parents……?

barrelracer<3: parents……?
how do you convince your parents to let you get another horse?? i am greatfull i have one but he is getting on his years and this horse i saw caught my eye and i am in love with it!!!! i can afford it and can take care of it. plus my horse is getting to easy to ride!! but i still love him and always willl he is my baby!!

any suggestions would be helpful!!
selling my other horse is not an option!!!
and my dad think horses are hay burners!! so it will be hard to persuade him

Answers and Views:

Answer by ♥pits need love too…(teaca)♥
YOU DONT… KEEP TO ONE HORSE

Answer by arabiansnchevys
As a parent – can’t help ya much. If you are paying for him and his upkeep then it shouldn’t be a problem or maybe you should sell your old horse if he isn’t what you need anymore.

Answer by DaisyKJ
Just talk to them, present your thoughts and ideas without sounding “whiny”, and they will treat you like a responsible horse owner as long as you act like one. I think they will have to determine what their budget can handle (that’s what my parents would have done), but if it’s possible, then I’m sure they will let you get a new horse.

My dad was so soft-hearted when it came to horses and us girls. I would find ads and show them to him, and he’d take us to go look at the horses. He bought me a new colt in my senior year of high school. The idea was I could train it to ride (I’d already trained several colts for him on the ranch, and knew what I was doing) and sell it as a broke horse for profit before I went to college, or else if I fell in love with it, I would trade my older gelding to him for it and keep the colt. Unfortunately, the colt got injured and had to be put down. Dad knew it broke my heart, and he never said a word about the money he lost on the deal.

And unfortunately, my Dad was much stricter about saying “yes” to me dating guys than he was to me buying horses! Believe me, if they can afford it, they’ll want to do it for you. That’s how parents are.

Edit: Your dad is right! Horses ARE hay burners….but we love them anyway, and you just have to play on that theme.

Answer by threewishes2008
times are hard and you are very lucky to have the horse you have. They are also a big expense until you grow up and get on your own thank your parent for at least allowing the one.

Answer by Silence
Basically the best way to get yourself a more challenging horse is to find something for the older horse to do. You might be able to lease or loan him to somebody that you know and that way you will definitely have enough time for your new project.
Your parents are more likely to agree to the new horse if you show them you are willing to make a sacrifice (in a good way) so that you can improve your abilities.
The problem with horses is that you never want to let the old ones go to a new home so people end up with more and more until they have so many they can’t take care of them. Now, I’m not saying you would end up in this situation but your parents need to see you are realistic about the needs of your horse. And you need to give yourself enough time for the rest of your social life and educational stuff. (I know I sound like a parent but unfortunately it’s true)
Hope this helps

Answer by barrel racer
well all of me and my friends parents have a rule…. and its the same rule…. to get a new horse one has to go…. I only own one too but if I want a new horse then I’m going to have to sell her. Yes it is hard to say goodbye but this is better for me and my horse. My horse is not up too doing the stuff I want her to do so in order for me to achieve my goals I need to find her a great loving home and me a new younger horse.

Answer by ∪*∪ lil jumper ∪*∪
i honestly don’t think you have that many options. you already have one horse (6 years of riding and i don’t have one…). i say this a lot but take what you can, you have more then others do. just accept what you have. ask them but i don’t think you have much hope. maybe work for some of the money? i think that if you get a new one, the old one will have to go. remember though, you can’t judge a book by its cover, just because that horse looks goes does not mean that he is the horse for you.

Answer by paintgirl_h
As both a youth and now as an adult rider, anytime I wanted a new horse I had to find a way to manage it. In most cases I had to sell one horse to buy another, especially if the new horse was expensive. There have been times when I’ve been able to buy a second horse and still keep the first, but that was only when I bought a foal as the second horse. When the foal was old enough to start riding I had to decide whether I wanted to sell it and try to make a bit of a profit, or sell my broke horse and keep working with the young one.
It is very hard to sell your first horse, I can votch for that. To this day there are still a few horses that I cry when I sell. But I’m going to tell you two cold, hard facts. 1)Horses are awfully expensive. I know you say you can afford to buy it and take care of it, but the truth is, the more horses you have, the more expenses go up. There will be two horses to get shots for and wormer for and hooves to trim and then extra vet bills. It gets pricey, and with today’s economy it might not be as easy as you think to afford both. and 2)believe it or not, it is very difficult to find time to work with more than one horse if you attend school or work or have other activities. I work 3-4 days a week, and have learned that I can work with two horses maximum, more than that is a job and not fun anymore. So you probably could find time for two horses, but it wouldn’t be easy. The only reason I do it myself is to pay for my expensive habit of showing horses. I pay my own way from my writing and horse training, my regular job pays for our household bills and not the horse stuff. So if I want to show I always need to have a second horse in training so I can resell it down the road and hopefully make a decent profit so I can pay other expenses.
In my advice, you need to decide which horse you want, and go from there. That’s what my parents did, and while its hard, it will help you become a better horse person.