acorn92x
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Thoughts on a postcard: Friend has mentioned about me moving my mare to her field behind her house to live with her horses and 2 others friends. I'm currently at a lovely part livery yard with amazing staff, great hacking and a lovely school. My friends yard is no further from home and all of the horses there are a very happy, healthy herd, they all live out (Have a lovely barn for shelter so the option of bringing themselves in or out). There is no school (Biggest draw back for me!) but one available basically next door to hire (Not possible during the week however as it's a riding school) and would be significantly cheaper than what I pay now (Hundreds of pounds cheaper...). The reason I ask this is that OH and me are trying to save for a house (And a horse box or car/trailer combo) and the amount I spend on livery per month greatly impedes what we can save. I work full time in London so DIY isn't really an option (Either has to be grass, such as this arrangement or part/full) but I feel incredibly guilty about this. OH claims that he doesn't care and that because I earn more than him, I therefore "Earn" the right to keep my horse on an expensive yard but that tbh, doesn't make me feel any less guilty! Horse could easily live out (Although would need to be rugged as is clipped out all year round due to getting very itchy skin when allowed to grow a long coat and suffers from mites in her legs if they are not clipped) so there is no issue there, it's just not having a school although if I had a box/trailer (Much more realistic to purchase this if at a cheaper yard), I could take her to my instructors yard for a lesson once a week plus hack on weekends/hire school at weekend. I just feel like I'm not pulling my weight in terms of saving at the moment and it's bothering me. OH isn't the sort to ever throw this back at me but I do feel bad about this.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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