Would you get another horse at 61 !

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May be retiring my total saint, but not sure I am ready to give up yet. Would you take on a new horse at my age , to buy not loan .Dont have own land, and would be keeping saintly horse. Cant make up my mind at the mo as tend to keep my animals but getting bit past it.
 
Age is only a number. It should never hold you back
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As long as you are fit and well why not. We are looking for a hunter for a lady that is well into her 70s and today had a couple who were both 70 try a horse we have for sale.
 
Why not? If you are fit and well and able to look after the horse. Lady on my yardin hger 70's has now moved to a driving pony and is enjoying every minute!
 
There are quite a few older riders around here
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- especially that go out with the hunt!
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If you find something you like and feel happy to look after - why not?
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My RI only gave up her horses and hunting 2 years ago - she is 70!!
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Still rides out other peoples and gets the odd day hunting in. She and her husband agreed when he turned 70 that it felt like the right time to stop - but as I say are keen followers and still get their rides in without all the responsibility!!
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Well I will be 60 this year and bought an unbacked stallion 6 months ago. I have never owned a stallion before and thought I must be mad, but he has such a lovely temperament, I am glad I did. I hope I will ride for another ten years.

I am very very safety conscious and plan everything I do with all my horses and in the yard. I am not an adventurous rider.
 
hi I should imagine you are a great owner like the rest of us and would give a horse a lovely home , and are fit and well, we all think what would happen to our horse if i should suddenly die, doesnt matter what age you are as anyone could go at any point, im 43 and have made arrangements for my little girl should anything happen to me she is going to my sister in law and my brother who would keep her till the end as they never get rid of any of their animals and they have two horses of their own , very handy situation , my son is a bit peaved he said why didnt you leave her to me then i could sell her and keep the money , and i said thats why, ha ha , to be totally honest with you everyone will prob be possitive and say yes get one, but I am going to be brutally honest and say If you dont get one you will prob slow up a lot quicker and veggitate, and thats when people do go down hill, keep at it if you are fit and well i would advise you to deffinitely get one and keep giving our lovely animals a good home , there will be a very deserving horse out there for you , I work in the care industry and have seen alot of illness GO FOR IT , there is no reason to give up , xxx
 
i remember competing with an older chap who told me his and his horses combined age was 102 he was 82 and his horse was 20 if you feel you can continue go for it good luck
 
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my friend at our yard is the same age as you and rides every day. She is as fit as anyone else and i could never imagine her without a horse.
Go for it, like everyone says, age is just a number.
 
What a disgrace ful idea!!! At 60 you should be getting out your slippers and sitting by thr fire, not enjoying yourself!!!!! Thats what my stepson and son say anyway!! ME at 60? I have just found myself a saint I hope and am buying him. Go for it.
 
No, not if your anything like my yard owner.

62, nervous, inexperienced, fragile, she bought a 4 yr old TB mare on a whim, just backed, three months down the line she has totally ruined her and is trying to give her away. Grrrrrr!!!!
 
Eh lass, as said, if you're reasonably fit and healthy, got get
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Lady I got Little Lad from was seventy. She'd had her horse for years, unfortunately the horse passed on and the lady got LL, which wasn't the wisest move as he's bolshy self-opinionated little g1t, and she was only a slight thing and about five feet tall.

So, don't give up because of an 'age', just as ever choose wisely
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Well itll be all your faults if I do and it goes wrong !!! Just got to find that second saint. In the current financial climate there will be a few more unscrupuluous (sp!)people
offloading unsuitable animals. Was v lucky to find my current lad, have had a couple of problem animals prior.
 
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Well itll be all your faults if I do and it goes wrong !!! Just got to find that second saint. In the current financial climate there will be a few more unscrupuluous (sp!)people
offloading unsuitable animals. Was v lucky to find my current lad, have had a couple of problem animals prior.

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Ah, but it also means there are some cracking horses to be had for very reasonable money
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. Take your time and take someone with you - always good to have another pair of eyes!
 
I had a friend who at the age of 76 rode 10+ miles evrey day on his very fiesty very strong cob Toby. Sadly this year he died very quickly of cancer, he made sure he had someone there for the horse so just make sure you have a back up for someone tto look after your horse if anything happens
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Go for it! I've only had a period of a couple of years without a horse when my children were born and I ended up with depression! Dr actually said go out and get another horse! Sorted. It's not just the riding, it's the whole way of life
 
If I was fit, well and still had the inclination to ride and look after a horse, too right I would! Haven't you heard - 60 is the new 30!!!

As someone else said, you're a long time dead. Life is for living, so grasp the opportunity and go for it! Let us know what you get.
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Go for it! I would like to think that I can be active with horses until late in life. If you are feeling fit and healthy then don't get stopped by an age number!!! Also, sadly you can't really plan for horses to be around forever either - there is always danger of them getting injured etc so impossible to plan to have them forever even if you are 20 and even if you wish you would (I do, always have them "for life"). Life is here to enjoy it so CARPE DIEM!!!
 
Go for it. There's a woman who does serious endurance (up to 120kms in a day) who's just got herself a youngster and she is in her 80s. She is definitely my role model. And I can think of a couple more in their 60s who've recently started new horses.
 
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