Help with buying a horse

[riptides]

And they don't see to good behind themselves....

...so.... if your going behind one, either give a wide berth -or-
leave your hand on their hind quarters reaassuring them your not going to spook 'em. Maybe talk to them too.

-Mike Z.

 

[mjfox6]

Call us crazy, but we went with mustangs! Wouldn't have any other horse now. Funny thing is, when looking at your guys "tame" horse pictures, all of them are wearing halters. That tells me that the horse is winning! Here are our two mustangs and wild burro, all from the BLM.

 

[elalexander]

More beautiful animals. How do you all deceide what color to get

 

[Soundguy]

Funny thing is, when looking at your guys "tame" horse pictures, all of them are wearing halters. That tells me that the horse is winning! .

I don't follow.. what do you mean by winning?


Soundguy

 

[Appygirl]

Gosh love this post!! YOu sure have gotten some great advice. Definitely buying a horse isn't like buying a puppy!!

As far as the halters on horses in the pasture, well its just not safe. Some use leather which will break under pressure, but thoughs nylon ones won't bust should a horse get caught up some where.
I think someone was thinking your horses were hard to catch, which may not be the case at all.

Anyway I love my horses; yes its hard work at times but sure do enjoy them all!! I have 6 colors and 6 patterns on my place; makes them easier to spot. ( pun intended)

I don't know if anyone has mention about leasing a horse. He or she could be used for lessons, 4-h, saddle club like someone mentioned; its best to ease into a great responsibility of a great animal. Definitely find some you can trust, never go it alone.

Question: Are you folks using photobucket to post pictures or straight from your computer? Yes, I'm new here

Your heart is in the right place so keep your dream going!

Best Regards
AppyGirl

 

[elalexander]

Hi and welcome Appygirl. I make my pics small in my cameras menu. Then I save them to the desktop and upload them. There are photo resizing tools free for windows XP. Its kisted with the powertoys. Hope you can post some pics.

Also, this is the best place for advice as you have read. Wheater its about tractors or different topics as in the rural living thread. Great people, again welcome. EL.

 

[elalexander]

For those of you who haven't seen our "rock" I attached a picture of it. I'm sure you could have a memorial sales place add a horse head instead of a deer head. Great way I think to dress up the enterance to your "ranch". We have a bunch of whitetails in our yard, but then again we feed them. But if we do get a horse, the deer head goes to my son, and we'll get a horse rock.

 

[shvl73]

I could tell you all my horse knowledge in under a minute and still have time fetch a beer and a bag of chips.
I do, however live with a horse nut. I built this little barn for her 29 year old mare for its "retirement", unfortunately the old girl gave up a few weeks prior to the completion. After the loss of her horse, we decided to put something in the barn that wouldn't remind her of the horse.
Now a year later and ready for a new horse, I find "Cruise" on craigslist and we go look. She really takes to him and she decides she's ready for another. Now this guy is too good to be at the little barn, he needs a place with an indoor arena and a $500 monthly bill .
If you ever hear the term Dressage, run away! Its horse speak for expensive.

 

[elalexander]

shvl73. My god what a nice barn and what a huge horse. It's butt is higher then your better halves head. Again, another great looking animal.

 

[Z-Michigan]

If you ever hear the term Dressage, run away! Its horse speak for expensive.

No kidding! Anything that involves showing or requires constant use of trainers - run away at a full gallop and jump onto a sportbike!

 

[shvl73]

what a huge horse. It's butt is higher then your better halves head.

And she is 5'-10"! He is a big guy and a really good horse. He's got attitude and a real personality but he's not mean in any way. I like this one.

 

[elalexander]

Is he a Belgian, Clydesdale or what. Sorry about the spelling. Such a huge horse!

 

[elalexander]

Hey Appeygirl. The only thing I can think of involving renting/leasing an animal is the old TV show green acres where Mister Haney was willing to rent the Douglauses a roster for 50 cents a day. I never thought of renting a farm animal but it does make sense Kinda sorta.

 

[Spiveyman]

Funny thing is, when looking at your guys "tame" horse pictures, all of them are wearing halters. That tells me that the horse is winning!

I also don't get your meaning. First of all, we NEVER leave a halter on a horse in the field. Yes, they can get hung up in a tree or fence. Very dangerous, although tons of people do that.

What in the world do you mean by winning? We can walk up to our horses any time with no halter on. They will walk right up to us more often than not. They gladly stand for whatever we want to do to them and gladly accept a halter or headstall. I don't see how that negates them from being tame. There are many uses for a halter no matter how "tame" your horse is. If you want to lunge it, a halter can sure come in handy. Or if you're moving a stalion and your mare is in heat, a lead rope can save you some time for sure. Giving pony rides to a 3 year old... better to lead with a lead rope and halter than turn her loose with reins. In that picture of me on the thoroughbread we were showing a friend how to saddle a horse and just left the halter on under the headstall because we were being lazy.

