how much does your OH husband like your neddy

I had a pony when I met him (23 years ago now ). I have had at least one horse or pony ever since no matter what. Both the kids ride and have two ponies each so he is outnumbered. When the kids were little and I was struggling to manage he said get rid or I go. I told him where the suitcases were. He knows where he stands now :D
I do sometimes catch him chatting to one of the ponies if he doesnt know I am there but he rarely comes and watches the kids compete but does if I ask.
 
I still had my horse when I met my husband some years back, he was terrified of my horse and so the horse used to chase him for fun and once had hubby sitting on top of an unlit bonfire while he cantered in circles around it

We'd been together about 8 months when my horse had to be PTS and I still say to this day that if the horse had lived any longer we wouldnt have stayed together lol

We now have land and stables so I'd like a pony or two (not to ride) and every time I pull up an ad hubby wants to know how big it is so he can tell if he will be scared of it!
 
hubs used to ride my old mare and he was very fond of her, i don't think he's been able to connect as well with the current 2, big girl is just too big and makes rude faces lol, ginger boy is liked more because he'll give cuddles. he likes my daughters ponies, smaller and easier to deal with lol. he moans about the cost occasionally but i tell him to shut up and go fishing;)
 
My OH loves my old TB mare, and is now just getting good enough to ride her, so i'll be semi handing her over soon :00

He hadn't ever been allowed animals as a kid although he knew he loved them, but now he is as dog mad as me, and semi-horse-mad!
 
Was interested when we first met.
would come to the yard & we would hack out together..although now he wont come to the yard wont ride etc but does ask about him....ocassionally
 
A bit too much really - and I have told him he needs to get his own and leave mine alone. Weekends are now his time for riding - and he is much braver than me (although only been riding for 8 months) and he will head off into the woods for 2 hours. They come back with a big smile on their faces - me - "have you been cantering and jumping logs?" - him "oh no we wouldn't do that now would we Merlin!!". We have now started doing Trec, but really want to find him a horse so we can compete together.
 
WelshD said:
I still had my horse when I met my husband some years back, he was terrified of my horse and so the horse used to chase him for fun and once had hubby sitting on top of an unlit bonfire while he cantered in circles around it

We'd been together about 8 months when my horse had to be PTS and I still say to this day that if the horse had lived any longer we wouldnt have stayed together lol

We now have land and stables so I'd like a pony or two (not to ride) and every time I pull up an ad hubby wants to know how big it is so he can tell if he will be scared of it!
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I love this story! My OH is a city person, or was I should say, and had never met a horse before I came along. Bless him, he even learned to ride (and wasn't half bad, actually), but he's really not a horsey person, although he does like them and looks after them when I have to go away - even leads out my certifiable little Spanish stallion.
 
My OH could take or leave horses. However he does support me and pays for all my lessons. He had never been near a horse before he met me and whilst I struggled in my first trimester of pregnancy he looked after beaut every day and came to the yard with me every day after that to help out. He hasn't been down for a while but I'll let him off! Lol

I'm glad he doesnt come up all the time as the yard is my little retreat from the worries of the world and I'd like to keep it like that :-)

Oh he did try riding once but I think that was once too many! Lol
 
OH cried as much as I did when my old horse was PTS. He's not so keen on the one I have now as pony has injured me several times (oops) but he will make a fuss when no-one else is looking!
He does do poo-picking when he's home in time.
 
Hmm difficult one. My OH is I think jealous of my horse and the time I spend with him. This is countered by the fact that he actually picked him from auction as a starving foal. He also stopped me putting him on a dealers lorry when I had a pity party after a rotational fall from another horse and did the whole 'I'm too crap to ride a youngster' thing. He will though pop out of the house and offer to lead him to the field which is a bit of a giveaway I suppose!
 
He doesn't like him I'm afriad, he's none horsey so wouldn't expect him to like any in the way we do but he's not minded others in the past, he's always handled them and given them a fuss and ridden a few on occassions, but he won't touch Mackenzie, doesn't trust him, personally I just think they haven't had time to bond yet :D as he doesn't come up the yard and help me with chores of come out with me on the bike like he used to do when I kept them at home.
 
My OH was extremly upset when my young horse was PTS earlier in the year as he knew how much he meant to me, plus him and my youngster youst to have a strange bond even though my OH is non-horsey!

My OH Likes both of my current horses,and will help around the yard (when he comes to the yard that is...not very often!!!), and he made some name plates for their stables recently, lol. He has yet to ride my mare, but comes up with some random excuse when I do say he can have a go.

End of the day the horses have always been part of my life way before he was on the scene so he knows that theres no way they wont be part of my life, lol, he just accepts them, lol.
 
