How do you know when your ready for your first horse?
How do you know you are ready to buy a horse? You know you are ready to buy a horse when you have enough money saved for all the upfront expenses, emergency expenses, and the monthly upkeep. You have solid basic riding skills and a good instructor.
What to consider when choosing the right horse?
There aren’t any hard and fast rules when it comes to selecting the right height horse. The main thing to consider is that you aren’t too large for the horse and that you won’t cause them injury by riding them, which we’ll cover more in the next point.
Where can I find a horse for sale?
Quite often there will be an annotation in the prize list (show schedule in Engand) that a certain horse is for sale. Or perhaps your instructor or trainer will know of a suitable horse. Another place to look is the barn or riding stable that you ride at regularly.
How can you tell the personality of a horse?
It can be difficult to tell a horses personality after only seeing them a couple of times. Because of this, you should ask whoever you are purchasing from a lot about their temperament. If possible, speak to several people that have been around the horse so that you will be more like to get an honest opinion.
How can you tell if a horse has been drugged?
The only good way to tell if a horse has been drugged is with the assistance of a trained veterinarian who can perform tests. While a drugged horse does at times demonstrate signs, like a drooping bottom lip, and half-closed eyes, these methods are not reliable enough to tell you whether or not a horse is drugged.
What do you need to know before buying a horse?
If you’re buying a registered horse then you’ll want to see the horse’s registration documents as well as its pedigree. Some countries require all horses to have passports, even if they’re never going to leave the country, so you should ask to see this too.
What’s the best way to find the right horse?
The search for the perfect horse can be a long and arduous one. Once you have decided what type of horse or pony you want to buy, there are several different approaches you can take. You may be in the market for a competition horse. If so, visiting the shows and the show bars will be the best way to see your prospective horse in action.
When do you know it’s time to choose a horse?
Once you get into the 25 percent range and greater, horses start demonstrating significant signs of physical stress and fatigue. As you begin the process of choosing a horse, calculate your weight plus the weight of your riding equipment.
Can you buy a horse without seeing the horse?
Its a sad fact of life these days that you can’t always trust what you see online (or in adverts) which is why you should never agree to buy a horse without seeing it. If the seller is pressuring you to buy the horse beforehand then there’s something wrong and you should walk away.
