Support from OHs

What a lucky lot we are heh?? My OH is brilliant. I didn't have horses when we met, although I rode, after about a year I moved in with him and was like "oh, look at all these fields you have, perhaps I could get a horse?", 12 years and 5 horses later - oops, and if thats not enough I also set up a small livery yard so not only does he have to deal with me he has various other "neurotic horsey woman" (as he puts it) to cope with, and he always does so with a smile on his face.

He's great, helps out as much as he can, does all the heavy yard jobs. I had a baby in November so he's done most of this winters hard work. He drives us to competitions and will happily spend the day if he has nothing else on. He is very good at helping out distressed ladies who can't park their trailers and alway does my horses studs for me (most hated job ever!!), and has been called upon by many friends to help do theirs. regularly left hanging on to "balloon" type horsey while I have a sly cuppa and fag lol.

bless him and I still nag and moan at him far too much (makes mental note to stop!)

It's nice to give credit to our long suffering OH's they deserve it.
 
My boyfriend is wonderful, helps me all the time, picks up my horse supplies for me and visits them with me almost everytime I go. He even goes to the field when I'm at work to rescue my shetlands if they escape (last summer they injured him quite badly when they escaped but he is still keen!).
 
Mine has changed a lot in terms of his view and help with the horse! When we first met I only had an old mare back home who I saw only when I went back, but was riding/ sharing for a while until I got my own two weeks after we got married (I ended up buying the mare I was sharing) - it has always been a very touchy subject him being very jealous of the time I spent with the horses but since we moved house to the countryside he gets to the yard a lot more and understands more what it means to me. Now I am pregnant with our first child and he has even started helping out with stable duties - he knows that horse is part of the family now and even quite enjoys being useful and mastering new skills
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Mine will come to the yard, hold the horse, fill haynets, empty wheelbarrows and do the water etc. He wont groom as thats just too close to the horse - and the horse likes hugs so is rather touchy feels.
He is also keen to build stuff for me like lockers etc.

He doesnt contribute at all financially and I dont expect him to as I dont contribute to his car or his bikes which are his hobbies, even though he earns like 3 times what I do.
 
My hubby is fantastic and supportive, but in the way your friend's OH is. Tim doesn't really have an interest in horses and doesn't watch me ride or compete but he never complains about all the time I spend at the stables and always calls me aftet comps etc to see how I did. He supports my passion and never puts any pressure on me to spend less time with Louis, and I love him to bits for that. I actually think it's very healthy to have separate interests from my hubby and not be in each other's pockets. I like my time at the stables as he does at the golf course! I pay for Louis as he's mine and wouldn't ask my hubby to contribute. I know he would if I asked for help but I don't see why he should have to.
 
My OH is very very new (bout 1month ish!!!) so I am playing it carefully with the horses as my last BF was awful about my horse and constantly moaned about how much time/money I spent on him.

However, he has come up to the yard on three Sunday afternoons now and got stuck in... I was kinda like 'I'll do everything, you don't have to muck out' but he said he felt like a spare part until I handed him a pitchfork.
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I don't think I'd want an OH getting really involved with the yard as that is kinda my thing, you know. But it is nice that this bloke is making the effort to share my interests. Only time will tell though if he will carry on being so nice
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that's how it always starts
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My OH tooks "interest" to start then as soon as we were an item he stopped
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I guess I was the same with the footie, went and watched the arsenal with him 4/5 times when we first met but gave up the minute I knew he wasn't going anywhere
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My OH used to have no interest in horses, he now has his own and loves coming to the yard, and he pays for everything. Its nice we can share the horses together.
 
My OH is fantastic, Helps areound the yard is in the process of buying me a trailer, and is about to start learning how to handle the horse as well, and has agreed to have a lesson....

Very lucky lass
 
I'm in the lucky category too.
OH was un-horsey when we got together but has since been converted and now has his own horse! In fact he is a bit of a horsey anorak at times
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, we now have a huge library of books esp on classical riding, which he's really interested in.
 
Is this entire board straight? Heck. Alone again...

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My OH is about as supportive as it gets for someone who knows nothing about horses and isn't particularly interested in finding out - which is to say she handles me being away on a regular basis, comes to support competitions and tolerates me reading everything I can lay my hands on about horse training.

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My OH helps pay for them....and feeds, cleans and rugs them up by himself if I cant get there......he is even trying to make S*IT bricks from there manure to burn.......after looking at at post on HHO
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Worst thing is.....we have a gas fire
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In the past we have had the odd disagreement about things but I get as much support as I ask for.
I like the Horses to be my own bit of peace and quiet. It always has been and always will be.
He is totally besotted by Gerry our new foal. He even states that she is "His" horse!!!! I bite my lip as in the future he will need to buy lots of nice new tack for his horse
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and of course he will need a rider and then you need the very best of training?? Oh I am going to have so much fun with "his" horse!!
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My other half is probably the best girlfriend a man could ever want. Not only does she put up with me, she makes me feel like the most important person in the world. I love her and nothing will ever change that. I do all I can fo her to show her how I feel and hope that she realises this because she is stuck with me now. She supports me in everything I do and appreciate this as I can sometimes be demanding.
 
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