I fell in love with a horse i cant have :( (bit long & sad)

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Well i went to the RVC today for the open day and i went to look at the courses obviously but i wandered down to the fields to see the horses and went to talk to a bay (i have a soft spots for bays) and it wasnt interest but this chestnut came walking over and stuck his head over the fence and straight on my arm (which then started going dead cause his head was heavy!). He started licking my arm and nuzzling it and moving his head and i patched his neck and then i scratched a little bit in the top of his mane and he stuck his head in the air and pulled funny faces which made me laugh.
Fair enough hes probably licking my arm for salt cause it was quite warm but i thought it was quite affectionate, he never bit or used teeth just sort of lipped me teehee.

It was one of those moments when i went- my ideal horse, i always thought, was a good doer, about 16hh, confidence giver- sweet but with character, and probably bay- but here was this little chestnut, probably about 15hh, not sure what hes like to ride and I'll probably never know. And it wasnt something ive ever felt with riding school ponies, or even other ponies/horses ive met-as much as ive tried to connect with them theyve never been very responsive, but i just felt this automatic connection, it sounds pathetic i know, just from standing on the other side of the fence.

I doubt very much he was for sale- and now is not the time to have a horse, i cant afford him, nor is it a local place i can visit and anyway hes likely to be someones ill horse if hes at the vet college, im not experienced enough to have a horse, i dont know how to look after them properly, it just wouldnt work out, he isnt for sale. My head tells me all the practical things (all the reasons i shouldnt just steal him out of the field
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) and somehow my heart is aching.

I had never met this horse before, and had probably will never met him again, but somehow i have never felt anything like this with any other horse ive met, and it really was heartbreaking to walk away from him. We went back a second time so i could say goodbye, i 'pet named' him peppy as i didnt know his real name and i think it suited him, he was on the otherside of the field and i called him just to see and he looked up and i called to him again and he walked over and stuck his tounge out at me and then started licking my arm again and nudging me, then he stepped away from the fence and lifted his head so i gave him another little scratch and pat and then he started licking my arm again and then i said i was going and walked away and he looked back over his shoulder ears up and i had to keep walking.

This does sound really pathetic, and im sure i will find another horse when things are possible, and when things are the right circumstances for me, and i doubt if i ever go to the RVC he would be there or he would have found someone to look after him but i have just never ever felt that before, it was so special i could have sat there all day just with his head on my arm. Just wanted to tell you guys, wondered if that was normal for 'the horse' or if im crazy. I found it really hard to walk away, considering i only met this horse for like 10 minutes, but it felt like the feeling was in my heart
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Someone slap me! I'll be fine by morning
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i'm tempted to ask if anyone is at RVC and knows the horse just wondering who the gorgeous chap is, but its ridiculous to ask cause i couldnt have him anyway
i'll upload a piccy later when i cant get photobucket to work

Thanks for sticking with me- cookies if you got this far
 
I think thats really sweet, and thats how I felt when I tried the horse I now have...hopefully you'll find your dream horse soon, I'm sure you'll be able to look after one fine it sounds like you have the dedication and that can mean more than knowledge, have you thought about sharing or loaning?
 
Ahh thats cute. I had a similar thing years ago, I was about 7 and this little show pony mare had come to our yard for weaning. No I have never been into showing but I loved this pony from the moment I set eyes on her, and used to dream about having her (I had my own perfectly lovely pony at the time!). Many years later we were looking for a pony for my sister and we were offered a 12.2hh chestnut mare on long term loan! It was little old Knocky Bizique!! She was a lot older and certainly not as posh looking as once she was but it was her!
 
It's not pathetic wild spirit - you and peppy-ned made a connection. You'll always remember him. You can hold that feeling in your heart and when the time is right and you start looking for your own horse, you've got a yardstick to measure applicants by! Dream about peppy-ned for a few nights but remember the REAL THING will be out there waiting for you to find him! x
 
ditto BOF hold him close in your heart, sometimes animals touch our soul and we have no idea why x
 
He might be someone's ill horse, or he might be a teaching horse- we have them here at Langford. So if you end up going to the RVC, you might still be able to see him.
 
Thanks for all the replys guys- ill get over him, more like ill get over myself! You just know when you've found something special!

Didn't get many pics, heres the best:
'Peppy' licking my arm (excuse my ugly mug and peppys head at a funny angle, blame the photographer)

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And just so you get an idea of him:
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Theres another pic but i havent been sent it yet
 
I did that too. Fell in love with a horse at Bourton Vale...turned out to be one of JJO'Neils!!! He was a stunner. I think he was called Albert Mooney. I'd have sold my child and my kidneys for that horse!!!
 
I've done that too- but unfortunately it was at a sales so much harder to walk away
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Right at the back where all the 'late' entries were was this little bay mare, tied up in a pen with about 3 others. I was just walking along seeing all the nice horseys when her head came out and started nuzzling me. So i started fussing her and she was being all affectionate, other people came past and she didn't look at them. But then we had to go and watch the sale start. I was so heartbroken and upset seeing her come in, looking scared, but she didn't make much money so wasn't sold.

She was about 14hh, 13 years old and very scraggy looking. It still makes me upset thinking about her as i really really wish i was in a position to buy her and just let her live in the field, relaxing.
 
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I feel the same way about Johnny Depp.
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ETA: I am not claiming Johnny Depp licked my arm...or anywhere else. Unfortunately.

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Bet you wish he had though!!
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I have a feeling when my daughter had her interview at RVC we were told about some horses that lived there that they occasionally used as blood donors. Sometimes they are horses that can't be ridden and owners place them with RVC as a sort of retirement home. So if you go to RVC you may well see him again .
 
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