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Young equestrian leans down from her saddle to pet her horse, in a model's depiction.
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When I was a kid, I wanted a horse so badly, but of course, horses require a lot of room to run around. They aren't cheap animals!
I remember looking up how much space a horse needs to roam (at least one or two acres) and then going out to my backyard with a measuring tape, determined to see if we could have enough room for my dream pet. Alas, we did not have that much room. Such is life in the suburbs. And a owning a horse costs thousands of dollars each year, between paying for food, a stable, and any vet issues that may come up, so it's just not feasible for the average family.
Now, this person is actually living the dream, in many ways. She has two horses who both live at a nearby riding school. That's one way for horses to give their owners a good ROI: let kids take riding lessons, walking or running around the paddocks. It's not too hard on the horses, and kids get to live out their horse-riding dreams.
But now, this kid is being called entitled after sharing her latest horse-related dilemma. Do you think she is?
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AITA for not wanting MY horse to be used in lessons at my yard?
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Happy teen practices riding a horse during her lesson, in a depiction by a model.
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Teen girl rides horse around during lessons, in a depiction by a model.
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Rider and instructor walk their horses through a clearing, in a representation by models.
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I get what this kid is saying, though. There's something special about having something that's just yours. But when it comes to something as costly as a horse, that might be a goal that she could strive for as an adult instead.
As a few people discussed, it would probably be way too costly to own a pet horse without a way to pay for all of its needs. Horses eat a tremendous amount of food and hay, and not everyone has a stable at their house where the horse can sleep each night!
I know it's hard to hear as a teen, but some dreams do need to wait until you're a grown-up… or at least until you get a summer job and understand the value of a dollar. Once you're making minimum wage at your first job, you'll probably have a more clear understanding of what it would mean to pay like, $12k a month for your horse.
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People did NOT have sympathy for this young person
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It does sound like the Mom has a good deal going on here
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