Calling all horsey peeps :)

KCB1978
KCB1978 Posts: 113
edited September 26 in Health and Weight Loss
Lets have a round up :) I own a soon to be 5yr Welsh Cob x Dutch Warmblood called Holly, she is the reason I am losing the weight!

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  • PassionForDressage
    PassionForDressage Posts: 8
    I have an 8 Yr. old Appendix QH. She's the reason I'm losing weight :]
  • Unleashuk
    Unleashuk Posts: 4 Member
    He'll be happy when you get lighter, it'll be a real weight off his back, excuse the pun :-p
  • ashley0616
    ashley0616 Posts: 579 Member
    I don't own one, but part of the reason I'm losing the weight is to get back in the saddle. It's been 10 years since I rode, and I miss it SO MUCH! It's such an adrenaline rush (I was jumping 3 foot bars before I had to quit).
  • RyonsLions2
    RyonsLions2 Posts: 350 Member
    I have two large ponies, one that's a haflinger 14hh and one that's a "mutt" about 14.1 or 2, LOL!! They will BOTH be much happier when I am training them if I am lighter!! Beautiful horse you have there!!
  • cobracars
    cobracars Posts: 949 Member
    I saw a picture of my fat a** sitting bareback on our Halflinger...it was hard to tell which one of us was fatter!
    Losing the weight will help me mount/dismount easier, be able to chase the horses in the pasture, and feel better about going for a ride.
  • EquestrianLark135
    EquestrianLark135 Posts: 98 Member
    I own a 7yr. old, 15.3hh, sooty palomino Morgan gelding named Cal. He is part of the reason I'm losing weight. :smile: You can see him in my pictures and in my ticker...
  • TrainerRobin
    TrainerRobin Posts: 509 Member
    We've been raising Quarter Horses in north Texas for 12 years now and I FINALLY have a show horse (home grown!). He's at the trainers place a few states away, but the reports are exciting. Can't wait to get him back. Time to turn over the arena!!! Exciting for me and another motivation for me to keep on track.
  • AQHAShowgirl
    AQHAShowgirl Posts: 82 Member
    I have 3: "Zoe" 8 year old grey QH/APHA mare, "Gracie" 4 year old APHA mare and "Khloe" a 2 year old APHA mare. (Full sister to Gracie.) Losing the weight to fit into my chaps. :tongue:
  • amandapratt
    amandapratt Posts: 177 Member
    I don't own any but I teach therapeutic riding. It'll be easier to do the lessons and exercise the horses without the extra weight :)
  • jlkropp
    jlkropp Posts: 1 Member
    I have 2, a 6 year old QH mare-Bailey and a 7 year old pony mare -Flower. Hoping to lose the last 20lbs after having my last kid (almost 2 years ago!) so i can fit back into my show chaps!
  • JAP120
    JAP120 Posts: 8
    I own 4 horses and i know I look like a fat blob sitting up there and I havent been riding as much as I would like because of my weight. I made a promise to my mare that i would lose weight and do a judged pleasure ride together this year. I rode my youngster last night for the first time since last year and i feel like I am not strong enough any more to hang in with him if anything spooks him. Need to get in shape for them as much as me.
  • rachel_can
    rachel_can Posts: 10 Member
    Hey! I have a 10 yo, 15.2 hh bay TB gelding. I ride dressage, so part of my fitness plan is to increase that all important core strength! Good to see all yoru other horsey folks here.
  • JaimeLaRae
    JaimeLaRae Posts: 279 Member
    I sold all my horses 2 years ago. I've had them all my life, so that was hard. Grew up raising and showing Arabs. Spent my last few years riding in the mountains with an amazing ApHC gelding, an AQHA mare, and a turkey of a pinto quarab. LOL I miss them... Hope to be back in the saddle eventually.
  • cal44
    cal44 Posts: 1
    I have an 18.2hh Irish Draught, he can carry my weight easily but i would like to be slimmer for my health and family (he is the grey on the left, the other horse is 16hh)

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  • littlemissanguissette
    littlemissanguissette Posts: 248 Member
    I have a black Arabian mare I do endurance and gymkhana on, and part of my reason of llosing weight and getting in shape is to better my riding for her :)

