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WesternRiding0802
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posted April 16, 2004 08:46 PM
I've had a few hours of riding expeirience (probably about 10 maybe a few more than that) and I know I can't afford to own a horse at this point (nor would my parents let me), but I was looking into leasing one (any body have any ideas on how much this would cost monthly? One stable I was interested in says for 100$ a month you can ride any of the stables horses, use any of their tack, use their overnight cabins (free of charge), and use all their facilities (indoor arena, riding track, 50 miles of trails, and their track theat encircles a large lake) free of charge plus you don't have to pay to feed the horse or buy your own tack. you just pay the 100$ a month and come and pick one of the stables horses to ride (i've already talked to them about it, this is where i took riding lessons for a very short period of time a few years ago)) or should I take lessons and stick with htem this time? (my mom's willing to pay for the lessons, we're calling to schedule tomorrow).
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posted April 16, 2004 08:50 PM
have you taken lessons? you could ask your instructor to see if theres any horses at that barn to lease
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WesternRiding0802
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posted April 16, 2004 08:57 PM
I took lessons when I was about 8 or 9 (I'm 13 now). And the instructor I had then has moved to antoher state. But my mom is scheduling me for some lessons tomorrow as I said. But at the stable I'll be taking my lessons at (I can give their link if you want) they let people lease horses. When you lease a horse there it costs 100$ a month and you get access to all the trail horses (so basically you could ride any of the horses they have except the ones being boarded there for one month for 100$ a month). They allow you to use their tack, they pay for feed, vet bills, farrier costs, etc. and all you have to do is pay your 100$ a month and go ride their horses. So, what do you think? I have 30$ now so it'd be a few months before I could lease but my mom said she'll pay for the lessons. So, lessons are something I definately am doing (I REALLY need them considering I'm not even sure how to saddle a horse yet (yeah, i know...)) but I'll have to check with my mom about being able to lease. I'm sure she'd let me if I payed for it I'm just not sure how often I'd be able to go there (even though it's only 5 miles away, my aprents don't get home untill 6:00 or 6:30 and on weekends my stepsister's there and she'd want to go riding too but she wouldn't be able to because i'd only be leasing one horse so we could only have one out at a time and she'd get really jealous).
Here's the link: http://www.eastforkstables.net
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posted April 16, 2004 09:58 PM
well the average cost is $100 dollars a day per month...
for example...if you leased for 1 day a wk per monthg...it would cost $100 dollars a month...
if you leased for 2 days a wk per month...the it would cost you $200 dollars amonth...and so on and so forth...
i would look into working lessons off at a barn...thats what i used to do...i also looked after the horse when the owner couldnt (ie:feeding in the morning ,etc,etc) in return i rode the horse...or leased! now i am lucky enough tohave 2 of my own! the day will come! i was like you...couldnt afford to keep a horse...
o..i also used to work after school at barns mucking stalls/paddocks/feeding etc...in return i got to ride the horses. check this out at local barns...cause it wont cost you a thing! plus you get to see how much work horses are...and you get to be around them all the time!lol
hope i helped...and sorry to have such a long post! ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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Carly
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posted April 16, 2004 10:02 PM
as for the miles thing...find a bus route with your mom and dad...and take it there when you get home from school..i did this for yrs!
as for the sis thing....why not encourage her to do the same! how old is she..could your parents give her lessons as well? you may want to take lessons for awhile...to get comfortable...and where you can handle different situations. tell your instructor this...im sure he/she would love to help you out on any q's or concerns!
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you gotta live, to love, and love to live.
Treat you like i treat my horse? YEAH RIGHT!!
I can muck 30 stalls b4 breakfast. what can YOU do?
I have a really big ass, but i married him anyways!
