{"id":38906,"date":"2025-04-15T10:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.flywheelsites.com\/?p=38906"},"modified":"2025-04-15T10:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:49:01","slug":"the-value-of-the-non-ridden-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-value-of-the-non-ridden-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Value of the Non-Ridden Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38907 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1828-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1828-rotated.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1828-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1828-160x213.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/>When I was younger and an avid barrel racer, I never thought there\u2019d come a day when I\u2019d have not one, but three horses in my pasture that haven\u2019t been ridden in months\u2014and in some cases, years. However, that\u2019s exactly where I find myself today, with two retirees, one with injuries that make her altogether unrideable, and another who is just plain old. But I also have a teenage mare who is perfectly rideable\u2014if I wanted to ride her, that is. The thing is, I don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe some of you can relate to this.<\/p>\n<p>Many people may find themselves at a similar place in life\u2014where they are perfectly content to simply take care of their horses and keep them as pets. Yes, horses are rather expensive pets, whether you ride them or not, and therein lies the conundrum. For many people, a horse\u2019s value is directly tied to what they can do for the rider or owner. This is understandable when a great deal of money is at stake.<\/p>\n<p>But what is a horse\u2019s value if they aren\u2019t ridden or used in any way? While some would say \u201cvery little\u201d or perhaps \u201cnothing at all\u201d, I would have to disagree. I have a feeling that many of you might too. My horses are still quite valuable to me, but value can have different meanings, and it doesn\u2019t always have to be associated with money.<\/p>\n<p>Every morning, as I go out to feed my three equine friends, their pricked ears and soft nickers bring a smile to my face. As I watch them graze in the pasture on a summer afternoon, the sun shining off their backs, tails lazily flicking back and forth, I\u2019m reminded of what an honor it is just to have such majestic creatures in my presence. I consider myself lucky to have horses in my life at all. I would bet all of my previous horse show ribbons that many of you feel the exact same way.<\/p>\n<p>For some of us, it doesn\u2019t matter that our saddles and tack are gathering dust in the barn. We may ride again someday or we may not. Because for some, the value of our horses can also be equivalent to the amount of joy they bring into our lives. And for me, that amount is so very much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was younger and an avid barrel racer, I never thought there\u2019d come a day when I\u2019d have not one, but three horses in my pasture that haven\u2019t been ridden in months\u2014and in some cases, years. 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