Unhorsey other half?

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Does your current of former girl/boyfriend, husband or wife have no interest whatsoever in your equestrian interests? Have you ever tried to get him involved in your sport? If you'd be happy to be quoted on the subject for a feature in Horse & Hound's sister title HORSE magazine, please get in touch by emailing sarah_jenkins@ipcmedia.com.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Sarah
 
We don't think so, and of course with all our lifestyle features we aim to use a new angle and treatment – even if we're addressing an age old issue. Judging by the messages from our readers, this is not a topic they are tired of!
 
A large reason I split with my ex after 8 years was because I was tired of his moaning about teh horses - I had one when we met so he had plenty of time to get used to them lol. It's bliss being down the yard without someone texting every five minutes complaining :D
 
Did it, and chatted to their lovely editor Jo on the phone. I recommend dropping them an email! And whether my comments are used or not, I'm looking forward to reading the article. Any tips on making my OH at least a little bit horsey before I buy one would be very useful!
 
My friend was riding my horse for me and saw my husband. He stopped for a chat and when he asked which horse it was she answered "the one you bought your wife a few months ago!!!". So I guess you could say he's not interested....
 
My poor OH is not at all horsey, and has no interest in the horses whatsoever. Yet he drives all over the place to come to my competitions with me to take pictures - usually an early morning, followed by a long drive, followed by a long wait - in the cold, recently (abandoned whilst I warm up/abandoned with horse whilst I course walk), approximately one minute of photo-taking followed by a long drive home. He has stayed in tents with complete strangers and been fed beans/soup heated over the tiniest ever campfire for a week... He really is long-suffering. I would imagine he gets very frustrated with the endless waiting (and the fact that at shows I can't really sit in the cafe and wait with him!) but he doesn't complain. I am very lucky, I think :):)
 
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My OH is not horsey at all, and his supportiveness doesn't go beyond the odd "nice ride?" comment after I've been out for the day.

He's been to see me ride maybe 3 times [under extreme duress] and we've been together 5 years. Can't ever see him coming voluntarily, or offering to drive me to a comp and wait around.

I don't really mind as he doesn't complain about it - he might when I get my own again though and it takes a lot of time and money! I like to have my own time and hobby.

I do wish he'd show a bit more interest though, its really disheartening not to be able to come and rant or rave if I've had a terrible or great ride - or show off my pics or videos to him.
 
My OH isn't horsey at all, but understands that horses are my main interest outside of finishing all my uni work on time!

He is supportive in the sense that he is incredibly fascinated by horses! Always asking 'what if' 'how do you..' 'what's that' etc etc. And to top it off, he doesn't mind freezing his butt off taking photos of me riding!

I have in the past had OHs that are not supportive and get very possessive of their time with me, and almost jealous of the nags, which isn't nice at all. Horses come first for me I'm afraid!!
 
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