Yeah that is why I plan on leasing next year. But I do want my own the year after if possible. I have leased and taken multiple lessons a week for awhile now.
Yes, owning usually allows you to do more because it your horse and not someone else. Although you can still progress in riding while leasing, I leased a horse for 2 years and then when I stopped and got on a more advanced horse I could ride the horse a lot better than I thought. leasing is almost the same as owning but the horse does not belong to you and you have fewer rides. It also really helps you progress before you own so you know what you're doing. :)
But I also would be limited with a half lease, where if I owned I could do more. Show/Half leasing has its downfalls, and my instructor does not offer off site instruction or full lease.
See I want one that I can handle at shows and that is semi used to showing as well. It is a newish territory to me. I plan on show leasing next year, not sure who, we have ideas, then next July get serious about buying. Right now it is casual looking, if we find something we find something
Yes! I want to do regionals one day! Oh yeah. If it was a short drive we might but that is one hell of a drive lol. She is hoping to find a few more to look at in the area. But if she cannot at least provide proof of registration we may not. He is priced decently though.
We are gonna wait for her to produce papers before driving out. It is a 6 hour drive, no point in wasting all the gas if they cannot produce at least the bare minimum we need of them being registered.
Oh yeah. But there are so many horses out there, no need to rush into anything at the moment. The longer I wait the more money I have saved up for the PERFECT one. So far we have been avoiding greys but I may take a look at a grey here in a couple weeks 🤣