Vet school-horse situation

P

pinknpurplepony

Member
Joined
8 December 2006
Messages
11
Location
Warwickshire
Visit site
I'm really sad because my parents say that when we sell my pony in the summer, I can't get another. My yard owner is practically like my Auntie and really wants me to get a youngster but I want to be a vet- so need to do work experience and have GCSE's coming up. Theres plenty of offers of rides in the village and there will be two foals next door in the summer to help with. Any thoughts- riding someone elses isn't the same

Stephxxx
 
I guess your parents are the ones that pay for the pony so if they say no then you can't really argue with it
frown.gif


I am sure they have their reasons and as you have said it is an important timein your education and you need to dedicate a lot of time to studies to become a vet.

I would take people up on the offer of rides and help where oyu can at the yard and with the foals which will allow you tiem for oyur studies.

When you are a rich vet you can buy as many as you like!
smile.gif
 
anyway, if you want to be a vet you need to devote all your spare time to studying, getting A-grades and getting every bit of work experience possible. I worked weekends at a riding school during my time at school which left all week for studying and doing work experience in the holidays. Working at a riding school as opposed to havign your own horse looks much better too coz u have to deal with clients and all different horses, but mostly coz of the people side of things. As a vet i deal with people as much as animals and people skills are incredibly important. I did buy a horse in my gap year once i had my place at uni and funded him and kept him myself all the way through uni so it is possible, but that was after i'd done all the hard work to get my place. if you really want it, giving up having your own horse for a few years is worth it. now i am a vet i still have my own horse, although dont get much spare time to ride him. been on call since 9am yesterday morning and am on till 8am wed morning.
 
if you really really really want to be a vet (if you don't then forget it and if you do you still might not make it) success academically comes first. How much time you can put into anything else comes down to how smart you are. If you are lucky enough to be really smart and can get GCSEs at A* without trying then you've got free time to play with. Use it well. Competition is so tough between people with 4A's at A level then music grade, Duke of Ed or achievement in horses counts. If you need to work hard to get good grades then unfortunately you need to work hard and there are vets I know who have made it into practice for whom getting there meant being very focussed and working hard.
Ultimately your aim is to get good A levels but statistically people without excellent GCSEs don't get excellent A levels. By working hard at GCSE you set your self up for doing well at A levels, its like banking some understanding and knowledge and the ability to concentrate that you might need to call upon in a few years time.

So if you want to be a vet enough to have the attitude that will get you there, you would easily give up the horse if that's what it took. The only question is do you need to do it, and your teachers should help you with that one. Seeing practice is only valuable if you can get the academic results also!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top