Any horsey people on here?

**unicornleather** · 05-Jan-09, 05:24

Just out of interest, many horsey people on here?
Oz

**brandy** · 05-Jan-09, 08:24

*grins* im working on becoming horsey does that count!?

**Nibbler** · 05-Jan-09, 08:31

There is a fair few on here unicornleather.

I used to work with horses when I left school and did a lot of training with stallions and youngstock. Also did the local three year equestrian college course.

May I ask why are you looking for horsey people??? Is there anything we can help with?

**wickchick** · 05-Jan-09, 11:58

Im another horsey person

**majic** · 05-Jan-09, 12:16

i have 13 do i count as horsey

**teenybash** · 05-Jan-09, 12:36

I have one and a half horses.....do I count?

**brandy** · 05-Jan-09, 12:53

13? wow thats a lot! *G* ill take one!

**majic** · 05-Jan-09, 13:25

some are for sale

**Kathy@watten** · 05-Jan-09, 13:44

Guilty aswell of being a bit horsey...usually a bit horsey smelling too! Have a quite a few here, allsorts kids ponies, broodmare, foal, my own eventer and a few also rans too! Spend best part of the day mucking out and catering to their needs, also do a bit of breaking and schooling of other peoples horses.

**unicornleather** · 05-Jan-09, 18:58

13 horses !!
That is alot, I was just asking to find like minded people that's all and break the ice.
Was up in Inverness over Xmas and went up near Thurso (near some turbines on a wind farm out in the middle of nowhere!)
Saw a few horses dotted around here and there.
Oz

**Julia** · 05-Jan-09, 19:50

My sister has two, does that count?

I'm very allergic to them unfortunately

**unicornleather** · 05-Jan-09, 20:07

Yes, whether you have a horse or not or just interested in them counts!
Oz

**divanp75** · 05-Jan-09, 21:06

I have 6 but they are ponies not horses.

**brandy** · 05-Jan-09, 21:33

well im def interested in horses! want to know everything i can!

**porshiepoo** · 05-Jan-09, 22:51

Me horsey too

Don't have one at the mo (sold my Clydesdale couple of years back) but I've worked with Hunters & Eventers when I left school then went on to work at O' Brennans racing yard. Have had a few horses & ponies over the years and spent the best childhood ever with my pony Tommy.

We have 4 acres here and I'm trying to convince hubby once again that when the land has eventually been ploughed, levelled and seeded that a horse would look much better mushing the ground back up than having a perfectly manicured piece of flat land. He knows I'll win in the end so he's taking his sweet fanny time getting the darn thing ploughed.
Hmmmm, any of you horsey people know of the best way to plough extremely rough and bumpy land that is covered in Gorse seedlings? We took out all the gorse a couple of years ago with the digger and burnt the lot (took all bloomin year) but they've groen back in double quick time and as the land is not ploughed or relatively level we can't mow it to keep it in check.

**KEEP_ON_TRUCKIN** · 05-Jan-09, 23:14

Originally Posted by unicornleather

Just out of interest, many horsey people on here?
Oz

Yup met you on SNE before OZ - any closer to moving to Inverness??

**KEEP_ON_TRUCKIN** · 05-Jan-09, 23:15

Originally Posted by Kathy@watten

Guilty aswell of being a bit horsey...usually a bit horsey smelling too! Have a quite a few here, allsorts kids ponies, broodmare, foal, my own eventer and a few also rans too! Spend best part of the day mucking out and catering to their needs, also do a bit of breaking and schooling of other peoples horses.

How's the foal doing? how old is it now???

**KEEP_ON_TRUCKIN** · 05-Jan-09, 23:18

Originally Posted by porshiepoo

Hmmmm, any of you horsey people know of the best way to plough extremely rough and bumpy land that is covered in Gorse seedlings? We took out all the gorse a couple of years ago with the digger and burnt the lot (took all bloomin year) but they've groen back in double quick time and as the land is not ploughed or relatively level we can't mow it to keep it in check.

Blinking whins (Caithness term for Gorse) are the worst - the more you cut them back the thicker they grow back :-(

Good for shelter though!!!

**Jovi** · 05-Jan-09, 23:21

More 'horsey' people here,both myself and O.H. We have 8, little to large,all have 'issues'..(dont we all).All big characters whatever their size. Been around horses as long as I can remember and helped run a pony sanctuary before we moved up here..a real eye opener. Life revolves around them and our other animals,can't imagine them not owning us...what would we do with all that time..and money?

Jovi