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NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS FOR HORSES

If a horse wanted to make a New Year Resolution, what do you think it would be? Here is a list by readers on our Facebook page:

  1. Eat less hay and get on the slimmer side. (Ella Loveyuee Ridgewell)
  2. Convince rider that I DO NOT like bath time! (Abby O’Regan)
  3. Not to be as strong. (Paige Firman)
  4. Try harder to do stuff with their owner – adopt an owner. (Keilin Polar Coley Coleman)
  5. Maybe try to jump higher? (Eimear O’Reilly-Smith)
  6. Stop wrecking my rug so that I will be allowed to wear the expensive rugs! (Tammy Gilyeat)
  7. To stop being so grumpy and impatient when it’s food time. (Gemz Donaldson)
  8. Actually listen and not do what I want all of the time. (Gabbeey Jonessyy)
  9. To train my ‘person’ into bringing more sweets every time they come…who cares if my bum looks big in my rug! (Anita Marsh Neé Farrell)
  10. To lift my legs going over jumps! (Megan Lyons)
  11. To eat more grass…do less work …lol (Kelly Palmer)
  12. To tell my owner to stop telling me to slow down when I go for a hoon… why does it matter that she hasn’t got any control?! (Kate Dooney)
  13. Convince my ‘person’ I don’t need exercise as I get plenty of it playing in the field turning up all the grass! (Livi -May)
  14. To stay in my field until mum comes for me and stop showing off by bringing myself in. (Fern Brooks)
  15. To stop making my owner walk four fields further than necessary because I’ve decided fence jumping is so much fun…or at least bring those jumping skills with me into the school! (Sophia Killjoy Greppi)
  16. More sweets, less work, and more pasture time! And a good scratch right there, no.. there, ahhhhh that’s it right there! Lol. (Jacqi Beck)
  17. To maybe let the owner catch him! (Tia Tilly B)
  18. Learn more tricks so I get more treats and get fat! (Jess Pullen)
  19. Won’t kick, bite or rear my owner off..won’t sneeze in my owner face, won’t do a dump just as my owner cleaned the stable..lift my feet for the farrier..I will be well behaved at all times and never be a moody mare. Happy new year for us all! (Arenda Lake)
  20. I shall not poo in my water bucket just as I’ve watched my owner drag it across the yard! I shall also try not to chew or snot in my owner’s hair or dribble down her neck (although I think she loves it really). (Amy Louise Cole)
  21. To have more grass and lots of carrots and lots of mud to muck about in! (Dayna Lee)
  22. I will not be going out in the fields at 5.30am in the morning anymore lol ! (Sue Bowtell Was Griffiths)
  23. This year I will defo be getting my rider off, lol. (Sharon Rolfe)