You know I understand exactly where you're coming from.
In my case Scoop was a thorobred. He was my dressage teacher and my friend for 20 years. When we had to put him down in 1996 it broke my heart and I haven't had room in me for another horse since then. I still hate to even go in the barn and see his stall. And I have avoided riding or thoughts of getting another horse now for 12 years.
And now of course we're looking at the strong possibility of moving somewhere in the next couple of years, so that makes trying to buy a horse now and then move them a complication I'm not ready to take on.
That being said, I am beginning to feel the need for a horse again. Now that I'm retired I have the time to ride. I'm working hard on losing weight and getting physically fit. So maybe when we get moved it will be time to find the right barn to board in and the right horse to fill that empty spot in my heart.
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In my case Scoop was a thorobred. He was my dressage teacher and my friend for 20 years. When we had to put him down in 1996 it broke my heart and I haven't had room in me for another horse since then. I still hate to even go in the barn and see his stall. And I have avoided riding or thoughts of getting another horse now for 12 years.
And now of course we're looking at the strong possibility of moving somewhere in the next couple of years, so that makes trying to buy a horse now and then move them a complication I'm not ready to take on.
That being said, I am beginning to feel the need for a horse again. Now that I'm retired I have the time to ride. I'm working hard on losing weight and getting physically fit. So maybe when we get moved it will be time to find the right barn to board in and the right horse to fill that empty spot in my heart.
So I'm right there with you.