freckles22uk
Well-Known Member
Or... did you buy a new horse once you emigrated, or are you now horseless... and how have you found horse ownership different to the UK , if at all.....
I moved to Spain 8 years ago (how time flies!!) and brought over my 2 Appaloosa mares (told the 'now' ex there was no way was I moving without them) then a few years later brought over my daughters first pony, a Welsh Sec A (long story)
They settled in so well, and cope with the heat in the summer like they have lived here all their lives, (and the bitter cold in winter) keeping them is a lot different, no grass for starters, and need to be fed 3 times a day... but I have mine at home, (first time ever) and can walk out in my pj's in a morning and feed them..
Its been a whole new experience for me having horses here, from feeding to keeping,..Ive got a stallion that I would never of dreamed of having in the UK (though I did breed him) and keep him out 24/7 ... to hack out, I just ride though my gate, straight off road... Ive now gone barefoot, use less gadgets, though its probably to do with no 'peer pressure' and all in all feel really happy... oh and I dont miss 6 months of mud, but I do miss the horse shows ...
but one thing that amazes me the amount of 'brits' that discard the riding hats once here (I still wear mine)
I moved to Spain 8 years ago (how time flies!!) and brought over my 2 Appaloosa mares (told the 'now' ex there was no way was I moving without them) then a few years later brought over my daughters first pony, a Welsh Sec A (long story)
They settled in so well, and cope with the heat in the summer like they have lived here all their lives, (and the bitter cold in winter) keeping them is a lot different, no grass for starters, and need to be fed 3 times a day... but I have mine at home, (first time ever) and can walk out in my pj's in a morning and feed them..
Its been a whole new experience for me having horses here, from feeding to keeping,..Ive got a stallion that I would never of dreamed of having in the UK (though I did breed him) and keep him out 24/7 ... to hack out, I just ride though my gate, straight off road... Ive now gone barefoot, use less gadgets, though its probably to do with no 'peer pressure' and all in all feel really happy... oh and I dont miss 6 months of mud, but I do miss the horse shows ...
but one thing that amazes me the amount of 'brits' that discard the riding hats once here (I still wear mine)