It's official: I have the best husband ever!

[CarolineJ]

My husband has decided that he wants a big manual labour project to get his teeth into and help him get fit and it seems Merlin and I are going to be the beneficiaries By the end of the summer he aims to have:

1) re-done the field drains in the field shelter field
2) put in several more tons of hardcore to expand the current hard-standing area and raise it by about 6"
3) built another field shelter in the gap between the current one and the feed/tack shed
4) fenced in hardcore area
5) covered hardcore in pea gravel

So I'll have one 18x12ft shelter, one 27ftx12ft shelter and a gated area which can be turned out on in any weather, even if I have to shut the gate leading out to the field. All I need to do now is save up enough for a friend for Merlin to share it with - and I already have a candidate in mind

Anything else I should be putting on my wish list while he's drawing up the plans??

 

[3Beasties]

Fancy sending him to me?!

 

[Bettyboo222]

Jumps?

 

[CarolineJ]

LOL! I'm sure we could work out some sort of hiring arrangement!!

Good thought Bettyboo, thank you, but I prefer to keep as many hooves on the ground as possible

 

[Bettyboo222]

Good thought Bettyboo, thank you, but I prefer to keep as many hooves on the ground as possible

Oh well

 

[tonitot]

I need to get me one of those ... Can I buy him off you? Pleeeeaaasssseee

 

[KVH]

Can I also request to borrow him

 

[CarolineJ]

I think I need to come up with some sort of time share system

 

[fruity]

Has he a brother?!

 

[flirtygerty]

I thought mine was good. Do something nice for him, if he wants to get super fit, we have 5 acres needs sorting

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

Bless him, he sounds good

 

[CarolineJ]

Has he a brother?!

He's got three! All of them just as lovely

 

[Spotsrock]

Please can mine come to u for schooling livery? He has the basics of washing up and hoovering but needs schooling on the horse side of things. Let me know a rate. He's a fast learner but lacks impulsion.

 

[CarolineJ]

Please can mine come to u for schooling livery? He has the basics of washing up and hoovering but needs schooling on the horse side of things. Let me know a rate. He's a fast learner but lacks impulsion.

Husband schooling livery - great idea! Do you just want him trained in horse-related DIY or do you want the full package, which includes cookery? (Yes, I really am that lucky, he does all the cooking as well!)

 

[Kat]

Wow! Mine is excellent on the cleaning/housework side, gardens, decorates and does all horsey jobs felt quite smug until I read this!

 

[debsg]

Wow! All mine ever says is 'bloody horses' he will repair fencing/stabling if I need it, but nothing else.
Then again he does ALL the cooking (YESSSSS!!!!) and quite a lot of housework, so I should be thankful for small mercies, I guess

 

[Lacuna]

Could I send mine to you for the horse-related course once he has finished the home DIY one? He's really getting into it and talking about going in a plastering course!

 

[MrsMozart]

Do you have an area that could be a wash down section or a solarium?

Lovely hubby by the way. I have one just the same

 

[TJ&Ozzie]

Love the idea of husband schooling! I will book mine in please. You are very lucky to have him

 

[Spotsrock]

The full horse side schooling livery please. I'm managing to bring him on slowly in household task by myself.

 

[Mare Stare]

My husband has broken his little finger trying to load Doris today. I'm not entirely sure how he's managed to do it. He somehow managed to catch it on a tie ring as Doris shoved him.

He's not a happy bunny...

He also has a swollen nose from where she headbutted him. She doesn't like travelling much.

My hubby is a star!