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<blockquote data-quote="TCFC" data-source="post: 106360" data-attributes="member: 1365"><p>Bez, that is the best piece of advice given so far, and the best I think could ever be given. It is so true...</p><p></p><p>Another thing that I forgot. Make sure you have some backup cash saved up for possible emergencies. You never know when a problem could aruse (injury, colic etc...) when you may need the vet out, and an emergency fund is always handy.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with the purchase, and I think leasing a horse is a great idea. I leased for a 3 years before I got my first horse, gives you a better idea of what you are getting into. It is much different than lessons, trail rides and catch rides, but so much more rewarding that the same time <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>As far as the first horse, it depends on how much experience you have going into it. A young arabian is may be a hot, high strung horse, but if you have experience, and the support of a coach/trainer/mentor you should be fine. I made the mistake of getting a very green horse for my first horse, had I had a someone experienced around me, it would have turned out better than it had, ha ha ha. Mind you, it DID give me some useful experience for later on... namely, how to bounce.</p><p></p><p>Pasture board is fine at any time. You may want a smaller paddock at first to work with your horse and establish trust before you turn him out in a huge pasture, but that is up to personal preference. When I boarded on pasture in MB, we had a small pen that the horse went in for a week before being turned out with the herd, but this was more for quarantine reasons to make sure the horse did not have any communicable diseases that could be spread through the herd.</p><p></p><p>Once again, good luck. The bond you will develop with your own horse is like nothing else <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> AND! You won't have to adjust your stirrups :lol: </p><p></p><p>TCFC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCFC, post: 106360, member: 1365"] Bez, that is the best piece of advice given so far, and the best I think could ever be given. It is so true... Another thing that I forgot. Make sure you have some backup cash saved up for possible emergencies. You never know when a problem could aruse (injury, colic etc...) when you may need the vet out, and an emergency fund is always handy. Good luck with the purchase, and I think leasing a horse is a great idea. I leased for a 3 years before I got my first horse, gives you a better idea of what you are getting into. It is much different than lessons, trail rides and catch rides, but so much more rewarding that the same time :) As far as the first horse, it depends on how much experience you have going into it. A young arabian is may be a hot, high strung horse, but if you have experience, and the support of a coach/trainer/mentor you should be fine. I made the mistake of getting a very green horse for my first horse, had I had a someone experienced around me, it would have turned out better than it had, ha ha ha. Mind you, it DID give me some useful experience for later on... namely, how to bounce. Pasture board is fine at any time. You may want a smaller paddock at first to work with your horse and establish trust before you turn him out in a huge pasture, but that is up to personal preference. When I boarded on pasture in MB, we had a small pen that the horse went in for a week before being turned out with the herd, but this was more for quarantine reasons to make sure the horse did not have any communicable diseases that could be spread through the herd. Once again, good luck. The bond you will develop with your own horse is like nothing else :) AND! You won't have to adjust your stirrups :lol: TCFC [/QUOTE]
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