Your OH and your horse...

[tasel]

What relationship does your OH have with you horse? Are your OH's horsey at all?

My OH at first did not like my horse much - that was when she was a little monster with temper tantrums a la carte. She still hasn't shed that trait but has massively calmed down whilst OH got used to her slightly more wild side... so they met somewhere inbetween. He now likes her much more, and she tends to tolerate him a little more.

BUT OH is incredibly protective of said horse, as if she was his daughter!!! I mentioned breeding her at some point in the next few years... and every time I come up with a gorgeous stallion, the stallion is never quite good enough for "daddy".

 

[Hippona]

OH has his own horse...he sort of tolerates mine, because he is a bit sensitive and spooky and has a great bond with me (horse, not OH!

). He much preferred the horse I had previously...don't think he's ever really got over me selling him.

 

[MrsElle]

My OH is not horsey in the slightest and said I could have horses if he didn't have anything to do with them.

Fast forward five months and OH was last night finishing off the fencing he has put up for the horses and was having a 'love' with Ellie who follows him around like a dog. He and Ellie have a great relationship and she is a horse who is very particular about who she does and doesn't like.

Haven't got him riding yet but he has been asking about possibly getting a riding hat 'just in case'

 

[Its_A_Rollover]

I swear my OH challenges my horse! When he comes down with me to see mine, sometimes I do noticed he'll try and pull me away from the horse and stare competitively at him! I think he gets jealous of the attention I give my horse.

Horsey doesnt like him too much - He definately thinks his only use is a good scratching post cause he's tall!

 

[RhiannonE]

My OH is not at all horsey! But he has bought me all of the horses on my signature so I can't complain and doesn't moan too much when i'm home at half seven every night and he doesn't get dinner until 8 o clock!
He sort of tolerates Whisper - both think they are the boss so they often come to blows as they try to dominate each other. He much prefers my friends cob who is incredibly nervous but a big softie but he did finish off Whisper the other night all by himself when I got held up miles away so he's not all that bad!

 

[Lill]

OH does not ride and does not particularly like horses that much but he can cope with our lot cos they are well behaved!

Even managing to load on and off the lorry and leading and tie up but not much more, i won't ever ask him to ride because i know he doesn't really want too

 

[Hovis_and_SidsMum]

My OH loves horses, has his own and is in the process of stealing mine too.
Annoyingly whilst he might not be the most stylish rider he has buckets of confidence, loves jumping and tearing xc on my lad. He does however endlessly tell me that i'm too soft wih hovis and that he needs "sorting out" - now he occasionally will admit they wind each other up and that hovis doesn't play me up as badly as he does him

 

[Kenzo]

Answer to your first question is zilch, he doesnt have anything to do with him, he doesnt like him and wont go anywhere near him

He's classed as non horsey but he did used to ride with me many years ago, he spent the best part of 12 years coming to horse shows and stuff, so he knows the pretty much the basics

knows how to tack up/rug up and can name pretty much everthing in tack room and he does like going to the three days events to watch and trail round the shops, so I can't complain.

 

[Tinkerbee]

My OH is not horsey per se but he is countrysidey and enjoys off roading/following hunts so he has a vague interest in horses. He can see the appeal of hacking/hunting/xc but anything is boring

He likes maisy and wants to go for a little ride on her, poor thing would be squashed

but he was petrified of the big eventers bless him

He also doesn't approve of how much they cost.

 

[Chumsmum]

My OH never used to like horses, he just tolerated mine, but likes racing and now has a part share in a racehorse and is also in another syndicate... however...

He is now driving ME mad about horses

He goes down the gallops to watch them train and gives me an update every day on how they are and where they are racing etc etc, he now thinks he knows all there is to know about horses

 

[piaffe]

My OH thought my horse was a bit boring!

But he has ridden her a couple of times and now thinks she is "ok". Not his sort of horse though as he has a point to pointer and is a huntsman so not really into "poncy dressage horses"

 

[GinaB]

OH isn't horsey, he likes to keep his distance! He doesn't mind Misty and Honey as they are ponies (Mist is the one I ride) but he tends to shy away from the bigger horses.

He does walk out with me while I'm hacking

 

[FinellaGlen]

My OH was scared of my lovely, well behaved cob but after having two nutcase horses since her, he now appreciates just how nice she was!

He adores my current pony and he likes to stand in front of her when I groom her because she then grooms him and he thinks it is cute

 

[cyberhorse]

My OH was scared of horses and thought riding was a waste of time and money. However I got him to try 1 lesson 12 months ago and now he won't get off my bl**dy horse long enough for me to get any time. Be warned, keep them away from horse/hobby at all costs - they take over!!!

 

[Donkeymad]

My OH is more horsey than I am, and the horse belongs to him! He is great at helping me look after any ponies and donkeys I own though.

 

[jess_asterix]

Mine is horsey, he works on a yard and has 5 of his own.

He is coming to ride my lot for me in a min as i am revising and he takes me to shows when the parents are away

He gives me lessons on them too

Its great, free training and rider lol

 

[JoBo]

None, he has ridden quite a bit but not for the last 2 or so years. I am going to get him on Bodey soon though! He is good at fixing fences, looking after the horse box, driving the tractor etc though.

