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Location: Somewhere around here | Welp, looks like I can't keep my mind made up on anything lately lol. To start from the beginning, we own 4 horses; 2 Haflinger geldings that my husband drives with and will use for farming next year, and two QH geldings that we have ridden 5+ years (at least). Hubby and I decided to sell our two QH's for the purpose of him wanting to get more into Halfingers and I'm wanting a horse that I like, not just something that I know wont buck me off. One QH is being sold tomorrow (yay!) and the other is still on the market. Now my perdicament is what happens after QH #2 is sold and I will be stuck at a cross roads. - I could use the money from selling both QHs to buy a horse that I like and want. I'll be pretty spesific on what I'm wanting and I'm ok waiting a while until I find a horse (perferably a mare lol) that I want to buy.
- I could buy a nicely bred colt or filly weanling and let it grow while I can be pregnant and have another child before the colt/filly needs to be saddled and broke.
A little more background. Hubby and I have one kid right now (just turned one June 12th) and we know that we would like to have another child in the future but we don't have a particular time on when I want to be pregnant again. If I buy a riding horse this summer then I'll be worried about when I get pregnant again and possibly put off getting pregnant more so (since pregnancy's awful for me). On the other hand, if I buy a weanling and decide to get pregnant this year then I know I'll have something to look forward to in a few years BUT I get so depressed when I'm not able to ride and I don't want to put myself, my husband, or my kids through me being grumpy and sad. (Sorry, not a perfect person here.) I'd also be uneasy able getting on a colt with 30-60 days on it when I haven't ridden in 2-3 years. Pregnancy and mom bodies are unforgiving to your core muscles lol.
What I WANT to do is option #1 but then I feel selfish. When I think of doing option #2 I think it would make my husband happier. I am in a pickle and I would love some input or help. |
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Location: LaBelle, Florida | I would go ahead and buy something you can ride now. If you are buying a younger horse(but old enough to ride)
, you can ride and be happy.
IF/when you get pregnant it isn't going to hurt the horse to sit a bit while you are brooding.
Just remember the old adage "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy". |
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Location: Canada | I'd buy something that is already running. This way you can enjoy it now and when you decide to have another baby you can either let it sit or sell it. If you buy something young and let it grow there is no way to know if you'll like the horse in the end, or if you'll have enough time your young horse may need with two young kids.
If it was me I'd buy something I like now and want that is ready now.
Best of luck. |
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| Personally I'm not into buying young horses.
Took much risk that it'll be hurt before you can even do anything with them. Too much risk that you won't get along under saddle. Pass.
If you're looking for something you really click with I would go with something started and well along that you get along with. Or hold off buying anything, have the other kid, and then look. |
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Location: NC | kasaj2000 - 2016-06-17 7:38 AM I would go ahead and buy something you can ride now. If you are buying a younger horse(but old enough to ride)
, you can ride and be happy.
IF/when you get pregnant it isn't going to hurt the horse to sit a bit while you are brooding.
Just remember the old adage "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy".
this^^^^^
While I was pregnant I sold a my really nice probably once in a lifetime barrel horse for finacial reasons and figuring she would just sit a couple years. I bought a young horse figuring I could bring her along slow while I ran my older mare. well long story short I am down to just the young horse and DO NOT have the time, or patience for her. I REALLLY wish I would have either kept my nice mare, or had something if not already started on the barrels something REALLLLLY broke. I don't have much time to ride anymore, way less then I thought I would after having a kid and I want something I can just jump on and go. |
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| I have a friend who's plan is this... to breed her mare when she finds out she's pregnant! She says then the two of them can be preggo together and she won't feel bad about not riding her during her pregnancy. LOL  I know that's no help in solving your dilemma. Best of luck! |
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Location: Somewhere around here | Thanks everyone for your input! I think we're deciding that we are going to look around this summer and buy a riding horse. Although the price range for looking at a horse is lower than I thought it was going to be, it looks like I'll have to buy a horse that won't buck or run off and that's about it lol, I'll have to make them fancy broke. Which is fine by me, I really like the training process, but I'll have to be waiting to do barrels for a little while. |
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