A lot of people get into the horse business or horse ownership as a "family" thing. The generations before them had horses, and now they too own horses. I’m sure most of their knowledge comes from learning by hand.

But some other people (like myself) do not get this opportunity. My grandparents owned horses, but my parents did not. So that "hands-on" learning that goes on for generations stopped.
Right now I’m still in High School but plan on owning a horse or more in the future. I’ve taken equine science/management classes, and work with large animals like cattle (not that their care is alike!).
And as weird as it sounds- I think I am going too far with learning and reasearch.

So have you horse owners learned what you know from childhood, learned about the subject then got into horses, or just got horses and learned as you go?

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my dad saidd i could get a horse maybe next summer but i dont really no wat u need for the horse and how much would everything cost? i live in the country and we hav hay but wat else like for grooming and stuff 3 of my really good friends hav alot of horses and they say they hav to run them every day but i just want to no how much everything will cost and wat to do in general i no about running them every day but wat else?
im 13 and live in the USA

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We are considering getting a horse next summer. But first my dad wants us to learn everything about them, and he wants us to take a six weeks spring riding lessons. How much do most places charge for lessons? I also need to know what kind of horses are good with children and teens. What are some of the supplies that are must haves? How many acres do you need for a horse? Is a horse hard to care for? Do you need to care for them everyday ( cleaning stalls, feeding, and watering )? Please help. Also if anyone knows a good horse website please let me know.

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I’m a beginner rider in english and an intermediate in western. i’m looking for a horse that is atleast 15hh and can jump. I would like to show, but all the horses I can find are either green or can’t jump. I would prefer to adopt, but if necessary, I would buy. Does anyone have any websites or anything?

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My husband and I will be taking a four day trip, which will be no problem for my Brother to come over and feed our dog, two cats and two horses. But what about when we are gone for 12 days in September?

What do you do with your pets when your away on vacation? Do you hire a sitter, depend on family, put in a kennel, etc…?

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I was feeding the horses and a tick was biting me. I didn’t know what it was until I came in the house 10 mins. later and pulled it off. It was not latched, just biting me. Does it have to be latched on for a period of time to transmit the diesase?

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I rarely get seasonal allergies. But am allergic to dust mites, dogs, cats, horses, and johnson grass (none of which I have been exposed to long term–at least I don’t think). I know it’s not a cold, because I don’t feel sick…just–on occasion–itchy eyes and mostly runny nose. Nothing I take abates the symptons. I’ve tried clariton, pseudoephedrine, even benedril’s effectiveness is limited. Could this be a sign of another serious problem? If so, what? (I would go to the dr., but no health insurance).

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well my truck blew up
it was a 97 chevy silverado z71 with a 502 big block in it with a 6 speed
put a supercharger in it the other day…ya know those big ones that stick outta the hood that pros put on there cars to go drag racing lol…me and my friend were bored and we were at some car convention we randomly came accross so working from morning to night i had a blown 502 big block with a 6 speed…running on alcohol so we did some dyno runs…got up to 1800 horses 3rd run..4th run…she blew up…i have state farm insurance…im 17…would insurance cover this or am i shit outta luck? it was about 6 years of my life and 80 grand so…idk…
no it was a daily driver
i put like 50-500 miles on it a day

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HI i asked earlier what to do about my friend getting a horse and that I wanted a horse. And by the way when I say friend I really don’t mean friend. She, to my opinion doesn’t have enough expreience to own a arab, but she says she is in 2 weeks. I’m not really sure what to do I am saving for a horse and waiting until i Have enough money to prepare for one. I tried to give my advise to my friend but she said I was a know-it-all and a snob and to mind my own buissness. she thinks She Keep a horse on £35 a week with £20 grass livery and that you only have to pay insurance yearly(Is that true?) I want to help her but she keeps saying I’m a novice and am just jealous(True) What should I do?
Thanks x
And i do have a very competative side which really doesnt help and a love horses sooo much and really want one
No I’m not a novice and she is not more experienced than me we are more or less the same level. And to Monty person: No I’m not a begginer and you can’t judge that as you have not seen me ride or be with horses so I’m going to ignore your answer and thank everyone else who acutually answered my question and were helpful. Thanks to everyone else!

and also the person who said about arabs I have nothing against them and I just said arab because the horse is an arab. But thanks for pionting that out.

