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first horse?
hey i have a question for you horseback riders out there. okay so we were going to buy a horse and were all up for it and stuff (for my christmas present) but then my dad meets this guy on a business trip who talks to him about horses and stuff and how my riding coach is not right and that she shouldn't be trusted. apparently this guy has won a lot of awards or whatever and ugh i dont know. he rides western and i ride english. he told my dad that i shouldnt even ride english if i just like the joy of riding.. he says theres a 15% chance i can get paralyzed if i fall. so now my dad's all up in my ass right. and now he says the boarding fees at my horseback riding place are WAY too high and that my coach doesn't know what she's doing after his little "talk". he still has this guys business card. SO. my question is.. how much should you spend on your first horse? and also how long did you wait? i'm not jumping yet, just cantering. help would be so appreciated. thanks so much!
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well this is tough. i lease a horse for 200 a month and ummm i been riding for 5 years. you should probably wait till you are a little more advands. but a good price would probably be about 4,00 or 5,000 for a ok train horse. if you are looking to train your own horse umm probably around 2,000 or 3,000 just depends what you are looking for. but your dad just tell him look dad who do you beleave some stuipd western rider who probably isn't that great or your next world class hunter?
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hey .. i have a bunch of horses myself and never paid more than 1000 fpr any of them. doesnt matter how much one is at all. I have a QH who is one of 7 purebred QH horses in my state and paid i think 1100 for him and hes as good as they come. ive been thrown through fences .. kicked whatnot and never got anything so much as stitches so there should be no worries. good luck
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hey. I also ride english and my mom and i went down to look at my horse taht i have now. Dont worry about what that person said. If you love english you most likely wont change to western. Falling off is about the same for englkish and western. Your dad should know that everything about horses has its risk. Most likely the board for where you keep you ride will be about the same all aroudn the town. The prices of horses range for what you are wanting to do.
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sam
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ok, well, it depends. i spent around 2.5k on my QH mare. if you are wanting a pleasure horse that isnt too old then i would say that 2k-5k is a good range. i also ride english** but i am jumping. it also depends on if the horse you purchase knows how to jump already. i get to train my mare to jump.:) but if you are wanting a high class cometition horse, expect to pay around 10K or more. of course, i keep my horse on my own property, so that means that i have a little less expenses than you. and it depends on if you have a saddle or whatever. tell your dad that the freak that told him that if you fall off that there is a 15% chance that you will be paralyzed that there are more dangers in riding western: getting your thumb caught in the pommel and literally pulling it off.(i know two people personally who had this happen) getting your foot hung in the stirrup and breaking a leg(know people who had this happen), breaking a rib on the saddle horn(yup, know people who had this happen too) and falling off and breaking a neck. because normally western riders dont wear helments - especially not in shows - there is a greater risk for hurting your head and neck. english riders wear helments! oh yeah! (hehe i like my helment, i bought a fun cover for it so its not so plain)
your coach probably does know what she's doing. and your dad probably doesnt know why the fees are so high. tell him that feed costs about $11:50 for a 50 lb sack of straight oats and add about 5 bucks if its sweet feed. add about 6 bucks to the first number if its senior. plus supplements like rice bran, MSM, corta flex, bio plus, aspirin, and more. all are pretty pricy. plus the cost of shavings/wood/paper for bedding in the stalls. so if you add that up, its not cheap. and your coach has to make money to live, so she probably charges a fair price. (the barns around here charge between $250 a month to $500 a month) so there are obviously advances in being to have a horse on your own property.
the price of horses also depends on your riding level and what breed of horse you want and where you live. if you are getting a high class arabian, it will cost lots more than a grade paint. both could do well in shows, but the paint would probably be a better companion and friend to you. i like Quarter Horses (QH) because they have a nice temprament, decently priced, good lines, gentle, for advanced and novice riders, good teachers, good students, and can be ridden enlish or western. pretty cool huh? i will admit that i got a really good deal on my mare, under any other circumstances, people would of had to pay closer to 10K for her because she has the famed superhorse Sonny Dee Bar in her lines. heh, family friends are not so bad! LOL but yeah, if that answers what you were asking, there you go. if you need more details and stuff, ask away!
-FunnyCide
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hmm... i definately dont think this guy is totally correct... i ride because i love itb ut i still show jump and stuff... ive fallen off like a billion times i dont even remember how many and ive never been injured... i ride western too but how much is the boarding fee??? i ride at a barn where the board is like 5oosomething a month and thats pretty steep... if youre just cantering you should just buy a nice quiet willing school horse... nothing special.. once you move up you can think about other ones but a small quiet one should not be very expensive... the raNGE SHOULD BE LIKE 7,000-12,000... sorry for the caps there... yea but like i tried out a jumper horse and it was 20,000 dollars n that was pretty expensive and it was a jumper too so 12,000 would probly also be kinda rediculous for a quiet school horse... as for this other guy, you cant listen to him (im not saying hes bad) but you cant really take advice from someone who rides western when you ride english... thats like two whole different sports it just has the same animal... i ride both--english for showing and its kinda like my sprt but i ride western with my neighbor just whenever i feel like sitting on a horse... totally different things... but i hope you get a horse and i hope i helped!
--lucky
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hey first of all ive fallen off my horse 6 times and the worst damage i got was a twisted ankle. second boarding cost shouldnt go over $150 bc thats alittle too expensive. and i ride english and its alot of fun i spent $4,000 on my first horse but that was too expensive if its a beginner and he/she is trained no more than lik about $2,500 and i waited for about 1 yr of lessons i hope it all works out and if u need anymore help than ask me Happy Holidays becca
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