What's your favorite thing about owning horses?

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just to remind us all as the winter draws in......

mine used to be the whinny of recognition when i arrived on the yard. Always happy to see me regardless of whether i look like crap or not - even if it was just because i equalled food! :).... looking forward to that again in the spring when i get to go horse shopping! :)
 
There is so much that I love. What I particularly love at this time of the year is watching them munching contentedly on hay on a cold frosty morning.

I also really love that moment when you open up a new bit of field for them and they get so excited, galloping and bucking that they forget to eat any of the new grass!
 
My favourite moment has to be taking my old boy blood-hounding for the first time and feeling his heart beating with pure excitement in his chest as we set off. Making him happy makes me happy!
 
Seeing my 25 year old brother, who has CMT and walking problems, get on a horse after having his fourth ankle operation to keep him walking and be able to ride just as well, sometimes better as his balance is annoyingly perfect :D, as normal able to walk with out problems riders.
 
knowing that thier love is unconditional and no matter what rubbish is going on im my life it all feels better when i hug my horse :) also the freedom to hack out alone and blow the cobwebs away :)

Soppy i know lol ;)
 
So many things!!

-Tucking them into bed on a dark, cold rainy night with lots of haylage for them to munch on.

- Pulling up at the yard and them both hearing my car and whinnying and waiting by the gate.

- Making feeds!!! I absolutely love making up feeds and scrubbing out feed buckets when they're done then drying them before putting them away all clean and tidy.

- My absolute favourite has to be galloping up a massive stubble field when they've just been cut and the ground is good. Nothing beats it IMO. So exhilarating!
 
So many things!

The whinnying on arrival, cuddles in the cold, learning something new, the feeling you get when you take half a ton of powerful animal out and about and they look after you like you are made of diamonds. I even love poo picking!
 
splashnutti1 said:
knowing that thier love is unconditional and no matter what rubbish is going on im my life it all feels better when i hug my horse :) also the freedom to hack out alone and blow the cobwebs away :)

Soppy i know lol ;)
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not soppy at all. my horse was my best friend when i was growing up. she used to listen to me cry,moan and pour my heart out to her and she would respond with a nudge or do something funny to cheer me up!
 
Too many to list but just knowing he is mine is an awesome feeling. To be recognised when he sees me and get a whicker and of course the thrill to take off across the hills and blow all the cobwebs away with a good gallop .. Nothing beats it :D
 
splashnutti1 said:
knowing that thier love is unconditional and no matter what rubbish is going on im my life it all feels better when i hug my horse :) also the freedom to hack out alone and blow the cobwebs away :)

Soppy i know lol ;)
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^^^^ absolutely!

The only time I can really 'get outside of my own head' (if that makes sense) is when I'm with him, and especially when hacking over the fields. I can put all the stress aside and come back happy. I've often told him when I have been going through difficult times in my life that I will always have him and he will always have me. I was always desperate to have a horse but only got him in my twenties - we don't win ribbons or go anywhere fancy, he's not the best at schooling (that makes two of us!) and he can be a right PITA sometimes but god I love that horse!!
 
Many things!

Ponies tucked up all cosy in their pyjamas munching on hay :) That's my favourite thing about winter anyway.

I am also immediately cheered up if I'm feeling low by my ginger loan ex-racer sticking her nose in my face early in the morning for a snog!
 
Frosty, sunny mornings out hacking. Him chatting to me when I come round the corner, he lives out now but I do love tucking them up in bed when it's freezing cold. Best thing about winter though, has to be hunting!
 
Loads, the wicker when my two see my jeep pull up - never fails to put a smile on my face...
The smell - my OH may disagree with that one..
Being alone in the arena with just the sound of birds ( & crazy dogs running around us lol )
Above all, looking at them when they are turned out and go for a good gallop followed by finding the muckiest spot to roll in lol..
Catching them lying down sleeping in their stables.
 
