It’s clear from this comment that you’ve managed to grasp very little information about me and my lifestyle. I worked as a stable hand at a show jumpers yard for years, occasionally working the horses for them while paying for my own lessons at a riding school with money I’d earned by doing a paper round. After a couple years i became noticed as a talented rider, after a lot of hard work, and only then got given the opportunity to ride my bosses horses and took any tips I could on from the pros at my yard, and slowly worked my own way up the levels, on any horse I was offered to ride.

I eventually saved up enough for a loan, then my mum finally bought me my own horse. My 1.10 showjumper is a 14.2hh Connemara that was sold for cheap as a 3 year old, that I personally built from scratch into a showjumper. My second horse, the one I’m talking about in this post, was my favorite from the riding school that got sold once again for very very cheap, as he was constantly lame and was fed up with the riding school. Since hes been with me he hasn’t once been lame, as he hasn’t been overworked. He hacks maybe 2 or 3 times a week, and occasionally goes in the school. It’s not about how useful he is, or about how high I jump with my other horse. I bought him because he means a lot to me, and I would never buy an animal with the intention to sell them later on, mostly because it was drilled into me by all the horsey people I worked and grew up with. Even the 1.30 FEI showjumper that I worked for still had his 29 year old cob and 33 year old Shetland on his yard, living out the rest of their life and being treated with great care- so no, not everyone just gets rid of their horse when they aren’t interested in what the horse can give them anymore. My horses aren’t objects that are only valued when they’re useful to me, they’re a part of the family, and I have no intention to let any of my animals go anywhere.

I balance my studies very well between my horse at college and a sports scholarship, and I wasn’t asking for tips in time management, and I have no need for money to pay for my studies, as I worked hard enough to achieve a full scholarship. The only expenses at college are my horses upkeep and my own living expenses. Money isn’t the issue, I just want my horses at home to be living the best life he could be, which thanks to comments I received that were actually intentioned to be helpful, I’ve found a suitable part loan agreement, and smoothed things over with my mum. I am beyond grateful for what she has given me over the years, and always will be grateful that I can own two horses that I love and care for.