How dedicated are you?

Compared to most 'normal' (non-horsey) people, then very ! I do them twice a day every day etc.
Compared to some of the people on here, probably not so. I dont groom as much as I should, I only clean tack before a competition, and I dont ride if its throwing it down
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i would say i was pretty dedicated
erm i go up the yard everyday do all the yard duties whether im ill or not
tabs comes before going out etc
all my birthday/xmas money is spent on her
my family is sick of me goin on about tabby and horses

and i ride in the rain/snow/hurricane/with concussion lol
 
I'm 80%, go down to see my horse every day, ride him most days, love just being around him. BUT I can switch off - go out for a night out and not fret about not going down to see him the next morning etc
 
I guess I'd be a bit like Rema, I'd like to think I am but in reality I need to ride quite a bit more. having said that Dols is my life I'm there twice a day no matter what, all birthday/xmas money goes on her and family are sick of the sound of her name!
 
I am definately dedicated to them and give them 100%. They are well cared for and as they are on site are tended to and kept an eye on all the time. However like other posts I could do to ride more.
This leads onto that they are not my everything, I am married with three young kids who obviously come first, we also have dogs, a rabbit, fish.......!
So although they are not the only things in my life, I wouldn't be without them and I like to think everything in my 'family' is taken care of 100%
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I keep my horses at home, and they are very much part of the family. We have to go without quite a lot in order to have them, but they are worth all the money and hard work - I would be lost without them.
 
about 75% . I share the work and riding of my two with my daughter and a friend, so none of us are having to do too much work. They are ridden 4/6 times a week, poo picked and given suppliments ever day and groomed before being ridden. That pretty much it really!
 
I see to my horse everyday twice a day and get up all summer at 5am so I can get a ride in before work to keep him exercised, the weight off and laminitis at bay. I was up at 5am this morning riding too! If I cannot do my horse then I have someone to take over on holidays etc to ensure he always has access to water, shelter and hay/grass. I see my horse as a commitment that is full time no matter what the weather 24/7.
 
I was pretty dedicated when I had ponies up until 16/17 as I just enjoyed being around them whether that was mucking out, grooming and feeding or riding. After quite a gap from owning I think I will be the same again with my first horse of my own, making every effort to refresh my knowledge and brush up my skills in and out of the saddle before I'm ready for one. Obviously have a couple of grand left to save too!!
 
I am extremely dedicated when it comes to RIDING- someone mention the word riding to me and I am there, no matter what the weather is like, even if I am poorly, I am as eager as anything to ride, and would actually ride all day if I could. I even rode when I had glandular fever, and 2 weeks after a broken collarbone (should of been 6 weeks!), and the day after I sprained my ankle!

Not too keen on stable management though. I winge and moan when I have to go out at night in the cold to feed
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And yes, I am lucky enough to have them on my doorstep and I STILL complain!
TBH I do spend a hell of alot of time with them, on the ground and mounted- I just prefere the riding bit
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I would say about 60% as my health and sanity comes first as if I get ill then I am no good to him.

Currently I see him once a day 6 days a week but am moving him to a yard 1.30 minutes away as it will be better for him as does not stable during the summer and it is safer for him to be at a yard that he can get all year 24/7 turnout. Not so good for me as it is

a) far and
b) does not have an indoor school
c) my riding buddies are not there

but much better for him, I wont get to see him so often due to the journey 3/4 times a week but he will be well looked after and cared for and doubt he will mind! If he settles well then I will move house to be nearer.
 
Totally. My horse is my everything. I am single and my non horsey friends say I will never find a boyfriend, as he couldn't compete with Rosie. I say I don't want one, as I would have to give up some Rosie time which I'm not prepared to do. I go to work and everyone asks how Rosie is. My life revolves around her.
 
I agree with above from Amy_08. My horse is my world and all my money goes on him. He has more outfits than I do and his shoes cost more than mine! I have split up from boyfriends due to the time I spend with the horse, and I keep the horse at home so no travelling involved. They never understand about shows and how it takes all day.That will never change, so am destined to be single for ever.
 
not sure i would use the word dedicated but certainly my horses are my sanity, as a mother of 2 and wife to 1 i can't spend as much time as i'd like with my horses sometimes but they are certainly a huge part of my life, and in fact my kids and OH's lives too lol, have to be otherwise i'd have to rehome them, the family not the horses!!!!
 
Horse means everything - I have NO social life (apart from HHO and the partys/meets from on here
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) I go up to the yard every day, and all weekend - barely even have time for my CW!!
 
Very. I've had an iffy day today, and I expected my horse to top it all off by going lame for the millionth time in the last 17 months... not so, she was SOUND on the road and made my day. For such a small thing to happen to make my day, that tells me that my horse is my everything. I am not happy unless I have my own horse. I am not 100% happy at the moment as I cannot ride my own, so I've taken on more than I can properly cope with in share horses and rides. I am happiest being tied down to doing my horses day in day out, come rain/shine/illness etc etc
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I am currently job shopping after finishing uni last month - my motivation to get a job rather than be an unemployed bum for a while is that I NEEEEED another horse (ie one that doesn't have a hole in its tendon
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Roll on being knee deep in muck tomorrow morning sorting out my muckheap!
 
Id say totally, I have one horse paddock resting and another who is saddleless and am at the yard everyday except one when I work a 14 hour day. Even my pony physio , and people at the yard mention it. They want for nothing and when their ears prick and they whicker at me that makes it worthwhile.
 
I would say 99%, I do go up twice a day, spent every last penny I have on horse, love her to pieces, bore family with talk of horse all the time, but I do sometimes wish I was 'normal' and non-horsey and I think thats why when I'm out with friends or at work I don't like to talk about the horse, like its a different part of my life. But saying that I wouldn't change it for the world.
 
Well.

I'm not that dedicated.

My horse doesn't really like me & we've had so many problems, false starts & issues to deal with that we've hardly got off the ground...

However, i've literally spent hundreds, if not thousands, on her since I got her in January and love her an insane amount.

Her diet is better balanced than mine, her monthly farrier's bill is about the same as my annual one & she has an enormous wardrobe compared to my few minging outfits.

I'm just conscious that i never go out, I spend all my money on her & a large chunk of the time she hasn't been rideable but when she is, SHE'S PERFECT and it all makes sense.

I'd say I was currently dissillusioned.
 
Totally 200% my horses are the reason I get up and go to work ...... but I have a special place in my heart for my old chap ..... and the thought of losing him brings tears to my eyes ...... and at 27, the time with him gets shorter and shorter
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Iv had my old horse for 12 years and love him to bits. I had a very nasty brake up from my ex almost a year ago and having a horse really helped me though it.

He has everything he needs but I do have a social life, however, if the neddy needed something, he comes first.
 
My horse is everything to me. He is groomed and feet picked out everyday, I talk to him, I sing to him (Poor boy!). His tack is cleaned after every ride and is taken apart for cleaning once a month.

I do not have a social life or friends and all my money goes onto him.

I make a lot of sacrifices for him and do not regret anything.

I love every minute of being with him summer and winter. He is my life, my passion and my obsession.
 
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