People with multiple horses. Do you....................

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This question is for anyone who owns 2 or more horses.

Do you find that you fuss over one or more over the others? Does one maybe get extra pampering.....more grooming.....a little extra straw.........a bit more attention...more affection?


I am not talking about a horse that needs extra attention due to illness, injury or old age.


Also not obvious sicenarios where you are showing one and have a need to do more with them.

I mean in a normal setting
 
I have four, but one is very elderly and retired, so he doesnt get groomed as much, or as much feed as the others etc, but I love them all equally, and they will all get a little Christmas treat!
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when i had two izzy alway got more cuddles and an extra treat here and there just becasue shes my little girl and is more like a child than a horse
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but if i am breaking another horse in then she gets less attention which makes me feel guilty and so she gets more munchies lol
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The two horses get treated the same they are stabled at night so get lots of attention. The two shetlands just get hay and stroked on the nose
 
No..mine get different attention though. My coloured cob is a real people horse. The sort that would come live in your house so he gets alot of hands on attention. My black cob isn't overly fussed with people. She almost always turns her head away when you go to make a fuss so I generally don't. Daughters pony loves fuss and gets loads as does our Welshie, mini shettie and shettie. Exmoor x likes a certain amount then will bog off!!

I really, really couldn't choose a favourite at all...
 
I have 3, Sov is my perfect horse, he is handsome affectionate and unbelievably gentle in the stable, but a fruitloop to ride! He gets the most attention as in kisses etc. Then Touchy she doesnt get ridden by me as much as Sov, cos my friend rides her, but she is not really that cuddly. That just leaves Emerald, who is quite coltish, so I play games with him, but he is not cuddly like Sov.
They all get the same grooming and routine, but Sov gets ridden more (because he needs it)
 
I have 2 and I yes my old boy is and always will be my favourite and gets more attention than my other one, however I have friends who come a help ride 3 times a week and he then gets the extra attention he deserves then
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I may be seen to give my old boy an extra treat, but the other one never goes without anything he wants or needs
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My youngster gets more attention that my older boy. The older one is not fussed about human attention whereas my youngster LOVES a cuddle plus he needs more time put into him to make him easy when he gets older. My older one tends to not want to be brushed or fussed over so i tend not to unless i have to as he would much rather just be out in his field eating! Food and hay wise though i dont show favouritism in any way. Its not that the youngster is my favourite as i love them equally but he just desires more of my attention.
 
I Have 3 and My Main Eventer dose get the more attention - but when she has been naughty she dosen't ( and thats quite alot atm!) it's easy to pay more attention - i have to be soo careful they don't feel left out!
 
There are three horses in our 'family'. The one I had first, is my little girl. The pony is loved very much too, but in order, my horse comes first, she comes second.

There is a reason for that - when I got the pony she was very pushy, always trying to be in charge. My horse had to contend with that in the field, I had to when handling and riding her. Between the two of us we managed to turn her into a nicer, calmer pony, but she really doesn't need to even get the illusion that she's No.1!!! You always have to be very assertive with her, then she's happy and feels secure.

My OH loves the pony to bits and with him, she is always good when ridden. She tries to look after him but that makes her extra spooky 'cause she feels she has to be in charge. If I'm riding with them on my horse she's much better as we're her security blanket! On the ground she's the same as with anyone else, and he does have to constantly remind her who is boss.

He's got a horse of his own too, and they are a great partnership. Really chilled and relaxed, but then his horse is well into his teens so has been there, done that! I don't have much to do with him unless my OH can't be there for something, but I care about his welfare just the same as I do with the other two.
 
well buster gets extra hay/ food compared to the others but thats cause he needs it however if i am seen to give him or any other horse more attention than a particular 1 ov mine then he will b very very grumpy indeed so according to him its a definate no no!
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I have a shetland, a rising 2 year old filly and my mare. I've had my mare for nearly 6 years and love her to bits so she does get more love and attention but she's ridden. The filly and the shetland get treated roughly the same.
 
With six it is hard to treat them alike, but I try not to favour any. They do get indiviual attention as they need it, but I try to give each as much attention as the next.
 
