i LOVE this post topic. <3 this is precisely why i don't show. barn princesses are bad enough, but show princesses are worse, and the ones that are OVER 16 are the worst. i work at a standardbred breeding farm. i am the youngest employee there (i'm 21). it's all work, and most of the horses are farm-owned. the ones who aren't mostly have owners who don't come out to see them, so they're not my problem. and i'm the only one who rides so i don't have to deal with boarders and snotty princesses.
however, i used to ride at a fancy schmancy sale barn that specialized in hunters. there was a family there who thought it would be cute to buy their two year old daughter a two year old horse. five years later, the daughter had no interest in horses and the horse (a lovely chestnut qh mare), had no training. they would come by once a month to wave at Little Red before going home. i wound up having Red as my own for a while... i'd get to ride her, groom her, love her, all without having to pay the bills. sadly, i wound up breaking my jaw in a freak riding accident and by the time i went back to that farm, Red was gone. i often wonder what happened to the poor little thing...
The standardbred farm must be fabulous. Standies= love. That's what worries me. What happens to the ponies once the Princess moves on? I mean, they're great horses but still. Aging ponies especially. There's a point where it's one princess owner too many and then what? Auction? Slaughter? Who knows- or cares, apparently.
agreed. the funny thing is, the racing industry (especially tb's) has a bad rep for 'not caring' where there horses end up, but from my experience, they care a hell of a lot more than a lot of these rich little girls. ugh.
and yes, working with standardbreds is a blast. i used to work at the training center/track and my own horse is a standardbred who never made it to the track. they are a fantastic breed. /advertisement
this is precisely why i don't show. barn princesses are bad enough, but show princesses are worse, and the ones that are OVER 16 are the worst.
i work at a standardbred breeding farm. i am the youngest employee there (i'm 21). it's all work, and most of the horses are farm-owned. the ones who aren't mostly have owners who don't come out to see them, so they're not my problem.
and i'm the only one who rides so i don't have to deal with boarders and snotty princesses.
however, i used to ride at a fancy schmancy sale barn that specialized in hunters. there was a family there who thought it would be cute to buy their two year old daughter a two year old horse. five years later, the daughter had no interest in horses and the horse (a lovely chestnut qh mare), had no training. they would come by once a month to wave at Little Red before going home. i wound up having Red as my own for a while... i'd get to ride her, groom her, love her, all without having to pay the bills. sadly, i wound up breaking my jaw in a freak riding accident and by the time i went back to that farm, Red was gone. i often wonder what happened to the poor little thing...
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That's what worries me. What happens to the ponies once the Princess moves on? I mean, they're great horses but still. Aging ponies especially. There's a point where it's one princess owner too many and then what? Auction? Slaughter? Who knows- or cares, apparently.
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and yes, working with standardbreds is a blast. i used to work at the training center/track and my own horse is a standardbred who never made it to the track. they are a fantastic breed. /advertisement
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