How much riding and horse care experience do you need to buy and keep a horse?

♥ Emz ♥: How much riding and horse care experience do you need to buy and keep a horse?
Also, is there such a thing as a pasture horse where they do not need riding but can just stay out in the fields in the day and ome back in at night and they would keep the other horse/s company?

Answers and Views:

Answer by lexiiiee
i’d say at least a year with someone very knowledgeable to teach you how to do things. that way you’d have lots of experience with horses and caring for them and have some experience with difficult situations correctly.

and yes, you can own a pasture horse. i’d get one on the older side though, just so a young horse isn’t wasting all it’s life in pasture.

best wishes! 😀

Answer by DaBoy1414
Horses take a lot of care. My sister has horses. She is 14. She had been riding for years before she bought one, though. You have to know how to tack it up, feed it, you need a barn and wide open spaces, and you should see your horse pretty much every day. You have to ride it constantly, make sure it is warm in the winter, give it vet checkups, and pay for treatments. Your horse must be groomed and protected from insects. My sister probably knows tons more than this as well. A horse is an enormous responsibility, but very rewarding. Make sure that you are ready. Good luck!

Answer by Mulereiner #
A companion horse is what you are describing at the end there.

If you have good horse people that are knowledgable to ask questions to, you are doing good.

Answer by ibbibud
I would go for lessons at a nearby stable first to decide how you like the real thing first. Sign on to clean stalls, groom after you learn how and help out all you can. If they offer lease horses, go in on one before you buy one. This will help you do the best for your own horse. If you just want one to be a pasture . you don’t need to know how to ride it, but you’ll want a vet who can come out and check it at least once a year and a farrier to care for its feet. Groomimg this horse may be nice also.