 

[Chico Mio]

Mine wasn't horsey until I bought Fat Boy, but he is incredible good and patient with animals. In the end he adopted the 'you're only here once, so enjoy what you've got' approach and decided to join in! He took a few lessons, but to be honest he has fantastic balance and is quite a 'light' rider so preferred to just get on the horse and get on with it. He mucks out with me, poo picks, helps me move the electric fence about, carts water up to the paddocks, give any injections needed and puts up with my every witter about horses. He was more upset than I was when Fat Boy had his accident. FB loves him to pieces on the ground and will follow him about but has no respect for him as a rider. OH is now lumbered with Mad Old Mare, whom he looks after like she was a champion show pony rather than a 22 year old 'old baggage'. He even did a farriery course (regulations are different here) which was all in Spanish, so he really had to work at it as his Spanish isn't brill; just so he could keep an eye on FB's feet and save us a fortune in bills. He now wants to do endurance so we are horse shopping at the mo'. I would say he's hooked well and truly.

 

[abracadabra]

my oh is becoming horsey because i have them, he's coming home from work with printouts of stallions of the internet now

hes a bit wary of them sometimes, when the horses see me they often come flying over bucking and generally flinging selves around and come to a halt right by me, and at first he was nervous they wouldnt stop.

and one nervous mare has particularly taken to him and makes him scratch her butt for ages

 

[somethingorother]

Mine isn't horsey at all, in fact he's not good with animals, and even my cats, so can't imagine how he would cope with anything bigger. We've been talking about getting a house together and he insists i'm not having a cat (i soo am though!

) so god help him when i get a horse.

I did get him on a horse once and took him for a bit of a ride out with me leading. He only did it to prove riding was 'easy and not at all a sport or exercise' So i thought right then you're having it you cocky so and so, and after 10 mins told him 'right we're doing rising trot now, don't hold the saddle'. The jammy sod just did it, easy as if he'd done it all his life. He's apparently never sat on a horse before. It's infuriating that he 'won' and now has an excuse to look down on it and show no interest.

Maybe i should have gone out with the guy before him who was after me... he used to come up to the stables to see me all the time and had a go on my share horse and loved it. Bummer it turns out i missed out there

 

[debsflo]

my oh would say hes not horsey but does have a soft spot for them and is very capable and knowledgable after many years of helping at shows,mucking out,leading and handling.he did take secret riding lessons in the early days of our relationship to impress me and accepts that they are part of our life.it helps that i already had a horse and was competing then so at least he knew what he was letting himself in for.im sure he wishes i had a cheaper hobby.

 

[Quadro]

aw thats sweet that he took lessons 2 impress you!!!! mine is really non horsey and very city like (despite just doing his finals for a country side managemt degree although he is scared of wasps!!) but he is a know it all and now my trainer (in his mind) and puts fences up and down for me when i need him to although 4 year old should be jumping at least 1m40 in his mind cos there "crap" if they cant !!!

 

[cariadssogreat]

My hubby is not horsey at all ......... cant even put a head collar on...... will hold on to one at a push!!!!

 

[Hedwards]

My OH is totally unhorsey. with my old mare he was really cautious of her to begin with, and then got better and better, he'd lead her out and graze in hand if we were ever on restricted grazing whilst i mucked out. I didnt realise how attached he was until i had to have her put to sleep, he was gutted.

He's not at all fond of my new loan horse, he pulls lots of faces and isnt the most affectionate (the horse that is) so vary rarely comes to see him, only if we compete.

 

[Cobbysmum]

Had my OH for 26 years and he is hopeless at handling the horses but brilliant at fixing fences and building me extra stables when I come home with another purchase, although I have promised to stop now, honestly..... He helps me morning and evening, mucking out and taking hay out but would prefer to just stroke them over the stable door!

 

[black_horse]

QR

My ex wanted me to sell my horse. he would emotionally pressure me not to go see her but see him. made jibes about my riding and even tried to convince me my horse was dangerous and i had a choice, him or the horse....as i stated...his legs didnt look as sexy as hers in bandages.....

 

[Bosworth]

mine was a totally non horsey city boy when i met him. scared stupid of horses. 4 years later we now own a 32 acre farm, four horses between us. plus 10 liveries. He did his first hunter trial two weeks ago and is doing his first ODE next week. He insists on camping at Badminton as he likes to buy our horses things they 'needs'! Plus he is always says yes if I say one of the horses needs something. And he insisted I took on a yearling I was offered, we have just come in this evening after both doing some jump schooling on our own horses with the other putting up the jumps. Brilliant - the perfect OH

 

[dieseldog]

My OH has taught my horse to come to the name Sausages

He also draws cuts of meat on her rump.

Saying that he can ride, and has just built me a lovely new horsebox.

 

[E_Lister]

Mine calls the horse Dogfood and the closest they got to a relationship was him calling to her from the gate, her walking to the gate (just close enough so he couldnt give her a stroke) then ignoring him very studiously, so he threw a (very small) twig at her! The pony came over to me to "tell" on him and although I had seen the whole thing and found it highly amusing I took the horses side. Since then he hasnt been near the yard saying "all horses are stupid and smelly"...mature or what?

 

[natalia]

hehehe. Mine is desperate to ride at the moment (we've only been together a couple of months) he says he's ridden western before (gulp!) and is detirmined to come out on one of mine with me. i've been putting it off for a while now, as like the horses to be my time, and don't want him asking to come all the time, but tbh i'm slowly caving in and think i'll take him out in the next couple of weeks.