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The Difference Between Horse Men and Horse Women
By Ron Petracek | Published  09/28/2007 | Horse Owner Personalities | Rating:
The Difference Between Horse Men and Horse Women
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People who own horses have different personalities than people who do not own horses.  This is why so many non horse-loving men have a hard time understanding their horse loving women and even men who love and own horses themselves may have a hard time understanding their horse loving women.  This is because men and women usually have different reasons for owning horses.

 

Many men who own horses have them for reasons other than women.  Most men who own horses enjoy them because of the adventure and thrill that can be achieved with riding a horse.  Many men who own horses do not simply ride them around in a pasture at a leisurely walk and talk to them like women do.  Instead, men who own horses usually attend different competitions like rodeos.  This is because men enjoy the adrenalin rush that they get when their horse is running as fast as they can chasing down a calf that the man is focused on roping. 

 

There are also men who do not own horses, but still enjoy them.  These are the men that ride saddle broncs and bareback at rodeos.  These men take pride and get their thrills in knowing that they can ride the rankest bucking horses in the pen.  How many women do you know that wants to spend time with their horses chasing calves or riding bucking horses?

 

Another way that men can enjoy the thrill of owning horses without ever sitting on them is by owning a race horse.  This is one way that men can own a horse and enjoy them without actually having to do any of the dirty work like grooming and cleaning stalls.  These men take pleasure in being able to say that they own a horse and watching their horse win a horse race.

 

Women have a very different view of horses then men.  Women like to spend time with their horses to relax, not to get excited and possibly hurt.  A woman could easily spend an entire day in their barn grooming and talking to their horses and when a woman does go for a horseback ride, they usually will not be running as fast as they can.  Instead, most women enjoy taking their horses out for a relaxing trail ride through the trees and listening to the birds.

 

Most women who own horses do not want to own a race horses because they do not have direct contact with them like they would with a pleasure horse.  Women, unlike men, enjoy taking care of the horse.  This includes grooming and cleaning stalls.  This is probably due to a woman's nature.  Many women are mothers and they feel that their horse is a part of their family and they feel like they are responsible for every aspect of that horse’s life.

 

Even though there are couples where both the man and woman own a horse, there will be different reasons that each person owns the horse and this is all due to their unique horse loving personalities.


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  • Comment #1 (Posted by Patty)
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    I definitely want to show this to my husband, he doesnt understand that I really enjoy mucking out the corral. It is not work to me.
     
  • Comment #2 (Posted by Bob)
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    The article was good. I have to say I agree with most of it. I am a male rider. I do however enjoy my horse the way most female horse people do. I enjoy the one on one relationship with my horse. I trail ride and take dressage lessons, enjoy grooming and just watching my horse eat amd play. I believe that most women in general are more nuturing than the average male. That is why they enjoy their horses in a different way than men. Men love the power, speed, and the roughness side of horses. When they are finished for the day, they want to put it away and move on. Where women love to pamper their horses more. Not all men are like this, as with women but a majority are.
     
  • Comment #3 (Posted by Mike)
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    I am with Bob on this, yes I think that this is true for "most" - but I know myself I love just spending time with my horse grooming her and nuzzling each other. My father was just liek the article though he rode bronc's and saw a horse as a tool, my mother enjoyed spending time with her horses but she also loved to get out and let them run, we can't forget women who enjoy the speed factor as well - think barrel raceing.
     
  • Comment #4 (Posted by Petite Fleur)
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    I have a beautiful paint horse mare who is my love along with my husband (who is not a horse man), a labrador retriever and a cat. My mare understands every word I say to her. We talk in her shelter while I brush her and she just listens. My husband bought her for me because he knows and understands my relationship with horses and other animals. Please continue to post your stories about women and horses whether they be mares, geldings or stallions. I live in the French alp region, although I am American, and we love our horses here! gdfkj
     
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