Any mums out there that miss riding?

[kiza]

Hi all......Just wondering if there are any mums out there that have a history with horses but dont get the time now the kids have come along?
Sadly I am horseless since 2002 (When my old gelding was laid to rest due to age). I really miss riding and hope to get another one some day but just to busy with the kids to be able to give the attention a horse needs at the moment.
Is there anyone in the same boat? Love to chat.

[PyscoFalcon]

Well I'm not a mum but had to give horses up due to injury. Not sat on a horse for over a year now and it sucks. I miss them loads but having trouble just walking around now, nevermind ride.

[kiza]

Sorry to hear that you have an injury, hope the walking improves for you. It really does suck that riding isnt possible. I started riding at 4 and have never been without a horse, I guess once its 'your in your blood' so to speak it stays. Even just watching one of the kids horse movies sets the urge to ride off again :-)
Good luck with the walking

[PyscoFalcon]

Thanx. I started riding when I was 7 (parents couldn't afford it before then but I'd sat on a few donkeys etc)

Anyway I'm 21 now and wish I could just go for a gallop on the beach. Walking etc is looking good as have a load of nerve block injections comming up so they might help.

[kiza]

Gallop along the beach, yeh I'd go for that.
Hey, hope those nerve block injections help. Maybe in the future you may be able to get back on a horse. Hope so. :-)
I started riding at 4 I sat on them and lead around before that. My parents thought I would 'pass the faize'. I guess I didnt.
Never had any well schooled ponies/horses, sorted them out with determination and listening to instructors. Got work when I was old enough to help keep them. Did all my competing and stuff then the kids came along and I had my gelding in semi-retirement (rode inbetween kids) but finally age caught up with him and he is gone (to soon for me though).
What sort of horse did you have?

[PyscoFalcon]

Thanx.
My parents thought I would "grow out of it" too but didn't.

Well they were never really my own (as in didn't buy them) as couldn't afford the inital cost and vet bills but had many on loan and helped out at yards and looked after peoples when they went on holliday.

1 TB I loved was a Mare called Quinta. The owners were too heavy handed with her (I was 12 then) and could hardly get her going how they wanted. For helping round the yard they let me sit on Quinta and the cob Rosie. Well as soon as I was in the saddle Quinta relaxed and became alert.

It soon became clear to the owner that I could do what she couldn't. For 3 months I carefully schooled Quinta and taught her what the aids her owner gave ment. (Couldn't school the owner as I was "just a kid")
Anyway owner took Quinta to a show and did well, I was kicked off the yard as "done my job" but sadly 2 months down the line poor Quinta was back the way she was with a hard, broken mouth. Since then I've been very carefull with who I help.

The best loan horse I had was Whisky a flea-bittern grey Arab x Welsh gelding. I had him on loan when he was 42 until 45. Sadly he was put down at 47. I only went on quite s with him but sometimes he showed the owners that he was still fresh by bolting and once deposited me in a ditch continued to jump a clear round of jumps in a field next to the stallions paddock.

Whisky taught me most I know about riding and falling and as I looked after the Shire mare, 2 shire x geldings and Pip the TB Stallion all I had to pay for was to feed him (bulk feed) and worm etc which came together at £5 per week which was what I got for pocket money. I was very upset when Whisky died when I was at racing collage.

Anyway I'm blabbing now.