If you were a horse, would you be in work?

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Sitting at work, on my break pondering if i'd be working if I were a horse. My answer is - probably not!
Painful foot, thorn in knee (just removed it!) causing a cut, bad back and sore hips which flare up if stood still for too long! I almost sound like a case for the knackerman! And i'm only 22!

so, as the title says, would you be in work?
 
Yes, and on starvation :D I have niggles, but no more than I reckon your average RC coblet does! (I would undeniably be a 13.2hh PC schoolmistress type, with a wild mane and on a permanent diet to try and make me look halfway to normal!)
 
Possibly, on the right painkillers and diet!! I'd need clipping an awful lot too. Not sure I'd be worth the bother to be honest!:D
 
No way. I would've been put out to grass years ago, if I'd been lucky enough. My laziness and bad temper would have made me a horrible riding horse and I've not got the breeding, conformation or temperament to be a brood mare. I'd have to hope someone took pity on me ;)
 
Hell no!

I would have been shot if I owned me, possibly put out to grass and bored rigid if someone else did, although I'd be so grumpy they would probably be wishing they had shot me.
 
Sadly no as am permanently lame. Definitely wouldn't pass a vetting. Good natured and patient though so could make a good companion.
 
My vet says if I was a horse I would have been pts years ago. I have pseudomonas colonised in my lungs following lung damage from an allergic reaction to prescription medication. If a horse had the same they would be put out to rest for a year but the vet says the pseudomonas would flare up as soon as they came back into work so they normally pts. I repeatedly get pneumonia if I overdo it. I have various other health issues as a result of the allergic reaction and have seen many consultants but my vet is the best at looking at my situation holistically and often gives me very helpful advice even if he would prefer to pts :0)
 
Nope! An over anxious cob who hates being fussed over and would have severe balance issues and muscle weakness as well as tripping over my own feet several times a day and injuring everything it's possible to injure!!! (tendons, ligaments, bones ..)
I'd be a write off :p
 
Yes, I'd be a very poor doer tb, that only looks as though its in ok condition when muscled up to distract from the bony ribs & hips. And the type that gets hyped & difficult to control when not kept amused.
 
Me and my mare are so
Similar, rarely unwell but when we are the whole world knows, has the idea of getting fit and being competitive but that only exists in our heads. Messy indoors. Podge, self opinionated and what ever you do dont wind us up coz we don't back down easy. Need a very firm hand to keep us in check. Happier plodding to the pub. Why I can't get rid if the bitch, she's me in horse form.

So would be in work, ideally what suits me though.
 
This is a fun game!

Yes but due to past injury will never be a top competition horse but still suitable for all riding club activities. Needs experienced rider though, has attitude problem ;-)
 
OOh I like this!

I'd def be the most infuriating nag - behind the leg, stubborn, not very brave. And in a starvation paddock. But I would be loyal and reliable so maybe I would be saved from the knacker man for cuddling duties :)
 
No, dodgy back and very wimpy with jumps! Might be a spooky happy hacker with a lightweight and sympathetic rider (probably an Arab so I could toss my long mane and avoid puddles!)

Good thread, I always take vettings etc with a pinch of salt because I know how few humans (me, family and friends) are "sound" so I always think the same with horses...
 
No - would definitely have been PTS a few years back now, couldn't even consider putting me out to grass, far too grumpy when bored. Done my stint as a broodmare too, so wouldn't take kindly to being used to keep the stroppy yearlings in line either! All in all keeping me alive with my myriad of health issues would have demanded a call to our dear friends at the RSPCA for the sheer cruelty of keeping me going!:D
 
I would probably be costing my owner quite a lot of money at the moment as would probably be under the vet, on bute and having physio for my poorly shoulder :(
 
I like to think I'd be the quirky coloured sports horse everyone on the yard loves. They give me treats everyday and the younger kids love fussing over me. I'm a great all rounder who can take an experienced rider that bit further. I'd have impeccable stable manners and I'd be a pleasure to own.

But really I'd be the grumpy cob who is a bit over weight, my mane won't stay neat so I've been hogged and it's growing out into a mohawk. I also kick the door at dinner time and regularly crap in my own water bucket. I like to barge people in the feild and everyone else on the yard hates me and my owner :D:p;)
 
I'd be a happy hack. Love to go for walks, can manage some gentle trot work.. I may spook at a few scary shadows (due to poor eye sight) but I'd be well mannered. Prefer softer going, so not too much hammering on the roads (can get sore feet). I'd be a good doer, loves grub - some dietry restrictions needed! I'd never be seriously competition fit, but would love to do a local 2ft CR - just to make me feel 'competitive'. Perhaps a 14.2h cob type X?!!! :D:D
 
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