Well our family has always had horses...I can't remember a time when we didn't own large horses and then when I was 11 or so we got into miniature horses as well. Since then we have always had both...About three years ago I purchased two new miniatures as well as a new large horse, since that time my miniatures have lived at home and I have boarded out my large horse.
For the area my board is on the low end but it is still very costly at $400.00 per month. For a number of reasons lately I have been thinking about selling my large horse...mostly because I no longer ride as much as I used to and basically I'm paying $6000.00 plus a year to have someone else ride my glorified dog. haha. The horse I have right now is a horse that yes I love but we've never connected like any of my other horses. He is not a cuddley sort of horse but the place where he is at now he is a completely different horse (for the better) and is so happy. He has a leasor who is about 11years old who rides him on the weekend...the other week her Mum asked me in a round about sort of way if I would be willing to move on/sell him. The topic was quickly changed by another person and my first instinct was to say no but not long after I started to seriously think about selling him. I am the sort of person who once I buy an animal, I will give it a wonderful forever home. That being said I think that my leasor would be able to learn so much from him, she already has. So althogh I am not making a final choice right now as I don't want to make the wrong one I think I am going to sell him. I would love to be able to put that $6000.00 plus a year into the miniatures and get into showing them quite heavily. Also, if I sell my big horse that means I can get a miniature horse trailer rather than a full sized one...which means I can buy a smaller truck which means less money! haha.
I just hope I'm making the right choice...It will be weird to only have miniatures but I think it will be a nice change. I won't have to worry as much about money and I'll be able to go on holidays more easily!
Anyway I suppose really I've already given myself my answer but I just wanted to write that out...am I being crazy? I think I'm being unselfish in that I am thinking of my horse rather than my emotional attachment. What are your thoughts?
For the area my board is on the low end but it is still very costly at $400.00 per month. For a number of reasons lately I have been thinking about selling my large horse...mostly because I no longer ride as much as I used to and basically I'm paying $6000.00 plus a year to have someone else ride my glorified dog. haha. The horse I have right now is a horse that yes I love but we've never connected like any of my other horses. He is not a cuddley sort of horse but the place where he is at now he is a completely different horse (for the better) and is so happy. He has a leasor who is about 11years old who rides him on the weekend...the other week her Mum asked me in a round about sort of way if I would be willing to move on/sell him. The topic was quickly changed by another person and my first instinct was to say no but not long after I started to seriously think about selling him. I am the sort of person who once I buy an animal, I will give it a wonderful forever home. That being said I think that my leasor would be able to learn so much from him, she already has. So althogh I am not making a final choice right now as I don't want to make the wrong one I think I am going to sell him. I would love to be able to put that $6000.00 plus a year into the miniatures and get into showing them quite heavily. Also, if I sell my big horse that means I can get a miniature horse trailer rather than a full sized one...which means I can buy a smaller truck which means less money! haha.
I just hope I'm making the right choice...It will be weird to only have miniatures but I think it will be a nice change. I won't have to worry as much about money and I'll be able to go on holidays more easily!
Anyway I suppose really I've already given myself my answer but I just wanted to write that out...am I being crazy? I think I'm being unselfish in that I am thinking of my horse rather than my emotional attachment. What are your thoughts?