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I'm in a complete pickle. I just got back from a 5 week vacation staying with my family in Canada. I'm very close with my family and miss them terribly. It's only me and hubby left here in the UK now and to be honest I'm lonely and homesick. I've started seriously thinking about our future and I've decided to go to uni, get a degree and then go home to Canada because I just can't take it any longer.
The problem is what to do with my two horses. They've both been out of work for the 5 weeks I've been gone and I just don't have the inclination or energy to ride them. I'm just not sure I want to do it anymore. I have so much going on right now (changing jobs, in the process of buying an apartment and learning how to drive plus applying for uni) I just can't afford the time or expense.
I love them both dearly, have had them both since tiny tots but I want to be fair to them. Options are loan out my older horse from field so loaner will need to fitten him. Do you think anyone would interested? He's a very good horse, extremely well bred warmblood very well schooled. Jumps anything, any height. Is a bit quirky and can be a complete pain, but is generally really good fun. But, like I said he's totally unfit and needs bringing back into work. Is this possible to find a loaner for?! I simply don't have the time to put this work in.
I feel I'll need to keep the younger one who needs more schooling and isn't really suitable to be loaned currently.
Or I just sell up. Take the loss in money by selling them in their current states. I'm hesitating to do this as I think I need to try being separated from my older horse and see how I feel about it. I'm finding it hard to imagine letting him go. I feel I will miss riding too as I'm not consistent because of having to work shifts but when I do manage to ride I love it, which hubby pointed out.
Sorry this is a bit of an essay but I'm really not sure what to do. Part of me thinks I should press on and keep them and take them with me when we go home but it's not very practical. All I know is I have to do something and make a change as I've been miserable for far too long now. I just don't want to make it worse by making the wrong decision about my beautiful horses. But I feel uni and work have to come first right now, the timing feels all wrong to have this huge pressure of the horses to care and pay for hanging over my head.
Aargh! Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
The problem is what to do with my two horses. They've both been out of work for the 5 weeks I've been gone and I just don't have the inclination or energy to ride them. I'm just not sure I want to do it anymore. I have so much going on right now (changing jobs, in the process of buying an apartment and learning how to drive plus applying for uni) I just can't afford the time or expense.
I love them both dearly, have had them both since tiny tots but I want to be fair to them. Options are loan out my older horse from field so loaner will need to fitten him. Do you think anyone would interested? He's a very good horse, extremely well bred warmblood very well schooled. Jumps anything, any height. Is a bit quirky and can be a complete pain, but is generally really good fun. But, like I said he's totally unfit and needs bringing back into work. Is this possible to find a loaner for?! I simply don't have the time to put this work in.
I feel I'll need to keep the younger one who needs more schooling and isn't really suitable to be loaned currently.
Or I just sell up. Take the loss in money by selling them in their current states. I'm hesitating to do this as I think I need to try being separated from my older horse and see how I feel about it. I'm finding it hard to imagine letting him go. I feel I will miss riding too as I'm not consistent because of having to work shifts but when I do manage to ride I love it, which hubby pointed out.
Sorry this is a bit of an essay but I'm really not sure what to do. Part of me thinks I should press on and keep them and take them with me when we go home but it's not very practical. All I know is I have to do something and make a change as I've been miserable for far too long now. I just don't want to make it worse by making the wrong decision about my beautiful horses. But I feel uni and work have to come first right now, the timing feels all wrong to have this huge pressure of the horses to care and pay for hanging over my head.
Aargh! Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
