My husband can't quite get to grips with...

[Marshmallow29]

...horsey terms

When we first got Chloe he asked our daughter what the bridle was called, but he was pointing at the reins when he asked, so daughter told him they were called reins. Ever since then he has called the bridle "the reins". When he's being particularly helpful he goes to the tackroom for us to fetch "the reins". We've told him times that it is called a bridle but he just never quite seems to grasp it

He did exactly the same thing with the saddle i.e. pointed at the front of it and was told it was the pommel. Guess what he now calls the saddle

We think he's doing it on purpose, but who knows

 

[mattilda]

At least he goes to the yard. My hubby is horsey but hardly ever ventures onto the yard and it is a 60 second walk from the house!!

 

[Marshmallow29]

Yes, he's very good about coming to the yard. He usually sits in a corner with his i Phone, but at least he's there

 

[teddyt]

Bless him, thats funny. My husband can actually put a bridle together! But im not sure if he would know how to put it on!

 

[Booboos]

At least he brings you the bridle and saddle! My OH runs a mile....

 

[Black_Horse_White]

My husband keeps calling my boy a donkey. Now i like donkeys but he's not one. Very annoying.

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

That's so funny, even if it is deliberate.
Non-horsey OHs who have acquired enough 'expertise' to know how to 'create' deliberate, but realistic numpty questions are priceless.
It's not as funny but a few days ago my OH looked all puzzled and said, 'I don't understand why when Frodo is nasty you always say "your horse tried to kill me today", but when he is trotting around and his hindlegs come really high off the ground he suddenly becomes your horse'

 

[The_snoopster]

My hubby calls anything that goes on horses heads "head bits". He calls girths "belts" And when i tell him i.m going for a ride he tells me "be careful in case you get flicked off"

 

[Chico Mio]

My OH isn't bad with terminology but you should see him try to put a breastplate on. However, I don't care as he poo picks, takes hay and water up the field, helps muck out, grooms, rides out with me and above all can look after the horses' feet. He has a special bond with FB and is very good with Ari

 

[Keltic]

Ah bless him least he shows and interest! My oh comes with me and i think its lovely when he shows an interest!! Today he tried to put the shetland away without the aid of a carrot PMSL He kept saying look it wont move because i havent got a carrot??

Hm funny how he moves for me without a carrot everyday!!

 

[teddyt]

Keltic, that is so funny

 

[Marshmallow29]

Oh there are some other daft OHs out there then! I like the idea of getting "flicked off". Somehow, you just assume it wouldn't hurt as much as being bucked off

My OH uses carrots to "guide" Chloe as well. She always makes a beeline for him and he thinks it is because she "loves him". Er, no, she loves the fact that she can rely on you to supply her with a carrot

 

[bsexton]

I'd never been near a horse until I met my wife. I 've had my own for 8 years but still can't put the bridle back together after tack cleaning. Must be a man thing.

 

[RuthnMeg]

Some great stories. My husband isn't horsey, but tried to ride when we first went out. He did really well, and managed rising trot quite quickly. He said it wasn't hard, but funnily enough after about 5 rides and 1 attempt at canter (3 strides - good old horse) he hasn't ridden since, tells me its too dangerous. - oh well.
He also says he can't understand the rearing and bucking. In his eyes a rear should be when they buck - cos their 'rear' ends lift off!! - Do you think he has a point??

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

black_horse_white - I once caught my husband trying to graft Donkey from Shreks head onto the body of my horse in a photo... I was not assumed, but everyone he tells thinks it's hilarious!

 

[Ludi-doodi]

My OH once managed to put a rug on Ludo completely inside out - buckles done up and everything!! To this day, I've no idea how he managed it. Headcollars are always Bridles too. He always says "have a nice pony" when I go out for a ride. And when Ludo does something mad he becomes "your stupid horse" even though OH doesn't ride. Like yesterday when I opened the stable door to stop Ludo kicking it, I just pushed it open a bit but not fully back, Ludo got his chin over the door and pulled it back closed so he could kick it again!

Had to laugh at that one even though the kicking was driving me mad

 

[Gleeful Imp]

My OH doesn't know one end of my lot from the other, but does do all the cooking (prawn and butter nut squash risotto tonight yum yum) and does loads of paper shredding to keep bedding costs down. Mind you, he can tell them apart - they're different colours!!!

He's just confirmed he knows quite well what a bridle and a girth are, but is worried about why I'm talking to you lot about it!!!!

 

[devilwoman]

My other half is semi-horsey but still insists on asking if they are having their "COATS" on tonight !!! winds me right up cause everytime I say do you mean their rugs and he says yeh whatever are they having them on or not ...... but like someone else says, he carts hay/water/poo picks/picks hooves and scrubs and mucks out generally so will let him off with the coat thing.

