kfequinefreelancing
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Hi all,
First time writing in but it feels like the right place to turn to.
As you will see from my username, I used to freelance, I haven’t done for almost 5 years now.
I started working with horses when I was 14, I worked on racing studs, large competition livery yards, then worked for myself for different clients, I then left the industry when I was 22 to pursue my love for the dairy industry, this is where I am now 5 years later.
I am an artificial inseminator on dairy farms and I have enjoyed most of it, the. challenges and the different farms, it’s been hard and sometimes dangerous but it’s also been very rewarding. However, I am losing the love for the job and the lack of work life balance.
My partner and I farm at home as well, I moved away to be with him on his farm and unfortunately due to work commitments and the move away, I put my horse on full loan 2 years ago with a close friend of mine, it was the right decision for us both at the time as she was being wasted and I didn’t have the time. She now has the best life with her loaner and I do think she will have a home for life with her.
Recently I have been searching for a new job, something to give me a better work life balance, but also something I enjoy. I have never stopped loving horses and I often have a little cry to myself about how I miss it and how myself as a little girl would be so upset knowing I finally managed to have my own pony just to give it all up.
To cut a long story short - am I making a stupid decision to even consider going back into groom work? Am I just romanticising it because I am so depressed in my current job? I was younger and had less responsibilities when I last worked with horses and of course it’s going to feel like the best times of my life were when I was working with horses, but is that not reality?
I am on a decent salary now and I doubt any grooms job could match that, but then I think I’d be happier so what’s the price of that? I also miss having a horse and it’s something I’d like to get back into again, but money!!!
I’m so lost and I just need to know if I’m being ridiculous going back into the equine industry in my late twenties!
Sorry for the long winded story, hopefully it makes sense!!
Thank you for reading!
First time writing in but it feels like the right place to turn to.
As you will see from my username, I used to freelance, I haven’t done for almost 5 years now.
I started working with horses when I was 14, I worked on racing studs, large competition livery yards, then worked for myself for different clients, I then left the industry when I was 22 to pursue my love for the dairy industry, this is where I am now 5 years later.
I am an artificial inseminator on dairy farms and I have enjoyed most of it, the. challenges and the different farms, it’s been hard and sometimes dangerous but it’s also been very rewarding. However, I am losing the love for the job and the lack of work life balance.
My partner and I farm at home as well, I moved away to be with him on his farm and unfortunately due to work commitments and the move away, I put my horse on full loan 2 years ago with a close friend of mine, it was the right decision for us both at the time as she was being wasted and I didn’t have the time. She now has the best life with her loaner and I do think she will have a home for life with her.
Recently I have been searching for a new job, something to give me a better work life balance, but also something I enjoy. I have never stopped loving horses and I often have a little cry to myself about how I miss it and how myself as a little girl would be so upset knowing I finally managed to have my own pony just to give it all up.
To cut a long story short - am I making a stupid decision to even consider going back into groom work? Am I just romanticising it because I am so depressed in my current job? I was younger and had less responsibilities when I last worked with horses and of course it’s going to feel like the best times of my life were when I was working with horses, but is that not reality?
I am on a decent salary now and I doubt any grooms job could match that, but then I think I’d be happier so what’s the price of that? I also miss having a horse and it’s something I’d like to get back into again, but money!!!
I’m so lost and I just need to know if I’m being ridiculous going back into the equine industry in my late twenties!
Sorry for the long winded story, hopefully it makes sense!!
Thank you for reading!
