Horses and GCSE's

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Well its my second day of year 11 and i have had 6 pieces of homework so far. done alot of it this evening all thats left is to cover books in stickyback plastic and do some history questions. History is the dullest subject on earth.

ANYWAY, getting this homework is making me think.
I'm looking for a horse at the moment and have been for a while, and i ideally would have liked to have got one in the summer holidays to get used to it before school, but that didnt happen. So i am continuing my search, but only minimally, i am not scanning sites endlessly.
But how did people cope with this much homework (i'm sure its just beginning of school robot teachers thinking they have to give out homework every lesson,and i hope it will die down)

SO just wondering if people have gone through GCSE's owning horses, and if so, how did you cope?

Many thanks in advance :D x
 
i managed to have a horse during my gcse's. i coped very well. although i get get some help for the evenings when i needed to revise. im lucky to have a horsey mother, and she fed and put my horse away about 2x a week. so i could spend a good evening revising and doing coursework.

:)
 
thanks, if i do get a horse i think it will be on full livery to begin with so that will help alot and as the end of school comes ill probably do DIY.
I just think now would be a good time, because i would get a good few years out of a horse before worrying about putting it out on loan/selling and being heartbroken due to uni :( if i leave it any later, it wont be fair on the horse having a home for a year then being moved off somewhere else x
 
only problem being is my parents are completley anti horse lol. They're supportive but don't have a clue :p

And thank you, i'm thinking i may be able to cope :)
 
Did year 10 with my chap and another one at times without too much problem. I wouldnt ride the day before exams so i was done earlier to get back and revise, but otherwise just carried on as normal... and plan to do exactly the same this year :) I dont think its too tricky for GCSE's i know alot of people who do it. I can imagine A levels could be a bit trickier though and Uni would be ALOT harder. But i wouldnt say GCSE years are much different to years 7-9 bar exams :)
 
GSCE time is the best time to have a horse! You never get so much time off (think mock exam time, real exam time!)... All that study leave is a God send. I bought a project for my GCSE year, yes it took loads of work (I had a job at the time too) but it was great and then sold her before I went to uni and that sale funded my first 2 years :D

You have loads of time, don't worry. GCSEs really aren't a big deal so I really wouldn't worry tbh :)
 
I didn't struggle once during my GCSE's so don't worry at all. The only time I really struggled was during my A levels then I found it hard to do horse and school but I still managed it after lots of late nights and coffee :)
 
I was home educated throughout my GCSE years - year 10 I had Benji my rescue and by year 11 I had Benji, Bronko, Sally and Midget. I found it helpful if I taped the stuff I needed to revise so I could listen to it whilst cycling to the yard. Mine were all on DIY, I took 14 GCSES, the lowest I came out with was 1 D in Maths.
 
I coped fine during GCSEs and A-levels, but I had my horse on full livery at the time and got my teachers to agree to let me off PE lessons to go ride. If you live close to your horse it's actually really nice to have a ride after you've finished homework/revision in the evenings because it really does make you de-stress - you can't be jumping and thinking about the Tudor dynasty at the same time IMHO!
 
i went through a degree owning a horse - actually I studied on the horse for my finals - fresh air, north yorkshire moors and post it notes!!!! My old boy is very well educated:D and passed the lot, i'm now a senior sales manager and have 2 (on DIY). Its hard work, no 2 ways about it, but if you love it, you'll do it. There are harder things to come in life than GCSE's - so itll be good practice for you:D
 
I have, it was fine!! They like to hammer you with homework in the first month and then it dies down.

I would suggest you do your absolute best in your coursework. It really makes a difference when exams come around. Keep on top of your work and really, you will be fine. Worm was on box rest when my exams started and I spent all day in her stable teaching her (I sounded like a loon, but it's proven if you teach something to someone you learn and remember it better :D) all sorts of subjects!

All of ours are on DIY and it's never been tricky so I would say go for it!!
 
Yes- didn't find it a challenge at all, but i think my grades reflected how much i rode etc...
I did get tired, but i got off the school bus at 7, but during exam leave/exams, you have half days etc. etc. so was really easy to fit it all in :D
It was so nice to come home after a horrible exam and then just go for a ride... :D
I used to teach my horse what i had to learn on hacks... i used to talk french to him the whole time, so instead of mumbling in english to him, i jsut did it in french.. paid off, i got nearly 100% in my oral :D haha.
Can be done, just manage your time well! :D I managed and had ridiculously long days (left home at 6:50, got home at 7:20, 8:30 if i rode!)
 
You can always find a horseless person to help you out a bit when the exams come around. I shared a horse with a girl who was in the final year of her A-Levels. It worked well, she got a few days off, I got some hacking away from the riding school in return for some stable chores.

As long as you find someone who isn't in the same boat as you it will be a massive help, especially as you don't have horsey parents to help out. I also covered so that she could work at her part time job and so that she could have a week away.

I think anyone who isn't on full livery needs at least one person who can do their horse for them if they are suddenly indisposed. When I find one I will be making sure my sister is fully briefed on the horse's routine just in case!

The alternative would be to give the horse a holiday if things get too hectic or to get the livery yard to exercise him for you.
 
As long as you stay on top of the work, I think it's fine. I DIDN'T stay on top of the work, and I did fairly well ;)
You shouldn't be getting that much hwk really... I expect it will die down soon??
 
GCSE's are nothing - wait until you tackle A levels ;)

I didn't change anything about the amount of time I spent with the ponies/riding/competing (I was at ODE's the day before exams etc) yet still came away with 12 GCSE's in the bag so it is very much do-able! :D (This was with 2 ponies and a horse)

Good Luck with it all!
 
GCSE's aren't the problem. Most people can easily manage both them and a horse with a bit of help. The problem is A-levels where the workload doubles and you have to work for lots of the weekend.
 
I have just finished my GCSE's and did it all with having a horse on DIY with no problems (yes there were times when I was like I can't go on but these were mainly at 5.45 in the mornings! TBH I wouldn't have thought it would be a problem if you are on full livery you just have to be organized with your time! Having a horse is great and I really believe having a cjance to get away from all the work was beneficial. To prove my point and I honestly don't mean to brag ;) but I got the best results in my year group so beat all those people who had no other commitments!!!
 
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