Pennythetank
Well-Known Member
Hi guys, this might be a longish post but ill try not to ramble on too much...
I have two years before I finish my leaving cert (like A levels for most of ye I think?) and head on to college. A gap year before the 5 years of college (I want to be a vet) doesn't seem likely due to younger siblings coming up after me and my parents want me in and out of college asap due to costs etc. Understandable and I don't mind at all.
However I have always wanted to be a working student and be able to spend time just learning about the world of eventing. I am very unlikely to ever reach the tops of eventing (realistically I'm not good enough, and I'll probably be 50 before I had the funds to campaign a top horse- if ever) but I want to be the best I can be and bumble along at a level I am capable off.
I have my pony club B test, and a decent bit of experience for my age riding for a breaking yard and I am lucky enough to be able to ride (and sometimes compete at v. low level unaff shows) other people's horses. However due to school I would only be able to take up a position as a w.s for the 3 months of summer holidays and I wouldn't be able to bring a horse with me so I don't know how that would work out getting lessons etc.
Would yards take someone like me on? Would I be better off applying to dealer type yards if I don't have a horse so at least there would be (hopefully) horses I would be able to ride in lessons etc? Would I be wasting both mine and the yards time only going for three months?
Does anyone have any experiences they could share with me please? I understand that I will most likely be waking up at 6am to muck out and have to work like a carthorse all day every day, but (and I might sound crazy here...) I would relish the opportunity to be totally submerged in the horsey world considering I may not get the opportunity again. (plus doing it when I'm young enough to still bounce after a fall would be great lol)
I can offer a mug of luke warm tea and a few custard creams to anyone who got through all of that ( sorry about the late night post- colic watch can be great fun-not-when the horse seems to be fit as a fiddle and dozing happily!)
PTT.
I have two years before I finish my leaving cert (like A levels for most of ye I think?) and head on to college. A gap year before the 5 years of college (I want to be a vet) doesn't seem likely due to younger siblings coming up after me and my parents want me in and out of college asap due to costs etc. Understandable and I don't mind at all.
However I have always wanted to be a working student and be able to spend time just learning about the world of eventing. I am very unlikely to ever reach the tops of eventing (realistically I'm not good enough, and I'll probably be 50 before I had the funds to campaign a top horse- if ever) but I want to be the best I can be and bumble along at a level I am capable off.
I have my pony club B test, and a decent bit of experience for my age riding for a breaking yard and I am lucky enough to be able to ride (and sometimes compete at v. low level unaff shows) other people's horses. However due to school I would only be able to take up a position as a w.s for the 3 months of summer holidays and I wouldn't be able to bring a horse with me so I don't know how that would work out getting lessons etc.
Would yards take someone like me on? Would I be better off applying to dealer type yards if I don't have a horse so at least there would be (hopefully) horses I would be able to ride in lessons etc? Would I be wasting both mine and the yards time only going for three months?
Does anyone have any experiences they could share with me please? I understand that I will most likely be waking up at 6am to muck out and have to work like a carthorse all day every day, but (and I might sound crazy here...) I would relish the opportunity to be totally submerged in the horsey world considering I may not get the opportunity again. (plus doing it when I'm young enough to still bounce after a fall would be great lol)
I can offer a mug of luke warm tea and a few custard creams to anyone who got through all of that ( sorry about the late night post- colic watch can be great fun-not-when the horse seems to be fit as a fiddle and dozing happily!)
PTT.