My OH is a city boy, not really the outdoors type and if he's honest he's a bit scared around horses.

I had my TB before I met my OH, and so he had to get used to the idea of being horsey form the start. OH isn't really that interested, although he does care for them and is always there for vet visits. BUT when my TB got a really bad back injury (required 27 staples all down his back!) OH would take him for walks, and even took him jogging with him every day :) - after that they bonded quite well.

I bought my girl a few months ago - OH has seen her 3 times, and on those visits when we went for our walks (new pony is only 2 and my TB is now retired) OH always took my TB. I think OH blames my new pony for delaying starting a family.
 
My hubby doesn't mind paying for mine, will come & watch me at shows when I ask him & will take me to shows, vets etc etc.. but that's about it..he does it fo me not coz he loves the horses.. but he will fuss them! He says he would like to be able to gallop but couldn't be bothered to learn to ride!! lol.. he does resent them every now & again when im not home when I say i'll be or if I'm at yard for ages..
 
Oh I have tears and goosebumps reading about all the PTS stories.... My boys only 5 so I'm hoping or Los of joyful years out of him but dread the day that that happens :-(
My OH loves y ginger boy, he bought him for me for Xmas and recently built a new sable block and tack room. He helps me everyday with the mucking out and we often pop outside in the evening with a glass if red wine to admire the stables/horses and feed them some mints!!!! My OH spoils my boy rotten and pretty much spoils me rotten too!!!!
Iv gotta say I'm very grateful and couldn't do it all without him (we have my mums and step daughters horses to look after too!!!)
Oh he also takes me to all my shows and lessons as unfortunately my license doesn't allow me to tow the trailer....
Im feeling very lucky as I write all this and must phone him now and tell him how much he means to me ;-) !!!!!!
 
My previous horse absolutly hated my husband. He used to to try to kick, bite, barge him!! However, was nice as pie with me!!! It got to the point where my husband wouldnt watch me ride because my horse was soo horrible to him!!

However, my current horse loves my husband (he is a non horsey husband) and he loves him too. In fact i sometimes think my horse prefers my husband!! Lol. My husband probably watches me ride once a week and grooms and catches my horse for me!
 
My OH really likes my horse and sees him as part of our little family. He calls him 'my man Jae' and 'i won't hear a bad word about Jae, he's my man' and 'Jae is a good horse'. Lol.
He rarely comes up to the yard but when he does he brings him carrots and he will brush him and has even bathed him!!
He likes to watch us at shows and he is happy to hold him and lead him around.

He didn't like my last horse as she was a typical mare and she headbutted him once, also she was pretty frustrating at times and I think he got fed up of me getting upset!

Jae on the otherhand is a bit of a 'lad', a typical boy and he is a lot more straightforward so I think my OH feels he understands him more :). They have some sort of affinity and Jae likes my OH too :).
 
OH really likes my gelding I'm trying to sell. Will come up and help me muck out/do haynets then spend 10 minutes in the field trying to figure out the rope halter (horse stands like a lamb!) then leads him in from the field like he's walking a dog, it's dead cute! He's said he'll come riding so I'm hoping to get him to the point so he can help me exercise all of the horses next season a few days per week....... He doesn't know my plans yet :D
 
OH has his own horses, its nice having a horsey man until it comes to tack cleaning! He doesn't understand my coloured or Joseph, but loves his ginger pointers and jerry!
 
My oh is useless lol, and hates the horses but he knows he will never win over them :-P he has got over it now!

My dad isnt really horsey loves his cycling for 60miles - 100miles on his racing bike! or running! but we have gone out for rides together but he just speeds along at the same speed, course no way am i cantering my horse on a road and a trot isnt enough to keep up with him so gave up on that lol! he absoloutley adores my yearling though says his coat is sooooo cute and fluffy soft! and he likes my tb but no way would i get them on any off my 3 hahaha
 
Not remotely interested, at all, ever.