 

[brighthair]

yeah, my Dad calls rugs "coats" and body protectors "body armour"
I can't complain as he can rug up, turn out, hang haynets etc etc. He also has no fear, so I often used to give him a rearing/bargy/nutter horse and he treats them like an overgrown dog

 

[MrsMozartletoe]

Lol, this are funny

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My hubby came over to try and help us when New Lad decided he didn't want a bandage on his leg - hubby just bent down and picked up the other front leg without being asked or anything! I don't know who was more surprised - me, Friend, or horse lol.

 

[Rudey]

After 4 months of being laid up, my OH is looking after my horses. He is the new profounded horse whisper. If you have any problems, shout them this way, I will ask him to help you out lol!

I was debating on rugging my youngster this year... I don't know why I considered it after having horses for 15 years, I should have just asked OH after 4 months experience! He knows best! Can't grumble too much.... he paid for Rox's new 'jacket'.

Oh yeah, and get this one.... he renames all of the horses in the fields! I have had to learn their names in 'his' world.... worst thing is, I have started calling the horses 'his' names too

Two of them make me giggle, an ID mare called Star - he calls her Borris! An appalossa gelding called Horace - he calls him the mucky grey white one!

xx

 

[saddlesore]

"Flicked off" is hilarious!!!

 

[Lexie81]

My husband sometimes comes to the yard on a sunday to supervise my daughter riding in the school ( she is only 6 bless her) while i get on with mucking out, or go for a hack. I usually tack Myrtle our shetland cross up for him then he just sits by the school and watches over them in the school.Once, i was mucking out, poked my head out of the door to find he had managed to tack up Myrtle all by himself. I was most bemused, as was Myrtle. God only knows how he did it but bar the saddle being a bit far back and doing the noseband up over the cheek pieces he had done ok! He also wows all his mates with his 'horse knowledge' which he must pick up from me and my friends. Its quite amusing ( and often slightly wrong but i havent the heart to tell him!)

 

[kylie88]

hehe!!!

My OH calls horses a bottomless bit and when your doing rising trot he calls it bopping up and down lol (dont ask where he got tht from)

 

[Kat]

My husband is fine with the horses, but my Dad is a disaster. He never used to watch my sister and I ride much and when he did he'd normally embarrass us by patting the horse on the nose and calling it donkey.....

But now the beloved grandson is riding he's trooping along to watch his lessons, and making everyone groan by referring to the reins as the handle bars........... and telling him to put his feet on the peddles. Poor kid is only 7 but already has started giving him that "don't be stupid" look.

 

[Liesel]

My hubbie never really had anything to do with horses until me met me. This summer ( being a teacher and having 7 weeks off) he decided to give me a lie in and turn out the Princess for a couple of days a week for me - she lives in all year round and I was beginning to falter. A few days turned into a month, although I relieved him of his duties on the weekends. He did a great job and I would often go up to the stables to find he had mucked out too.

He now refers the Princess as "his horse" and often asks her if she misses "their summer of love".

Needless to say now the winter in drawing in he's not quite so eager to do her but its nice to know if I am ever sick I dont have to worry.

 

[PurplePickle]

Mines same give him nd inch and he knows it all, I said when hes had 22 years experience he can then suggest stuff

 

[FigJam]

Loving "flicked off"!

Mr FigJam had only really ever watched his sister having riding lessons when younger, so pretty clueless around horses when he first met me. Funniest thing was trying to watch him put a headcollar on for the first time- he must have spent 5mins tossing and turning it trying to figure out how to put it on!

Also quite funny was him "helping" me take my breastplate/martingale/bridle off after a HT. I think they all came off in individual pieces as he just worked his way through each buckle he came across...! Just as well it needed taking apart to be cleaned!

He has his own terminolgy also including;

"toe boots" = over reach boots
"shin boots" = brushing/XC boots
"furry boots" = sheepskin lined tendon boots
"noms" = any food (thank lolcats for that one!)

I'm sure there are more but can't think what they are just now.

He also has what I describe as "horsey Tourettes" where he will randomly shout out a horsey term or word and look very proud of himself, even if he's not sure what it means or hasn't been used in the right context!

Sadly, even with no riding knowledge, he can often spot what I'm doing wrong which is incredibly frustrating.

His best piece of advice has been "ride each fence like you've just had a refusal", it works too!

He has helped me out a couple of times when I'm ill or busy at work by feeding and I think he's once mucked out. I can't bear to watch him try skipping out though as he throws too many clean shavings away!

I love him taking an interest and being supportive though and he takes great photos which is definite plus.