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Dophy 
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Posted: 25 February 2012 at 3:14pm |
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just wondering if theres any horsey mums on here... Wanted to ask how do you juggle a child and your riding? My daughter is 13 months and my horse is just about to come home after been broken in but I dont know how Im going to juggle riding her and looking after Caitlyn. I work part time 7 days on then 7 days off in the afternoons. How do you do it?
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Candkids
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Posted: 25 February 2012 at 6:20pm |
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have you got any family around? when my DD was 0-12mths either my mum or her dad would have her a few hrs so i could ride, it was easier when we moved to our own property and i could ride in the evenings or early morning while DH was home, otherwise i would sugest either make time either side of your work perhaps,
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kandk
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Posted: 25 February 2012 at 8:17pm |
I don't! I don;t have family here, and DH is busy in the evenings, so my dressage horse has done practically nothing in the last few years, and my young horse I have broken in, but I haven't done anything with her. I am reluctant to put myself in a position of being injured by working her when there is nobody around. But if I was more motivated (or less lazy) I would get up at 6am and ride while children are asleep and DH is here (we have an arena here  ).
The other thing I thought I ought to do would be to find someone who would like to trade grazing for childminding.
If it was just my toddler I would be okay with working a sensible horse while he played quietly within sight in the yard - yeah right  . Or maybe, just maybe, riding while he was asleep in the afternoons and I had the monitor with me. But a baby is a different matter!
Actually I probably wouldn't ride a young horse with nobody else around anyway. Which is why I haven't. But that's just me.
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mizpix
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Posted: 25 February 2012 at 10:12pm |
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I try my best but riding is very much an occasional thing now. The young horse I bred and broke in is for sale as I just dont have time and my hunter is ridden maybe twice a week at most. I do have the issue of being a single mum tho so noone to help with childminding and work 40 hours a week. I ride when A is napping, or over summer once he is in bed in the evening. I have an arena also so can nip out knowing I am only metres from the house should he need me. Once I've sold one horse I intend to buy A a pony so at least in a year or two he can ride along with me... Oh for the carefree days pre child!
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boys.boys.boys.boys
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Posted: 26 February 2012 at 8:35am |
Yeah, it was certinally easier to get the horses in full work before kids (I had 6 in work then, you would think 1 inwork post kids should be a piece of cake!!).
I also always have to ride by myself (well nearly) or not at all, so generally I try to go when the kids are settled into playing around somewhere or when they were asleep (when they were smaller). Nowdays I figure that even 10 minutes is better than nothing, especially for a young horse....
Recently I have brought a couple of little ponies for my boys, I think this may be the next stage, and it is heaps of fun, cant wait for the shows!!! It really makes me so proud and excited watching my 4 year old riding his own pony all around the paddock, roads etc!! (And I am THE most jealous person watching anyone else riding when I cant  )
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Dophy
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Posted: 26 February 2012 at 8:45am |
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Maybe I should just ride her on my days off. yes it was WAY easier having horses before baby although I wouldnt change it for the world, before I used to just pop out whenever I wanted and usually stay as long as I wanted ahhhh those were the days.
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flakesitchyfeet
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Posted: 04 March 2012 at 9:01am |
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I just sold my mare after I munted my wrist, horses and kids I can manage but not horses, kids, and injury. I was riding in weekends and between 6-7, just weekends in winter. She went from showhorse to paddock hack pretty quickly though....it's a difficult juggle!
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Delli
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Posted: 04 March 2012 at 1:52pm |
I have found it pretty difficult. I've been riding a over the summer when I can give the kids to Mum and Dad for a few hours and go. However, nothing consistent (well, consistent for a few weeks and then *something* always happens) and she will be turned out over the winter (as she was last winter). Had big plans of casually going to a few hunts last winter but did not eventuate at all. The result is that my horse is now 7 years old and still green and has done nothing!  Luckily she is the kind of horse that you can just get on after a year of doing nothing but I still feel very guilty. I entertain thoughts of selling her but to get any money for her (unless I want to sell her very cheaply) she needs to have done some work - work that I don't have time to give her. Argh. Hard.
I hope it gets easier as the kids get older.
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any horsey mums?
