Hi everyone! I'm new on here and wondered if anyone else is in a similar position to me...
I used to ride as a kid/teen and had a riding school loan. At 18 I went off to uni and couldn't afford to ride. Since then I've rode on and off for the last 10 years, stopping twice to have kids. Well my second, and last, child is now nearly 8 months and I'm desperate to get back into my hobby.
I've been for a couple of hacks and a lesson at a different stables (moved house a year ago), and love it there- so friendly and relaxed (only downfall is no indoor school so outdoor school is pretty much out of action at the mo. My lesson was great- a real confidence boost as I seem to have remembered lots. But I'm not so confident on the ground and with the care of horses as I've really not done any of this in the last 10 years. I'd love to get back into it all properly with the view to own my own horse (perhaps to share with my daughter if she gets into riding) eventually. But I also feel this huge guilt in leaving my kids to go off and invest the time to relearn what I'd need to in order to eventually own a horse! Can anyone relate?
I used to ride as a kid/teen and had a riding school loan. At 18 I went off to uni and couldn't afford to ride. Since then I've rode on and off for the last 10 years, stopping twice to have kids. Well my second, and last, child is now nearly 8 months and I'm desperate to get back into my hobby.
I've been for a couple of hacks and a lesson at a different stables (moved house a year ago), and love it there- so friendly and relaxed (only downfall is no indoor school so outdoor school is pretty much out of action at the mo. My lesson was great- a real confidence boost as I seem to have remembered lots. But I'm not so confident on the ground and with the care of horses as I've really not done any of this in the last 10 years. I'd love to get back into it all properly with the view to own my own horse (perhaps to share with my daughter if she gets into riding) eventually. But I also feel this huge guilt in leaving my kids to go off and invest the time to relearn what I'd need to in order to eventually own a horse! Can anyone relate?