Taking our equine friends for granted?

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There seems to have been a fair amount of sadness on hho these past few days with people losing their horses, and it's got me thinking...just how much do we actually appreciate our horses? Leaving the yard this morning I caught a glimpse of my boy and was struck by just how beautiful he looked, an image that has followed me around all day, not least because I usually see him as an accident prone fool!
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Lets all give our neds a big hug tonight, and appreciate them for what they are, our best friends. Xx
 
I absolutely adore my ponies, its sounds abit pathetic but i appreciate my ponies to the maximum. even my little yearling that i have only had for 5 months is a huge part of my life. not a day goes by that i don't appreciate how lucky i am to have 3 such beautiful and fantastic natured ponies filling my stables
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I rode my horse Jet at the weekend for the first time in months as I gave all of my horses the winter off this year. I certainly don't take him for granted, he is the best horse I have ever had and I can't imagine ever choosing to sell him. He was his usual stardom when I rode him, perfect in every way as I fully expected him to be. I've owned him for just over 4 years now and I can barely remember life without him.

I'm aware just how fragile life can be at times so I appreciate the time I spend with all of mine. They all have a special place in my life and rarely does a day go by without them getting their pecks on their muzzles that they all so enjoy.
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Someone told me today that my horse is beautiful and that im very lucky, All equines are amazing animals..And i know im lucky to have one of my own, she gets a hug every day.
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I think i'm feeling guilty as of late i've been preoccupied with thoughts of backing him(He's still a baby really at 3), and what happens if it's all abit of an anticlimax after all my expectations...I should just be happy I have him, which I truly am. Xx
 
My horse came in having not lost his other shoe.. so hes in very good books.. And we got good cuddles..

My mates that i sort out one end of the day was a pain in the ass to catch... so she didnt lol

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Like silverrobin, my 17.2hh kicked me tonight (in the knee). I managed to jump back enough for it not to be too awful, but it is still painful.

Then I went to get the other one in and he pushed me over into the nettles bush near the gate.

Why? Because I got them in separately and they hate to be apart so much that they act like prats when it does happen!

So yep, I am failing to appreciate them very easily tonight and ended up not really saying a proper goodbye to them.

Then I come on here and read about 3 or 4 people losing their horses today or in recent days, and it makes me think more positively about them.
 
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I would not pour my heart, soul and most of the contents of my bank account into my equines if I didn't appreciate them
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me either, but I do have the occasional lapse, and then the inevitable guilt! I am a bad, BAD person
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George means the world to me, I waited 30 years before getting my first horse and he really is my dream come true (not to say he doesn't exasperate me sometimes!). Often when I am leading him I look and can't believe he's mine! Whatever happens I make a point of giving him a big hug and cuddle before I go home because you just never know.
 
I didn't take my horse for granted today - I went to give her a hug this evening. We had one at work almost die on us this morning (no joke, no exaggeration, we thought he was a goner he was colicking so badly) and it really made me think. I was almost in tears over this poor horse (only kept it together because I had to get on with work), imagine how I'd be if my own horse was about to keel over. I said good night to him just in case he doesn't make it through the night, then had to go say good night to mine because you never do know really do you...
I now can't wait to see her tomorrow! However broken she is, I will keep on with her because she is worth the hassle!
 
I make the most of every day I have with them. Having lost my horse of a lifetime, I know how important it is. Take hundreds of photos, do everything you can, go for that ride on the beach, don't put it off as there may not be time. Hug your horse, and say goodnight, its a horrible thing but what if they were gone the next morning? The same reason as I tell my friends I love them every time I speak to them
 
me either, but I do have the occasional lapse, and then the inevitable guilt! I am a bad, BAD person
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This is how i feel about my children most days,
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