Pippity
Well-Known Member
My favourite RS horse is up for sale, and my instructor has suggested I buy her.
Now, she kind of is everything I'm looking for in a first horse. The only down side is that she's not remotely forward at the moment but I'm assuming that less work will fix that.
The problems are:
- Price-wise, it would be a stretch. Not completely unaffordable, but it would bite pretty hard into my 'emergency reserve'.
- I don't feel I know enough to take on a horse of my own. I'd have plenty of knowledgable support around me, but I still don't feel confident.
- I can't drive. (I know, I know. Thirty-five and I've never learned...) Just from sharing, I know that not having a car is a major handicap.
- I'm going away for a month or so in Jan/Feb.
So, I'm going to say no.
If she's still for sale in nine months, when hopefully the problems will be resolved, I'll consider it again.
I'm doing the right thing, right? And if she gets sold before then, fine, there are plenty of other horses out there. *puts on stoic, unemotional face*
Now, she kind of is everything I'm looking for in a first horse. The only down side is that she's not remotely forward at the moment but I'm assuming that less work will fix that.
The problems are:
- Price-wise, it would be a stretch. Not completely unaffordable, but it would bite pretty hard into my 'emergency reserve'.
- I don't feel I know enough to take on a horse of my own. I'd have plenty of knowledgable support around me, but I still don't feel confident.
- I can't drive. (I know, I know. Thirty-five and I've never learned...) Just from sharing, I know that not having a car is a major handicap.
- I'm going away for a month or so in Jan/Feb.
So, I'm going to say no.
If she's still for sale in nine months, when hopefully the problems will be resolved, I'll consider it again.
I'm doing the right thing, right? And if she gets sold before then, fine, there are plenty of other horses out there. *puts on stoic, unemotional face*