    I'd love more horsey friends on my friend list!
  • northernchic
    northernchic Posts: 117 Member
    Hi there!
    I have 2 horses and a pony and am a lifelong self-professed horse geek! One of my (many) reasons for losing weight is to be able to ride my handsome percheron/morgan cross because I LOVE draft crosses....not because I'm a chubby chick and it what I NEED to ride :smile:

    I also really want to start showing again this year…and those darn hunt britches do not hide ANYTHING!!
  • cinnaben
    cinnaben Posts: 9 Member
    Great post! I have a poa mare and a rescued paint gelding. I do dressage and jumping mostly.
    There's nothing more satisfying then adding riding into your exercise and seeing all those calories you had so much fun burning!
    add me if you want another horsey friend!
    :)
  • PegasusDeb
    PegasusDeb Posts: 665 Member
    I had to sell my Tenn Walker mare, but some day I want to get another. I miss the barn work! Shortly after getting rid of her I was doing things & found it to be harder cuz I wasn't getting off my butt doing chores! Since started working out, I went to help my former barn to put up hay (a job I always hated!) I found I was flinging those bales like they were nothing & even asked them to call me when the next wagon came in!
  • peytjalmom
    peytjalmom Posts: 76
    My 12 yo son has a gaited mixed breed pinto mare, my 10 yo son has a APHA Tobiano mare, and I have an APHA Overo gelding. Wanted to put more miles on my youngest son's horse and was also partly motivated by that to lose weight especially after I saw myself in a picture on her. Egad!! Now I'm 30 pounds lighter and still going!
  • wildkiger
    wildkiger Posts: 25
    I have an 11yo Kiger Mustang x QH gelding named Dundee (see my weight ticker for a pic of him). I'm ready to get back in the saddle and RIDE now that winter is going away and so are some pounds.

    I also have my mom's horse currently. He is a 10yo BLM Mustang gelding named Knight.
  • skylar1907
    skylar1907 Posts: 156
    15 year old solid-bred paint horse. Miss Zippo Cody has had 5 kids (all before I bought her) and we've been together (OFFICIALLY!) a year come May 10th. We ride Western Pleasure and Competitive Trail. We are riding in our FIRST trail trial a month from TODAY! She's my biggest motivation for losing weight. We'll both be better off when I lose another 58 pounds!
  • jac1976
    jac1976 Posts: 30
    I own a 7 year old part bred welsh called Lilly aka Lillypie :smile:
  • northernchic
    northernchic Posts: 117 Member
    UGH...JUST as I was getting the ground work up and running after the winter, it starts raining again and my ring turned into a mud pit!! I'm gonna go ahead and call shenanigans on the weather up here!!
  • MeganLord
    MeganLord Posts: 28 Member
    i have a 14 year old bay qh .. i use to run barrel and then after i got married he stayed in texas while i moved to va.. id love to lose all the weight possible for the next visit i make back home to ride :)
  • Sheepdoglady
    Sheepdoglady Posts: 93
    Hello everyone! I own a traditional 16hh Coloured Gypsy Cob Gelding, who is just the most cuddly, hairy teddy bear and would do anything for his mum! Also a 13.2hh Chestnut Welsh Cob Sec B mare who I'm bringing on. I'm only 5'3" and weigh 7st 8lbs, so if I can maintain this weight I won't feel bad riding her!
  • dustflyin
    dustflyin Posts: 12
    I have an almost 14.3 hand little appy gelding that I bought last April. I sold my 16 hand quarter horse mare to buy him and realized that once I had my son last June and sent him off to be broke in September, I needed to lose the baby weight to look a little more proportionate to his body size. Lol! I started training him to run barrels last fall and started hauling him to shows in January. We are running around 2 seconds off of the winning times and the more weight I lose, the lighter the load and the the easier it is for me to ride him and "keep up" with him through our turns. I feel better and ride better now, and love to do a couple miles of long trotting to keep us both in shape! I love meeting and cheering on other horsey people on here, so feel free to add me :)
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