I went to see the woman who owns Josie today. Met her dogs and they were a blast! I ended up not going to ride Josie.
The woman is, when it comes down to it, not ready to let Josie go off-property...and I was glad because she stated she thinks off property should come with a fee. Personally, disgree. If the leaser is footing all the bills for the horse, unless the horse is an A circuit show horse...I feel that's really not appropriate.
However, the woman has provided me with some great leads. She knows of a few horses for sale and said she'd make some calls for me and get info. She also gave me the number of a woman who pairs up horses and riders and has a lot of contacts. She mentioned an Arab/Andalusian cross...4 years, $500. I'm a bit skeptical of that! Although I could put what I save into hiring a good trainer, I just don't think a horse that young will fit my time available right now. I just don't think it would be sensible. But the other leads may be more promising! I may find a great deal on a nice mount.
I'm very pleased about making new contacts in the horse world. So many prospective horses may not be on the public market, that I may only find through meeting people.
Also, my mother has a promising 'job' lead for me. Considering getting with a temporary job finding service. Mom used to work through them and said they always provided her with new jobs after she finished a temp job. There's a lot of flexibility there as well, which would be a huge bonus.
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