First Time Horse Buyer? Here's What You Need To Know

In this article I would like to share some useful tips and advice for people who are planning to buy a horse. I'm a big fan of horses and I try to ride them every single weekend. As a result of my passion for this amazing animal I have spent hours reading various magazines, books and other sources learning as much as possible about horse care and in today's article I would like to talk about things every person who is planning to buy a horse should know about.

The first and probably the most important thing that you need to do when buying a horse is to find someone who has been riding for at least five to ten years. I know that this is probably not the greatest analogy, but just like when you are buying a car for the first time you want someone who is more experienced than you to be with you so he could ask the right questions and see whether there is anything wrong with the car. The same rules apply to buying horses. You don't want to end up spending thousands of dollars on a horse that is not right for you or even worse buying a horse that is suffering from a health problem that cannot be treated.

Secondly when buying your first horse you also need to be clear about why do you to own a horse in the first place. I know that this probably sounds a little bit weird, but the fact is that there are a lot of horse riding disciplines. Some people ride horses because they compete at racing events, others compete at dressage events, some ride because they like to do show jumping, whereas others ride horse simply because of recreational reasons.

Being clear about your motivation will greatly improve your chances of finding the right breed that will meet your needs. Just like with cars there are hundreds of potential breeds to choose from and each of these breeds have their own advantages and disadvantages. Just like certain cars are really fast in the straight line, but burn their fuel very quickly, the same rules apply to horses. Some horses are really fast, but lack endurance, whereas other horse breeds such as Arabian Horses have amazing endurance.

You need to be clear about your motivations, because once you will know why do you want to own a horse it will be much easier to determine the right breed, age and budget.

Finally you also need to know that horse ownership can be costly. In addition to good shelter you also going to have to spend quite a bit of money of things like equine joint supplements and other supplements in order to keep your horse strong and healthy.

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