Iām looking at buying a house that has a barn and an arena to become more āseriousā about showjumping, but Iāve been a full boarder my most of my adult life. I know how to take care of a horse because I have had to do it at shows/ been to barns that were not full care, but Iām hesitant to turn my hobby into a job and end up hating all the work. Anyone done this before? Did you hate it? Do you love it? Was it a fail?
Could also consider having a groom live on the property, but thatās a whole other expense that will probably cost as much as boarding some!
Just looking for someone to be like āDO/DONT DO ITā so I can stop thinking about it lol
Thereās a really good trainer in my area who travels and mainly works with riders who donāt board, so I could def use that trainer. Iām more concerned about all the horse care in winter - like frozen water, mud, heavy rained out pastures, rain rot, fungus prevention, blanketing, mucking, feeding at 6am, etc. seems kinda miserable but maybe you just get used to it?
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WORKING OUT BEFORE A 4AM FEED?! are you a navy seal bc this was impressive af to read