Where should i buy a horse?

Question

i have looked at websites and still dont know

Answer 1

If you have a trainer,seek their advice.Look at lots and know your limitations.When you find one you like, get it checked out by a Vet.You can try petfinder.com or dreamhorse.com.

Answer 2

http://www.trfinc.org/

this is an agency that finds homes for retired race horses. they come out of new york but its worth it. check out there web site and you can get ahold of Diana Pikulski, if you have any questions shes the one to talk to, she also might know of other agencies that also adopt out that might be closer to you if this is to far away.

Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation

P.O. Box 3387

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Answer 3

http://www.horsetopia.com

http://www.dreamhorse.com

http://www.equine.com

VERY good web-sites!

*hint*hint - i got my first horse on horsetopia.com and she was everything they said!

Answer 4

This is a very broad question and it merits a broad answer.

I suggest you check out Horses for Dumbies (not that you are one! but it really helped me when I was getting ready for my first horse and it has many ideas for finding a horse and discusses them in detail so you know what you're getting in to).

The best advice i can give, after owning my first horse for a little over a year, is approach this very cautiously. Many horses are drugged by their owners to appear tame because they are so desperate to sell them and have temperment, or training problems, but there are so many other things that can happen, like behavioral issues, health issues, training, etc.

first of all, unless the horse is in your area, i do not recommend buying a horse off of the internet. When you do buy, you want to visit the horse repeatedly, (call the person last minute and show up fast if you really want to know whats going on with it), ride him, have a trainer ride him, have a vet that you know (even if you have to go meet one beforehand) do a physical, etc before you even think about buying him.

I knonw, its really easy to fall in love with that picture of the four year old dappled grey gelding for only $1000 that you find only a couple of states away on the web, but depending on where you live, there are probably horses nicer, better trained, and more redily available closer to you. You simply can't tell from a picture.

Start with your newspaper adds. You dont have to go look at first, just call the numbers and ask A LOT of questions, any you can think of, but especially about history, training, temperment, upbringing, health, etc. Get an idea of what the horses in your area are like and what your options are.

You really already want to know what to expect even before you go see the horse.

I was silly about two years ago and drove my mother HOURS away to look at a gelding who's picture i fell in love with. we got all the way down to Cuba, MO to learn that the horse had not been ridden in over two months. He was also a bit malnourished. It was windy and there was no where safe to ride on this woman's property. I could have been hurt so bad, but thankfully I was only on him a few minutes before I discovered he was completly unrideable. And the lady actually thought i was going to take him home that day! There was no way i could buy what had become what i thought was my "dream" horse.

But, my baby who I have now, a five year old paint gelding named Gus, I actually did find on the internet, so I can't rule it out completly. But he was only 40 minutes away from my house, so it worked out perfectly. Make sure, though, that you only look at horse an hour or less away, because you really want to go there more than once, and you'll have a hard time getting a vet to travel hours to see a horse maybe for only one time (and, trust me, you don't want to have to use their vet, you want fresh eyes looking at the horse)

Buying a horse is a huge deal. Think of it as adopting a very large child; don't laugh. It really is like that. Theres more thought, responsibility, patience, money, stress, work, time, and effort involved than can be imagined. They are our responsiblity. They can't just look after themselves anymore.

I wish you the best of luck and I hope you find a horse perfect for you!

p.s. Talk to a lot of people about this; you'll learn something new every time!

Answer 5

From a farm that sells horses.

lol

Or you should find one that used to race but got injured or didn't win and pick it up cheap so they don't kill it.

Answer 6

Exmooreventing.com