tubby1
Well-Known Member
Looking for some opinions. We currently have 3 horses on DIY livery. My WB and my daughters 2 ponies. We have had a particularly bad year this year with 2 of them requiring very expensive surgery and being on prolonged box rest. At the same time we have lost our business and nearly lost our home. To say the least it has been stressful. Now we are getting back on track I am looking to start a college course and my OH is working. I have always been a stay at home mum so looking after the ponies hasn't been a problem. Both horses are fit and able to be brought back into work. And this is my problem I have absolute no enthusiasm for riding or doing anything with my girl. Doing the horses has become a chore and being on a yard with limited turn out means we are mucking out twice a day most days. I think the obvious solution is to give back one of my daughters ponies he is on loan and she is getting too big for him. I'm also thinking of selling my girl in the New year. I really want a but if time to myself and we are struggling financially to keep the 3 . I can always pop on my daughters pony if I miss it and at the rate age is growing we would be able to share in a year or so. I don't mean to sound heartless as I adore the horses and the thought of them going breaks my heart but they are just so time consuming and expensive. Has anyone else felt like this and given up. I would still get pony time just as a horsey mummy. Sorry for long post but decisions need to be made.