so im almost through with high school, and im most likely going to go to a college and then after getting an associates transferring to a university, anyways the college im looking into may or may not have a rodeo/horse club program.. if they don't then i wont get to take my horseys :( but if they do i might be able to take my horseys because there is no debate about that :) however i have looked into some stables in the area and they're running around $300 a month per horse (never stabled before because we keep our horses in our pasture and that's twice what we pay because we only pay for hay not boarding and so on and so on..) anyways if i go i might be able to take both horses but im not positive because me and my sister would both be going to this college so it would be twice the money for our family to pay out (yes my parents are paying most of it, but we are going to chip in some moneys too) k anyways, so my horses would be split and they are really close, and if i were to choose which one to take this would be sad, because i would take my mare because she's my barrel/rodeo horse which i would use for the club but i would miss my gelding so much because i have had him since i was 8 and he was 2 and we are really close, he's my spare barrel horse but he doesnt run the times that my mare runs,
so anyways my questions are:
1- should i even take a horse to college
2- is that a good price for stables ($300 a month)
3- which horse would you take

wow that was kinda long sorry, but thanks for reading ;-)

No i never took my horse to college, only a maverick like YOU could do that! :D

1. FREAKIN YES

2. that's a fairly good price given the average cause of stables is about $500 per month.

3. Take my horse Jimpy, hes black AND blind

Yes of course I did he lived in my dorm with me (NOT TRUE)

1) I wouldn't. I'm in college right now, and I miss my horses terribly, but I know that there is no point in having them here. I barely have time for a social life, and i definitely don't have time for horses. Plus, I am paying for college on my own, and so I couldn't afford it.
2) It would depend on the stable and what I was getting for that board.
3) I would take the mare.

owner/rider

Im not even in college yet in in 6th grade!!!! plus i dont have a horse.

I'm a senior this year, so I'm facing the same problem. I'm not planning on bringing any horse with me for the first semester- See how much extra time I have before I commit financially.
$300/month is cheap in my area- Most are around $500 to $800. It really depends on the area, and the quality of care.
Take the mare. If you're going to pay for board you might as well bring the better horse.

No, I couldn't afford to take my horse; he had to be sold. It was very sad.

Instead, I took a lot of lessons whenever my schedule would allow, which frankly after the first year, was very seldom. I generally took 18 to 24 hours a semester and maintained at least a B+ average, so I basically went to class, studied, and for very short periods, I slept. Of course, I went to University pre computer days, and certainly pre internet days, so I understand that things are very different from my time! pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com

For the first year, yes, I would take a horse. If you find you cannot keep your grades up (and the first 2 semesters are the easiest, so if you cannot do it and keep your grades up....) When you go to the larger university, maybe not. Your grades will tell you.

$300 a month is very reasonable; I wish I could find stalls with turnout and arena availability for that money, and I'm currently in the boonies.

I would take the more competitive horse; your riding and training schedule is likely to be a bit sporadic, so the better trained horse will suffer less than the less trained horse; hanging out in their home pasture they might de condition, but probably not de train.

I took my horses with me, but boarding where I went to school was cheaper than where I was boarding them at home. It is, however, a lot of work, so I would recommend waiting a semester to decide whether you want to take your horse/if you have time for her.

Depending on where you are, yes, $300 is a good price.

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Take your mare, if you use her more anyway.

1. I am graduating college in a year, and before I came to college I showed hunter/jumper competitively. I sold my horse before coming to college, and I believe that was the best decision I could have made. You don't realize how tight money will be once you get to college, so that little extra money will be helpful, and plus you really won't have the time to spend with your horses that you know you should.