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You know when u get a horse that you just LOVE??
(said it was pathetic!)

I got landed with a reg section D last year as part of a payment. He was 2 then, and ok but I didn't really think much of him and just turned him out, thinking I'd sell him this year.

Backed him not too long ago, very straightforward, then chucked him out again.

But now that I can't ride I've been spending more time just playing with them, and I absolutely LOVE him!

Convinced now I am going to keep him even though I have no particular need for him, all he would do is cost money :D

NO reasonable reason for this at all, but I just absolutely love the little horse! He follows me around like a puppy so I think he feels the same ;)

Anyone else have a similar connection with their horse? For no practical reason!!?

I must add that I am happily married (not to the horse) and OH thinks I am insane.

No particular point to this post, but I just think he's the coolest horse ever - but WHY?
anyone think sometimes you are 'meant' to have a certain beastie?

Sorry for the pointless post :D
 
We bought a scruffy little yearling minature as a companion and she is AMAZING. i wish she was 16hh, has attitude to die for and makes you smile to look at her. love everything about her....
 
I am never usually sentimental about them to this extent....only 2 others before, and they both got PTS in v sad circumstances so this one might want to watch his back.....;)

It's v odd though, I am into eventing so it's not what I'd go out and choose, or have much use for, but I can't imagine getting rid now :D
 
No, had my oldie forever but I still remember falling in love with her. She was 2, a real ugly duckling, extremely nervous & hardly handled. And as I was 10, its not like I had an eye for potential! Just wanted her, rather than any of the more suitable ponies on offer. And she did turn out to be my pony of a lifetime.
Daughter also wanted my £10 sympathy buy as her own despite having a choice, just because was all she said. That pony is rising 5 now & is a perfect match for her.
 
I am literally 'in love' with my mare. I just love her. I do stupid things like imagine what it would be like if she got stolen or just wasn't around and always end up teary.

I suffer from depressive episodes where I just can not communicate with people and find it so hard to be around others. I never find it hard to be around her and she really keeps me going on the bad days.

We are very alike. Greedy, stubborn, opinionated, bolshy, aloof, bad in a crowd.

Love, love, love her!
 
Be assured you are not alone:) I utterly adore my mare, it really does defy explanation.
My friend Laura trains her for me (she's about a million times more experienced than me).Today she did flying changes for the first time, we had no idea that the horse could do this, I sat there watching with a grin about a mile wide, behaving like some doting parent at a school play:D
 
I've always said my cob is my soul-mate. I fell in love with a skinny, hairy little just-turned-5 year old tied to a fence in a dealers yard 5 years ago and bought him after 5 mins. No he is a sexy rising 11 year old and unless I end up destitute he will be with me to the end. I've bought and sold other horses but the very thought of selling him makes me well up! :o
 
I just love my arab.

I think I was meant to have him....no bugger else wanted to buy him:eek:

He was a nightmare...but so beautiful he took my breath away. A total PITA...

18months later he is a changed horse....he delights me daily...I can't believe how far he's come. He wouldn't be caught at first....now he comes and licks my face:D

Yesterday....we jumped a little cross pole. Sounds like nothing but to this horse and his major fear of 'things on the floor' which included- in no particular order....road markings, differently shaded tarmac, puddles and most of all....poles.....this is a massive breakthrough.:D:D
 
Definitely! I think its like people though, sometimes you meet someone and just 'click' with them. I'm sure its the same with horses. My last horse was bought for peanuts as a 4yo as a project. I thought I'd have a go at reschooling him and see how he went and then sell him on as he was going to be pts otherwise. I just fell in love with him though and had him for 10 years til I sadly lost him last year. I never planned to keep him but after only a few months I knew I would never part with him, he adored me too and like yours would follow me just about anywhere.
 
Yup, mine will follow round like a shadow and is an ornament til we back next year (if I'm inclined to ride then!)

