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Hi

OHH YESSS i can relate...
I am a hairdresser for 30 years... my horses are DEFINTELY  good for my 
mental health. I have to deal with people ALL DAY LONG.
So i can't wait to see my horse
..... no nagging , no bragging,  no " ohh i am sorry i am a half and hour 
late and you have to hurry to make all your other appointments today ".... 
and my fav.... " Ohh sorry i missed my appointment and you lost 2 hours of 
pay."

Ohh yes  I LOVE MY HORSE .... lol....and so does hubby... he says i am much 
more relaxed when i come back from the horses.

Have a blessed christmas everybody

Diana :-)


> From: "Julie Pearsall" <morris921@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC]   horse v. psych (occupations)
> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:03:49 -0500
>
> I've read some of the "occupations" e-mails and got to thinking.  My horse 
> isn't so much a luxury as she is a cost effective mental health investment. 
>  I have a couple of minor mental health issues, including depression.  I 
> WAS paying a psychiatrist $150 for HALF an hour of therapy every other 
> week.  That came to $300 a month for one hour of  'help.'  I definitely 
> wasn't feeling $150 better at the end of those sessions.
>
> I figured the cost of owning and riding 'Bucket' (don't laugh- she eats a 
> bucket of oats, poops a bucket of poop, and one day she'll kick the 
> bucket....it fits.) For one year, including board, vet bills, transport and 
> riding in 5 or 6 events a year, I came up with a figure of roughly $300 a 
> month. I live in an agricultural county in the Finger Lakes, central NY, so 
> board is reasonable.
>
> Any way.... if I ride three or four days a week, for three hours each time, 
> times four weeks a month, my cost is $25-$33 an hour for excellent mental 
> health benefits.  I ALWAYS feel better when I spend time with 'The Bucket,' 
> as my husband calls her.  If I include spending a weekend with her for a 
> ride......those hours cost about $10 each.
>
> My J-O-B is teacher.  I'm currently subbing, which means flexible hours AND 
> flexible pay.  I need to work five days a month to keep my mare.  The rest 
> goes into household bills and the college fund for our 14 year old son.  My 
> teacher husband retires in two years, which means retirement pay ...... 
> read LESS.  We don't go on vacation, except to visit family.  Bucket is my 
> vacation.
>
> Can anybody relate?
>
> Julie  ......and Bucket, the anti-depressant horse.
>
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