Posted by Oldtractorfun on June 09, 2009 at 01:11:31 from (70.27.175.172):
In Reply to: I think I've had it posted by Jason, NW Ontario on June 08, 2009 at 20:27:33:
I am in south eastern Ontario and lots of good land here. We always had a couple of horses when I was growing up on the farm but had the grazing land and our own hay to put up for the winter. In the mid 80s all the kids were moved out on their own, dad retired at 55 and got into Standard Breds. I went to the races with dad to help him out and I got to be a licenced groom in Ontario and Quebec. Now my parents were just middle class, not rich by no means, never had a new vehical in their lifes and still don't. Now that Harness racing was expensive but dad always thought he would have a big money maker with one of the 2 horses he had, dreams all horse people have. It finally came to the point where my mom told my dad the horses or me. He decided to keep my mother and got rid of the 2 worthless glue pots he had that never came close to covering the gas it took to take them to the races let alone vet bills, paying a driver, shoes, all them things. Anyways sounds like you have had some good advice. Make a list of expenses and income. See how far in the hole you are every month. Show her on paper the facts. The only people that do make money are trainers, boarders, breeders. Sometimes need to be a boarder to have the horses their to train. Get down to 2 or 3 horses and board 4 horses. I personally know 3 people that have lost their homes over that next great horse. 1 couple divorced the other 2 made it together but barely and had to start all over again. Maybe you could get her interested in another less expensive hobby. Dad got into antique tractor pulling. Cheap hobby really, new rear tires never cost as much as it did to keep and race the horses for a month. Looks like you are going to have to decide what is most important to you. Maybe write down a game plan from these great ideas everybody has given you and see if she will agree to help take the stress off of you and make your farm into a money making place not a money drain. I have had money problems myself, I made a decision, got out of the hole finally, wife stayed. The stress that was gone and boy it dawned on me I should have done it a few years earlier if wife would have stayed or not. Probably added years to my life. Good luck to you whatever happens.
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