Does anyone on here ride horses?

chris.tarry85 · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:39

Get our daughter's stuff from Decathlon usually - it's cheap and well made.

Helpful when she's at the age where she needs a whole new wardrobe every 6 months!

Vinno · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:41

My nieces ride horses. From the sounds of it , it can get rather expensive for all the gear etc.

dirtychinchilla · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:52

**** horses. One bit me on the head as a child and I'm yet to forgive them.

neil_g · 16 Jul 2015 at 14:25

dirtychinchilla said:
**** horses. One bit me on the head as a child and I'm yet to forgive them.

ha! the missus used to ride a stallion and he was always trying to take chunks out of people.

dacads · 16 Jul 2015 at 15:56

Does this look like mumsnet to you?

CrispyOtter · 16 Jul 2015 at 16:12

Just wear some normal stuff and then if you really get into it buy the full regalia... it's not like they wont let you near a horse without the correct uniform or whatever!

Yaayuh! · 16 Jul 2015 at 16:16

dacads said:
Does this look like mumsnet to you?

Yes.

bitslice · 16 Jul 2015 at 16:21

I can trot around and not fall off, but it is pretty expensive to learn to do it well.
It is a great hobby if you have the money to get into it, and there is a lot of events to compete in if you fancy doing that.
Full of wimmins too.

^JP^ · 16 Jul 2015 at 16:25

Used to ride between the ages of about 5 and 10 as my mum has horses and her friends compete but I haven't much since, only some trails on holiday in California.
More into horsepower now

andy_mk3 · 16 Jul 2015 at 16:26

I used to about 10 years ago when I was like 12 or 13. My aunt has always kept horses and I used to go help muck out and go out for a ride. Was quite enjoyable way to spend an afternoon actually.

^JP^ · 16 Jul 2015 at 16:33

This thread just reminded me of the Rubberbandits Horse Outside song, pretty funny if you look it up as too rude to post!

Greebo · 16 Jul 2015 at 16:42

^JP^ said:
This thread just reminded me of the Rubberbandits Horse Outside song, pretty funny if you look it up as too rude to post!

love that song

Malevolence · 16 Jul 2015 at 17:10

My better half used to have a beast of a Clydesdale. I've had a few goes on him in the past (Fnarr fnarr. Yakk yakk). Sadly he's no longer with us.

AthlonXP1800 · 16 Jul 2015 at 17:15

Yes I ride horses every week and practiced jumped when I was 11 on school trips for a year.

Skidder · 16 Jul 2015 at 17:35

I did when I was a kid but as soon as I discovered engines and boobs I lost all interest.

Amleto · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:18

flippin horses taking up a whole lane - always find two side-by-side, leaving crap everywhere and don't even pay road tax

MikeTheNative · 16 Jul 2015 at 19:44

Not exactly what your after but I have eaten horse a few times and rather enjoyed it.

Malt_Vinegar · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:37

DcD said:
Not personally (it'd be like Henry VIII), but the other half is a dressage rider and worked in equine sciences.

Chris D?

Iamzod · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:38

The GF has some horses, it is a time consuming hobby & can get expensive especially if you get landed with a nice vet bill.

As it stands it takes up her entire Saturday afternoon & a few nights during the week.

Arsonist · 16 Jul 2015 at 21:34

Other half has an old race horse, he's lovely, despite being a bit stubborn! Used to ride her old shire cob and he was lovely too, was like driving a tank made of flesh