Worst part of horses?

[Feathered]

Having to pts, especially when not from old age.

And this

 

[nostromo70]

Putting stuff in one end and clearing it up at the other end.

 

[biggingerpony]

Bank account and cold hands.

 

[DJ]

Mud ........ and worrying i`ll not have enough grass, then worrying there`s too much and one of them will get Lami !!

 

[Caballito]

The worst part about owning horses is trying to get over the heart break when something goes wrong and there's potentially nothing you can do to put it right

 

[Coblover63]

Mud in winter, flies in summer. And cleaning willies.

 

[1stclassalan]

Sorry...... I don't understand the question..... apart from having to leave them to get some money ( well most of us )....... Do they actually have ANY bad bits?

I went to see my mare like a kid let out of a very bad school, I looked after her, thought about her more than any other person especially when you consider I did it without condition - she could be "off" even frightening, dangerous too but then innocent and trusting. She's been gone now over twenty years - I can't believe it's that long because she is still in my head.

A truly fascinating part of my life

 

[MrsHutt]

Yet another vote for the evil MUD

I can put up with most everything else, but the knee-deep, stinking mud at our place is just beyond the pale - thank goodness summer is on the way! (HAHAHA!)

 

[FairyBasslet]

Spending an eternity searching out non specialist items at reasonable prices.
I mean really, a shovel is a shovel, it does not need to go up 500% just because you add equine to the tag!

I like the seasons so won't grumble about the weather,but could cheerfully see the end of frozen pipes in deepest winter.

 

[D66]

mud, baler twine and pony nut crumbs in every coat pocket, and mud. Hat hair and mud.

 

[Cortez]

Having to say goodbye to them (and dogs too).

 

[Holly Hocks]

The worst part of having horses is losing them.

 

[Equilibrium Ireland]

Mud and my hands!

Terri

 

[rowan666]

The worst thing for me is having to work and sleep which wastes valuble time that could be spent with them

 

[samsbilly]

The worry they cause boys had colic caused by a virus this weekend x

 

[LeneHorse]

That horrible sick feeling when there is something wrong with your horse and you don't know what the outcome's going to be.
For such big beasts, they can be so fragile.

 

[bluewhippet]

Just money worries, everything is else is wonderful (but then I'm on part livery so that might be the reason for both parts of my answer!)

 

[Mahoganybay]

Completely and utterly, losing them, especially when their life is cut short and there is not a thing you can do to make them better.

 

[Cinnamontoast]

That horrible sick feeling when there is something wrong with your horse and you don't know what the outcome's going to be.
For such big beasts, they can be so fragile.

Tell me about it. The vet is coming out tomorrow for the second time for a lame left fore, couldn't find any issues last time and now the horse is madly lame still. Massive worry.

I didn't think of the mud but yes, it drives me nuts:

 

[MagicMelon]

Mud. And falling off is never pleasant either I guess!

 

[mga4ever]

Permanently empty bank account, lack of time and freezing cold, wet winters......

 

[googol]

My constant paranoia and worrying! I'm actually working on it tho. Apart from that my bank account and relying on livery and not having the option to do exactly as I want (decent all year to mainly)

 

[asommerville]

Some of the batty people that go along with them!!

 

[Goldenstar]

Taking the PTS desision it never gets easier .

 

[ridefast]

When there is something not quite right, and they won't tell you and you try to google it to find out your horse has several hundred fatal problems and should have died last tuesday

 

[tankgirl1]

Crazy bitchy women
Permanently empty bank
Worry
Idiot drivers
Poo picking
Mud
Lack of hosepipe at yard to hose off said mud

 

[_GG_]

The fact that they don't share our life expectancy...same for dogs.

Oh...and grooming moulting coats when the wind changes and blows it all in your eyes, nose, mouth etc. Everything else I can cope with pretty much.

 

[Karosel]

The heartbreak.

 

[merrymeasure]

As others have said, most defintely losing them. The rest I can put up with, but to lose them......................

 

[Ahrena]

Currently its bringing my horse in from the field. Its a 15 min walk and he is so lazy to lead that unless I really get after him we walk at 0.00002 miles an hour.

And you have to go through mud to get there. Every day I pray I'm the last one there So he's already been brought in but it rarely happens