the joys of horse ownership

EquestrianFairy said:
Omg- I thought I was the only one who, when driving down the motorway looks at the fields/hedges and Imagines jumping them and galloping alongside the cars..

.. I need a life! Ha!
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Yep, me too!

I also would see a nice field surrounded by trees with a large brick barn nestled in the corner.

OH sayes how it would make a nice barn conversion to live in. I'm thinking that it would make a lovely barn for the horses, with trees for shelter and a nice flat area for a school.

Just chuck a caravan on it, that'll do for my living quarters!!
 
Morgan123 said:
haha and I did this once hoping my parents wouldn't notice (bought a pony wihtout them knowing, I mean)....didn't go down too well when they found out, but I got a good few months out of it....
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Ok I will admit to once telling my OH that I was looking after the new horse for a friend! After a year I told him she had gifted it to me....I will surely go to hell ;-)

Janah said:
When you hold the car steering wheel a little tighter going past dustbins.
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I have been known to leg yield the car away from dustbins whilst saying "easy" !

When buying "normal" long boots I have actually put them on the wrong feet and zipped them up as the zips should go on the outside right?
 
When out for a walk (on foot) in the countryside I look at the terrain and think -that would be a lovely track to trot, canter up etc. And I lust after the properties with post and rail fences and stable blocks.
 
:( I am definitely not a horse person then.;)

Outdoors stops at the basement, or breezeway, doors, take your pick depending on whether you are coming in from the barn or the garage ... coats, boots, mud, snow, dogs, cats, goats etc nothing gets further into the house than that.

There is nothing in my house to say there are horses here, that I even have, or have had horses. Even the farm truck is immaculate, no trash, no straw, nada, although the back does still smell a little of pig after we took the last batch to the butcher.

Not normal
 
There was a quiz on the radio and the question was what is the female of Mare? "Mare IS female, you idiot", I shouted at the radio and burst out laughing when the contestant said "mare-ess". Imagine my shock when he was told that was the right answer. Yes, it was Mayor and Mayoress.
 
AdorableAlice said:
I am plotting how integrate a 16h yearling who looks nothing like any of the others, into the yard, without the OH noticing.

Short of painting it to look like a cow and I at a loss, it may be an idea to speak to a divorce lawyer before the horse arrives !
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I give them to my hubby as birthday presents - he usually looks a bit stunned but I've managed to get a foal and 2 cats in that way (although he has now specified that he never wants another "live" birthday pressie :( )
 
"Do you think you could walk on a bit / could be a be more forward?" Catch myself saying that quite regularly to a dwaddling OH.
 
For christmas last year Santa got me a new mucking out fork and broom. My wheelbarrow was a birthday present.

Sad.
 
when you find yourself leg yielding your motorbike from lane to lane and ive even been know to start doing rising trot on my bike !! my poor husband was on his bike behind me and wondered what the hell i was doing!!!. oh the shame.
 
all of the above (especially those involving the state of hair/clothes etc!)

but also

driving home the longer route because there are two of the cutest ever gypsy cob babies in a field on the way! :D
 
You click at every animal dogs cats rabbits the lot to get them to come or move along

You don't notice the smell in your car but it seems everyone else does or the smell on you until you go into the supermarket :/

Calling or attempting to call friends at 7am as this is a perfectly reasonable hour to be awake in your mind

You don't understand what anyone who doesn't have a horse does with all that free time stuff
...and....
The most meaningful conversation of your day is usually the post schooling or post hacking chat with your horse about what needs improving next time :p (or is that last one just right wierdos like me? :D)
 
All of the above, plus all the old injuries and beggard joints that all riders have :eek: We would none of us pass a vetting, even the youngsters in our RC have bad backs and damaged knees!
 
[QUOTE You think nothing of walking through the supermarket covered in horse crap and when you get eyed up for a split second you think 'I've still got it', then realise they aren't eyeing you up but instead looking in disbelief, that you could actually com out looking like that![/QUOTE]

Ha ha this is defo me, always go doing my Friday big shop straight from the yard, other week I was half way round when my OH was like " Do you realise there is a massive stripe of horse poo all down your coat shoulder? " oops ;)
 
These are hilarious.
For me shouting at children that are not behaving with, "woa, stand up" in an assertive voice.... I have done this a few times whilst teaching swimming. It shocks the children so much they actually do as I say!
 
Someone once looked in my car,and asked who had upset me. I didn't get it till I realised he had seen the scythe, sledgehammer and the shovel.
Turning up to work with hammerite in your hair from painting the underside of the lorry whilst waiting for horses to finish eating.
Another one who looks for good hedges/galloping spots, and half halts the car
 
Missmac said:
For christmas last year Santa got me a new mucking out fork and broom. My wheelbarrow was a birthday present.

Sad.
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:) The first year we were married OH gave me a pitchfork as a Valentines present :)

Oh, in case anyone thinks that I am truly abnormal which is actually not that far wrong, I forgot to point out that OH is highly allergic to any sort of animal hair indoors, it rather puts the kybosh on pets and casually shedding filthy jackets and boots inside the door, anyway, why do that when I have a lovely basement-cum-dumping ground?
 
Down the stretch of motorway I always go down, I know where every horse is.
This week I went down to cornwall for couple of days and was looking into every field and bridle path thinking ooo that would be a great place to ride. I always imagine when i see the large open fields wouldnt that be fun to gallop across!

Can relate to most of of what has been previously said though!

Oh and the OH is sick of buying me things for the pony and not for myself but I dont need anything for my self and enjoy buying her new things :)
 
Lol at the poo and hygiene issue! My mate was mortified when I said I don't wash my hands after dealing with horse poo because 'it's only grass'.
Also my hubby and I play this game called 'what would you rather eat?' my options were lasagne (worst meal ever!), a spider (irrational fear of them to the point where I can't even look at a picture of one) and horse poo. I went with the horse poo and my actual answer which worryingly, I didn't have to think about was ' horse poo without a doubt, it's only grass'. My husband was a tad worried! Lol
 
The point I realised I was a true horse owner was when I was giving my boy a sheath wash, when my brother saw me he spat his drink out and called me disgusting! Yet I think nothing of it.... Someone's gotta do it!
 
Not read all of the replies so sorry if I am repeating anything already said!!

1) You resemble a hairy mammoth when your horse is moulting

2) Your car resembles a stable

3) Your horse owns more rugs than you do clothes

4) All of your hard earned cash is spent on your horse

5) You would rather go for an evening hack then go out partying

6) You can talk horses for literally hours

:)
 
When you are out with the family and you see a horse and rider and so you slow/speed up the pace or even redirect the whole family in the riders direction just so you can have a horse type chat!

Did that while we were out walking on the moors today lol!
 
The other day yard owner's dog escaped and on the way to the yard I put him in my car and took him home. YO said she hoped the dog hadn't dirtied my car. Other half sighed and said it was more likely my car had dirtied her dog.:rolleyes:

Great thread, and so many familiar situations..!!
 
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