Horses in General Reviews

Claire loves horses, and I quite like them. Here are the pros and cons! PROS: 1) They are loving and affectionate - their whole faces light up when they see their owners, and they whinny and run their heads up against you. Because they are so big it's really nice to have affection from something so powerful. It's almost like it ...  Read the complete review

I am one of those typical girls who has always dreamt of having a pony of her own and even though I am nearly 28, I still hope that one day that dream will become a reality. I love everything about horses and although I rode when I was younger, drinking soon became more important and I gave it up. After ten years of 'being sober' I finally got on ...  Read the complete review

I grew up in newmarket with both my parents working in the horse industry so it was only natural for me to become a horse lover and this has passed on to my children. However as i no horses and ponies are a great responsibility i am currently teaching my children to look after horses and ponies before riding. By doing this my children are ...  Read the complete review

My passion is horses, I eat, sleep and breath horses and I have done so for nearly 20 years!! I come from a horsey family, my aunt used to drag me round most yards in warwickshire when she was looking after me in the holidays, I got to help out, grooming, mucking out etc. My cousin always had ponies and horses as far back as I can remember. Now my ...  Read the complete review

I was a pony mad (ok obsessed) girl from as far back as I could remember who grew up into a horse mad woman! My family were complexly non horsey barring donkey rides on the beach in the summer so I spent my whole life when not in school (and sometimes when in it lol) drawing, reading and dreaming about horses. At twelve my ...  Read the complete review

I was six when i first mounted my beloved pony- carousel, she was a welsh mountain pony, grey in colour and stood about 12 Hands high. I adored her, she was so affectionate and quite and i used to love walking, trotting and cantering her around the fields, she used to belong to my older sister who by now was to big for her and has been brought a ...  Read the complete review

I think that having horses as pets is great my mum has kept horse ever since I can remember. I think they make great pets as there very warm animals. A lot of people don't see them as pets they see them as a friend. There are many different breeds of horses that you can get i.e. Arab, Shire horse, Shetland pony and many more. Having a horse does ...  Read the complete review

Thunder rolls across the hills... ...Denim whipcracks split the skies... ...Feel the rumble of their coming... Carrying visions for our eyes... "As if made from the Winds, We come! Partners... Swift, ...  Read the complete review

I just don't understand some people's need to own and love only drop dead gorgeous horses with their agile bodies and fiendish good looks. Weeeeell sure there are those reasons! But why not the less so attractive hmm!?? I say stand up for the little guy! My gelding is FAT yes i say FAT FAT FAT but he is HAPPY and HEALTHY. And some people just ...  Read the complete review

I dont remember how many times i begged my parents for a pony, the answer was always the same. "Its not the buying it, it's the keeping it that costs." When i reached the age of 17 i decided to follow my dream and fund the animal myself. First of all to make my plan work i needed a partner in crime, roll on my good ...  Read the complete review

Owning a horse - Advantages: Gets You FIT!!, Freedom, At Your Own Pace - Disadvantages: Expensive, Time Consuming

With winter approaching the chances are that our horses are going to have to spend longer hours in the stable and this means that many of them are going to get increasingly restless and bored. This in turn could lead to some nasty vices which are best avoided. When at all possible the best thing to do is turn your horse out as much as ...  Read the complete review

Want to know more about horses, find a horse to buy? - visit www.horseconnections.co.uk - Advantages: Great Fun - Disadvantages: Expensive

I thought some of you might be interested in the actual costs of keeping a horse. I know costs vary but I wish someone had given me a guide before we allowed our daughter to have a horse. As a guide, we live in the East Midlands, keep the horse (PBA, 15.1) stabled at a riding school with indoor and outdoor school. I have kept a ...  Read the complete review

Reading all the horse stories I see I was not alone in my desire to have one as a child. But all the begging and pleading fell on deaf ears as none of my family were animal lovers and they saw horses as a huge danger. I had to be satisfied sneaking out with my understanding Uncle and cousin as the 3 of us always went riding together.My ...  Read the complete review

The first horse I came into contact with pulled the bright orange and white float driven by Stan, the United Dairies milkman. We had the Co-op, but Stan arrived earlier and stopped for a while across the road at Mrs. Dunn's. My mother explained with tight lips that Stan was having a cup of tea with Mrs. Dunn. I kept the horse company for ...  Read the complete review

A question dreaded by parents the world over. My parents dreaded it more than "where do babies come from" because from the age of three-ish I was horse mad. At age five I got my first riding lesson on a hairy black sheltie named Miss Piggy (so called because she was so fat riding her was better than yoga for leg flexibility). ...  Read the complete review

Many of us who own or have owned horses know how difficult it is to ensure that every safety element is covered. Horses, lovely creatures though they are, have this unhelpful trait of being able to find the dangerous things long before we even think to look. A sad example, one whose details were always a little sketchy, but the story ...  Read the complete review

The rescue centre in Essex for New Forest ponies caught my eye as I have always been a lover of these fun and loving little fellows. One chilly winter morning I took off with my flask of coffee in search of my perfect little friend. Of course, therein lies my first mistake. I should have discussed my requirements on the phone or at least took ...  Read the complete review

I recently went to a Kelly Marks Demonstration, she was absoloutley fantastic. She is well known in the horse world for dealing with problem horses using the whispering method, she also breaks in horses using this method, she is highly recomended by Monty Roberts who in my opinion is the King of horse whispering. I can honestly ...  Read the complete review