So we are almost at an offer accepted stage for my first home and it's a smallholding! I've been living abroad and working in big cities in Asia for the last 10 years and we are finally home and settling down. We have found a total countryside place 15mins from family, 25 mins from city centre and with 3-4 acres of grazing, gorgeous outbuildings including 2 loose boxes and a beautiful period house needing plenty of work but my city boy hubby has agreed to the country move and even loves this house. I have always wanted to do some sort of agri business so will start small but the horses thing fills me with nerves and excitement. I have never owned a horse other than a half a pony I bought when 15, broke in with my friend and sold on for 300% (he was a fab pony once we gave the poor malnourished chap some food and taught him to ride) but I have barely touched a horse let alone ridden in 10 years! I loved carriage driving too so was half thinking of getting something to drive and ride, driving being something I could do from day one. But maybe a loan horse for a year to get a feel for it again and see how horses fit in with my life now makes sense? Anyone have an opinion on how long it would take me to be technically a decent rider again? I don't want to ruin a young horse or worse, get a bad fright or hurt myself. But I've always wanted to bring on a horse myself.
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