This is difficult for me. I haven't ridden with a trainer in a dozen years. I know my seat is gone, and with the extra weight my leg is useless after 15 minutes. I have to relearn everything, because hacking around all sloppy for the last decade has given me a chair seat, round shoulders, and flapping hands. Sigh.
So I am cruising around barns, checking out my options. They are limited by my embarrassment at my poor riding skills and my lack of funds. Unfortunately, by the time I pay for the horse, feed, shoes, my kids' lessons, and vet care - I am pretty tapped out for horse stuff. Who am I kidding? I am tapped out in general!
Somehow, I have to find $45-55 per week extra for me to take a lesson, too. I am looking for ideas on how to generate this cash outside my normal operations, so I don't feel guilty that I am shortchanging the family budget any more than the horse already does.
Probably, I will need to make $100 extra per week, because I am sure that I will discover a need for new boots, breeches, and other assorted paraphernalia as I go along. :)
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