"You think more of that bl***y horse than you do of me!!" who's heard this before?

I've heard it but only jokingly.
Mine is very very good, does anything I ask, including getting up at 6 am on a saturday to empty and disinfect 2 stables every week. Goes to get me hay/straw/feed.
Leads the horse out, grooms him

Buys them what ever they "need" !!! I love our trips to the tack shop :D

He even 'rode' (sat on for about 2 mins down the road) him once !

Never ever had anyone like him :) He's a keeper !!

Infact I should remind him how awesome he is !
 
Pilib said:
I was once told 'it's me or the horse!'

I still have the horse!

P x
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Yep I'd do exactly the same

Sadly there is a 17yr old on HQ for this very reason so she must have chosen the arse she lives with - think she might live to regret her decision one day.

First its the horse then..........
 
cronkmooar said:
Yep I'd do exactly the same

Sadly there is a 17yr old on HQ for this very reason so she must have chosen the arse she lives with - think she might live to regret her decision one day.

First its the horse then..........
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Agreed.The way I see it,so what if horse comes first,got to be fed and taken care of.
 
I have a hoody that says "He said its me or the horse.. we will miss him" LOL my hubby knows my horses come first with me I had them before we met so will not change for anyone.

I am very happily married and he tells me "happy wife = happy wife" ha ha YEP so true, I am quite lucky really he will come up and help me should I need it, helps do fields poo picking whilst I get on and ride ahhh or will muck out (not my standard) BUT I am grateful he does help.

I would always chose the horse over hubby anyday although rather not.
 
Despite being with OH for twenty years I have still had the old horse for longer! OH would never try to stop me spending time with the horses or horsey friends there would be no point and besides he has his own hobbies. Avoid men who are jealous or threatened by four legged friends. He does sometimes object if I kiss the dog goodnight before him though!
 
My long ago ex BF, a multi millionare property mogul, said "I can see a wonderful future ahead for us. But that horse has to go. You can choose how to do that, though." Unsurprisingly, the BF went immediately, being chucked out and the GSD putting on her best " Dont even think about trying to debate this" lip curl!
He still keeps in touch, sending me amusing/interesting snippets from the posh newspapers he reads and I dont. I very occasionally drop a thank you note. Mother would approve!
 
We also have a boat yard version of this. Wife says " Its me or That Boat"! Husband says "OK. You both cost about the same to keep. The boat doesnt nag. I'll go to the solicitors after the next tide". There are always a lot of ex partners (male version) in boat yards. We take private bets between ourselves as new couples turn up with their first boat. The high heels (usually on female partner) on the pontoon are usually a bit of a giveaway!
 
I think my husband may have thought this once or twice as I have seen it written all over his face! He has never ever said it though!

I would choose the horse :D
 
My ex BF once had a massive go at me for going up to see my horse (on DIY) who was on box rest. His arguement was "even when you can't ride it, you still have to go and spend time with it".

Current BF gets mildly jealous when I call my pony "my perfect man" but he knows the score! Plus he is totally passionate about his mountain bike so he understands what it is like to be consumed by a sport. He loves the fact that when I am bored, I just think about ponies as he just thinks about bikes - we spend whole evenings together taking it in turns to watch horse falls and mountain bike falls videos in youtube. [sad]
 
I have not read the whole thread. Do you think we should do a poll and ask the Daily Mail and Woman's Hour to publicise the results?

I forsee a huge increase in the number of males who take up horse riding or learn to muck out.
 
Ooooohhh! Never ask a horsewoman to choose between her human and her horse. There is only one winner and it ain't the ugly biped.
 
I told my ex before we got married that horses would always be a part of my life, and he accepted that....for a while.

After we divorced I vowed to either stay single or the next one had to be horsey.

He is horsey, owns two himself! :D

No arguments on me going off to shows, no argument from me on him hacking out with his daughter and granddaughter, no moaning when the £600 hay bill comes in, or knowing that the shoeing bill comes to £160, pays the vets bill without issue, fetches feed and will spend £100 without turning a hair coz he knows they need to eat....does all the field maintenance (grass cutting, hedge trimming, fence repairs etc etc)

I could be out almost every night show jumping (I'm not!) and he wouldn't say a thing.....:)

It's a way of life for us, and TBH, for me it has to be. The horses are our life, we don't have flash holidays (done that, been there) and the perfect day for us is trundling around the bridlepaths on a Sunday, with juice and sarnies in the saddle bags. :D
 
I get it most days from OH and daughter. Gets me down to be honest they really seem to hate the time i spend with my 'girlies'. But they need me more and i have waited many many years to have them so i do try and juggle my life to keep everyone happy. But ultimately my horses come first! OH daughter know that and hate the fact but TOUGH!!!!
 
I used to get that a lot but not from my fiance.
Before we started seeing each other, both me and my sister warned him "the horse comes first!" He agreed, we got together.

He had never had anything to do with horses and has learnt a lot. Doesn't like horses but willing to help out, if I'm busy/ill he'll care for them. I had a sore back and he took water to ponies all summer. I apologise for being later than expected/spending a LOT of time with ponies and he turns round and says, it's fine. They need me, I'm enjoying myself so he's happy.

Don't know how I got so lucky with him but he is amazing :) When we had financial issues, I mentioned selling the horse and his response was, no way, everything else goes before the horse does. My parents (hate horses) also said they'd find a way for me to keep her. I was really touched and makes me appreciate them all so much more. x
 
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