IRunOnFaith - 2017-06-07 2:35 PM


 I'm just here for the comments now. She isn't going to listen because she is right and everyone who has more experience and who have tried to help are just "Keyboard Warriors" now that she's been caught in her web of lies.

What's next?

I wonder if the "buyer" could find this post and sue for their 35k they just shelled out for a "sound" horse. Would be very interesting if this post and all her other posts were used against her in a court of law. If I was the buyer I'd be warning people of her shady horse deals.  If the deal wasn't shady and the horse was in fact sound then why are all the other posts made about this horse? Were all the other posts lies? Or was the comment about him being sound a lie? One of them has to be a lie. They can't both be true. It's not possible. 

NJJ is right. Someone knows who you are offline. A lot of us know each other offline. This community is too small of a circle for everyone to not know who you are.

BHW, If you know someone who just bought a 35k Gelding from someone named Robin, send them this way! I'd love to hear the whole story as would the rest of BHW. 

  

Bear - 2017-06-07 5:48 PM


I wouldn't hold my breath. There's ample reason to doubt anything she says.
Everything she's said has been twisted and contradicted.

~BINGO~ - 2017-06-07 6:47 PM Nobody knows me offline.

NJJ - 2017-06-07 8:53 PM Really, Nancy ????  

NJJ - 2017-06-07 5:53 PM


Really, Nancy ????  

stayceem - 2017-06-07 9:05 PM

so this thread has me conflicted...

I do feel bad for anyone who is struggling and feels like they are drowning and is being dunked under by the ones they love. Selling their pride and joy has to be awful. Whether it is true or not, I don't know but that really is hard.

With that said, I agree with so many comments here. I grew up with a very horse wealthy family that started as a babysitter. They mounted me on incredible horses and taught me everything I know. I was given opportunity I cannot even describe. My family does not know horses at all. Although my parents weren't at races, they let me go wherever I wanted. They didn't force me to the cabin or to events, they let me ride. That was their support. They attended the year-end show when they could.

Since then, I am now 27 and have just bought my own farm. I work 2 jobs and have been financially supporting myself since I was 16. My parents don't have a lot of money and if it weren't for that horse family, I would never have been able to ride. It just wasn't in our means. However, my Dad bought me a 2 year old for $1500 when I was 14 once I didn't have horses to ride for this family that I could call my own. Most were no consignment and so were sold often. He also made up the difference on my first horse trailer after I had a good weekend at a race. An old gray bumper pull that I just sold a few years ago.

I remember a time, probably about 19/20 where I was so broke, I couldn't even breathe and I highly considered selling out. I didn't ask my parents for money, they didn't have it and it wasn't their responsibility. I learned to manage money differently and I learned to save better. I learned to cut costs, etc. It is so hard.... and my parents have helped me wherever they could but I am beyond grateful for it. It isn't much compared to others but it means the world to me.

I put myself through college, working full time and taking night classes. I worked hard and I finally have a piece of paradise and was able to buy a second horse now that I am no longer paying board. I also got to return the favor and my niece is now getting to live the opportunity I was given.

I tell you my story because it is hard... my parents don't get it and have made rude comments about horses because they simply don't understand it. It has gotten better with time and it helps that I did it myself. I never quit and I duh my heels in and made it work.

I don't agree with all the "sell your horse" comments because imo there are a lot of alternatives to this issue so I am sad to see you sold him. However, I think you need to remember that we all have to grow up once and some of the smallest gestures are things we should treasure. For example, living there for free or cheap rent. I also don't judge you for not going to college. Unfortunately, too many people go to school because its a society expectation when in reality it isn't for everyone and I know plenty of people who didn't go and are more successful than me and I have 2 degree but a lot of student loan debt even with paying what I could.

However, I will address that getting good grades and being a good person aren't things that make your parents owe you anything. You should do those things to feel better about yourself. Have expectations for yourself. I expect myself to work hard, be a good person, make smart decisions because I expect that from myself not because if I do, I will get something in return.

TessBelle - 2017-06-08 1:00 AM

I gave her the benefit of a doubt to begin with but not anymore.

Life is hard. Suck it up buttercup. I'm 24 years old and still live at home because I didn't make the best schooling and career choices early on. I can't afford to support my self but I am trying. That's where my family comes in. They can and will support me and my horses. BUT I have to play by THEIR rules. You can't make up your own rules and expect them to be 100% supportave. Just like I don't expect them to fully support me. I pay for what I can pay for then they pick up the rest. I don't blow and waist money either. I would LOVE to be out of their house but I wouldn't be able to pay rent and have enough money left over for food. If selling is what they want you to do then do it. You can buy another one when you can afford it. I seriously would sell mine but they won't let me and they paid for them. So agin I live with them so I'm playing by their rules. Even if some of those rules are quite rediculous. Message me and I'll tell you all about those since you think your life is bad.

TessBelle - 2017-06-08 1:00 AM

I gave her the benefit of a doubt to begin with but not anymore.

