tabbycat_
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Hi all,
This is hard post to write, and I'm looking for some insight and suggestions towards it. Unfortunately, I lost my job this week and cannot pay bills or my pony's upkeep.
None of my family members are able to help out financially, apart from my Dad who has agreed to, on a short term basis, give me £25 a week.
The fact of the matter is, this money either goes towards my horse's rent or it goes to buying food. Losing my job has affected my parent, who I live with, as they're having to juggle my bills on top of their own which they can't really do anyway. I'm looking for jobs none stop.
This weekend I am due to get hay, straw and also pay for a wormer next week. I have no idea how I am going to pay for this, and the fact of the matter is I cannot.
My pony is almost 25 and has been with me for a good six years, and she has never gone without so it is not fair to do this to her. She is far too precious to be passed from pillar to post. She is generally in good health, getting a little more moody with age but she has never gone without (regular dentist, physio, vet treatment etc).
I have attempted to find a loaner for her and no one has got back to me, or has simply wasted my time by not turning up. (Editing to add that I have been searching for a loaner for about a month prior to losing my job...) My friend has agreed she could help out on weekends and give me £10 but isn't enough. (She can't afford more either.) But it is an option.
This is a rambling post, which I apologise for. I just don't know what to do. I want to keep my pony as she's my best friend. I don't want to get myself into further debt, either. I think that putting her to sleep is an option, hopefully one I won't have to do. I am scared that if it comes to that, that people from where I live will judge me on it and say horrible things over social media--I live in a tight knit, horsey community where everyone has something to say.
Do I hang on as long as I can and pray that a job comes up soon, or do I make the inevitable decision? Even when I was in work, I struggled to pay for her but managed.
I have had to give up my other horse this week and he is now on full loan to a lovely family so I hope that works out as I am not in a position to have him back.
Everything's just a mess and I feel like crying but I need to keep my head up and figure out how to get out of this mess.
Please no horrible comments. I'm trying to do the right thing.
This is hard post to write, and I'm looking for some insight and suggestions towards it. Unfortunately, I lost my job this week and cannot pay bills or my pony's upkeep.
None of my family members are able to help out financially, apart from my Dad who has agreed to, on a short term basis, give me £25 a week.
The fact of the matter is, this money either goes towards my horse's rent or it goes to buying food. Losing my job has affected my parent, who I live with, as they're having to juggle my bills on top of their own which they can't really do anyway. I'm looking for jobs none stop.
This weekend I am due to get hay, straw and also pay for a wormer next week. I have no idea how I am going to pay for this, and the fact of the matter is I cannot.
My pony is almost 25 and has been with me for a good six years, and she has never gone without so it is not fair to do this to her. She is far too precious to be passed from pillar to post. She is generally in good health, getting a little more moody with age but she has never gone without (regular dentist, physio, vet treatment etc).
I have attempted to find a loaner for her and no one has got back to me, or has simply wasted my time by not turning up. (Editing to add that I have been searching for a loaner for about a month prior to losing my job...) My friend has agreed she could help out on weekends and give me £10 but isn't enough. (She can't afford more either.) But it is an option.
This is a rambling post, which I apologise for. I just don't know what to do. I want to keep my pony as she's my best friend. I don't want to get myself into further debt, either. I think that putting her to sleep is an option, hopefully one I won't have to do. I am scared that if it comes to that, that people from where I live will judge me on it and say horrible things over social media--I live in a tight knit, horsey community where everyone has something to say.
Do I hang on as long as I can and pray that a job comes up soon, or do I make the inevitable decision? Even when I was in work, I struggled to pay for her but managed.
I have had to give up my other horse this week and he is now on full loan to a lovely family so I hope that works out as I am not in a position to have him back.
Everything's just a mess and I feel like crying but I need to keep my head up and figure out how to get out of this mess.
Please no horrible comments. I'm trying to do the right thing.
