And then really really missed it!
I sold my pony at the end of last summer. He was difficult to handle and couldn't cope with competing and went to a fantastic hacking home. I was in the process of searching for my next show pony when I found out I was pregnant.
I will be going part time after the baby is born, have 2 large dogs and 3 cats to deal with as well as baby and not much support so decided to put the search on hold which I was upset about at first as I'm not sure what to do without a hobby as such! Dp is not horsey and works 50+ hours a week and financially we will struggle until I go back to work full time so I couldn't really afford another for the forseable future. I could proberbly manage a happy hacker but would have no spare money to compete or get lessons etc. I also couldn't afford full livery so that is out of the question.
Has anyone else given up for a few years? Did children make it less miserable? At the moment I am missing it and am very bored but I am told this will change when baby is actually here.
I wouldn't want a part loan etc as I am only interested in competing and producing a specific type of pony and don't really have any interest for just hacking/riding anything hence why it would be more sensible for me to wait for a few years until I can get exactly what makes me tick.
Basically has anyone else had children and then returned to horses after, how long was the gap?
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Greyhorses · 10/01/2016 08:16
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