Dummer&Drummer
6th Jul 2006, 08:39 AM
hi guys, well as you all probably know, DDJ may be pinching Drummer off me next year. i am trying to quit smoking as we speak as i need more cash :)
as a single parent i may have 2 liveries to pay for next year, £24 per horse, per week and lessons on top of this. i did it last year before we sold my daughters pony, and it was tough.
kinda thinking it is ok with one horse, but need to raise spare cash for two if i can quit smoking that will save me £40 per month that is nearly 2 weeks livery, i also have 2 lessons a week and im happy to have 1 of my lessons every other week making another saving of £34 - this is nearly my livery for another horse a month :) DDJ has also been told that at 14 years old she has to go and sweep floors on a saturday in a hairdressers and pay for her lesson a week :rolleyes: nasty mom :)
the initial cost of the new horse next year is ok, just the keeping of it. i can hack to the vets so vaccinations are not so bad, drummer gets shoes every 3 MONTHS :eek: so if new horse is like this that would be fab, my bates saddle should fit new horse and DDJ would prefer smaller synthetic one and sure drummer wont complain of the lightness either, so tack should be ok
next dilema.........transport!!!!!!!!!! i was getting a single ifa williams next year to two drummer with my large car, cant tow 2 or a double trailer
options..........(unless you guys have any other thoughts, breeches you may be able to help here) i can only drive an automatic (makes every option more expensive) and i am also on mobility car hire scheme, i have £145 per month to play with, options hire/lease 4x4 although dont think £145 will cover this esp an auto, ditch nice big car and get small cheap run around and get something like a ford transit 2 horse van auto and hope that the difference from having a cheap run around from the £145 may pay for lorries maintenance and insurance but need to pay for initial outlay of lorry be about 10,000 :eek: .........any views, thoughts, info - the cheapest affordable way to go about this. i believe to do a 4x4 on motability scheme which would be the best option requires something like a 3 -4000 deposit which i dont get back after 3 years (kinda feels id be chucking money away)
thanks guys and thanks for reading through the above rambling :)
as a single parent i may have 2 liveries to pay for next year, £24 per horse, per week and lessons on top of this. i did it last year before we sold my daughters pony, and it was tough.
kinda thinking it is ok with one horse, but need to raise spare cash for two if i can quit smoking that will save me £40 per month that is nearly 2 weeks livery, i also have 2 lessons a week and im happy to have 1 of my lessons every other week making another saving of £34 - this is nearly my livery for another horse a month :) DDJ has also been told that at 14 years old she has to go and sweep floors on a saturday in a hairdressers and pay for her lesson a week :rolleyes: nasty mom :)
the initial cost of the new horse next year is ok, just the keeping of it. i can hack to the vets so vaccinations are not so bad, drummer gets shoes every 3 MONTHS :eek: so if new horse is like this that would be fab, my bates saddle should fit new horse and DDJ would prefer smaller synthetic one and sure drummer wont complain of the lightness either, so tack should be ok
next dilema.........transport!!!!!!!!!! i was getting a single ifa williams next year to two drummer with my large car, cant tow 2 or a double trailer
options..........(unless you guys have any other thoughts, breeches you may be able to help here) i can only drive an automatic (makes every option more expensive) and i am also on mobility car hire scheme, i have £145 per month to play with, options hire/lease 4x4 although dont think £145 will cover this esp an auto, ditch nice big car and get small cheap run around and get something like a ford transit 2 horse van auto and hope that the difference from having a cheap run around from the £145 may pay for lorries maintenance and insurance but need to pay for initial outlay of lorry be about 10,000 :eek: .........any views, thoughts, info - the cheapest affordable way to go about this. i believe to do a 4x4 on motability scheme which would be the best option requires something like a 3 -4000 deposit which i dont get back after 3 years (kinda feels id be chucking money away)
thanks guys and thanks for reading through the above rambling :)