how much does your OH husband like your neddy

OH does not get on with my lad, they just haven't gelled. Doesn't help Cappy tries to take lumps out of him every time he sees my OH! Never does it with anyone else, we think he is jealous.

No way to put this so...... My OH loves Fany and she adores him, they get on well even if he does call her a swamp donkey! He will do anything with her, even though he is not horsey at all. Funny thing is his grandfather was a jockey, so you'd think he would be at least a bit horsey.
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My husband is as horsey as me......we have 4 between us, and the ones we have lost due to old age have been mourned by both of us....

This pic below of my OH with 'his boys' was a pressie as a huge canvas for his 60th birthday this week from my parents who are wedding photographers. This pic is in it's 'raw' state, the canvas pic had shadows etc sorted out...it's an awesome picture... :D

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He has only met my horse a couple of times as he is not remotely interested. He called her 'the thing' and she put her ears back and tried to bite him, so I decided not to persevere with trying to get them to bond!
TBH I like my own space with the horse and would not force OH to come up to the yard as he would just annoy me! This suits us both. We have been together 25 years so can't see things changing now! If he turned round tomorrow and said he fancied learning to ride I would be horrified :)
 
Seeing as he's just forked out rather a lot of money for our new stables, laid the concrete base himself and bought us a new home with acreage so we can keep the horses at home, I'd say he's pretty keen! Oh and he held my horse to be PTS last month as I was in no fit state and has said he will buy me another horse (to go with the two remaining ones we have), but I'll have to share it with him. LOL!
 
He does nothing but moan about the cost, the time and the smell! He wants me to be happy so he puts up with it (even provided money to buy new neddy - went pear shaped, so only have girls pony at the moment). He does dictate about which yard etc and doesn't show any interest, which can be hard on the girls when they want to tell him about their ride/achievements etc. He plays rugby, I'm not really interested in it, but would never stop him!
 
My husband really isn't horsey at all. He never comes up the yard with me, although he does try and show an interest when I talk to him about what i've been up to up the yard. He's also happy to drive us to shows as I haven't got a trailer licence. Oh and he let me use a chunk of our savings to buy my mare, even though i'd wasted money on an unsuitable horse before. So I can't complain! Luckily he's got his interest (surfing) so he understands how important it is to have some time to myself with my horse.
 
It's very interesting reading all the stories - some complete contrasts in OH's.

I feel only fair I share about my WONDERFUL husband. We've been together over 10 years, and although he's always known I love horses, I never dreamed I would be able to actually own my own - believe it or not several years ago it was hubby who suggested I ride reguarly (previously I had just ridden holiday-hacks) as he could see how happy it made me. Probably a big mistake him suggesting that, as now we own 2 horses!

We had a 'difficult' first-year with my first horse, within a week of owning him and just second time of getting on him, he was spooked and unsettled, and whilst OH was holding him for me to get on he bucked/reared and I came off and broke my shoulder, took 6 months to recover, then needed surgery on it and another 3 months recovering from that. My FANTASTIC hubby looked after my new neddie all this time, did all the work as I couldn't do anything. OH learnt to lunge and do groundwork with him so he could keep neddie in work, he did all the poo picking and horse-care, all of which meant he built up an amazing bond with our wonderful boy, so much so we have now bought another horse that hubby can ride, so we've got the 2 boys together.

We do all our hacking out together, amazingly hubby has only had about 3 lessons, but becuase he's spent so much time on the ground/lunging with the boys, he's just a natural. They really respect him, and my horse who can be naughty with me will behave like a little lamb for hubby. If I can't catch him, you can guarentee if OH goes in the field the my naughty neddie will just follow him around!

And hubby is so PERFECT that on firework night, when our car had broken down and to check the boys again before bed would mean another 45minute walk in the dark across steep slippery fields at night (it was nearly 11pm) and yet becuase I was worrying they were ok OH volunteered to walk down and check them again for me. (They were of course fine!).

Can you imagine a more wonderful husband? I can't, I feel so lucky. When I know of others who's husbands don't come near there horses, or spend time with them. We just do everything together, this evening in the dark and the rain we went together to check the boys as we always do, OH poo-picked while I had a cuddle and a scratch from neddies (sometimes it's the other way around)!). To care for the boys and ride together is just so special.

Sorry this is such a long post - but I just felt I had to share how wonderful my husband is! I love my neddies and my husband very much :D:D:D:D:D
 
My hubby was with me when I had my old lad and was there the day I had him PTS.... he also cried.
With my new lad he is supportive and does loads at the yard with me, he helps me do mucking out whilst I ride and helps me do the poo picking in the paddock so yes he is very supportive of my hobby and I am very grateful
 
Enfys said:
he knows the names of the others, and notices if anything new comes on the place, :)
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My OH does regularly check on how many we have, and does count them every 6 months or so when he visits the paddock. He checks the credit card statement for horse related items, if they are sick, I know he is thinking, how much this time. That is extent of interest.
 
DragonSlayer said:
My husband is as horsey as me......we have 4 between us, and the ones we have lost due to old age have been mourned by both of us....

This pic below of my OH with 'his boys' was a pressie as a huge canvas for his 60th birthday this week from my parents who are wedding photographers. This pic is in it's 'raw' state, the canvas pic had shadows etc sorted out...it's an awesome picture... :D

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lovely photo
 
Despite being from a horsey family, my OH has no interest in horses. He wasn't allowed a pony as a child but his siblings had them :P The upside is he knows how to muck out, water and fill a haynet so he has his uses. Downside is he never even offers to come to a show or anything with me so he might as well not be horsey!

He has met my horse 3 times in total - the day he arrived, once from the car as he waited for me to feed and once at 1am when I had to go to the yard to check on the horse when he had colic.

I would like him to learn how to ride but that will literally never happen!
 
OH must like my main horse as he bought him for me the first year we were together.

He was bemused and tolerant when I accidentally bought my Exmoor foal.

But I'm desperately trying to make him like Rose the filly, as he still doesn't know that I actually own her (he thinks she belongs to a friend and is in the field as a favour..). I keep showing her off to him when he's at the yard...' isn't she pretty? .....doesn't she move well...aah look she likes you...'. Ooops.
 
He likes my girl, took a little while but he is used to her now and she is such a gentle soul he couldn't not really!
As for our daughters 23 year old very grumpy Second A, he adores him, he is almost out grown but he won't entertain him going out on loan away from our yard he has stated that he won't have it! At PC camp this year on competition day he came to watch for the days, and was chalking the pony's socks, oiling his hooves, brushing his tail and offering him water every 2 minutes. Strangely the pony seems to love him too maybe they are kindred spirits lol!
 
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