Non horsey husbands...bless!

Radar Lugs

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My non horsey hubby really does put up with a lot.

I'm never home to make dinner as it's bringing in time around then, stables always cleaner than the house, trips out at the weekends usually involve popping in to pick up feed/shavings/lotions and potions that the cuddies need/want on the way past. I'm sure you all know how it goes!

This morning he was going solo as I was at work early and he was off, so he volunteered to go to the yard feed my 2 delinquents, change their rugs and put them out in the field.

I called him about 7·45 to check all was ok, thinking they would be out and he would be on his way home by then. All I could hear was "no Eddie, don't do that Eddie, that's naughty Eddie, mummy won't like that".

Turns out both horses decided hubby was fair game. 1 usually eats most of his brekkie and I pick up his bucket so he eats the last few mouthfuls, spoiled I know. Said horse decided that daddy was there to hold the bucket and made him hold it for 15 mins slowly licking the bucket clean.

Meanwhile horse no.2 gets bored, as he is already changed for the field, so as hubby tries to throw the rug onto no.1 he couldn't figure out how the rug wasn't staying on long enough for him to do the buckles. As I phoned he realised no.2 was standing pulling the rug off no.1 everytime hubby bent down to do chest buckles. He swears the 2 of them were laughing at him. I was at work laughing my head off.

Do other people's horses on here take the micky out of their non horsey partners or indeed anyone else when they are trying to help? And do the horses look pleased with themselves afterwards?

Anyway thought I would take this post to say thank you to all the non horsey partners out there. You put up with so much and thinking about it you must be more mad than us. At least we love the mud and poo and everything else associated with stinky equines.

So thank you Mr Radar Lugs xx
 
haha that's very funny, bless him! I used to take the micky out of my ex, might explain why he's my ex haha! when I snowed a few years back, I couldn't muck out for 2 weeks then when it cleared the field was rank, so we done about 6 barrows on morning, I got bored and said I was going home, he said he's stay for a bit and do some more! 4 hours later I was getting really annoyed coz he wasn't answering his phone, which turns out he'd left in the car and had totally cleared the field for me :/ whoooops, and that's why im single hehe! x
 
My first pony (23 yr old 13.1hh!) ran my fiancée over the first time he met him! A complete accident, pony was trying to get out of the way of one of the bigger horses and Will was in the way :/ He now refuses to go anywhere near him unless there's a fence between them! He quite likes my big horse though, even though he mugs him for apples every time he sees him!
 
Kenny loves being brushed but used to like pretending he didn't when my bf did it just to be awkward. One day I left him brushing him in the stable and went off to do something when I heard a shuffle and then him shouting me. I ran back to find Kenny, calm as anything looking all innocent, wedged right up against the wall. My bf was between Kenny and the wall. It was hilarious!
 
Hubs is brilliant with my lad, even though he is non horsey and has to take anti histamines. He's even had a go at riding...which Shy thought was brilliant :D

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Hubs is brilliant with my lad, even though he is non horsey and has to take anti histamines. He's even had a go at riding...which Shy thought was brilliant :D

Haha! At least your OH looks at least a little bit natural on Shy, the same cannot be said for mine unfortunately.....my OH seemed to think that perhaps poor Willow was part motorbike.....


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Hubs is brilliant with my lad, even though he is non horsey and has to take anti histamines. He's even had a go at riding...which Shy thought was brilliant :D

Haha! At least your OH looks at least a little bit natural on Shy, the same cannot be said for mine unfortunately.....my OH seemed to think that perhaps poor Willow was part motorbike.....


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God you all have such patient horses. my mare would have been legging it at this point haha
 
My husband didn't "do" horses .... He does now. Will poo pick, feed and turnout as long as he doesn't have to touch them !!! He has even recently started to believe me when I say if put you out your arms out when they gallop toward you they will stop, I swear I saw his heart pop out of his mouth.
But I have to out up with him bringing the dog who whines and poos with him to the yard, whilst he fixed or puts something up for me.
 
My boyfriend helps test the patience of Tess.. she has cracks behind her knees which flare up on occasions, one day he was round and they had flared up and needed cream applying. So whilst im bent under her legs rubbing cream into sore cracks, i got him to hold her simple enough ! Only then do i hear laughing and find that whilst i have been doing this he has taken his sunglasses and hat off and put them onto my patient girl who looked thoroughly peed off ! No horse sense what so ever
 
God you all have such patient horses. my mare would have been legging it at this point haha

She isn't mine I'm afraid, I just rode her for her owner whilst she was on holiday. She went from a little spot of show jumping with me -

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To letting my OH have his first ever sit and plod on a horse 5 mins later. Such a superstar - I don't normally like mares but love her! Now owned by a good friend of mine and see them every few months :)
 
The first time I sent mine to get Jasper in for me it was an emergency, I couldn't leave work but he assured me he would manage to get him from the field to the stable. He returned grinning like a Cheshire Cat, all proud of himself. Apparently he had been rotating the headcollar around and couldn't fathom it out for 5 minutes before Jasper grabbed hold of it and poked his nose through the right piece! Good job I could rely on one of them!
 
