Horse??????????

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Well i want a horse and i take lesson and i am starting to jump in canter but like i dont know when is the best time to get a horse?

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Answer by pink_x_strife
When you are rich.

The average horse will cost you $ 2000 at the minimum.Then to feed it,another $ 300 or so a month,plus a boarding fee,if you board it,or you have to take time to clean it’s stall.Vet bill can easily total $ 400.

I wanted to get a horse once.Until I realized I couldn’t afford it!Not to mention it is a HUGE responsibility!It’s like having a 5ft dog!

Answer by catxcatxx
when you can financially pay for it (vets bills, shoes, tack & equipment, stabling etc) and dedicate your life to it for the next 20-30 years.

i would recommend taking some courses in horse care, your national horse society should be able to provide them. try doing a share with someone before buying, then you’ll get a better understanding in proper horse ownership, it’s not just about slinging a saddle on it and going for a trot around a ring!

i’ve been riding since i was 5, but i’ve never been in the position to have my own horse, but have done shares. i had to stop when school got in the way and now i live in a big city. you never know what your future holds and many horses get sold or put out on loan when their riders go to college.

Answer by ❀•Tea•❀ ❀•Rose•❀
The other two people are right. I want a horse too, but though we have plenty of acrage of pasture land, and we have cows anyway, horses are much more expensive and more high-mantainance

Answer by allichantraine
A horse is a big comitment, both phisically and finacially. I took ridding lessons as a child and had a great-aunt with a farm in Alabama who let me ride her pony & mule when she still had them. In high school my best friend & her sister both had horses. I learned from them everything required, and did a lot of reserch on what I was getting into.

5 Years ago, at the age of 21, I bought my first horse. The boarding stable is 10 minutes from my house, and self care, so instead of paying a large amount for someone else to care fro my horse, I pay $ 150 a month and go out 2x a day to feed, exercise, and clean the stall. And to bond, my mustang and I have a very close relationship. I also payed $ 600 for him from a rescue. We just bought our second horse, also $ 600 from a rescue. Seminole feed, a high quality food, cocsts around $ 15 per bag at a bag a week per horse. Vet bills about $ 200-$ 400 a year per, but I took classes in Vet Tech to do them myself to cut costs. Horses need to have their feet trimmed every 6 weeks for around $ 25 (or shod for about $ 80), and wormed at the same interval for $ 15-$ 20.

Do your homework, find a rescue facility and talk to the people there. Find different boarding stables and talk to the owners/boarders. And talk to your trainer. Do as much foot work as possible. high quality horses in huge full-care facilities can be pricey. But working as a dog groomer making $ 200 per week and renting a room from my mom, I can afford my boy and I really love him. He’s not a big expensive show horse, he’s just a gorgeous spanish mustang I rescued and ride out on trail, and he’s my baby. (the new horse, a gaited, bay tobiano paint draft, belongs to my step-dad).

If you do your research and plan carefully, you can afford a horse. But do NOT just jump into it! Remeber, you have many bills, including the price of all the tack & supplies. My custom-made saddle cost more than my horse did! (the cheap used saddle we got didn’t fit him as he grew and now just gathers dust in the tack room, so do your reserch on that too!)

Answer by movfortrc
This is a decision that you need to make mostly on a financial basis. There are lots of good books to buy out there about buying horses. The area that you live in depends on what the fees are going to be to keep the horse. If you own enough property to keep your horse at, that will save some money.

Things to look at are:
What are you going to be using the horse for? Do you plan on showing him/her? Trail rides? Pleasure? How often are you going to ride? Every day? Once a month? All of this factors into buying a horse. A horse is the most expensive between 8-14 years old – what experience do you have? I just bought a 19 year old Kentucky Mountain horse for under $ 500 – there are many rescues that have horse adoption fees between $ 300-1200.

Costs to keep in mind (and vary greatly by area)
Boarding – $ 100-500+ per month
Vet – $ 50 farm call + services
Shots 1x per year
Teeth 1-2x per year
Farrier – $ 25 and up
Trimmings every 4-6 weeks
Some horses require shoes…
Deworming – Every 6-8 weeks or feed-through dewormer…

Do you own your own tack? That is easily close to $ 1000 to get started. The decision is ultimately yours, and maybe is you don’t ride often, wait until you have more time or money to buy your own.

Answer by tajodappyjackpot
I really can’t say “when” is a best time. I got a horse at 11 yrs old & never took a lesson. He was the best, never got sick or had issues. Since then, 20 something years later…we have bought several that were mis-represented. People will drug their horses to make them calmer & they will tell mis-truths so try the horse out a couple of times & possibly make a surprise visit or a least check to see if the gelding is too relaxed. Good luck! They are all great even w/issues.