Driver carries no cash. all spent on horse
Treat me like a TB and ill never nag
who first squeezed cows utters, and decided to drink what coame out.
and who said "hey, you see that chicken over there? ill eat the next thing that comes out of its bu.tt"
"You don't think i got anything to teach you anymore? Thats fine with me. Just don't deny me the oppurtunity to watch you make an a.s.s of yourself"
-Sully (Skipp Suddith)Third Watch
"Sometimes i wonder what kind of world were leaving the kids. How the things we dont get involved in today, can come back. Maybe be their problem."
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WesternRiding0802
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posted April 16, 2004 10:32 PM
Well, the stable I'll be taking my lessons at says 100$ for the whole month and you can ride any of their horses. And my mom's paying for my lessons so that's not a problem. And we live in a really small town. No public buses like that, sure there's school buses but I mean not like buses that just take you to where you want to be. And it's not that we can't afford a horse, it's just that we don't have enough space for one and my parents don't want one. Plus my step-dad is highly allergic. And my sister is only 9 years old. My parents wouldn't let her take lessons becuase she's only over on the weekends (she lives with her mom). But I'm sure if I asked my grandma might take me over after school. And I'm already pretty comfortable riding. In fact just yesterday I went on a trail ride and my horse stopped to eat the grass. After I got his head up (with much difficutly, very stubborn thing he was lol) the instructor let me canter him to catch up with the rest of the group. It was so fun! It was the first time I'd cantered. I asked my mom about letting me work at a stable (different than the one I'm looking into for my lessons) in exchange for riding time, but I do believe lessons would be much better option considering I'm not sure how to saddle a horse lol.
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posted April 17, 2004 01:05 AM
riding isnt as simple as people think you really need to have lessons before leasing/loaning a pony/horse and you also need to no alot about grooming/tack cleaning/mucking out/and general health of the horse before you own or lease. Riding lessons are alot of fun!!!
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Bluegirl_13601
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posted April 17, 2004 06:44 AM
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Originally posted by WesternRiding0802:
and my parents don't want one. Plus my step-dad is highly allergic. .
I think they just don't want one and the allergy thing is just a good excuse... My dad is alleric to hay and horse hair AND he's a dairy farmer and we have 16 horses which he rides and drives... he just doesn't do much grooming, especially this time of year... lol
But yeah i would suggest lessons for awhile and the looking to leasing if thats what you want to do
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posted April 17, 2004 06:57 AM
i would go with lessons for awhile...you rode for 10 hours when you were 8-9. you're 13 now. so basically you're starting over. 10 hours isn't much riding at all! good luck!
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posted April 17, 2004 08:20 AM
Hey, her stepdad just MIGHT be severely allergic to horses. My brother in law is....ends up in the hospital if around any for more than a few minutes....He's currently living on antihistamines because up the road,it is shedding season, and it all is blowing toward his house....Poor thing.
I'd take lessons if you can. But remember to change your clothes before going home because of the horse hair on your clothes can set your step-dad off.
Or, hate to say it, might have to just wait until you are out of the house.
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WesternRiding0802
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posted April 17, 2004 09:29 AM
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Originally posted by Bluegirl_13601:
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Originally posted by WesternRiding0802:
and my parents don't want one. Plus my step-dad is highly allergic. .
I think they just don't want one and the allergy thing is just a good excuse... My dad is alleric to hay and horse hair AND he's a dairy farmer and we have 16 horses which he rides and drives... he just doesn't do much grooming, especially this time of year... lol
But yeah i would suggest lessons for awhile and the looking to leasing if thats what you want to do
No my step-dad is really allergic. We went to a horse show one time and he didn't think it would bother him but he started not being able to breathe and all this so we ahd to get in the car and leave (before it was over) and the traffic was really bad so we ahd to drive in the other lane to get him to the hospital on time.
