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I’m sorry you have to give up riding for now :( Can you work at the stable even if you aren’t a student? The people there may be able to help you get a job if they know you want to come back and take this seriously. Or you could check into some other stables, like on private or small farms, and see if they need an extra stable hand. Don’t give up on your dream; I’m sure your parents really wish they could keep giving you the lessons. There may be someone willing to give you a break if you look hard enough. As far as a job for someone under 16, that will be tough. My first job was at my school, poke around to see if they have any paying positions. I worked as a cashier in my lunch room.

How about babysitting? Catsitting? Dogsitting/walking?

But take just a moment and put yourself in your parents’ shoes. This is the worst economy since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It would not be right to pressure them about a “want” when they have so many “needs” to juggle, and less money to help juggle them.

It’s getting tough out there. Do all you can to help. Be part of the solution–not part of the problem!

I feel your enthusiasm for riding even from here. I say search more and don’t give up if it truly makes you happy.

Well, working around other barns may not connect you with “your” pony but sounds like a good idea. It would keep you among horses, and it would be strange if you could not take a ride at occations in those places. You would also not need 250 box for it, any payment would come in handy.

…and btw, this “depression” sucks!
Things go up and things go down. So does the market, but akmost entirely by “soft” parameters.
Stuff is no longer valued by substance or solids, but by expectations. Therefore, when the media cries “doom’s day”, it will move us towards doom’s day.
It consequently became a self-spiralling downwards development just as the Great Depression did. If most people stopped reading papers and closed their TV’s, there wouldn’t be any depression.

omg, u carnt give up riding, speak to your instructer about the financial problems and see if she can offer you a job, if not get out and try to get yourself one misses, i cant let a fellow rider give up thier love and enjoyment

i know exactly how you feel, do you know much about re schooling?, you dont have to get money from your dads friend, you could ride his horses, im sure he would appreciate it…
but if you wanted to do that you would need time and patience

you dont need to , if you can reschool these horses and make them ridebale then you dont have to stop riding forever, just while you reschool them, horse life isnt all about the riding, it will also give you the chance to properly bond with the horses too

you can still see her, you really can

you should, i feel that way about a few horses at my stables, but idunno, that was just a suggestion, i dont know what else you could do tbh