Alan":2h7ystly said:Getting use to a halter.... One day old.
Alan
Miss Daisy":23xftpi4 said:Alan":23xftpi4 said:Getting use to a halter.... One day old.
Alan
agreed, just dont leave it on him/her while yor not around. dont even step in the house for a minute. always have your eye on them whil they are wearing the halter
Alan":qi2aloo7 said:Miss Daisy":qi2aloo7 said:Alan":qi2aloo7 said:Getting use to a halter.... One day old.
Alan
agreed, just dont leave it on him/her while yor not around. dont even step in the house for a minute. always have your eye on them whil they are wearing the halter
Great point Miss Daisy, I was too short and blunt. One day old foals are a blank slate, don't scare them.
Alan
I wouldn't be dumb enough to break by myself. I know more than one person whose help I would seek.TurnThatCowLooseMaw":32bfennh said:I tend to disagree with that. How experienced are you at breaking horses? If you dont have alot of experience doing it then the medical bills you will be spending getting your body put back the way it was before will add up to alot more than buying a horse that is already broke to ride. Heck you could get a 10,000 dollar reining horse thats broke for hard riding and spinning etc for cheaper than you could pay medical bills for injuries sustained while trying to break em. I promise you 2 days in the hospital will be well over 10,000.
jaydill":367fce1d said:Thanks for all of the answers y'all. I was just curious as I saw a few foals for sale and was considering buying one. I do have the one horse that I'm basically leasing, but she's not broke to ride yet and I'm gettin ready to go to college. I was starting to want my own horse...one that is totally mine, so looking through a few websites, I considered some foals. I'd have to break it on my own but it would be a lot less $$$ than trying to buy one already broke for myself.
jaydill":pfutarnx said:Thanks for all of the answers y'all. I was just curious as I saw a few foals for sale and was considering buying one. I do have the one horse that I'm basically leasing, but she's not broke to ride yet and I'm gettin ready to go to college. I was starting to want my own horse...one that is totally mine, so looking through a few websites, I considered some foals. I'd have to break it on my own but it would be a lot less $$$ than trying to buy one already broke for myself.
If I chose to get a foal, yes, I would. I wouldn't seek doing it myself. There was a guy around where I'm leasing the other horse who breaks for $850. I don't know a whole bunch about him, but a couple of people have told me his work is fine. Not exemplary, but fine. So I figured the prices would be alright but thank you, Randiliana, for the price run down. I hadn't figured in feed.. I spose I'll stick with the one I've got. Thanks for the responses.Heritage_Farmboy":c362nywa said:are you going to have help training your foal?...by someone who is experienced with training horses?
jaydill":d0wyy9fg said:If I chose to get a foal, yes, I would. I wouldn't seek doing it myself. There was a guy around where I'm leasing the other horse who breaks for $850. I don't know a whole bunch about him, but a couple of people have told me his work is fine. Not exemplary, but fine. So I figured the prices would be alright but thank you, Randiliana, for the price run down. I hadn't figured in feed.. I spose I'll stick with the one I've got. Thanks for the responses.Heritage_Farmboy":d0wyy9fg said:are you going to have help training your foal?...by someone who is experienced with training horses?
jaydill":16v5x2gc said:If I chose to get a foal, yes, I would. I wouldn't seek doing it myself. There was a guy around where I'm leasing the other horse who breaks for $850. I don't know a whole bunch about him, but a couple of people have told me his work is fine. Not exemplary, but fine. So I figured the prices would be alright but thank you, Randiliana, for the price run down. I hadn't figured in feed.. I spose I'll stick with the one I've got. Thanks for the responses.Heritage_Farmboy":16v5x2gc said:are you going to have help training your foal?...by someone who is experienced with training horses?
I'm not 100% sure. I'll have to find out. I think I'm going to stick with what I've got for now, though. The thought of getting a foal and working that way was just something that passed through my mind while surfing a site and so I figured I might ask what others though of it. Thanks again for the responses!Heritage_Farmboy":1gd3euzh said:jaydill":1gd3euzh said:If I chose to get a foal, yes, I would. I wouldn't seek doing it myself. There was a guy around where I'm leasing the other horse who breaks for $850. I don't know a whole bunch about him, but a couple of people have told me his work is fine. Not exemplary, but fine. So I figured the prices would be alright but thank you, Randiliana, for the price run down. I hadn't figured in feed.. I spose I'll stick with the one I've got. Thanks for the responses.Heritage_Farmboy":1gd3euzh said:are you going to have help training your foal?...by someone who is experienced with training horses?
does he just break them and let you train them how you want...or does he break and train them for everything also?...$850 is not too much...I charge $1,500 to train a foal for riding...more if they want me to train a draft horse...so $850 seems like a pretty good deal...but either way...foals are always harder to train...it's just hard to get them to concentrate...i'd learn more about the trainer before i'd hire him...but if you get a trainer that just skips a bunch of steps...then sooner or later you'll have to go back and reteach everything to the horse, back to where his training is lacking...if you're going to buy a untrained foal...make sure you get a good trainer...good luck finding a horse though
Take care
jaydill":2cd17a64 said:I'm not 100% sure. I'll have to find out. I think I'm going to stick with what I've got for now, though. The thought of getting a foal and working that way was just something that passed through my mind while surfing a site and so I figured I might ask what others though of it. Thanks again for the responses!Heritage_Farmboy":2cd17a64 said:jaydill":2cd17a64 said:If I chose to get a foal, yes, I would. I wouldn't seek doing it myself. There was a guy around where I'm leasing the other horse who breaks for $850. I don't know a whole bunch about him, but a couple of people have told me his work is fine. Not exemplary, but fine. So I figured the prices would be alright but thank you, Randiliana, for the price run down. I hadn't figured in feed.. I spose I'll stick with the one I've got. Thanks for the responses.Heritage_Farmboy":2cd17a64 said:are you going to have help training your foal?...by someone who is experienced with training horses?
