elizabeth18088 wrote:
KG349 wrote:
I have to ask: Are you rich?
Youre a lucky girl, that is for sure.


haha, no, although maybe it looks that way sometimes!  My mom's business supports the horses, and my dad's supports the house/bills and the house we can't get rid of (dragging everything down).  My parents have a nice farm now because over the last 12 yrs they have added a little bit at a time.  We do have really nice horses, but all of them we got as a deal, and every horse my mom (or myself) has ever bought has been 10k or less, which is very cheap in the WB world.  We only buy when we find a good deal!  With the breeding thing - WB semen is suprisingly cheap compared to other breeds, so if your mare only uses one dose it is possible to breed to one of the most popular KWPN stallions in the world for under 1000.  So sometimes things appear to be more expensive than they are.
What really helps is that we live in an area with low cost of living, and our farm is on "junk" land (making it cheaper).  And having the at cost vet care and no trainer costs makes the horse things a lot easier to do

ETA: yeah, I think I am VERY lucky.  Couldn't imagine growing up without horses, or without land.  I don't think I could survive in a city!
 Aw that's sweet, you have a lot, but feel lucky for it and appreciate what you have! 

I love how you love horses so much and being with them....... do you ever give lessons? your going to school for a job with horses correct? what Field do you see your self in?