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I am currently looking at a horse i really would like to buy.. however the owner told us someone came to view him a few days a go and got him vetted yesterday he "failed" on 1 point.. when he was being lunged on the left rein in a tight circle he appeared lame on his left back knee… he is only 4 and the vet brought it down to a ‘sticky stifle’ not a locking stifle.. his patella tendon catches slightly as it passes across his knee cap. The prospective buyers didnt buy him so now im looking!

He is absolutely lovely and would be perfect for me, i have talked to my friends vet who has said 80% of horses grow out of sticky stifle with lots of exercise to build up the muscles around his leg. He was NOT lame when i viewed him today.. he just looked a little stiff on his back left when he was trotted in a circle. i would really like to buy him.. we are just worried about if we pay for another vetting he may fail again.

If he fails on this note what does it mean on insurance terms.. will we still be able to get cover for him? will we still get cover but not on this ‘condition’? we’re very worried about this would it be possible to get a 2 stage vetting but still get the same insurance cover as if we had have had a 5 stage? or will this increase the insurance premium we would have to pay??

please help! thanks

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Well you may think this is stupid but when i’m older i want to own a riding school.
i have already started to design and think of things for it but i dont know what.

i’ve done:
first lesson
insurance
farriers
vets
what it will look like
names of the horses
terms
livery

what else do you think i would need

no silly answers

dont say i need horses because i will get them later!

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I have worked and trained horses for years and would like to start training people to ride as well as start a business taking people on trail rides. Any info. would be helpfull. Insurance? Anything I may need to know.

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She’s not for sale, but her insurance is up in July and I think I may need to confirm or change the amount she’s insured for.

Here’s a video of her schooling (dressage) recently:

-Turned 9 in April
-Irish Sport Horse/TB cross but not registered
-Shown successfully in 1 meter hunters and level 1 and 2 jumpers on the HITS circuit in CA and AZ
-Tight, careful jumper, but she doesn’t have the daisy-cutter hunter movement
-Shown in training level dressage, schooling solid first and some second level movements (counter canter)
-Just started doing dressage about 9 months ago
-Not a beginner’s horse, needs intermediate/advanced rider (not dangerous- just sensitive)
-Ties, clips, loads, bathes, etc. with no problems
-Good ground manners, very friendly
-Vets sound
Wow! Where are you guys finding these incredible, cheap horses?! I looked all over the country and found my horse for a GREAT deal.

fuzzy p is the only one who is even close to estimating her value.

Laluna- do you have a video of your horse? It’s incredible that you could find a horse of that quality for so cheap, I’m very curious to see her go.
A note on the horse market: The horse market isn’t as bad as most people think. For horses under 10k, it has really suffered. This is because the people who could afford those horses can’t afford horses anymore. For "high-end" horses, priced at 20k plus, the market hasn’t significantly changed. This is because people with that kind of money didn’t get hit as hard with the economy crashing. Basically, the rich are still rich, but the middle class has taken a big hit. Horse values haven’t dropped significantly because of this.

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What are good majors for a large animal veterinarian?
What are good majors for a large animal veterinarian?
I would like to be a Veterinarian, one who works with horses, cattle, pigs… and the likes. So whats a good major? Biological science of a sort?
Sorry I posted that question twice.

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100 years ago we only paid bills that had a real, tangible value. In other words, food, clothes, hay for the horses, and things of that nature. Real stuff.

Now, so much of our income is devoted towards nebuluous, ambiguous items like insurance, taxes, registrations, new member fees, application fees, surcharges, and other things that we really don’t get a value for.

How can we cut the fluff out of our system and only pay for REAL things?

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