"Just A Horse"

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As said to me tonight in an argument about 'priorities' by my now ex-boyfriend.
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Reminded me of this:


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From time to time, people tell me, "Lighten up, it's just a horse", or, "That's a lot of money for just a horse". They don't understand the distance travelled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a horse".

Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a horse". Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a horse", but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a horse". And in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a horse" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a horse", then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend", "just a sunrise", or "just a promise". "Just A Horse" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust and pure unbridled joy. "Just A Horse" brings out the compassion and patience that makes me a better person. Because of "just a horse", I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly into the future.

So, for me, and folks like me, it's not, "just a horse", but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.

"Just A Horse" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day. I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a horse" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man".

So, the next time you hear the phrase "just a horse", just smile, because they "just" don't understand the lessons in life - through God's gift - Just A Horse.


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Who needs a boyfriend when you've got "just a horse" ay?!
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seems par for the course that men moan about the amount of time spent with the horses.

Girl up my yard says her then boyfriend (now husband) use to moan. She said she just told him 'you can look after yourself, the horse can't '.

Must have worked as they married and was last seen on Sunday with a wheelbarrow moving haybales about.

Way to go in my book!!
 
Think of it as more of a 'I don't know how to have a good time without you, but you know how to have a good time without me' statement. You might have to be quite brave to say this thou!
 
i'v heard that just a horse paragraph b4 and its so true, hugs to you hun i hope your ok. the way i see it is love me love my horse x
 
So true. I hadn't seen it before but I don't think it would have saved my 'just a husband' becoming part of 'just another divorce'! Life is so much better now, I have replaced the husband with another horse, he couldn't understand one horse let alone two but then I couldn't afford to keep two horses and contribute towards a husband as well. I hope I don't sound embittered as I don't mean to, I am very happy with 'just a horse' or two.
 
Left a lump in my throat! My OH was not animally at all until he started hanging out with my big, gentle boy. Now he comes up to the yard with me when he needs to chill out or clear his head, and recently gave his mum a telling off when she suggested that we might have spent less on the horse and more on our mortgage.
 
I would never think of my horses as just a horse & they're an important part of my life but they are just a part of my life.
As much as I love them they're not more important to me than my partner.
 
MY OH thought along the lines of 'Just a horse' but then he thought the same of dogs. When we met he quickly realised it was love me love my dog, we now have 3, my original girl passed away a few years ago now to the rainbow bridge.
When I got Dan he couldn't understand about horses and my love for them but he started to come up with me on occasion and he started to realise that horses were not 'just a horse' and he started to learn to ride and now has one of his own.
 
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