Making a big fluffy bed in a warm barn and then tucking them up at night.
And catching them lying down and having a cuddle.
 
Too many to mention ! He owns me really. he's pretty much my life (how sad is that..) Love him to bits - hubs keeps telling me to shut up about him ! :o
 
For me right now its how my youngster comes racing up the field to see me (well ok he wants food lol but hey ho :rolleyes3: )
A year ago no-one could do a thing with him and yet now he is a complete cuddlebug....and it was ME who did it :)
 
Lots of things! They're my therapists, love it that Chloe recognises my footsteps and always spots me before I see her and when she whinnies when she sees me. Love how sometimes she'll just come and stand with her head resting on my shoulder and breath hot air in my hair
 
Every morning arriving at the yard, both will stick their heads over their doors, ears pricked and press their faces against me for a good morning cuddle and a scratch. Doesn't matter how stressed I feel or what might be weighing me down, I instantly smile and the weight is somehow lifted. I don't know what I'd do without them!

Knowing that I'm responsible for their welfare and that they depend on me - feel very humbled and proud to own 2 such amazing boys. Blimey, get me a hanky!!!

There's also something pretty amazing about arriving at the field, Lockie not noticing to start with and then, when he sees me, galloping full pelt across the field to screech to a halt in front of me all like "Hi, hi !!" Summer evenings, lying in the field just chilling, horses grazing nearby, wandering over at intervals to give me a nuzzle


So many things
 
Auslander said:
Alf flutters his nostrils when I say his name - melts my heart every time!
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My big lad does this, along with a throaty whicker. It's lovely! I had a "moment" today, I was riding him out in a stubble field, just walking in the sunshine. I nearly lost him in the summer due to laminitis, and never thought he would come back to ridden work. It can suddenly hit you just what they mean to you.
 
slightlyconfused said:
Seeing my 25 year old brother, who has CMT and walking problems, get on a horse after having his fourth ankle operation to keep him walking and be able to ride just as well, sometimes better as his balance is annoyingly perfect :D, as normal able to walk with out problems riders.
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Lovely post :)

Mine is having these amazing animals in my life for the last 40 years. For the memories I cherish from the ones that have now departed us, the days I spend filled with joy now and the future they give me and my children. Nothing could be better than the life I have.
 
Def the Whinney wen he sees me . . . Watching his lip "go" when I scratch s his favourite places . . .
Knowing he's mine and loving all his wee quirks . . . Like how he uses the back of his tounge to lick his likit . . Never used the front for some reason . . .
And def opening a new bale of shavings and the feeling leaning at night wen everything's done n u know he'll b ok til the morning :)
 
So much
the way my mare puts her head in my hands for a cuddle every morning
her lovley whicker every time she sees me
the fact that she looks fab at the age of 21 and feeling proud
watching my mini have a mad moment skidding round the field in joy
tucking them in on a cold wet dark winter night
buying them something special
having the village children run out as we ride by to see their favourite horse
sitting on my log in the field just watching them...... heaven on earth
plus fab memories with my daughter .
 
I love so much, its such a part of me that I cannot imagine life without caring for a horse. I love watching horses, grooming them and fussing over them, riding along in the country, cuddling and hanging out with them, the smell of horses and their tack, being out in the fresh air, being on the yard pottering, horses are good for my soul, even in the depths winter. When I lost Seren I knew I wanted another horse to love, I bought Nell in the January, many said why not wait until the warmer weather, I didn't of course and so glad....
 
When your horse is lying down in the stable, being able to sit next to them and have them fall asleep. It is humbling to know that they feel so 'safe' with you around.
 
Also love the whinny from the pony when I go up and see him :) And if I can ride, a lovely hack on a crisp Winter morning - I certainly miss them!
 
I know what you mean! I almost lost my mare to a tendon sheath infection in august this year and today i got back on her after 17 weeks of nursing her back to health! My heart almost exploded with pride :) Glad your horse is ok now xx
 
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