Someone convince me....WE DO NOT NEED A NEW HORSE

[ROMANY 1959]

Son saw a lovely quarter horse , stocky built, 15.3 cross appy...' mum, look at this gelding he is lush'
No..no..no..
You agreed no horses while in uni...
so people.. please remind me, or poke me with a cattle prod, to remind me I do not need to start looking after another horse while son is away in uni.
I will not relent....I will not go all squiffy over a QH appy cross...

 

[sport horse]

What has NEED got to do with it? WANT is a much better word!

 

[cobgoblin]

You want it!

PS .... If you really don't want another horse..you're on the wrong forum

 

[SEL]

You can tell how badly burnt I've been by the PSSM experience. I saw QH x Appy and thought 'run a mile'.


Sorry!!!

 

[KittenInTheTree]

Stick to the plan regarding no horses whilst your son is at university, OP. There is no shortage of them, spotted or otherwise, and he'll soon find another once he's graduated. Caveat: If you want a horse for yourself, then go for it

 

[ROMANY 1959]

I know... it's just my horse heart talking...not my sensible head...
Sel... what is PSSM... is it more prevalent in QH ?

 

[Girlracer]

I think you have come to the wrong place to be convinced that you DON'T need a new horse, to be convinced that you DO however...

 

[SEL]

I know... it's just my horse heart talking...not my sensible head...
Sel... what is PSSM... is it more prevalent in QH ?

Here's a link to the current genetic diseases in quarter horses. I think the prevalence of PSSM depends on the 'type' of QH - it's less common in the types used for barrel racing for instance. But you can test for type 1 which is what my Appy x has.


http://saracen.equinews.com//article/common-genetic-diseases-quarter-horses

 

[PorkChop]

I know... it's just my horse heart talking...not my sensible head...
Sel... what is PSSM... is it more prevalent in QH ?

Its a muscle disorder that can be quite common in quarter horses, there are a few tests you can do before purchase if you do decide to indulge!

 

[alice1234]

If you need convincing that you don't need another horse, you must actually need one!

 

[blitznbobs]

One word. MUD should be enough to put you off for a couple of months yet.

 

[Slightlyconfused]

As long as you test for pssm, or ask if it has been tested and ask to see results, then I don't see why not 😊😂

 

[LD&S]

Maybe you are looking at the whole thing from the wrong point of view, instead of asking if you need the horse maybe you should ask if the horse needs you, oh and I think that could be a 'yes' lol

 

[cally6008]

I think we would need to see photos of the horse

 

[Tiddlypom]

Ahem. *Boring voice of reason alert*

I am mid 55's wrong side if you understand, my son went to uni this sept, and I knew I would be left looking after horse through winter, so knowing I would not be able to without help he agreed to sell her in may, she went to a friend and is teaching another teenager to do her stuff playing Polocrosse,and has gone super well for us all.. I had to do it, as suffering hip arthritis, and pushing barrows of poo through mud and snow I know I would not have been able.. it all depends how fit one is...

Bit of an end of an era year for me..
I am now horseless after last horse was sold and son went to uni
No more Polocrosse ...no more lorry driving to rugby, midlands, Yorkshire, and local comps.
Sold all the horsey stuff except best bridle and a rug that was sashays
Prize for a best horse.
So I've had since may with no horses...bo hoo
But I sure don't miss it on
Cold wet winter mornings, or poo picking with a head torch

Just a reminder to temper your understandable hankering to enquire after this horse. Would the lion's share of the care be down to you again?

 

[ROMANY 1959]

Tiddlepom...
Thanks for the reminder... I have come to my senses now... it was just a blip....
lol...

 

[Tiddlypom]

Sorry, R1959, I know that I need to listen to the boring voice of reason myself sometimes, but I don't always then follow the sensible path... .