How long have you owned your horses for

[Lexi 123]

I thought this would be a fun thread I owned my horse for 5 years

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Arabi 17 years
Louis 9 years

 

[gryff]

My gelding, 20 years.
My mare, 7 years.

 

[windswoo]

I've had horses since I was 15 - so 34 years.
My first horse I had till he died at 21.
Second horse I've had for 19 years.
Third horse 9 years.

 

[meleeka]

S - 19 years
R - 16 years
D - 5 years

My record is 26 years which was my first pony who was 29 when she went.

I’ve owned horses for 40 years altogether.

 

[MereChristmas]

Since 1966
The longest was my first pony 26 years.
The next 23 years.

 

[TheOldTrout]

Six years, it was the anniversary yesterday!

 

[Laurac13]

current ones;
mini Shetland 17 years
ISH 10 years

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I don't have any horses any more. Ponies are a different story

Our Stud stallion has been here since May 1999. Our oldest mare joined us as a 2yo in 2002. The same year Rains was born.

Most equines that come here never get sold. Some go out on loan (Rains is just back from a 3 year stint and now won't go away again. At the age of 21 he deserves to stay home now), most of the rest stay until they die. The odd pony has been sold but rarely.

 

[rabatsa]

Of the current equines the longest has been here 7 years (I think) and the shortest only came this summer.

The longest that I have kept one was 17 years.

 

[Spotherisk]

I owned Harley from age five, he arrived on 19th June 1997 and died 28th June 2023 - 26 years and nine days.

 

[Sparky Lily]

I no longer have a horse, but I have had one of my Shetland ponies for 17 years, another for 14 years and the other two for 12 years.

 

[Jambarissa]

Cob1 2 yrs
Cob2 22yrs
Sport horse 20yrs

A old horse made it to 36, I had her 28 years.

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Current mare came here to retire so only been with me since Dec 2019. Longest I have had one was a homebred mare who made it to 29. My sister's mare was bought as a yearling and finally put down at 34.
We both tend to keep them for life now although I used to breed and sell the young stock.

 

[fankino04]

First horse 13 years, sadly pts after a freak accident in the field at 19, current girl 16 years

 

[irishdraft]

Retired horse 16 years
Mare coming up a year

 

[ElleSkywalkingintheair]

I've had horses 27 years. First horse 22 years, second 18, both now sadly passed on. Of living ponies have had oldest shetland 16 years, my two home breds 12 and 11 years, Fluffles the cob coming up to five years and scaredy Shetland two years

And a pony hoarder, have never sold one and never plan to

 

[HappyHollyDays]

Kelso 6 months to aged 10, regretted it all my life.
DP 3 and still own aged 13
Bailey 8 and still own aged 15

I know the full history of both my current two from birth and neither will ever leave my care.

 

[nagblagger]

The longest i have owned is 29 years, i bred him so if you count the time in the womb 30 years - rip last year.

The longest one i've owned, which is still alive is 21 years, they have a home for life hence me having 7 over 20+ years, including one in his 30s so i might be beating my own record in a few years .


Edit - my newest is 10 days

 

[sjdress]

One 17 years and the other 6 weeks!

 

[FAYEFUDGE]

I thought this would be a fun thread I owned my horse for 5 years

Fudge 19 years until PTS

 

[Bobthecob15]

This one 7 weeks!

 

[terrierliz]

18 years, 9 years and 5 years

 

[scats]

I’ll just do the current ones as I’ve had so many I can’t actually remember how long I had them all. Think Joe was the longest?

Millie has been 5 years and Polly 6 years (of which I deserve a medal!)

 

[Britestar]

31 yrs. Homebred. So planned her birth.

 

[fidleyspromise]

Highland - 17 years
New Forest - 13 years
Arab - 3 months

 

[First Frost]

I have had horses constantly for the last 50 years.
Current ones:
Connemara 15 years
connematra Xtb 4 years

The longest i have owned one horse for was 36 years - she was a yearling when I got her!

 

[kinnygirl1]

Altogether 20 years… 13 of those were my lovely gelding Stanley who I lost in March. The first 7 years of ownership were the pony I shared with my sister growing up. Had a break of roughly 15 years between the two where I loaned, rode in riding schools etc.

 

[Merry neddy man]

Daughters pony 21years now retired (26)
Mine 16 years now retired. (19)
Daughters horse 5years, ( from 3 yo) (8)
All 3 will be with us till rainbow time.
The next one will be a pony for our 3 month old granddaughter, but not for a little while yet.

 

[marmalade76]

One not quite twelve months, the other just over a week.