My husband is mildly horsey now he will help me out if needed and loves the boys to bits BUT with two yearlings and a big shire x he sometimes gets overwhelmed I think when they charge about around us and they will take the mick if It's just him a lot of the time. poor hubby he is good to us!
 
Ha ha!

My husband is horsey but my (I mean our) horse knows he is a bit of a soft touch for treats.

And as he thinks he is a less camp Carl Hester he expects me to groom, tack up adjust stirrups and girth etc for him- the bloody cheek! Good job he mucks out welk!

Our mare adores him though and is totally over protective of him, she will do anything for him and is very affectionate to him. She'll rest her head on him and follow him around. I have an adorable picture of them resting their heads on each other with their eyes shut.
 
Geriatric L behaves better for non horsey Mr spotsrock! She would never knick him down anddragh him the length of the field on his face. Sorry about spelling phone jiggered and won't let me change it
 
My boyfriends first introduction to horses was on a school trip aged 8, when he slid a bit during what he says was a gallop and I'm sure was a trot and needed his leg grabbed to stop him sliding off.

We went to stay with my Aunt and her horses when we first got serious about each other, and went out together, me on a horse, him walking one of my aunt's dogs. We had a nice chat going down the lane until we met a wasp. The Boyf jumped around flinging his hands at it while going 'errg' and the horse and I shot off. I gather this worried him, because when horse and I returned boyf said 'what happened? All I did was.' I'm not sure what he said next as he reenacted his wasp dance and horse and I shot off again.

He has improved a lot and goes on horse holidays with me now.
 
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My OH detests the horses, i think he is secretly jealous of them as they get more attention than him!
However when i was really sick and pregnant he did go and poo pick for me and he fed them too.
He was fixing my shed roof the other day and my Welshie was tugging the bottom of his jeans over the fence whilst he was on the roof lol! he was a bit concerned that said welshie may pull him off the roof!
My cob follows him round the field, OH is a bit nervous of them but would never admit it!
This summer he has promised me he will go for a ride with me as the welshie is now backed, of course he will be on my steady cob !
 
The first time I sent mine to get Jasper in for me it was an emergency, I couldn't leave work but he assured me he would manage to get him from the field to the stable. He returned grinning like a Cheshire Cat, all proud of himself. Apparently he had been rotating the headcollar around and couldn't fathom it out for 5 minutes before Jasper grabbed hold of it and poked his nose through the right piece! Good job I could rely on one of them!

My horsey does this too, helps hubby out by putting his nose in the head collar, my non horsey hubby has become more interested now we are on a small yard and its often just the two of us there, hubby's just moved on too grooming necks, manes and face, the bits my boy loves, he also knows hubby also good for a good scratch and sweets! Hubby also fab at popping down and taking a rug off on surprise hot days as he's on shift work, can't put them on tho yet!
 
My OH hates dirt mud hair and anything remotely mucky. Doesn't really like animals much but they come with the territory round here. We celebrate our 38th anniversary this year so I guess it became a case of if you can't beat them join them
Tomorrow the dentist is coming and he is coming as we have two youngsters to do one for the first time with power tools the other the second time she was sort of ok the first time but can't guarantee the second time with anything. He is quite funny as even after all this time he isn't horse sensitive and still has a small panic when they don't behave how he expects so it could be interesting

He has been brilliant over the years in spite of not really understanding the obsession he has always paid for everything, always driven the transport and has always supported me in my love of them. Now he has been made redundant he even goes without so we can keep them in the style they have become accustomed to so although I can safely say he is not in anyway horsey he is a superstar he has over the last 38 years bought the ponies and their every need, learned to cook, clean the house, change nappies and care for our three children so that I could keep the ponies He even used to work shift and I went to work when he came in so our kids never had babysitters or nursery places

I am very proud of him he has almost overcome a real fear and he really loves taking a shiny clean show condition horse off me to show in the ring and as I prefer the prep to the showing I am happy to provide that for him. He does after all do everything in his power to let me have the money pits and I am duly appreciative that he has always been so supportive
 
I just had to post on this thread. My husband is totally non horsey. He won't even attempt to even have a sit on the comfy armchair that is our 20 yo Fjord. He pretends he doesn't like the horses but if I can't do them for any reason he will try his best. He has even mucked out for me on occasion. When Ruby died last March, he was as heart broken as me and my daughter and cried along with us. He puts up with a hell of a lot. Smelly horse rugs lying around in the kitchen waiting to be repaired or washed. Rugs and saddle clothes hanging on the bannister upstairs to dry. Me pinching his car to tow the trailer when we go to competitions and returning it full of hay and all muddy. He does all the odd jobs for me at the stables. He even put up a load of bridle racks in the spare room so I could store the spare bridles properly. But best of all, he bought me a new horse for my Christmas and birthday in December when we could have used the money to buy a new car or other household goods that are in need of replacing. He has the patience of a saint with 2 horse women in the house and I wouldn't swap him for the world.
 
