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A. Perez
wrote:
"And now I am in the same situation again, but with my
husband.
He tolerates 'the horse thing' but has no interest. I am
trying desparately
to find some way to get him into
it!"
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Hmm,
don't try too hard to get him into horses, just let him observe all the fun
you're having.
My
late husband supported me in getting a horse after my being off the ranch
and without one for many years while having babies and getting my career
going. He didn't understand my deep love for them, was a bit afraid of
horses and for good reason. As a 5 year old boy he had a close brush
with death when a mule kicked him in the head leaving a life-long scar
across his cheek and temple but fortunately no brain injury.
He
didn't understand why it took me an hour to feed one horse each
evening. You see I'd come home from the office really stressed out and
head for the barn where I could hang out listening to my horse chew and
breathe. Later I'd come back into the house all smiles and
relaxed. He caught onto this rather quickly and volunteered to take
over the evening feeding chores sometimes and it wasn't long before he was
also spending large amounts of time in the barn and returning to the house
with a smile on his face. He had discovered the tranquillity
that comes from listening to a horse eat his hay after you've had a stress
filled day at work.
From
that it was only a few months until he asked if he could ride my horse down
the driveway toward the road. . .just once, HA! Then before I hardly
knew what had happened we had two more horses and he decided to try
competitive riding. He didn't like endurance so would crew for me
then. But he loved NATRC and we rode many happy miles together in
competition.
You
never know when the horse crazy bug will bite your husband.
Betty
Edgar
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