tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post6247590886918960467..comments2024-01-03T02:13:54.620-07:00Comments on Living a Dream: Reverting to Plan ADreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-39117365304247237242012-05-07T15:52:42.782-06:002012-05-07T15:52:42.782-06:00Oh wow how did I miss this?? This is so sad. :( ...Oh wow how did I miss this?? This is so sad. :( I like the idea of leasing them so they can be exercised, but stay with you (or near you). All I know is that the two years I went without a horse were miserable!! Maybe the driving tune up and a few driving lessons will help with your confidence. Do you have a wagon that they can pull together? If you drive them as a pair you're exercising both of them in half the time. Anyway I wish you luck whichever way you decide to go.Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-78246390861903872322012-04-26T14:26:51.057-06:002012-04-26T14:26:51.057-06:00Awww. That's hard. See how you feel while th...Awww. That's hard. See how you feel while the boys are at the trainers. It just may be that you're in need of a "horseless" time in your life for a little while? <br /><br />At any rate, my best wishes to all three of you. =) Doc and Pippin are so sweet!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849383025151877497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-57479384911606765792012-04-26T11:44:22.835-06:002012-04-26T11:44:22.835-06:00I haven't been on blogger for about a week. I ...I haven't been on blogger for about a week. I thought, "I need to see what Dreaming is up to." Wow! I'm glad I checked in on you. I know from personal experience that a decision like this does not come easily. You love your fuzzy boys and you know what is best for them...and for you. You've contemplated this for a long time and have come to a wise decision to give them a tune up with a driving trainer and then take it from there. It will work out.Once Upon an Equinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807098276875052982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-62583583044820625722012-04-26T11:15:58.399-06:002012-04-26T11:15:58.399-06:00What is plan A?? I am sure all will work out great...What is plan A?? I am sure all will work out great for all of you. I so understand:)Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526076493821209436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-13780388978480070572012-04-26T10:33:17.542-06:002012-04-26T10:33:17.542-06:00I hope that you do find the right people! Then you...I hope that you do find the right people! Then you could have the best of both worlds: your boys and the work they need.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168070368360018750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-71124138984008279912012-04-26T09:22:18.629-06:002012-04-26T09:22:18.629-06:00I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes, becaus...I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes, because I have come to love them too. I really wish you could find someone to lease them, work them, and so on. I understand where you are coming from. I have two working breed and one mix of two working breeds dogs that I have not been able to work at all this year. I worry about Samson, the young one, all the time. But it's so much easier to give him what he needs, of course. I really feel for you and I hope you can work it out so they can stay if not with you, close by.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-58504588997494927002012-04-26T08:10:12.126-06:002012-04-26T08:10:12.126-06:00This decision has been difficult. I've been dw...This decision has been difficult. I've been dwelling on it for a while now. And yes, I can reexamine my feelings when they are at the trainer. I have already planned to visit them, drive them, and see how I feel then. ThanksDreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-83855168048841573192012-04-26T08:06:11.183-06:002012-04-26T08:06:11.183-06:00Thanks for the hug. I can use it!
:))Thanks for the hug. I can use it!<br /><br />:))Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-63063283819724852042012-04-26T08:05:26.463-06:002012-04-26T08:05:26.463-06:00I love it when people help others think through is...I love it when people help others think through issues. Truly, I do. Thanks! Leasing is a possibility, and I do have two folks who are working them a bit. It is a possibility IF I can find the right people. It's nice to be able to say that at this time money isn't part of the equation.Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-86763549759394362072012-04-26T08:01:10.066-06:002012-04-26T08:01:10.066-06:00Aww, how neat that you have grown to love my boys,...Aww, how neat that you have grown to love my boys, too. I must have done an OK job of telling their stories because they really are neat horses. I certainly plan to keep blogging. It will be harder to come up with things, some days, without the hi-jinks of Doc & Pippin, but I am still Living A Dream. Thank you for your thoughts and for caring.Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-72799422851751209352012-04-26T06:17:02.171-06:002012-04-26T06:17:02.171-06:00I was thinking this morning of suggesting a leasee...I was thinking this morning of suggesting a leasee, too! It is a great way for people who cannot afford a horse or have the space to still be able to work with a horse and ride/drive!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168070368360018750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-22681230465898352752012-04-26T05:33:51.309-06:002012-04-26T05:33:51.309-06:00So sorry to hear that you are having to consider d...So sorry to hear that you are having to consider decisions like that... I can see your point, but at the same time, it is a very tough decision. It is a good idea to send them to a trainer for a while to freshen them up and maybe re-evaluate how you feel....?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736592362765508427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-88100381542847859742012-04-26T04:07:59.379-06:002012-04-26T04:07:59.379-06:00It is a pity to sell your pair but I'm going t...It is a pity to sell your pair but I'm going through similar issues. I have two gypsy cob crosses and I find with work not enough hours in the day. They aren't broken in yet but when they are I'm going to have to be super busy giving them the work they need. It is tough to decide so I do feel for you!sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472781841288909994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-47274170111245080862012-04-25T23:07:54.286-06:002012-04-25T23:07:54.286-06:00I understand that you want them to be happy and th...I understand that you want them to be happy and they most likely need to work to really be in top form. It is going to be so hard for you to let them go..but they are a team. Who knows what will happen..plan c or d..it will all work out. Sending you a hug:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-85002109612506077552012-04-25T22:48:09.845-06:002012-04-25T22:48:09.845-06:00I'm very sad, but I understand where you'r...I'm very sad, but I understand where you're coming from. Would it be an option to keep them, but have someone work them for you? "Lease" them out to someone who can't afford a horse, but who wants one? They could still live in your back yard, you'd still have access to them, and you'd earn a little bit of money from whoever leases them.<br /><br />I know that the livery has a lease program - for a set fee for the season, the leasee can come up and use the horse whenever he/she wants (with 24 hour notice). When the leasee is not using the horse, the livery uses it on the dude string. Every year, we get a handful of people who do this because they want to ride, but don't have the space to keep a horse of their own. Maybe you could do something like that?GunDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965363044411500380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-53038976499636611392012-04-25T19:02:37.245-06:002012-04-25T19:02:37.245-06:00Well shoot....you know what? We are moving - buil...Well shoot....you know what? We are moving - building a house - on 10 acres, with 27 acres across the road. And everyone keeps asking me if I'm going to get animals. I keep saying, 10-15 years ago I would in a heartbeat, but now, I think I'd be too tired to mess with them. I'm 53, soon 54. I don't know how old you are, but I know it doesn't get better!The thing is, we've fallen in love with Pippin' and Doc too. So,here are the rules!<br />a) if you do sell them, you still have to blog.<br />b) the next person has to open a blog and tell us about Doc and Pippin!<br />c) I don't know about c...haven't thought of it yet!<br /><br />Cindy BeeBee Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818958787610823509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-50308864460993748432012-04-25T18:12:57.895-06:002012-04-25T18:12:57.895-06:00You are going to make me cry!
I can understand wha...You are going to make me cry!<br />I can understand what you are dealing with, though. It is tough to have that love for them and know what is best for the boys.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168070368360018750noreply@blogger.com