My non horsey OH likes to tell people how he saved two horses from certain death! He has clearly listened to what I've been saying about horses over the years as I got a call one day to say that he's been watching next door's horse from his study and that it had colic. He went out and got a head collar on it (first time ever) and got it up. When I got there the very elderly horse was a mess he was bleeding from sores he'd given himself rolling and looked very unwell. The vet said his gut had just started to twist and if he'd been left until the owner had been back that evening he would have died.

OH then again a few months later found my companion pony with colic and got her up and walking round whilst ringing me. So I'm happy to let him take credit for saving them from 'certain death' as I was so impressed that not only did he know what was wrong but that he did something about it whilst ringing for help. Since we've had the horses at home he's taken far more interest in them than I ever imagined and developed a fly repellent obsession last summer and often took breaks from work to respray them all. They all know he keeps polis in his pocket and doesn't make them work so he's far more popular than I am.
 
Hubs is brilliant with my lad, even though he is non horsey and has to take anti histamines. He's even had a go at riding...which Shy thought was brilliant :D

Haha! At least your OH looks at least a little bit natural on Shy, the same cannot be said for mine unfortunately.....my OH seemed to think that perhaps poor Willow was part motorbike.....


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Haha that's the best picture iv seen on here in ages :D
 
LOVING all the OH's on horses pics!! :D

I wish one day I might get a picture of my OH on my horse but for the meantime just a photo with him stood next to him would be an acheivement. He's not horsey in the slightest but never complains about me smelling of horse pee, straw in the house after I take my boots off, picking up feed on our days off, me disappearing for hours when I'm 'just nipping to turn out' and he washes my jods :)
 
Argh all of yours sound so lovely. My non horsey other half still doesn't understand the horse needs my attention too. He moans at me if I'm at the yard for longer than 4 hours and we are always fighting about it. He has managed to bring my monster in on his own once when I was stuck on a train though and helps feed occasionally - grumbling the entire time though!
 
Some great stories! I've been with my husband for 10 years and when we met he was totally unhorsey, but he is a farmer and loves his dogs so I thought there was potential. He thought (and still does) that my pony is a total thug and they never ever got on, and still don't. Despite my ponies tiny stature (Exmoor) he and husband play the alpha male and you can see the Exmoor eyeball him the minute he has to do anything with him. Despite this, husband purchased Exmoor number 2 earlier this year as a surprise and then in march decided if you can't beat them, join them! After years of fencing, poo picking, field maintenance etc. long story short the horse he learnt to ride on was gifted to him and now the big horse rivals me as the love of husbands life!!! He's an incredibly patient horse and puts up with having his rug put on backwards, his girth not being tightened etc!!! ( I've become an expert at the subtle tack check!!!) he even took him round his first hunter trial in September and despite a fall on to his feet (horse overjumped a hedge!) husband vaulted straight bak on in one swift movement and completed the course, leaving the commentator speechless I think!

We make quite a funny pair hacking out. My Exmoor is totally in love with the big horse although it's sadly unrequited!

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My OH is completely un-horsey. He states my horse has big pointy teeth and big feet and she has a taste for Human flesh ( she bit him when she was a weanling) Over his dead body would he ever sit on her ( which Im quite happy about as she is NOT for novices lol) BUT last summer when I visited family in Wales and to drop our Son off at his Nanny's house for his holiday, my fabulous Hubby offered to Check Magic for me and fly spray her and put her fly rug on......sounds simple doesn't it, he fly rug is a Snuggy Hoods one that goes over her head..... Very impressively she stood like an angel in the middle of her field and allowed him to put it on, Brilliant.....until Hubby realised it was inside out. Damn! So off it came and turned it right way in and put it back on. She stood like a statue for him until he got the last strap done up and she walked off as if to say 'Im done now leave me to eat' . I was quite proud of my OH for not giving up as he terrified of my Horse!
He also held her and led her around at our first ever Competition, he did tell me afterwards to take someone horsey with me next time as he was terrified the whole time AND she had stood on his foot , twice lol
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I'm quite proud of that pic :D
 
My OH was not horsey at all when we met but is now head groom! He's great at helping me out at weekends and will do the ponies if i'm working away (I leave everything ready though, he just does the bar essentials).

He drives the lorry to shows and doesn't complain about the early starts on his days off, he's even taken the ponies in the ring for the first time this year.

The ponies generally behave better for him than they do for me and have been very patient with head collars being put on in some odd ways and always forgetting to undo leg straps when taking their rugs off.
 
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