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Location: Somewhere around here | Long story short, my husband might want to quit working with his family and get a different* job. We would have to move because we rent a home from his parents and that means selling most ( if not all) the horses. I am OK with this, I just want him happy and to with in a good place but idk how I would deal with having no horses for who knows how many years. Any tips for me if you have gone through a situation like this?
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| Depending on how important it is to you, you could always take lessons to get some horsey time in every once in a while? That's what I have to do without having any horses right now! |
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| I guess it comes down to it you are really okay with not having horses. I wouldn't be able to do it but everyone is different and I would be trying to find a way to make it work. Whether getting a second job or what have you. What do you mean my student job? |
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Location: SW MO | I am facing this same situation. I have retired one horse, sent one off to be ridden because I don't have time, and one is on stall rest at a family members because I don't have the facilities for his rehab. I work and am in college full time Fall/Spring/Summer. I have been fighting the break for about a year, even bought a young horse thinking I could ride and haul about two months ago. She just sat in the field so I had to send her off to be ridden. It has been hard and there have been a lot of tears, but I know deep down that horses will always be here and I can get back into it down the line. Hugs and prayers to you |
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Location: Phoenix | After college I moved to San Diego with the boyfriend to gain work experience and get careers started. Didn't have horses for 3 years. It was hard and I missed them everyday. We now live in Phoenix and my horse is finally here (I board) and I'm so much happier. But if I didn't do what I did I'd still be living in my small town and probably never would have gotten out. It was worth it not having my horse for 3 years. |
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Location: Oklahoma | We are in the process of seriously downsizing. We are moving to a house with no land. I've sold my stallion, given my donkey away and possibly have a buyer lined up for my gelding. That leaves my mares and their foals. We will be boarding them and hoping the foals sell by weaning time. |
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | I'm currently doing it, for the first time. I still have my mare but she's bred and staying with a friend while I'm moving away and getting my career started. I know it's not going to be easy but probably worth it. I'm hoping by the time the baby is old enough to be ridden I'll be in a better place to have them both with me. |
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Location: Somewhere around here | *just changed it from saying student job to different job. Sorry, typed it up on my phone!
What we have discussed is that I would like to be a stay at home mom still (little girl is 10 months old) and some point down the road we want another child. Me getting a part time job income would more than likely equal the same amount it would be to have to pay for gas and day-care. Not really a win for anyone in that situation.
If we are really lucky we might find a home with property on it so we could keep one horse but right now we don't even know where we would move to, depends on where he gets a new job. Lessons might be an option but no idea when or if we would have the spare money for it.
I'm praying that we don't move but I'd rather have my husband in good relations with his family than me being happy with my horses. |
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| If you want to be a stay at home mom, I think you will be fine. Your daughter is fixing you keep you really busy and if you have a second one, you will be even busier. I loved being a stay at home mom. I did take advantage of our church's mothers day out program a couple days a week when my son turned 3. I wanted him to get used to being around a bunch of kids before he went to school. I took ride on those days. |
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