hi just wondering if their is any fellow horsey people on her i only have one horse now he is 18.2hds bay clydesdale gelding called apollo he is getting aimed at dressge next year,i have worked with shetlands,showjumpers,shires,perchorns,suffolks and clyds all my life but had to retire at 31yr due to on going back probs,thats way i took up showing my pointer,

apollo is such a laid back big sole with worpt sense of humor,he loves going walks with hector and milly,apollo loves my baby son he walks like a dog beside the buggy out walks apollo grt famly pony

Horsey but currently horseless... in past years however I have worked with racehorses, carriage horses, hunters and kids ponies, spent time on dealers yards and riding schools and also attended Hartpury on a btec equine studies thing.

Love horses... can't afford one right now though :( (and my health wouldnt allow it if i could sadly!)

Hi. I have a connemara x thoroughbred   17 years old 15hh dun mare, had her for 5 yrs now, I always wanted a horse when I was young but parents couldnt afford it so I use to ride any pony that needed exercising,5 yrs ago I thought it was now or never to have one, my sister also has a horse so we share the cost of field and food, I see to both horses every morning and we try and get out to ride as often as possible then evening either I see to them or sister does. I love spending time at the field and my 3 dogs love it too. We dont have a lot of money but they have the best we can afford and our vet is always very pleased with them. I am in my late 50s and have a few problems with my joints but the riding helps me to forget the pain for a while I hope to keep her for many years to come.

i have lot of back props have had 2 failed ops also hip and pelives,i try to ride when i can but love talking apollo out inhand walks with dogs,my son and hubby i have wonderful girl looking after and ridding apollo she loves apollo to bits

Very horsey, but never owned my own horse.  Would love to one day!
Used to compete at cross-country up until a few years ago, but haven't done that for a long time - think certain muscle groups might protest these days!! lol

Never owned one but used to ride a bit, I go to Olympia every few years to watch the showjumping (and dog agility!). I've got a friend who's into showing horses like I show my dogs, so we compare shows after the weekend. :-)

never owned one either,used to ride a lot and would have a pony like a shot if funds allowed.from childhood ive loved horses,but never been fortunate enough to have my own.my sister however has 2.im not jealous.honest!

Like theemx, I'm horsey but currently horseless :-)

I've ridden almost all my life, and owned several horses & ponies from when I was about 9 up to my early 20's (I'm now 32) - unfortunately, I found that a mortgage, living 15 miles from where they were kept, and a 30 mile commute to work didn't mix all that well, so the small but promising youngster that I was hoping to bring on went to another local family and is now a lovely middle aged all-rounder :-)

My last riding horse of my own was sadly killed in a road accident shortly before I took the decision to stop riding. She was my 'once in a lifetime' horse - big, fast & bold enough for XC, team chasing & eventing, but safe enough for me to put my parents friends 9 year old daughter on for a wander around the field, & a chestnut mare too!!!!

I would love another horse one day, but only if my circumstances were different, as I couldn't dedicate the time at the moment.

Claire

>and also attended Hartpury

Ooooh, me too :)

I used to own and compete but the pay just isnt enough working with horses and I dont have enough time for one now.

Oooh, when were you there?

We have 2 - a Connemara gelding and a Welsh Section B gelding for my granddaughter.  I have been horse mad since a child but never in a position to even contemplate having a horse.  We have both worked hard and now in a position to but it's a very expensive and time consuming hobby, but we wouldn't be without them.

left in 2005, you?

Ahhhhhh hehehe.. was there 1996-1997, I lived in the 'New Space' block of portacabins overlooking the xc course and lake, happy memories of underage drinking and parties at the then notorious 'block 14'.. oh and I learned some stuff about horses too, and got shouted at a lot :)

Haha, me too. Those portacabins were taken down in my second year...there was a whole brand new 13 accomodation blocks built at the bottom of that hill (towards the stud/farm) thats where I spent my years :)

I have a horse and in my family we have 9 horses between us! Hard work but worth it!

LOL - those blocks (both 'New Space' and 'Vicarage') of portacabins were supposed to be VERY temporary when I was there.

It was funny, the way they were laid out the beds in each pair of rooms were against the dividing wall so if the person in the room next to you rolled over or kicked the wall, you felt it.

If the person in the room  next to you had er.. company... boy did you know about it!

I'm not horsey but have an ancient Shetland that thinks he's a dog. He'll pinch dog food at every opportunity, prefers bread to veg and turned his nose up at hay I bought him at the w/e, I was miffed as it cost 7.50 a bale and made a real mess in the car. He likes to open the kitchen door and come in! Every winter we think will be his last but he goes on, even his sarcoids were a lot better this year. I was thinking about getting him a raincoat for the winter - is this a good idea? He does have a stable to shelter in.

I was a working pupil at a riding school back in the mid 70s doing a BHSAI course. I had several horses/ponies from my teenage years upwards and sold the last one when I had been at the riding school for a while. I didn't want to keep him with me for use as a school horse and didn't have the time nor the money for him to remain on the farm where all my horses were kept in the past. I found a lovely home for him and he went on to live until the ripe old age of 36.

Would love to have another horse but again don't really have the time to to look after one at the moment. Both agility clubs I belong to train at indoor riding schools so I do get to have some distant contact with horses on a regular basis but haven't ridden for nearly 8 years now. 

I learned to ride in my 30s and also worked in a riding school for about 2 years at the same time. I rode regularly for about 5 years but then stopped.

I have just started riding again.........now aged nearly 65 and had my third lesson today - its a cross between reminder session and lesson - instructor said 'brain remembers but co-ordination between brain and body is a bit lacking :-D :-D

think certain muscle groups might protest these days!! lol ....................YES OH YES! sitting trot without stirrups for two circuits of the school, I can feel it already !!! but well chuffed as I managed a little canter.........First time in 24 years...... Yeah !
Chris

I hate to tell you but we bought a retired shetland at 22 years old when I was 2, she died last year - Im 27! Bless her. She had lost vision in her eyes and was mostly deaf but her pal (another horse) was her guide and would lead her everywhere. In a field of corn he once panicked because he couldnt see her and spent a few minutes neighing for her. It was so sweet. RIP Bess.