does he just break them and let you train them how you want...or does he break and train them for everything also?...$850 is not too much...I charge $1,500 to train a foal for riding...more if they want me to train a draft horse...so $850 seems like a pretty good deal...but either way...foals are always harder to train...it's just hard to get them to concentrate...i'd learn more about the trainer before i'd hire him...but if you get a trainer that just skips a bunch of steps...then sooner or later you'll have to go back and reteach everything to the horse, back to where his training is lacking...if you're going to buy a untrained foal...make sure you get a good trainer...good luck finding a horse though
Take care
Jay
Alright, thanks for all of the advice. I am a bit of a newbie when it comes to horses so I figured I'd come run all my newbie ideas by you folks on this part of the boards before I went out and did something stupid. :lol:Heritage_Farmboy":5vequzah said:jaydill":5vequzah said:I'm not 100% sure. I'll have to find out. I think I'm going to stick with what I've got for now, though. The thought of getting a foal and working that way was just something that passed through my mind while surfing a site and so I figured I might ask what others though of it. Thanks again for the responses!Heritage_Farmboy":5vequzah said:jaydill":5vequzah said:If I chose to get a foal, yes, I would. I wouldn't seek doing it myself. There was a guy around where I'm leasing the other horse who breaks for $850. I don't know a whole bunch about him, but a couple of people have told me his work is fine. Not exemplary, but fine. So I figured the prices would be alright but thank you, Randiliana, for the price run down. I hadn't figured in feed.. I spose I'll stick with the one I've got. Thanks for the responses.Heritage_Farmboy":5vequzah said:are you going to have help training your foal?...by someone who is experienced with training horses?
does he just break them and let you train them how you want...or does he break and train them for everything also?...$850 is not too much...I charge $1,500 to train a foal for riding...more if they want me to train a draft horse...so $850 seems like a pretty good deal...but either way...foals are always harder to train...it's just hard to get them to concentrate...i'd learn more about the trainer before i'd hire him...but if you get a trainer that just skips a bunch of steps...then sooner or later you'll have to go back and reteach everything to the horse, back to where his training is lacking...if you're going to buy a untrained foal...make sure you get a good trainer...good luck finding a horse though
Take care
Jay
be careful when searching them sites...they only tell people exactly what they want to hear...i've seen some that say how great is it to buy a foal because you can "bond" with them better :roll: ...just dont believe everything them stupid sites tell you...if I were you...i'd check out a few horse farms around you...where you can actually see the horses and check em all out before you consider buying one of them
jaydill":qvavax12 said:Alright, thanks for all of the advice. I am a bit of a newbie when it comes to horses so I figured I'd come run all my newbie ideas by you folks on this part of the boards before I went out and did something stupid. :lol:Heritage_Farmboy":qvavax12 said:jaydill":qvavax12 said:I'm not 100% sure. I'll have to find out. I think I'm going to stick with what I've got for now, though. The thought of getting a foal and working that way was just something that passed through my mind while surfing a site and so I figured I might ask what others though of it. Thanks again for the responses!Heritage_Farmboy":qvavax12 said:jaydill":qvavax12 said:If I chose to get a foal, yes, I would. I wouldn't seek doing it myself. There was a guy around where I'm leasing the other horse who breaks for $850. I don't know a whole bunch about him, but a couple of people have told me his work is fine. Not exemplary, but fine. So I figured the prices would be alright but thank you, Randiliana, for the price run down. I hadn't figured in feed.. I spose I'll stick with the one I've got. Thanks for the responses.Heritage_Farmboy":qvavax12 said:are you going to have help training your foal?...by someone who is experienced with training horses?
does he just break them and let you train them how you want...or does he break and train them for everything also?...$850 is not too much...I charge $1,500 to train a foal for riding...more if they want me to train a draft horse...so $850 seems like a pretty good deal...but either way...foals are always harder to train...it's just hard to get them to concentrate...i'd learn more about the trainer before i'd hire him...but if you get a trainer that just skips a bunch of steps...then sooner or later you'll have to go back and reteach everything to the horse, back to where his training is lacking...if you're going to buy a untrained foal...make sure you get a good trainer...good luck finding a horse though
Take care
Jay
be careful when searching them sites...they only tell people exactly what they want to hear...i've seen some that say how great is it to buy a foal because you can "bond" with them better :roll: ...just dont believe everything them stupid sites tell you...if I were you...i'd check out a few horse farms around you...where you can actually see the horses and check em all out before you consider buying one of them
jaydill":3rtbxok6 said:Alright, thanks for all of the advice. I am a bit of a newbie when it comes to horses so I figured I'd come run all my newbie ideas by you folks on this part of the boards before I went out and did something stupid. :lol:
Cause it was free :lol: And I was supposed to be having an experienced friend come break/train her for me but...she hasn't shown up yet. :lol:3MR":1ukayik2 said:I know this is slightly off the subject, but why would you lease a horse you cant ride?
PS:I wouldnt recomend you buy a "Broke" horse, try one thats been "trained". :lol:
jaydill":39edde9c said:Cause it was free :lol: And I was supposed to be having an experienced friend come break/train her for me but...she hasn't shown up yet. :lol:3MR":39edde9c said:I know this is slightly off the subject, but why would you lease a horse you cant ride?
PS:I wouldnt recomend you buy a "Broke" horse, try one thats been "trained". :lol: