? for all you ’horsey’ mums 2 be!

Awwwwwwww cute! nothing like foal pics!

Mine have got one of those horseballs but they dont like it. Well i have never seen them play with it.

well against the norm - I rode until I was 7 months and probably would have kept riding until I dropped but found it unconfortable getting on and off - my boy is a big horse... however I stopped jumping once I knew I was pregnant and from about 8 weeks I stopped riding my young horse as I just didn't feel right. I was 4 months when I stopped competing.However, my horse I have had him for 7 years and literally trust him with my life--and I have had about 40 horses/ponies over my lifetime and he is the only one I could say that about... however since having my daughter I have given up - luckily my horse was near retirement anyway - I found it extremely had to justify horse riding when I had my little girl to look after (prob not helped by the fact I also worked 4 days a week) - remember it can be extremely time consuming and you may find you just don't have the time or the energy!!

Hmmm if I had've kept my last horse then yeah I think I would've kept riding (assuming he had survived all these years lol) but its def different riding after a 10 year break and on a 'strange' horse at that. So sigh I will wait till bubba number 2 comes along and I'm back on my feet and in a routine with the babies etc.

Nic- your ponies are GORGY...aaawwww  I love the wee foal! I had a palomino and he was terrific. Pulled like a train but boy did he get the looks lol. Golden boy 15.1hh part cob, just lovely. I miss him a bit cos I had him 8 years . also had a thoroughbred who was mad as a hatter, won't do that again!

 

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thanks emmecat! she knows she is too, lil miss attitude that one lol

yeah i did the thoroughbred thing but wont be going there again, i have the go ahead to get another big one in the new year if im still interested and have the time by then (dh is hoping i wont haha) but will go for a standardbred or something and gelding too, no more mares for me!

Yeah, I was the same as ChrisW, did my last show at 22Wks (won most of the events and got Champion to so wasnt to bad at 20wks preg!!), rode (just dressage and hacking) until 32wks, when it was too uncomfortable to do more than walk! but again, it was on a safe horse/pony. And I have been riding forever so it wasnt just starting.
But i was riding again 2 days after birth, it was so easy mounting and without a baby jumping up and down!!


I must admit though, the ground handling worried me more than the riding, it's quite abit harder to move quickly out of the way of a horse when I was preg!!

I am looking (slowly) out for a little welshie (or similar) for micah, only coz they are abit easier for the little ones to ride coz their strides are longer than the minis, and i can ride it to school it. (have done up ponies for my lifetime so the thought of riding a 11hh isnt too unusual for me, it just gets more embarassing taking them to shows when we didnt have anyone smaller to ride them!! I would frequently get asked if I wanted a new pony for Xmas!!)

Gosh, I shouldnt have seen this thread, I could talk all day on horses and babies!!

I'm going to go against the grain and say that I started back when preg. with my daughter ....after a ten year break....on a 3 year old....

but he's a clydie ;)

If you can find a reputable school, with an instructor you trust, on an old cob type fella thats @ the school for a bit of active retirement, then why not. Obviously, if you've ridden before, you are aware of the potential dangers.

I think you need to do it because you wont once the baby is here! AAAAnd, who says you need to go faster than a walk? No need for bouncing around. Sort out your position, your aids, even general horse knowledge in case you end up with one yourself

Yeah you know it!

Okay I'll start one

You have to let us know how you get on!
Come dream with me in the horsey thread lol....I don't want to be the only non owner hanging out in there!