Life is hard. Suck it up buttercup. I'm 24 years old and still live at home because I didn't make the best schooling and career choices early on. I can't afford to support my self but I am trying. That's where my family comes in. They can and will support me and my horses. BUT I have to play by THEIR rules. You can't make up your own rules and expect them to be 100% supportave. Just like I don't expect them to fully support me. I pay for what I can pay for then they pick up the rest. I don't blow and waist money either. I would LOVE to be out of their house but I wouldn't be able to pay rent and have enough money left over for food. If selling is what they want you to do then do it. You can buy another one when you can afford it. I seriously would sell mine but they won't let me and they paid for them. So agin I live with them so I'm playing by their rules. Even if some of those rules are quite rediculous. Message me and I'll tell you all about those since you think your life is bad.

Bear - 2017-06-08 8:19 AM


This I find troubling, to be perfectly honest. In my opinion, I don't see your parents as doing you any favor. Not in the long run.
Not for a 24 year old grown woman.

streakysox - 2017-06-07 6:43 PM Is this the horse that was crashing barrels in one of her threads? She also mentioned that the horse was hurt. He sure sold fast. Goodness.

Southtxponygirl - 2017-06-08 10:00 AM


Yep thats the one went from a hairline fracture to a abscess and the farrier may him dead lame and all the other problems that this horse has.. 

veintiocho - 2017-06-08 9:06 AM


Same. I had to work 2 full time jobs and trained horses on the side to support myself. I've been financially on my own since 16. Have I made the best decisions? No. I've made bad ones and got myself in to many binds. My parents response? Oh, that's too bad. What are you going to do about it?
I've had to sell things I loved and never dreamed of letting go. But, I learned from all those bad decisions. I appreciate my one full time job now and the fact that it pays well enough I only have to work one.
Take responsibility and initiative for yourself. Stop blaming your circumstances on what you are able to change.

stayceem - 2017-06-08 9:55 AM




I remember living in my first apartment and I was so poor. I had $7, it was Wednesday and I got paid on Friday. I have no food and no gas. So I put $3 in my gas tank to get me to work and then bough milk and cereal. I didn't ask Mom and Dad for money, I am sure they would have helped but I needed to learn!!!! How am I ever gonna learn if I didn't have to problem solve for myself.

I could blame it on the fact that my student loans had just come through and higher than expected but that really doesn't matter... I needed to budget better and clearly I had miscalculated. I was going to survive on cereal for 2 days and I did. and I have learned a lot from experiences like that.

**Cowgirl Up** - 2017-06-08 3:02 PM

This is a little out of the blue as I wasn't here for the rest of the thread and it seems to all be winding down but I wanted to say

THANK YOU to everyone who has commented on this with the 'Parents' perspective!!! 
I didn't know it was something I needed to hear(read) until I read it. 
I am a 19 year old Sophmore in college on a full tuition academic scholarship, I graduated high school with a 4.5 GPA and have NEVER been in trouble. I have a full time job and 3 horses of my own (yes, I pay for all of their expenses on my own ever since graduation). My parents pay for my car (it was the deal: I get the scholarship, they get me the car), let me live at home rent-free, let me keep my horses on their property board-free,  give me every freedom I could want and only request that I let them know when I will be out late so they don't worry. 

Before reading this ENTIRE thread (wow, that took a little time lol) I completely didn't appreciate any of that near enough. I have always been frustrated with having parents who are "over-bearing," "controlling," and "over-protective." But D*MN I really could've had it a lot worse!!!!! Granted, all my horses cost less than 2K each but that doesn't really matter, they're still good horses and they bring me a lot of happiness no matter their price tag... My parents bought the horses, land, fence, arena, tack, trailer, vet bills, feed, maintenance, entry fees, and hauled me around for a couple years until I got my license and a job and was able to take up some of the responsibility on my own. Yeah, they've absolutely gotten tired of it all and I've heard the "you should sell your horses, they aren't necessary, they are a luxury" speech time and time again--and YES I HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATED WITH THEIR OPINION. But I've never really had it put into perspective for me how much they have actually done to make sure I am successful, happy, and safe. I always thought that I deserved the privilege of having horses but I was WRONG... I never did anything that deserved having THOUSANDS of dollars and hours spent on my HOBBY. Sure, I made/make excellent grades, I don't smoke, drink, party, or run around, I stay out of trouble, etc. so basically I do what I am SUPPOSED TO DO ANYWAYS-- I never deserved a reward for that!?!?! Man, I wish I could got tell 16/17 year-old me to drop the sass and grow up. 

I now feel like a spoiled little brat for every time I've ever had an attitude with them... After taking a step back and considering their perspective, I think I'm going to go home this evening, give them both one heck of a hug, make dinner, clean the house, and say THANK YOU a billion and one times to make up for every time I should've said it growing up and DIDN'T. 

GLP - 2017-06-08 3:14 PM


When do what you just said you would do, I want you to know that you will have made your parents so proud of you and they will feel all the fights and disagreements will have been worth it just to have such a wonderful daughter who now appreciates them and loves them. They might even lighten up on the you should sell the horses bit. I am a parent of 2 grown kids and when they told me they loved me and appreciated what I did for them, it made me so proud of being their mom.