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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | All I can say is if you want to quit, then quit. In looking back at all the wonderful vacations I might have gone on but didn't because of my commitment to caring for horses, both barrel and race, it wasn't worth it. I'm a senior citizen now, still working, and have never seen a national park or Mt. Rushmore or the Grand Canyon. Wasn't worth it. | |
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 Porta Potty Pants
Posts: 2600
| Frodo - 2017-02-10 1:11 PM
All I can say is if you want to quit, then quit. In looking back at all the wonderful vacations I might have gone on but didn't because of my commitment to caring for horses, both barrel and race, it wasn't worth it. I'm a senior citizen now, still working, and have never seen a national park or Mt. Rushmore or the Grand Canyon. Wasn't worth it.
There is some truth to this as well. Since I've slowed down my riding (well, it doesn't exist at the moment - my horse is just recycling hay) I've been open to travel more and try new things. | |
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Veteran
Posts: 103
| If you have to force yourself to do it, in my opinion it is not worth it.
Take a break and see where you are afterwards. You will either miss it like crazy and start craving it again, or figure out that you didn't really miss it that much at all and you might not want to do it anymore.
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Location: Ft Worth TX via California | ?I have felt this way lately as well! I moved to Tx 10 years ago and have had to board , what a nightmare it has been, best horse broke his pelvis, another broke his leg while boarding, now where I have a new horse its costing 550.00 a month with rundown barn. All I do is work 10 hr days to pay for everything and get to ride once a week if lucky. The thought of life without horses is heartbreaking its what I live for and everyone needs a passion in life, | |
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 Thread Killer
Posts: 7545
| Frodo - 2017-02-10 2:11 PM
All I can say is if you want to quit, then quit. In looking back at all the wonderful vacations I might have gone on but didn't because of my commitment to caring for horses, both barrel and race, it wasn't worth it. I'm a senior citizen now, still working, and have never seen a national park or Mt. Rushmore or the Grand Canyon. Wasn't worth it.
This.
If, after taking a break or quitting, you find yourself really missing horses, you can go back.
I'm pretty much done with horses now. Not sure if I'll ever get back into it myself, but you can bet I'll keep up with the horse world and always go to QH Congress. lol! I am deeply grateful for the opportunities I had as a child/teen. I learned so many hard, and very sad lessons that my friends (in their 20's) are only now just learning. (Responsibility, the value of a dollar, empathy, etc). I suppose you can learn these things early without the responsibility of livestock ownership, but I was always insanely jealous of my "city slicker" classmates. They always complained that they had to...take out the trash or clean their rooms. 
For me, the lows of owning horses are usually frequent and really, REALLY low. The highs are infrequent to say the least. I'll always love horses - no matter where life takes me - but that doesn't mean I want to own one again.
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 Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | I think I am also at this point. Horse needs knee surgery and I can't afford it at the moment. Even if I COULD afford the surgery, I can't afford a horse trailer and what's the point of having a sound horse if I have no way of taking him anywhere? It's frustrating. I'm about to send him home and semi-retire him. | |
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