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Location: NeverLand | Any vets on here? Or people that are in pre vet/vet school? Is it realistic to keep my two horses, and be able to ride them. I don’t want to sell. It would break my heart! But I need to hear other people experience... |
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| If you have a place to keep the horses, I would keep them. If it is going to cost an arm and a leg to keep them then it may not be feasible.
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| Casualdust just graduated vet school, she kept hers. She did not ride or go to as many races as she used to but I heard her say many times her horses were a much needed break from studying. |
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Location: NeverLand | streakysox - 2018-04-19 11:09 AM
If you have a place to keep the horses, I would keep them. If it is going to cost an arm and a leg to keep them then it may not be feasible.
My parents told me they would allow me to keep them at their place for as long as I need. So luckily I wouldn’t have to worry about that! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | FearTheBigGrayHorse - 2018-04-19 11:17 AM streakysox - 2018-04-19 11:09 AM If you have a place to keep the horses, I would keep them. If it is going to cost an arm and a leg to keep them then it may not be feasible. My parents told me they would allow me to keep them at their place for as long as I need. So luckily I wouldn’t have to worry about that!
I say keep them your going to need them for some me time, and since your going to be keeping them at your parents then that is a big ole plus for you, all the ones that I knew that went to vet school always had their horses to relax with but didnt go much any where just a race here or there to decompress and hang out with friends when the time for a break came.  |
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| Keep them. They will help you through it. |
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Location: Nebraska | I kept mine through school. They were a good mental break. However I had somewhere to keep mine. You won't have time to have a "job" through vet school. Maybe during the summer but not during class unless you have 1-2 hours at the university. Most of your time will be spent studying. If you have them someplace you pay board, this may be more difficult. |
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| I sold mine. Just had no time to ride, I could have kept them at my mom's but that was 8 hours away from the vet school and I wanted them to go get used instead of languishing in pasture for 4 years. Plus, I needed the $. In hindsight, I do wish I had kept one. He would have been happy to sit in a pasture for 4 years LOL and then I would have had something finished when I graduated.
If you have somewhere to keep yours then that will make it much easier if you're not paying board! |
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| Not a vet/pre-vet but I am in college and working full time so I am very busy. I opted to keep mine. I only have 3: my very first horse --now retired, my nice barrel horse (I consider her my 'Soul Horse') and up until recently a filly that I raised. I have no time to ride during the semester except occasionally on the weekends. But, with that being said, I couldn't bear to part with either of the first 2, and I recently traded the filly for a gelding who is a little older and further along so he does not need the same kind of time dedication as a 3yo.
The little time that I do get to spend with them during the semester does wonders for my mental health because I am constantly stressed to the max. So my opinion is, as long as you can afford to keep them, do. |
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| I have done both through different stages of life.
I had 1 horse while I was in college and kept him at my parents. I never rode, and he was a pasture ornament until he passed away.
On the flip side I sold everything as a young adult when I was first starting up in my career.
Honestly selling was MUCH BETTER. I was able to start fresh when I was ready. Plus I didnt have to worry about the stress of horse care/maintenance/costs.
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