So you’ve been recently riding for some time right now, and tend to be totally hooked & really want to purchase your own horse?
I know where you’re coming from. As a child I would have horse riding lessons every so often and just couldn’t wait around to get my own horse. Every single horseback riding lesson which I had just appeared to feed my ‘horse addiction’ all the more.
So how much horseback riding practical experience do you need prior to deciding to look at purchasing your own horse or even pony?
Sadly there’s no single painless answer to this question. Several lucky individuals will go and purchase themselves a horse soon after just a few lessons or even rides and not have trouble, whereas others wait around considerably longer.
Eventually though, it’s not actually horseback riding experience that you really need to consider before selecting a horse – it’s the amount of understanding you have regarding horse care. Riding is just a small portion of owning a horse & once you have your own personal horse you could ride as frequently as you want, you’ll almost certainly improve really quickly, however you have to know things such as:
1. Precisely how much & what to feed the horse.
2. Precisely how to determine a secure place to keep it.
3. How to tell whenever they’re ill.
4. How you can correctly put on a halter, saddle, bridle, horse rug and so on.
5. How often they’re going to need worming, their feet trimmed or shoes reset.
6. How to correctly tie them using a quick release knot.
In the event that your riding school currently tacks the horse up for you, inquire if you’d be able to come a bit earlier and practice fitting the tack to the horse. You may get away with it (just like I did) gaining knowledge from good quality books, however hands on exercise along with someone there to help you is perfect!
One more thing to consider is in the event that you have anybody you can ask in the event that you have to ask any queries about your horse. Have you got a good friend as well as member of the family who’s extremely experienced with horses who would be able to answer virtually any questions you could have or let you know exactly what you need to perform?
Once more, this really is something I didn’t possess (& we still got through), but it will make life much easier for you while you’re still learning. If you have someone who can present you with a bit of guidance, you can probably look at purchasing a horse quicker than you might without.
So really, it doesn’t make any difference how much horse riding experience you could have, precisely what matters is your basic understanding of horses & when you have assistance you may turn to if needed. You can always buy a horse to match your riding experience, however as soon as you have it, you need to know how to take care of your new friend appropriately.