Took a lot to gain her trust and more so to win her affection over other horses. Couldn't trade her for love nor money. Knew from day one she was going to be mine, was meant to be buying her sister and walked out the bank with the money for her :)

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2 weeks ago I got given a 13 year old retired ex-racer as a companion for my boys -I wasn't expecting much, he's been in a field for a couple of years fairly untouched and was apparently a bit of a handful when ridden and raced (although v successful over jumps!) But I have fallen head over heels for him. He nickers when he sees me and trots over making grumbling noises at me, and loves cuddles and scratches and watches my every move. He's also gorgeous. I just absolutely adore him already! :D My old boy who've I'd for 8 years is my best mate, I can read him like a book and he's very cheeky and full of character. Plus my other horse is also a real dude and easy to get on with - I'm very lucky to have 3 very nice natured, lovable boys!

New boy himself :p
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Awww, Little welshies are always loveable!

yes i know what you mean- My much loved horse was my job. I took sole care of him. On first sight i was horrified at ths big ugly lump but i think his owner rode/looked at him about once a year and i fell head over heels!
Sadly after a hard life he suffered on and off long term lameness and was to be pts. I was shocked at how much this bothered me and erm....now he's mine!
I worship the ground his feet constantly churn up for me these days!

Funny some horses have a special place- others can come and go.
 
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Unfortunately I know just what you mean. I have a useless lump of a TB who does nothing but cost me money, but for some reason I'd never get rid of the little bugger! Must be going soft in my old age :p
 
I'm the same with mine. We've been through a hell of a lot over the past year and I've only owned him 1 1/2 years... Probably had more worries then any owner in a lifetime!

He's riddled with arthritis so is retired, I miss riding him but our bond on the ground is very close and special as a result.

He is extremely brave and genuine. Doesn't have a bad born in his body and will try his heart out to please you, but he has bags of character.

I never sell him, even for the offer of huggeee money, a house etc... Some things you can't value and he is one of them.

So yeah I love my horse a lot too haha ;)
 
I'm lucky that I have 2 horsey soul mates. 1 I have had from 2 years old, backed and schooled myself and we just get each other. The other I exercised for local race yard when I was between jobs and despite not liking tb's bays or geldings I fell for him. Distraught when p got new job and visited him every other week for 6 months. He's not happy racing and his wonderful owner allowed me to buy him for a small sum. Ive posted about big brown pony so I won't bore u all but I would sell my organs before I parted with him. Yes he bucks when excited and pulls manky faces but I love him and he seems to like me too. I only have to think about him and i'm all warm and fuzzy. Oh is resigned to it now. I have 2 other beings who get me as well as he does and they all share me very nicely. I'm a bit spesh emotionally at times and at least the 3 of them can share the load lol just enjoy. Not everyone gets to connect with another being that way.
 
Yep, I'm the same with my TB, even though she was horrible when I first had her- to the point I was going to have her PTS due to her behaviour. Moved yards and overnight she transformed into a dope on a rope & is still like that now (well, has her moments).

She's cost me a fortune in vets bills, can be rather aloof, totally useless etc, but I could never sell her- even though she could have been such a great horse with the right person. Still, she's happy stuffing her face and hooning round the field when she wants, so I don't think she's too bothered!
 
Yes me!! I think people probably think i'm mental as I go on about him all the time. Untill you have a horse you feel that way about though, it's hard to understand. They usually only come along once in a lifetime and usually in a guise you would least expect so make the most of him!
 
i bought my 3 year old about a year ago now and when i first got her she was a pain in the bum! she was bought to keep my gelding company and to sell on when she was broken and going well so it was never a 'perminant' thing and after she kicked me i made the decition she definatly going (horrible i know) she was a pain to lead, pick her feet up, worm, vet i dont think there was anything she wouldnt be a pain about (i know she was a baby but she should have had some manners) but as the year has gone on i have become more fond of her she is now perfect for almost everything, even less of a pain in the bum then my 12 year old, she hada saddle put on her yesterday for the first time and she was perfect even when she had the girth done up she such a chill pill and im still trying to decide if i want to keep her after all :o
 
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