of the 15yr olds round here do!!!

Horses rehabilitated my daughter after a very nasty accident 11yrs ago - that's when we became 'horsey' & I don't regret a minute of it! I don't ride but love to take care & spend time of our fab Irish cob :D xx
 
I'd go back to having hair and nails done regular, lie ins on a weekend and having fashionable clothes, plenty of money and a partner who's happy ! BUT I wouldn't have my horses and I'd be bored, stressed and depressed.
My horses give me so much, I'm calmer, more chilled out ,stink:), fashionable clothes are a no no but I'm happy and having horses makes my 15 year old responsible and stops her hanging out on the streets and getting up to naughties (like sooo many of her friends where we live) , in short, I'm skint but happy :)
 
Tont makes me feel so happy and contented, I don't know what I'd do without him :)
Although my non-horsey mom would probably be less stroppy with me, as she wouldn't be dragged up the field twice a day for hours and spending ridiculous amounts of money on tont :D
But I wouldn't change it for the world, I love my boy more than anything :)
 
I'd be bored!!! but richer lol, just can't imagine life without them now though, rather like my dogs, they are part of the family:o oh and if i got rid my daughter would probably never speak to me again:(
 
Fiona M12, your story made me tear up, so pleased you're ok now.
Tazhazzamoose, I do hope your girl gets the all clear.
If I didn't have horses in my life I would be dead, simple as. They are the only things that keep my depression manageable
 
FionaM12 said:
I was forced to live without horses for 35 years.

I lived for horses when I was young. But I was also very ill, in and out of hospital all my childhood. When I was 16, a specialist told me I was violently allergic to horses and must give up. I ignored him and continued to try to care for my beloved gelding (with the help of great friends) for years, until eventually, in an intensive care unit after a medical team had worked all night to pull me through, I accepted my fate.

A gave my lovely boy to a friend. I visited him just once and half my face swelled up for several days, one eye was agony and sealed shut. I never saw him again. My friend gave him a good home until his death years later.

I moved away and found a new set of friends. My dear "horsey" friends not only made me ill if they had a trace of horse on them, but they reminded me of what I couldn't have. So I didn't keep in touch.

I didn't watch horses on tv, I didn't talk about them or read about them, I just moved on. At first I was very depressed, but in time I filled my life with other things. My illness didn't go away without horses, but it wasn't quite as bad, and ..well, I survived.

I haven't had a sad or empty life, but there's always been something missing. Nothing ever replaced the joy I felt being around horses. I had a daughter, the most wonderful thing which ever happened to me, but there was sadness that I'd never be able to share with her the thing I loved most: the company of horses.

Every now and again, I'd try contact with equines and confirm I was still allergic.

Until 2009.

I don't know why but the allergy has gone away. At 55, I've started again, I've got a horse and at last I'm teaching my daughter, aged 26 now, what little I know about horses.

So I can tell you, life without horses can be done. But who'd want to?
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Amazing- so happy for you :)
 
I would be very bored and have no focus in life. The material nice things in life that I would gain through having more spare money and time would soon become a bore compared to the warm glowing feeling that my little monkey of a nuisance horse gives me each day!! :)
 
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