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WesternRiding0802
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posted April 17, 2004 03:31 PM
ok my mom's calling the stable right now she should call back any minute... i'll post when she does about what's goin on
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WesternRiding0802
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posted April 17, 2004 03:49 PM
well you have to pay for 12 sessions at one time. i session is an hour. and its 18$ an hour. so its about 200$ for 12 sessions. now my mom's going and saying she's not going to pay for it because it's too expensive. so i ahve to. she sed she'll take away 2 months of my baby-sitting money. but from what the guy was saying we're going to be out on the trails having our lessons. does that make any sense to you? last time i took lessons there (they werent near as expensive!) they used their indoor arena. well i dont know if im going to be able to do this. im going to get so mad if she doesnt let me. ![[Flaming Mad]](graemlins/flamingmad.gif) i wouldnt be able to start them for the next two weeks anyway bcuz shes going out of town next weekend and its too late to schedlue lessons for tomorrow. oh well ill just have to wait and see
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posted April 17, 2004 05:23 PM
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]No my step-dad is really allergic. We went to a horse show one time and he didn't think it would bother him but he started not being able to breathe and all this so we ahd to get in the car and leave (before it was over) and the traffic was really bad so we ahd to drive in the other lane to get him to the hospital on time.[/QB]
My dad isn't as allergic as that but his eyes swell shut and he has trouble breathing.. I was just saying parents use that excuse all the time so they don't have to outright say no...
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posted April 17, 2004 06:49 PM
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well you have to pay for 12 sessions at one time. i session is an hour. and its 18$ an hour. so its about 200$ for 12 sessions. now my mom's going and saying she's not going to pay for it because it's too expensive. so i ahve to. she sed she'll take away 2 months of my
thats really cheap! i get 8 lessons for $200! well maybe not that cheap...if ur parents are coming up with excuses for u not taking lessons, then maybe u should wait like a year or so until u can pay for it all.
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WesternRiding0802
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posted April 17, 2004 06:58 PM
well there going to let me take them i THINK. i hope. but do you understand why they made it sound like we'd been taking the lessons out on the trails? wouldn't that most likely be done in their indoor arena? they sed wut time the lessons are all depends on the wheather. but if we were in an indoor arena that wouldnt matter would it?
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posted April 17, 2004 07:05 PM
Why not look for another barn that suits your needs better? That can't be the only one available to you, is it?
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posted April 17, 2004 07:06 PM
Our barn offers both lessons out on the trail and in the indoor arena. Do they have an arena which you can ride in? Some facilities don't.
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WesternRiding0802
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posted April 17, 2004 07:11 PM
yeah they do have an indoor arena. it's actually quite nice too. fairly large. how do you go about taking lessons on a trail? never heard of this before.
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posted April 17, 2004 07:16 PM
I would ask them why they don't use their arena for lessons then, that puzzles me as well ![[Confused]](confused.gif) .
When taking lessons on the trail, riders work on bettering their seat and body position in order to clearly communicate with the horse. Our horses present different challenges and are stronger to handle when ridden on trails which in turn helps our riders to become stronger and more well rounded.
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WesternRiding0802
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posted April 17, 2004 07:22 PM
Well, then doesn't it seem like for beginners they would use the indoor arena? I think I'll ask them about that. Do you know of any ways I could earn the money to pay for the lessons? I babysit my step sister in the summer for $50 a week but I only watch her every other week and I don't really want to wait until 2 months into the summer to start my lessons. I'd like to start next weekend if possible.
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posted April 17, 2004 07:29 PM
Yea, beginners don't go out on the trails by our barn until they've been deemed capable by an instructor. It does seem funny to me, definitely ask them about that.
For a job, how about asking if you could muck stalls or groom in exchange for lessons? Any way your parents would give you an allowance for upping your chores around the house? If you're still too young for a regular job there isn't much you can do about that.
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WesternRiding0802
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posted April 17, 2004 07:35 PM
Well my parents don't give me an allowance and seeing as how theres 4 kids i doubt they would start. Do you they they would let me do that in exchange for lessons even though I'm just 13?
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Toby&Arie
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posted April 17, 2004 07:40 PM
Some places will, give them a call and ask- it doesn't hurt anything. If they say no, call up other barns in your area.
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