Hey, I鈥檓 13 and don鈥檛 understand reality 鈥?according to mom- haha! My question is; how could I raise enough money to lease a horse? Not just the good ol鈥?regular babysitting or doing things around the house! As I鈥檓 sure you have figured out I cannot get hired out in a real job in a store and such, given my age. Is there any kind of work I can do around horses? Do you think this is an unrealistic goal? Everyone 鈥?family and friends 鈥?say that owning a horse at my age is out of the question well my story is a bit confusing but here you go:
When I was four I fell in love with horses. Ever since then I have been taking lessons, I have a pure passion not for the sport at all but for horses. But when I broke my foot at the age of 10 I stopped all my riding. Soon after breaking my foot I wanted to go back into horseback riding. But my family is not wealthy enough to sustain a horseback riding girls dreams so I stopped riding for 3 years 鈥?mean while forgetting everything I have learned during the years leading up- the economy was dropping and my father lost his job. He now lives far away sending us money were I don鈥檛 get to see him like many other families. But 2 months ago my mom surprised me with a gift. She paid for 4 lessons and I was instantly hooked again. I think about horses every second of the day and owning my very own.
Know 鈥搘ith out my mothers knowledge! 鈥?I am learning more and more about horses hoping to one day own one or lease one 鈽?I feel sad because I no that soon I will have to quite horseback riding because of the cost but for now I鈥檓 trying to enjoy it!
So more questions for you! ; If I lease a friends horse how much of the boarding would I pay, how much of food and care would I pay, and just how much over all cost and responsibility is leasing a horse?
Thankyou in advance %26lt;3 a girl with a big dream鈥?.
SamHelp! 13 yr old girl with big dreams ;)?
I think a better option for you right now would be to find a barn that would let you work (clean stalls, tack, answer phones, etc) in exchange for lessons. You don't need to jump right into the responsibilities of leasing/ownershipHelp! 13 yr old girl with big dreams ;)?
If you can't afford lessons you certainly can't afford a horse. They are hundreds of dollars a month, and that's without unexpected vet bills and such. You're better off spending your money on lessons and waiting a while on the horse itself.
Well, for one thing, you might want to hold off on that job idea until you're 14, when you can get a working permit-- I'm doing the same thing! For another thing, horses are extremely expensive and if you wanted to lease one you wouldn't be able to pay for the food and shelter and space on top of that, unless you were leasing it on someone else's land, which is understandable. I've been saving up for ages for exactly what you are! I'm still extremely far away, though, and my whole family is pitching in for a Wii for my birthday. I'm pretty much out on the horse thing, as I've got a lot of responsibilities anyway. But I wish you good luck! You might consider opening up your own website and selling some downloadable guide or something-- a horse handbook, an instruction kit, something like that. I'm doing that in about a month and am hoping to bring in some profit, but my idea's a secret ;)
Good luck!!!!!
I would suggest against leasing a friend's horse, because paying for that can be anywhere from $200 a month on up....and what if something goes wrong (the horse gets hurt...who is responsible?)....
I suggest that you go to your local barns and ask who needs some help:
blanketing, unblanketing, turning horses out, feeding them grain, cleaning buckets, cleaning stalls, etc....
Some barns really appreciate the extra help and in exchange, you might be able to ride a lesson horse and get a lesson, too.
OR
some barns have boarders that will pay you extra (in cash) for doing the above chores for their horses.....and then you might be able to earn enough money to pay for lessons yourself.
OR
the barn manager/owner might decide to let you free lease a horse that isn't being ridden and by doing the chores listed above, you can pay for lessons on that horse.
OR
there are boarders with very well broke horses who are just getting fat because their owners don't have much time to spend with them, and they'd love to let you ride their horse for free....in exchange you are giving the horse attention and exercise.....and you can still do some of the chores listed above and pay for lessons on that horse.
There are many ways to get around not having the money and being a 13 yr old who can't get a ';real'; job......and still get to ride and take lessons.
Honestly, there is really something to be said for taking as many lessons as possible, and if you lease your own horse and have to pay board, you probably won't have much money left for lessons. Riding different horses as often as possible and getting as many lessons as possible are the best ways to become a better rider. Maybe you can trade stall cleaning/feeding/etc for lessons at local barns?
I love your dreams. :) Keep them safe, no matter who tries to take them from you. They are YOUR dreams. Only you have a say in what happens to them.
Having said that, you and your mom are both right. Leasing a horse is out of the question for you RIGHT NOW. Right now, you need to be preparing for the day when you have your own horse. Be around horses as much as you can, and read and study as much as you can. Get as much head knowledge and practical knowledge as you can. The funny thinkg about dreams is, sometimes they take alot of hard work, and I fully believe you will do it.
For experience around horses, why don't you volunteer at a therapeutic riding facility? You don't get to ride, but you do alot of ground work with horses, and you help someone who can't ride alone to ride. It's the greatest feeling in the world. AND, you get horse experience. Then, when you're a little older and trying to get a horsey job at a barn, you have barn experience.
As far as getting a job now, there's no harm in asking if you can work for lessons by mucking stalls, watering/feeding horses, cleaning tack, random chores, etc. Worst case scenario, they say no. Big deal. That just means you have to wait a little longer for your dream. I seriously doubt you can work enought to pay for leasing a horse, but I don't think you're ready for that yet. Lessons, however; completely do-able.
LEARN!!! Learn everything you can! Study books, videos, go and watch lessons at your barn! BE PERSISTENT! The best things in life are the things you work for.
this is all i have to offer for you hon, just watch the movie wild hearts cant be broken, just trust me all you have to do is watch it and it will explain most things to you, its almost like you a girl with big dreams and everything like that and about horses, if you cant afford it we can copy one off and mail it to you, anything you want i will try and help at least on our part, it might be hard to walk up to your mom and ask for a simple thing like a movie, so we will try and help that's the least i can do and maybe mail it to you.. here is my e-mail address if you have anything to say or wanna get back with me about making you a copy.. its :mckenzie_calebs_daddy@yahoo.com
i felt exactly the same way you do about horses, but when i was 10 i got a horse. i thought i wouldnt get one but i kept spending all my money at horseland on halters and brushes and eventually mum made friends with my friends who ride parents and they took my mum to a place where they sell horses and convinced mum to buy me one :D if you really want ahorse you will get one i promise xxxoxo
I think one thing you could do would be to work at a stable in your town in exchange for lessons. I recently saw an ad for one in a feed store in my town, and i live in so. cal, where things like that are more hard to come by than in most other places. So if you can find someone who is willing to give you lessons in exchange for you to work around their place that would probably be your best option. The work would include cleaning stalls, pastures, paddocks, cleaning water buckets, grooming horses, feeding sometimes, and maybe sometime in the future, exercising some of the lesson horses, or the horses that board there. You would have to be willing to work very hard, but maybe someday you could board a horse there in exchange for working. Or maybe they will have an older horse that they will let you ride and take care of to get you used to all the responsibilities of owning a horse. Good luck!
i only read the first paragraph.. and your mom may be right
no one will leese a house to you if you're 13. you gotta be 18.
open a bank account and keep saving money until you get there! :)
No comments:
Post a Comment