Also, don't forget that if you keep your horse privately (i.e. not at a livery yard) then you may well be responsible for the upkeep of facilitites, so it's not neccessarily any cheaper - I keep my three at home and we have to pay for everything down to muck heap removal, fertilising the fields, fencing, riding arena upkeep as well as having had to buy jumps, wings, poles etc.

It sounds very idillic keeping your horse's by yourself - but the reality is that it can be very lonely and extremely hard-work. There's not neccessarily anyone one else to help you out and even simple things like not having anyone to ride out with or wanting a second opinion on something.

Having said that, I love having them on my doorstep and it's definately easier in some ways ... no yard politics and feeding in my PJ's before going back to bed springs to mind immediately!

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