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11:43:37 Hummer

@Rockwall, I dealt with a lot of that and my whole experience of owning a horse kind of turned me off from the horse world. Had a trainer scam me out of $1,000 because she was supposed to be training my horse, but wasn't. If I ever get back into horseback riding it will be western to avoid the people I dealt with while riding english.

Boulder Creek

11:43:32

The probability might be small. But dealing with enough animals in a year, I've seen enough.
I had 20+ colic episodes in a single summer. Two horses went in surgery and only one came out.

Yes you can become paranoid - but also seeing it in person brings it to a whole other level.

Mythological

11:42:53 Crowley | Myth

Hummer
Asshole.

Rockwall Eventing

11:42:22

Hummer
That sounds awful, I'm sorry you had to deal with that

Mythological

11:41:46 Crowley | Myth

Oh May is officially 1!

Mythological

11:41:18 Crowley | Myth

Ugh

Hummingbird Meadows

11:40:07 Hummer

The saddle fitter did the same thing when she tried to sell me a jumping saddle that was too small for me, but fit my horse. "You aren't going to find a saddle that fits you in your price range and all that matters is the horse. Don't you care about him?"

Hummingbird Meadows

11:38:52 Hummer

@Rapcoon, proper fitting saddles are important, but you don't have to buy a $3,500 custom one. My trainer and the saddle fitter made it sound like if I truly cared about my horse I would spend that much money.

Hummingbird Meadows

11:37:53 Hummer

Thankfully around the time I sold him I had run out of money to continue keeping him.

KPH Equestrian

11:37:44 Rapcoon | Jester

hummer
proper fitting saddles are way more important than some people will tell you. Fancy tack not so much, but it can be fun to splurge xD

Hummingbird Meadows

11:34:38 Hummer

I mean, I owned a horse for less than a year and used up ALL my savings. Granted, I probably provided him extra things he didn't need, but was told he did such as a custom fitted saddle, chiropractor, and fancy tack.

KPH Equestrian

11:32:52 Rapcoon | Jester

boulder
the only way we can afford 2 horses + 7 ponies and a menagerie of other creatures is that my mother trims their feet herself(and has done corrective trimming for 3 of them) and uses some natural remedies for minor issues.

The Old Gods

11:32:04 Void Malign

I studied medicine, there's a thousand different ways your body will try to kill you. Doesn't mean I'm paranoid about things

The Old Gods

11:31:18 Void Malign

Meh. That's never bothered me. 90% of the stuff they talk about will never happen

Boulder Creek

11:30:06

Want to be turned off from owning a horse?

I listen to a few Horse Podcasts. A couple episodes a week cover Health Issues. Hoof Care, Routine Stuff. $$$

Then they go into the more intense cases - EPM, PIPD, FWS, HYPP, Kissing Spine, Ulcers.

Or join Horse Vet Corner on FB - did you know there are tumors that present as teeth? No, well now here's a picture of it!

I went to a Colic Seminar - I cried.
There's a thousand plus ways for a horse to colic, and like 90% of them you can't do a thing.

The horses in my life, are someone else's financial responsibility.

KPH Equestrian

11:26:51 Rapcoon | Jester

luna
yeah, not only are we moving to a ranch with a hay field, but we're also taking over a friend's business so he can retire. He grows organic forage and usually yields 600-ish bales a year. And he sells 'em for $15 a bale.

All Breeds

11:24:31 Fawn

I'd love to have my own horse in RL but not in this economy. I'm able to afford the basics and the medication that my husband needs to live and not much else

Mythological

11:24:09 Crowley | Myth

We make our own hay but barely make do.

Painted Perfection

11:23:29 Luna The Gene Queen

KPH sounds like a smart idea, if you have the land it works

Painted Perfection

11:22:53 Luna The Gene Queen

Elf, ouchh

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