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She absaloutly hates arena work, so I usually ride in the pasture and it makes her so happy! She also loves the trails, so this summer I probably will only ride her on them. When I ride, I mostly just walk around and let her graze when I'm riding using her halter, since it allows her to do what she loves and me to do what I love. |
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What equipment would you suggest spares of? I'm thinking a halter and reins, but how many other things should to get spares of? |
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saddle blankets and rugs and horse brushes etc and medical stuff |
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Get a spare of everything except for Bridle and saddle but you could get spares of those if you can afford it. For saddles start with used one, and old one but kept in good condition. Boarding g is hella(sorry) expense so be ready for that. Talk to your trainer for what the horse would need when you get one. They will know best. |
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FirstLightFarms said:
^ I think it's different for every horse. I know 19 year old horses that need to be retired, and 35 year old horses that still want to go go go and would die of sadness if they were put in a field to do nothing. The oldest horse I've ever ridden was 37 and that thing wanted to GALLOP the whole ride. I was more exhausted than he was by the end of it. His owner also owned a 42 year old that went in much the same way. My sister's horse we retired when he was 35, he was initially retired at 25 and just started losing muscle tone and was constantly badgering for attention and he didn't WANT to be retired, so we pulled him out and let him keep trail riding until one day my sister put the saddle on and he just. Laid down. So that's when we knew he was ready to retire, and he went perfectly happily into retirement then. But they know when they're ready, and I do believe that horses are designed to move and experience new things, so retiring them too soon and keeping them from that can have worse affects than keeping them in work. Again, though, every horse is different!
Where I used to board there was a 40 some year old pony kids trotted around. She had one eye. |
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I'm no longer cantering on her (I only did about 5 meters of a canter every few weeeks) messsed up here age, she's 27, but hates arena work. I'll be riding her once more in the arena, to make sure her spring jitters have been worked out by the owner, and then we will be doing trail rides together (she loves those, especially all the grass) Thanks for all the advice! |
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Western or English? I am not planning on doing any shows, but I do plan on trail riding a lot (if I ever got a horse). Should I get both western and English tack (if I can affford that)? Some pros and cons of using the different tack? |
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They are both very expensive. English saddles are about 1k for new, 600 for used, western I think is more expensive. Do not get both it will be way too expensive if you don’t have crazy rich parents funding you, which from what I’ve heard you don’t, so you won’t be able to. English in my opinion is more comfortable. |
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Raindrop Ridge said:
They are both very expensive. English saddles are about 1k for new, 600 for used, western I think is more expensive. Do not get both it will be way too expensive if you don’t have crazy rich parents funding you, which from what I’ve heard you don’t, so you won’t be able to. English in my opinion is more comfortable.
Thanks! And no, I don't. If we win over 5 mil, then I can get a horse and both sets of tack. (That's what will happen if my parent ever won the lottery, and probably the only way I could ever get a horse) |
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You don't need to win the lottery to have a horse :) Just wait until you're older, get a good education and a good steady job, and spend money wisely. |
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