https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-five-types-of-horse-owner/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:40:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-five-types-of-horse-owner/#comment-415013 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:13:56 +0000 /horse-community/five-types-of-horse-owner.aspx#comment-415013 All. An animal who I love to watch being a horse. Definitely family, they are my babies. A workout partner in that taking care of them beats a gym any day and anyone who says riders aren’t athletic has only ridden a slug and never handled a hot 900 lb two year old. An investment in my mental health as they bring me great joy and empty pockets.

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-five-types-of-horse-owner/#comment-407179 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 04:29:01 +0000 /horse-community/five-types-of-horse-owner.aspx#comment-407179 What owner I am to my horses is an owner who treats her horses like family memmembers, a workout partner, and a little bit of an animal

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-five-types-of-horse-owner/#comment-406864 Thu, 16 Jul 2015 06:21:48 +0000 /horse-community/five-types-of-horse-owner.aspx#comment-406864 We started as a workout team, grooming and riding. But now that I have had too many crashes and a foot that doesn’t work, and I can no longer ride (breaks my heart), I guess he has become an investment; sucking up every penny I can find to train and show!

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-five-types-of-horse-owner/#comment-406860 Thu, 16 Jul 2015 05:29:56 +0000 /horse-community/five-types-of-horse-owner.aspx#comment-406860 My horses are a combination of all of the five types of horse owners.

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-five-types-of-horse-owner/#comment-406806 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 05:23:10 +0000 /horse-community/five-types-of-horse-owner.aspx#comment-406806 “Nice” article. Missed at least one other type. The horse is “my” piece of machinery such as a pulling vehicle or racing vehicle. This type of person has little emotional attachment to the horse. This type only care about getting work done and when the horse can’t withstand the demands, is disguarded.

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-five-types-of-horse-owner/#comment-406784 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:18:42 +0000 /horse-community/five-types-of-horse-owner.aspx#comment-406784 I’m a combination of “my horse is an animal”, “best friend” and “workout partner”.

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-five-types-of-horse-owner/#comment-406776 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:52:27 +0000 /horse-community/five-types-of-horse-owner.aspx#comment-406776 My horse is my “Best friend and family member”, but at the same time he is an “animal” I love giving him treat and fondling over him, but for me there is a limit. He’s still a horse and thinks differently from humans.

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-five-types-of-horse-owner/#comment-406764 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:12:42 +0000 /horse-community/five-types-of-horse-owner.aspx#comment-406764 My horses are far more than just my best friends. They, in fact, we seem to know what the other is thinking and feeling.

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-five-types-of-horse-owner/#comment-406752 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:40:40 +0000 /horse-community/five-types-of-horse-owner.aspx#comment-406752 Love the article. Anyone who doesn’t experience their horse as their best friend is missing out on one of the greatest experiences in life.

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-five-types-of-horse-owner/#comment-406748 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:17:52 +0000 /horse-community/five-types-of-horse-owner.aspx#comment-406748 I am a combination of two. My horse is my best friend & family member, but she is also my workout partner. The exercise I get from taking care of her & riding her is what keeps me going both mentally & physically. When she is off, so am I.

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