I guess I do.
My youngster is very nosey and as soon as I go anywhere near the field she is right there, with me.

My ridden boy gets lots of attention as he is ridden and the old girl is a quiet lady and so she does tend to get left out. She gets cuddles and little massages for tea. Breakfast time is normally more rushed so they just get food thrown at them and I go on a cleaning up mission.
 
I'd say Buddie gets more kisses and cuddles than the other 2 as Bear will only put up with so much before he walks off when he realises I have nothing edible! And th colt is not yet trained to be cuddled to death and be sat on!! LOL It all takes time.

Bear has double the amount of hard feed as the other 2 as he would at his and theirs too if he had the same. And 3 equal piles of haylege are put out but Bear and Bertie share a pile!
 
Ok, so whose post is screwing up my screen?
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I think it might be your signature, Louise_Wotsit....any chance you could resize the photos to make it a bit narrower?
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Regarding horses - I have three...two youngsters (2 and 3yo) and a 19yr old that I've had for 15yrs...so she gets spoiled a little more...but then she has worked for me over the years whereas the youngsters haven't yet.
They are all treated fairly though.
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We have 5 and I love them all the same but for different reasons! My old boy is my special boy, He rides like a 4yr old with me but looks after my kids, I adore him. My youngster loves people & is always on my shoulder in the field, he is soo playfull, I adore him. My daughters pony is a very special little sec A. He is sooo cute has never put a foot wrong with her( can be cheeky but never nasty) for this I adore him. My sons horse is an absolute school master who has taught him so much & has impeccible manners(can be abit spooky but has helped my son to develop a very good seat!) Our other sec D came to us abit of a nervous wreck. He is so chilled now that my 10 yr old daughter rides him out, he is absolutely 200 % when riding out, we adore him. Each gets fed to suit their needs, Each gets as much attention as the others. we couldnt be without any of them. All for different reasons they are priceless to us. We love all of them.
 
They are all my favourites for different reasons!! Berry is my boy!! He's been a major part of my life for over 19 years!!! He's an obstreperous old git, but he's so bloody funny!! B is my girlie. She's here Daddy's daughter and ever so special to me. H, well H is my first homebred, need I say more? They all get the same amount of carrots everyday. When I feed and hay them, I feed them in the follwing order - Berry first (separate field to the other too), he's older and get very cranky if not fed first. the other two are more polite and wait patiently at their gate. Then I go in to B&H and feed B first (H knows better than to interfere) and then H - who by this time is pulling VERY grumpy faces. Then I hay Berry and throw carrots on his hay and go and have chat with him and give him a carrot. Then I hay B&H and allocate their carrots. I then go and speak to H with a carrot and then go and speak to B, give her a carrot and speak to her bump
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See I think of everyone
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Yes - my TB gets more than my pony but I haven't had the pony long so I'm still adjusting and B gets v jealous so keeping her happy, plus I ride her whereas I don't ride the pony. They still get loads tho!!
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I have 23 horses and over the course of a period of time they all have about the same amount of time and attention spending on them and I am very kind to all of my horses (so long as they remain good boys and girls) and the other 20 livery horses are treated in the same fashion as my own horses.

I do like my horses individually though - there are ones that I like far more than others, and I love a couple of them.....but none of them know this because I am the same with them all.

The time spent with them evens out over the year however I tend to go on giving to those who ask for it. If I feel one needs some extra cuddles or attention on certain days, then I will give it. Some days that horse may not come over for a cuddle, therefore his time will be shared with the ones who do. But he won't miss out because there are always days when each horse gets that little bit extra.

I don't feed any of the horses any more or less than the rest of the horses here - the only treats here are cuddles, scratches or whatever the horse wants on that day.
 


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Ok, so whose post is screwing up my screen?
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I think it might be your signature, Louise_Wotsit....any chance you could resize the photos to make it a bit narrower?
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Yes, sorry Louise...It is your sig and although I usually will not comment on sigs it has made coming on ehgertoday and reading all of the responses a little bit harder
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It is a beautiful siggy but maybe just resize it a bit to fit better
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