Anyway, those are some beautiful mustangs. That painted pony in my post way back is actually half mustang.

 

[Soundguy]

My horses are well trained.. they come when called and follow hand directions.. and visual and audio cues as well as a few reigning styles.

My pasture i keep the horses in are clean.. besides.. our halters are breakaways... no issues there. And believe me.. having a halter on a horse does not make them 'easy' to catch if they don't want to be caught..

I've seen a mean horse break a studchain wrapped under it's top gum/lip with a fairly large experienced person holding on to the other end of it... bottom line... unless the furry 1200# animal is well trained.. they do what they want.. unless they -want- to do what we want...

Soundguy

Gosh love this post!! YOu sure have gotten some great advice. Definitely buying a horse isn't like buying a puppy!!

As far as the halters on horses in the pasture, well its just not safe. Some use leather which will break under pressure, but thoughs nylon ones won't bust should a horse get caught up some where.
I think someone was thinking your horses were hard to catch, which may not be the case at all.

Anyway I love my horses; yes its hard work at times but sure do enjoy them all!! I have 6 colors and 6 patterns on my place; makes them easier to spot. ( pun intended)

I don't know if anyone has mention about leasing a horse. He or she could be used for lessons, 4-h, saddle club like someone mentioned; its best to ease into a great responsibility of a great animal. Definitely find some you can trust, never go it alone.

Question: Are you folks using photobucket to post pictures or straight from your computer? Yes, I'm new here

Your heart is in the right place so keep your dream going!

Best Regards
AppyGirl

 

[Spiveyman]

Gosh love this post!! ...Yes, I'm new here

Howdy! And welcome. I do need to warn you. This forum is addictive!!!

Example, I stumbled across it last month, and just really got going a few weeks ago. It is now 1:16 AM and I have to get up at 6:00, but I'll probably be on here another hour or so. YAAAaaaaawn.

 

[Soundguy]

Those are my sentiments as well. if we didn't have break away halters.. i'd take them off at turnout or after exercise..

Soundguy

I also don't get your meaning. First of all, we NEVER leave a halter on a horse in the field. Yes, they can get hung up in a tree or fence. Very dangerous, although tons of people do that.

What in the world do you mean by winning? We can walk up to our horses any time with no halter on. They will walk right up to us more often than not. They gladly stand for whatever we want to do to them and gladly accept a halter or headstall. I don't see how that negates them from being tame. There are many uses for a halter no matter how "tame" your horse is. If you want to lunge it, a halter can sure come in handy. Or if you're moving a stalion and your mare is in heat, a lead rope can save you some time for sure. Giving pony rides to a 3 year old... better to lead with a lead rope and halter than turn her loose with reins. In that picture of me on the thoroughbread we were showing a friend how to saddle a horse and just left the halter on under the headstall because we were being lazy.

Anyway, those are some beautiful mustangs. That painted pony in my post way back is actually half mustang.

 

[shvl73]

Is he a Belgian, Clydesdale or what. Sorry about the spelling. Such a huge horse!

He's a Clydesdale.

 

[Appygirl]

Thats to funny about renting a rooster! You have a great memory! As far as leasing a horse, you can usually find them at a big barns where there are boarders. Some folks get so busy and can't ride enough, so they will try and match up a rider for there horse. There you can usually find instructors, riding clubs etc... I don't know what your area is like,but hopefully there won't be one to far away. I use to rent horses as a kid because my father was in the Airforce and we moved alot. I would sniff out the nearest stable It was the only way to get me out of my parents hair!!

As far as the big guy; he's a Clydsdale( gentle giant) and beautiful.
They really stand out on a trail ride. The only problem for the owner is that he needed to stay on the 2-track; too many branches 9 feet up. LOL

Thank you for the tip on the pictures I'll give it a go.



Okay it worked but I need to down size a bit. I'll get it. Sorry that its big folks.

This is Indy my new little girl. I am a foundation breeder on a very small scale. This little girl is 5 generation and I couldn't have planned it better; she's everythiing I had hoped for. Took me 2 years to find the right guy for my mare!! She is in the process of changing( shedding out) and where the black is on her head, neck and legs there is a new pattern showing up! No pictures till she is done, it's bit goofy looking right now....grin
Enjoy I'll have a few more at a later time.

 

[Appygirl]

Soundguy that is great about your horses! I don't know what its like to chase horses around a pasture either All mine come up and put their nose in the halters for me, even my 1 and 2 year old.

Hmm maybe we should start a new thread title HORSES. Its just to much fun sharing stories and pictures!! Good idea for everyone?

Okay time to go feed; step away from the computer!!