tasel
Well-Known Member
I am looking for a job at the moment, but when I was in full time work last year, I found it quite difficult to be dedicated to both your work and your horse (also throw in juggling OH and friends on top of that). My day included a min. 90 min. commute one-way, with work hours well beyond the 9-5 timeframe. I have to say, thank God for part/full livery, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to have a horse.
I will soon probably be finding work again, and I have thought that I would give my horse one day off on Mondays and get the YO to exercise her on Tuedays and Wednesdays, so that I can concentrate on work Mon-Wed, whilst exercising her myself on Thursdays (evening), Fridays (evening) and during the weekend. In that way, I think I can stay at work longer Mon-Wed which would probably please the employers (who would be the ones paying me to fund horsey after all).
Last year, I posted on another horsey forum somewhere in a thread that my horse was on full livery simply because I wouldn't be able to keep one otherwise due to my career - and may I say the witch-hunt that happened thereafter terrified me. Some people were saying that they have a job and have their horses on DIY and can do everything by themselves!!! They seemed to think I was a terrible owner and just spoilt rotten. Well, I think some people mistakenly believe that having a job and a career is the same thing. Some people can clock off at around 17.00 and attend to their horses - and yes, that would be great if everyone had such a job. My contract at my last workplace on paper said 8.30-17.30 but if I left the place at 18.30, people were still there and looked at me funnily. In fact, a manager told me that I was leaving for home quite early-ish at 18.00!!! In the line of work I was in/soon to get in again, it is fairly common to work way beyond 20.00. On such a day, I would have been home no earlier than 21.30 - which happens to be the time the yard closes.
Why is it that some people simply believe that keeping your horse on some sort of livery agreement rather than DIY is so bad??? Some of these people who made these assumptions think of themselves as good horse owners!!! I mean, I know plenty of other owners who are housewives and still do part/full livery because of family commitments. Isn't it better to at least know your horse is well-catered for even if things in your life (whether it be job or family) got busy???
I will soon probably be finding work again, and I have thought that I would give my horse one day off on Mondays and get the YO to exercise her on Tuedays and Wednesdays, so that I can concentrate on work Mon-Wed, whilst exercising her myself on Thursdays (evening), Fridays (evening) and during the weekend. In that way, I think I can stay at work longer Mon-Wed which would probably please the employers (who would be the ones paying me to fund horsey after all).
Last year, I posted on another horsey forum somewhere in a thread that my horse was on full livery simply because I wouldn't be able to keep one otherwise due to my career - and may I say the witch-hunt that happened thereafter terrified me. Some people were saying that they have a job and have their horses on DIY and can do everything by themselves!!! They seemed to think I was a terrible owner and just spoilt rotten. Well, I think some people mistakenly believe that having a job and a career is the same thing. Some people can clock off at around 17.00 and attend to their horses - and yes, that would be great if everyone had such a job. My contract at my last workplace on paper said 8.30-17.30 but if I left the place at 18.30, people were still there and looked at me funnily. In fact, a manager told me that I was leaving for home quite early-ish at 18.00!!! In the line of work I was in/soon to get in again, it is fairly common to work way beyond 20.00. On such a day, I would have been home no earlier than 21.30 - which happens to be the time the yard closes.
Why is it that some people simply believe that keeping your horse on some sort of livery agreement rather than DIY is so bad??? Some of these people who made these assumptions think of themselves as good horse owners!!! I mean, I know plenty of other owners who are housewives and still do part/full livery because of family commitments. Isn't it better to at least know your horse is well-catered for even if things in your life (whether it be job or family) got busy???
