[Leahcar]

I posted this exact thread last year! there was an overwhelming response from people that went along the lines of 'oh no, poor little rich girl is separated from her pony!' ........ They just don't understand!

I never took my horse because
1- I went overseas for uni (NI to Scotland) and it would be an awful lot of travelling for a horse in a horse box. I know people do it regularly (I know people who show in England all the time) but still... too much stress for my liking!
2- As people have said, it'd be a pain during Christmas and Summer holidays. My uni holidays are ridiculously long (about 2 months for Christmas and almost 4 for summer!) so obviously I go home in that time. My mother found it traumatizing enough when I moved out, I think she would keel over if I were to tell her I wasn't coming home during the holidays!
3- I'm not going to lie, it was a bit of a novelty coming home at the end of the day and NOT smelling of horse! lol.

I really wish I could have done it though. But now we have a 2yr old filly under our wing too, I definitely wouldn't be able to cope with 2 on my own. If your uni is close enough and if you think you can handle it financially, then why not?

[Harperadams2012]

Keeping a horse is not the cheapest hobby at all, but that doesn't mean that everyone who owns a horse is rich! Anyhow, I'm starting Uni this year and My partner and myself have brought the pony alony

Obviously My situation is kinda different, as my girlfriend wont be at uni so can look after pony! But financially we have very little tbh, but having done the maths can work things out.

If you can afford it, go for it, but be aware that the time you spend with your horse, is time that won't be spent socializing/working.

[Loucornall]

(Original post by lilahnurave)
Sorry but unless your horse is barefoot there no way your farrier costs you £17. And you havent factored in one of the biggest costs, which is fuel to and from the yard. Then theres replacing equipment which I'm sure you will do quite regularly if you're anything like most horse people, vaccinations, dentist every 6months/year, new saddles for when he changes shape, rug washing, suppliments... And what do you do with your horse? Do you compete? You havent mentioned that. Having a horse is ridiculously expensive, you have outlined the bare bones but I'm sure if I checked your bank account I would find most of your monthly outgoing goes on your horse.

he doesnt have shoes on as the yard i am on has 7 acres of field for riding, not including grazing and quarantine and a sand paddock, the nearest road is the m55 motorway. my dad is an equine dentist so i am very lucky thats free.
Hes needed a new saddle once in 5 years and a new bridle once as well (always buy english leather not italian, will last years longer) I don't compete, when I was a teenager but now purely for pottering around due to a back injury on a different horse. Rugs washed maybe twice a year, the lady with the mobile tack service charges 7 pound a rug.
The yard i am at is with walking distance from my house as i live in a small town also is my place of work so i tend to walk everywhere. just will be getting the train in sept to uni twice a week

[Bollo's Lovechild]

Am I the only one who imagined that the Horse would be living in Uni accommodation, IE in halls, when they read the title?

[lilahnurave]

(Original post by Loucornall)
he doesnt have shoes on as the yard i am on has 7 acres of field for riding, not including grazing and quarantine and a sand paddock, the nearest road is the m55 motorway. my dad is an equine dentist so i am very lucky thats free.
Hes needed a new saddle once in 5 years and a new bridle once as well (always buy english leather not italian, will last years longer) I don't compete, when I was a teenager but now purely for pottering around due to a back injury on a different horse. Rugs washed maybe twice a year, the lady with the mobile tack service charges 7 pound a rug.
The yard i am at is with walking distance from my house as i live in a small town also is my place of work so i tend to walk everywhere. just will be getting the train in sept to uni twice a week

Tbf happy hackers are the most economical to keep. Thats very lucky your dad is an edt, I am too, its amazing how many horsey people want to be my friend once they know

[Loucornall]

(Original post by lilahnurave)
Tbf happy hackers are the most economical to keep. Thats very lucky your dad is an edt, I am too, its amazing how many horsey people want to be my friend once they know

to be honest *touch wood* i've only needed my dads help once or twice, theres no point putting shoes on jack because he just throws them all the time, i used to be lucky if i got 2 days with them both on. I don't go in for buying all the KP equestrian stuff etc its just not me.
my TB is part of the family and we love him to bits but it doesnt mean spending a fortune on them, at the end of the day even if you buy lickits etc they hardly ever bother with them lol

[lilahnurave]

(Original post by Loucornall)
to be honest *touch wood* i've only needed my dads help once or twice, theres no point putting shoes on jack because he just throws them all the time, i used to be lucky if i got 2 days with them both on. I don't go in for buying all the KP equestrian stuff etc its just not me.
my TB is part of the family and we love him to bits but it doesnt mean spending a fortune on them, at the end of the day even if you buy lickits etc they hardly ever bother with them lol

A barefoot tb..? I'm impressed

[PinkyPurply]

I don't understand why people would want to keep a horse in the first place, so taking them to Uni absolutely baffles me.

[lilahnurave]

(Original post by PinkyPurply)
I don't understand why people would want to keep a horse in the first place, so taking them to Uni absolutely baffles me.

Most helpful post award...

[Loucornall]

(Original post by lilahnurave)
A barefoot tb..? I'm impressed

His feet are really weak we've tried everything lol


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[lilahnurave]

(Original post by Loucornall)
His feet are really weak we've tried everything lol


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Hows he getting on? I had an anglo arab I changed to barefoot, it took him a few months but he once he adjusted he was much better for it

[Loucornall]

He's been fine, it was the farrier that suggested after his feet just kept splitting but we are lucky there is plenty of land for riding, might try him with front shoes again in spring, I'm teaching him to give kisses at the moment lol


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[mimile]

my pony has laminitis on the front hooves and the shoes destroyed the horn so we got her boots. looks funny and it's hilarious seeing her walking in them. but they're better than horse shoes. i teached her how to roll out a carpet when she was ill so she wouldn't be bored.

[Loucornall]

(Original post by mimile)
my pony has laminitis on the front hooves and the shoes destroyed the horn so we got her boots. looks funny and it's hilarious seeing her walking in them. but they're better than horse shoes. i teached her how to roll out a carpet when she was ill so she wouldn't be bored.

i know which boots you mean, we've got some but i was daft enough to put them on when we were going in a wet sandpaddock, after about 10 mins for looking for them we never used them since lol

[mimile]

haha a friend of my mums had those. they didn't even last as long as yourswe got the waterproof ones. they're really good. but i find it really annonying to put them on every single time but they're better than shoes so i go along with it.

[claraclaraclara]

I go to the royal veterinary college and a lot of people I know have their horses stabled near by. It's manageable definately, a lot of people advertise for someone to share the work and in return get to ride for free etc. which saves it taking up a lot of study time.

[DenmansDinner]

Lets hope you don't plan on attending lectures with your horse parked outside!

[G550NDH]

**** your Subaru, I have a horse outside


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[saachi]

Why all the neg rep for someone who just wants to bring their horse to uni? It's not the most practical idea but it's understandable. If I had a horse I loved I would want to take him with me too...

But you won't have much time to ride him/ exercise him/ generally take care of him, so I'd consider that

[Life_peer]

This is a very sweet thread. I also imagined the horse being a form of transport round town. All the bicycle fellows would be envious, I think.