Although we are buying the house we live in, it always gripes me to have to board my horses. Triggy and Blue used to live at my house when they were babies and we loved it but now I must have some where to work them. Having acquired the other 3, having them on our own land is becoming a priority.
I have a great place to board now but if anything happens to that arrangement I'm going to be scurrying for a place to keep them all so I'm doing my best to be proactive. I don't want to have to take them to Moses Lake to my cousin's farm if I don't have to but it's going to be next to impossible to board elsewhere for the amount I pay in board and minis board for free. They have a 40' x'40' compound with a huge run-in shed. The pen sides are 10' tall so there are no worries about dogs or coyotes getting to them easily. The mares have their own huge divided paddock and the BO allowed me to install a really nice 40' x 12' shelter complete with feed room, sink and cabinets and she only charges me $150 a piece to board them. I can do full care which is the way I like it and don't have to worry if the have been fed or turned out for exercise. It's not the ususal boarding arrangement for sure.
Hubby is quite content with our present home and it's been difficult to get him onboard with a move. It all started over a conversation about how upset I was for the trainer whipping the two year old and hubby said, "well maybe we could buy her." I'd love to but just where do you think we would keep her? Not like he'd have to do any arm twisting to push me into it.
: Although he is the one who talked me into Blue when I bought Triggy and when he saw Alfie said we had to have him. Copper, admittedly, was my idea. He is the one who admantly told me NO MORE CATS, yet he feeds a neighborhood cat and the cat is now living here all the time! While I'd love to have a herd of horses, I'm also quite aware just who is going to be responsible for their care--ME. He wants them all and boarding at a rescue makes it too tempting for either of us.
I will miss this home very much as I have planted trees for each of my children and grand children, have a few beloved pets buried there and my mom spent her final days here. That and the fact I have done so much remodeling to get it just the way I wanted. It's a difficult decision but feel we need to move on and find something bigger land-wise. Our place is out there somewhere and I'm determined to find it!
: I'm going to look at some property in Orting this Friday. It's 5 acres and has an old cabin on it but it has the basics and the land is level. It has septic, power water and phone so we'd have to put in a new mobile or modular and barn, fencing etc. I hate to get my hopes up because a lot of things have to fall into place for this move to happen where ever we finally do end up. But hey this is progress but hubby is finally thinking it would be a good thing to have our own land for the horses! Means a helluva commute for me but I'm willing to do whatever to have the horsies at home again.
