Tack and equipment purchases, travel expenses, and show bills can really add up.

Photo: Alexandra Beckstett

One of my joys of horse ownership is the thrill of competition: Setting goals and achieving them, always aiming for that perfect trip, and enjoying a special partnership with my horse in the show ring. A year out of college, I put the tiny bit of money I had in my savings account toward a young horse I’d fallen in love with. Even if “Helios” hadn’t been so green, I couldn’t afford to horse show at the time. I told myself I would be content teaching him to jump and just hacking around Kentucky’s farmland. Silly me

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