How is it possible?!

[chestnut cob]

My horse is mucked out for me during the week, it's part of the livery package I have. All that I have to do for my horse mon-fri is ride, make up his haynets and feed him (and bearing in mind he only gets a scoop of chaff with a handful of nuts, it doesn't take me long to put feeds together!). My horse is hunter clipped so doesn't require a lot of grooming, YO had washed and picked out feet.

So can someone tell me how it's possible for me to still manage to spend over 2 hours at the yard of an evening?!

I arrived at yard last night at just before 6pm and, glancing at the clock as I shut barn doors, noticed it was after 8pm. How can it possibly take 2 hours to fill 2 haylage nets, put together 2 small feeds, ride for 30 mins, and put night time rug on?!

Add to that my 1 hour round car journey to get there and back, and I wonder why I'm single LOL!!

 

[Kayfm]

Maybe chatting is involved as well. Im a nightmare, always yak yak yak !

 

[Jojo_Pea4]

Sounds just like me, who needs a partner when u have a horse.

 

[Suzie86]

lol, im the same, although i cant really chat as theres never anyone there.... so only to myself or the horses. hmmmmmm!lol! although i do have to muck out. and im quite quick as well so i dont know how it takes so long!!!!

 

[paintsplat05]

i'm the same sometimes-i'll ring my mom for a lift and know that she'll be there in half an hour but when she arrives i still won't be done-and all i had to do in that half hour was empty a wheelbarrow and sweep! mind you sometimes i'm far too helpful

i don't mind helping people do their haynets, empty barrows, help them get their horses in etc. so i can have a gossip!

 

[Geraldine]

You HAVE to gossip/chat when doing your horse - it is the law!

 

[chestnut cob]

Suzie, I talk to the horse as well!

 

[chestnut cob]

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You HAVE to gossip/chat when doing your horse - it is the law!

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[chestnut cob]

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i'm the same sometimes-i'll ring my mom for a lift and know that she'll be there in half an hour but when she arrives i still won't be done-and all i had to do in that half hour was empty a wheelbarrow and sweep!

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that sounds like me! My YO laughed at me the other day...she said she couldn't understand how she's managed to fully muck out 3 straw beds and I hadn't managed my one deep littered cardboard bed!

 

[Suzie86]

we're all loonies

 

[chestnut cob]

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we're all loonies

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Speak for yourself!!

 

[E_Lister]

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we're all loonies

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Speak for yourself!!

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It is speaking for me too

 

[chestnut cob]

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we're all loonies

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Speak for yourself!!

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It is speaking for me too

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The worrying bit about it all is that I'm sure my horse talks back...