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<blockquote data-quote="DesparatelyAfraid" data-source="post: 667008" data-attributes="member: 19509"><p>I grew up with a backyard horse. Trained him myself, and was lucky enough to find a coach who literally did not charge for the group lessons I took. My mom made my riding clothes and many of the leather accessories, like a weight pad, jump boots, a German martingale, etc. That was in OR. Northern VA is a bit different. And we live in the 'burbs. No place for a backyard horse. And the kind of horse he would benefit from would cost 10s of thousands of dollars. And stabling and board and vet and farrier, not to mention coaching, would be thousands more per month. My husband and I are government workers. Not really do-able.</p><p></p><p>Copa, thanks for the words of support. At this point, we are not blaming ourselves, just really struggling to keep him in school, to finish high school. Then, we may be more ready to let him strike out on his own. But that is an entire school year away. </p><p></p><p>Really, he is depressed and he needs to try medications, but he refuses. That is hard...to know there may be something that can help, but he won't do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DesparatelyAfraid, post: 667008, member: 19509"] I grew up with a backyard horse. Trained him myself, and was lucky enough to find a coach who literally did not charge for the group lessons I took. My mom made my riding clothes and many of the leather accessories, like a weight pad, jump boots, a German martingale, etc. That was in OR. Northern VA is a bit different. And we live in the 'burbs. No place for a backyard horse. And the kind of horse he would benefit from would cost 10s of thousands of dollars. And stabling and board and vet and farrier, not to mention coaching, would be thousands more per month. My husband and I are government workers. Not really do-able. Copa, thanks for the words of support. At this point, we are not blaming ourselves, just really struggling to keep him in school, to finish high school. Then, we may be more ready to let him strike out on his own. But that is an entire school year away. Really, he is depressed and he needs to try medications, but he refuses. That is hard...to know there may be something that can help, but he won't do it. [/QUOTE]
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