I Sold My Body to Save My Horse

The Secret Room | True Stories

Ben Hamm

Storytelling, Personal Journals, Story, Podcast, Stories, True, Society & Culture

4.4 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In a single day Nikki nearly lost her job, got evicted, and her horse nearly died. She turned to the only work she could think of to get back on her feet…and no one knows.

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0:00.0	Just a heads up, today's episode contains adult content.
0:04.5	Hi, Ben. My name's Nikki, and one day in 2014, I nearly lost my job.
0:09.2	My horse nearly died, and I got kicked out of my home.
0:12.2	I turned to the only work I could think of to make money.
0:14.7	My secret is, I sold my body to save my horse and myself, and no one knows.
0:19.6	Today, The Secret Room Presents, I sold my body to save my horse and myself, and no one knows. Today, The Seekaroom presents.
0:21.1	I sold my body to save my horse.
0:34.4	I have nowhere to live.
0:37.4	And I'm going to just do whatever I have to do.. My horse is sick.
0:39.8	And I'm going to just do whatever I have to do.
0:43.1	So if you want to see me, it's going to cost you money.
0:44.5	It's not that big deal.
0:48.3	So you're straight up honest and how did people react?
0:57.9	Hey, everyone. I'm Ben Ham and welcome to The Secret Room.
1:00.0	On today's episode, my guest is Nikki.
1:02.3	She's a horse caretaker, trainer, and owner.
1:07.9	And she tells us about a string of bad luck that led her to a point in life where she had to make some desperate decisions.
1:11.2	It's the story of how bad things can happen to good people. but it's also a story about how to respond when life gives us so many lemons. Let's get started.
1:21.2	Hi, Nikki, and welcome to The Secret Room. Hey, how's it going? I'm good. Thank you so much for
1:27.2	joining me. No problem so much for joining me.
1:28.4	No problem. Thanks for having me.
1:31.2	You have been through a lot, and you've done a lot to survive, stuff you can't talk about, but you're going to share it with us today.
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