Disillusioned and not sure what to do...

Sanolly said:
Generally when a new poster puts up links, they're adverts. How was I suppose to know it was a blog - the link didn't work. Did you sign up especially to pull me up on my post?
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No I didn't.

I was just very surprised that a poster with your number of posts would be, what could easily be construed as rude, to someone new!!

Fair enough to make a comment like that if you'd taken the time to find the link and discover that it was advertising but you didn't and it wasn't!
Only took me 30 seconds to find the proper address.............:)
 
competitiondiva said:
I take it you have a capable towing vehicle as you only mention the trailer money, is there nowhere around that hires trailers, there are a couple around here and for about £20-£30 for the day you can hire one, therefore not dependant on anyone?
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^^^^ this....or, I know theres places near me where you can hire a brand new trailer from april to october. Costs a few hundred quid but theres no running costs/repairs/servicing- all brand new and you just hand it back in October and arrange a new one in April. Then you can do your comps/beach rides etc.

If its any consolation....I'm fed up and knackered right now....cannot wait for spring/summer to kick in and hopefully re-ignite my mojo:)
 
i feel a bit like this at the moment. I am at a small private yard which is nice but I never see another person!! They have completely different routines to me, so because of work it is just me on my own in the dark. I have noone to ride with and no lights in the school so dont really like to ride too much anyway at the moment! Cheap project pony is costing me a fortune as we have no grass so is now on diy instead of living out plus knock on costs of hay in field and stable, bedding etc. I go up twice a day. I barely ride and he needs loads of work before he will be ready to sell :(

I hate winter!!!!
 
I know how you feel. And I don't even have a horse!

I've been on the look out for a suitable one and begining to feel like it will never happen, especially not with the price of everything (especially fuel) going up and wages not doing. So I'm stuck having lessons at a riding school and feeling increasingly frustrated, especially since my regular instructor left. Feel like I'm chucking away a shed load of money each week for an unfulfilling hour ride. I could compete (I can hire a school horse to do comps on site if i want to) but it is so expensive and I don't feel motivated to put the effort in to compete on just any old school horse.

DH feels the same, in fact he feels worse about the whole thing.

Want me to take your mare off your hands for a few weeks???? ;)
 
Suzie - I'd go mad if I were you. The only reason I'm bearing winter this year is because I shifted to nightshift so I can ride during the day, but still see noone on yard and have to ride by self.
Mildred - You're one step close to transport than me if you have a tow vehicle and able to tow. :D My jeep broke just before the first snow hit and it's a goner. The money I was to be saving up for is now paying off the car my parents generously bought me. (My mum had just talked my dad into buying me a trailer for me to pay him back in installments).

I'm back to the drawing board on transport. I'll keep working and riding because I will get it. I'm desperate to get out XC but in the meantime, the Interdressage will have to do.

Don't feel guilty for having doubts/resentments etc, it is natural at this time of year as so many of feel down, especially after christmas. Just keep thinking of how much you'll achieve once you do have transport and those long, summer nights!!!
 
Wow, the trailer hire place near me only does full weekends and is about £90 - or thereabouts. If I could find trailer hire for £30 it would make competing or hunting alone affordable! I will look into summer trailer hire, that is a really good idea.

And thank you everybody, after a really successful lesson in the sun I am feeling much less negative! We managed a few decent steps of travers today and have a weekend of riding out with two different friends to look forward to. I'm not usually so negative! :o
 
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I know exactly how you feel, and I too am occasionally irritated by my horse - (the one I ride.) I think this is mostly becuase he is new (had him 3 yrs) and isn't my old horse who I love and love and love and is the horse of a lifetime and is 30 this year.

I keep mine on a private yard with no school (moved there last year due to getting a mortgage) so this is the first winter I have had no school, work full time office hours, so only see them in the dark at this time of year. Horse can be a complete tit to hack out, and I haven't ridden for about two months. I need to set aside a week and hire a local school to get going again, but there seems little point when I will only be able to hack him alone once a weekend for the next few weeks.

There is local trailer hire here for £30- 40 per day, and little van type lorries for £99 per day.

You're not alone!
 
It's the time of year, the weather and that general lack of trying to cram everything into not enough hours.

It will pass and the spring will soon be here. We all feel like that sometimes.
 
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