I want a horse.?

Question

i wanted a horse after i started reading horse books and watching horse shows

but my parents wont let me by one and my sister has a horses but it is at her husbands and i want one of my own anybody know a way to help move them along into buying me one??!?!?!?!?

Answer 1

Okay, so you're very inexperienced. Start by taking lessons at a local barn. Right now, your concern is learning to ride, not getting a horse. If you've been riding and enjoy it, try a half or full lease. If you change your mind about owning a horse, you don't have to sell the horse, you just don't lease it again. If a lease is successful, start looking at horses. The main cost of a horse is not the initial startup cost, but the $100-$2000 a month of upkeep (depending on the discipline).

Answer 2

I have 6 horses and a barn.  I'd be happy to help you out.  First you have to ask yourself.  Do I have enough space for a horse? If I remember correctly, you should have around 4 acres per horse you have.  And your horse would definitely NOT be happy unless he had a buddy, so you would really have to settle for 2 horses, unless you're just looking for a pet (not to ride) in which case I would suggest a dog.  Third, do you really have enough time to take care of your horses? Trust me, it's a full-time job.  You have to feed them twice a day, go out there and put them up when it's storming, give them attention, ride them a lot, clean the stalls, keep the pasture trimmed, keep the barn up and running, and so many other things, my hands would get tired from typing it all.  You also have to consider all the things you would have to buy for horses.  A bushhog, fences, a barn, tools, saddles, bridles, grooming stuff, and everything else.  Anyway, answer this in an email and I'd be glad to help you with your parents.  I just want to let you know what you're getting into.

Answer 3

frist do you know how to ride then say i will help pay for a horse

Answer 4

Poverty is owning a horse....lol....I grew up with horses and I rode for the first 18 years of my life....now I'm a parent with 4 kids and honestly I cant afford it, they are very expensive to look after properly.  I hate that I now don't have a horse..it saddens me, but I just cant afford it  :(

Answer 5

I'm so lucky in the way that I've been raised around horses and we have 7 living here right now. You should go to your local riding stable and learn how to horseback ride before you consider ownership. Owning a horse costs lots of money. Take lessons for a few years, and then ask yourself again if you're ready to take on the commitment of owning a horse.

I'm sure you'll be ready for horse ownership in no time!

Answer 6

I wanted a horse too. It took me seven years of working my butt off to prove to my parents I was ready.

First I think you should start at a local riding stable, and learn the basics of riding an caring for a horse. You can also take horse camps, they will teach you how to care for a horse properly.

Once they know that you are really interested in riding and taking care of a horse, you can consider leasing. It costs less than boarding. Once you move up from that level of horse, you might want to think about ownership.

For me, I rode the horse I leased every day, and also my trainers horses whenever possible. My trainer then told my mom that I was ready for a higher level horse. We actually didn't start looking for a horse right after she told us this, but just thought about it.

(By the way, I jump.)

Hope I helped. :)

Also, what discipline do you want to ride? Or are you just looking for a trail horse?

Answer 7

show them that you are interested! if they just get you a horse you may not like it, if you never had one before? you may have it for like a month then decide riding isnt your thing, alot of people do! so see if you can take lessons at a riding school show them that you really want to do this and they will see that you are improving with lessons each time then you can ask if you can help out at a yard somwhere and keep at it so your parents know you will care for your horse! then ask again and if they say no then back it up by sayin you had all these lessons and helping out to see if you enjoyed it and you really do and feel getting a horse will help you loads and give you alot of fun!! if they still arnt happy then ask them why!! they should have a good reason you could always loan a horse so then if it doesnt work out you havnt got a problem!! nearly everyone who has a horse has done alot before to get one!! so dont expect to do this a week then get one id say half a year or even a year until you get one! but just going having lessons and helpin out a yards should be good aswel as most people dont even get to do this so dont think you got it bad.  keep at it and dont give up good luck! and i hope you get one.  if you do remember when looking dont buy the first one you see visit loads, compare them so you can get the perfect one!!

Answer 8

i want a horse toooooooo but wish upon a star and you might get one

Answer 9

well, i understand why your parents don't ant to get you one. Buying a horse is a big expense. It's not just how much the horse costs but it's the:vet, shoeing, hay, pasture or board, lessons, shows, money for gas, ect.

If i were you i would ask them if i could start taking riding lessons. Then after about 1 year of serious riding, i would ask if we could lease a horse. Then after about 1 year of leasing i would ask if we could buy it. But they need to see that you're seriously commited. So be a barn student and get to know more about the horse world.

But parents like to see tha you're commited to riding before they make a big expense

Answer 10

I ride horses every week. I rode today, actually. Usually if u board them somewhere, especially at someone u know, it wont be too expensive.

Answer 11

you need to learn to ride first.

Answer 12

i want a horse too

Answer 13

Take riding lessons or work at a barn.  If you stick with that for atleast a year you'll know you really want one and know it's not just a phase.  Parents don't want to invest in something that costs that much, especially if it's just another childhood phase.  If it really comes fown to it, ask your sister if you can ride her horse some.