Has been to yard to collect stuff (he uses 1 stable for storage, with my agreement) & has only come over to the fuzzies twice in the past year - and thats to ask me something.
Did try giving him a leadrope to take little old fuzzy down the field but he recoiled, so have left it

I might as well talk to the wall/cat/oven about anything I''ve done at the yard or out riding as get more response from them :) so anything equine is off-limits as far as am concerned.
I just have a good natter to a couple of friends via the phone if I've had a good/bad time when out etc :)

Everything else is ok, so we rub along..........he now doesn't comment on the trail of shaving/hay etc that seem to penetrate the hallway on occasions at home, or soggy coats/gear in car or going through house to be hung out to dry, so maybe he's getting a little better......
 
sjmcc said:
awww well it looks like its a womans world i think its the fact we love them horses so much men cant just get there head around it
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littlescallywag said:
Not really interested tbh, think he resents my big boy a tad, as he is my world :) and since I've had horses he gets less attention. But he does occasionally come up yard and helps out, which is nice (If I ignore comments about how much the boys poop etc). Gotta get used to it though as both girls are pony mad so its not going away :)
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Natz88 said:
My OH is not interested at all, if I say to him do you want to come with me to feed the boys, I get the why do I have to go there your horses, yet give him a fishing rod & he is in his elemant :rolleyes:
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The Fuzzy Furry said:
Not remotely interested, at all, ever.

Has been to yard to collect stuff (he uses 1 stable for storage, with my agreement) & has only come over to the fuzzies twice in the past year - and thats to ask me something.
Did try giving him a leadrope to take little old fuzzy down the field but he recoiled, so have left it

I might as well talk to the wall/cat/oven about anything I''ve done at the yard or out riding as get more response from them :) so anything equine is off-limits as far as am concerned.
I just have a good natter to a couple of friends via the phone if I've had a good/bad time when out etc :)

Everything else is ok, so we rub along..........he now doesn't comment on the trail of shaving/hay etc that seem to penetrate the hallway on occasions at home, or soggy coats/gear in car or going through house to be hung out to dry, so maybe he's getting a little better......
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My hubby is none horsey as said he resents mine. Used to help now and then but try talking to him about them OFF LIMITS grrrrrr MEN!!!!!!!!!! My horse doesnt like men anyway lol
 
sharon1959 said:
My hubby is none horsey as said he resents mine. Used to help now and then but try talking to him about them OFF LIMITS grrrrrr MEN!!!!!!!!!! My horse doesnt like men anyway lol
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lol :D

When I met mine (OH) I still had a yard of a dozen & we were competing most weekends & hunting in the winter (between winter qualifiers!).
He even drove the box a couple of times & held various ponies on changeover of tack etc.
I only wound it all down about 3 yrs later (foot & mouth round here made me discover doing other things) & no longer compete (at present!!) so its still baffling as I am down there far less, but I just get on with it now & enjoy my horse-time :)
 
My OH respects her and sees that she is beautiful and a very important part of my life...but is scared of her! Just as well...she aint that fond of him either...!!!
 
My OH loves my boy pretty much as much as me, he was the one that actually bidded on him. But he's a stallion handler so is used to horses and knows how much i love his so helps out as much as he can.:D
 
Neddy? Haven't got one.

I do have a Freddy, and a Teddy plus a few others. He can't tell F and T apart, he knows the names of the others, and notices if anything new comes on the place, but unless I need help he isn't really into them at all.
He is very handy and does all the maintenance that I can't do which is terribly sweet of him:)

He likes me to be happy though, which is why we live on a horse farm rather than at the side of a lake with a yacht tied up in the harbour. Give it a few more years and I'll get tired and bored and we'll do the lake thing then :)
 
My OH is just as horsey as me. We met when OH brought his novice eventer to be stabled at our yard, 7 years on and we have now have 2 horses so I am really lucky
 
He likes to see them to say hello and feed them unnecessary carrots but otherwise that's about it!! They're at home too and will occasionally help me with haynets etc but wouldn't bother him if he didn't see them for weeks!!
 
My Oh is actually quite scared of horses. He will do any electric fencing as and when and any fence repairs.

he used to lead him up the road for me occasionally. If he forgot to take polo's to catch him ( he could be difficult on the odd occasion) he would approach with a bunch of cow parsley, looked like he was asking him out on a date! Other liverys had to hide as they were engulfed in giggles!

On one occasion my boy brought him home in double quick time as my boy is terrified of hot air ballons and one was 'chasing' them up the road. OH never realised what my boy was fussing about.

My OH always carries polos and my boy always searches his pockets in a very gentle way. OH has been heard to say 'I will never poo pick' but he did when I went on holiday.

For someone that is basicily scared he is very, very good with my boy who treats him as an inferior being and just takes charge in the nicest way.

Jane
 
My bf was scared of horses when we first started going out. It was funny, he wouldnt even go near one in the stable. Now he's not overly fanatical, but he listens when I talk about them, seems interested from a sporting point of view (he's a football coach) and he likes it when I compete and win! I have managed to get him on one a couple of times, but he didnt like it much, he prefers to watch from the floor, which is fine :) He's fairly supportive and says he likes me having them as he knows how much they mean to me, so therefore he also likes them :) He's a good un!
 
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