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Dogs and cats cost a fraction of what it takes to keep a horse though. My “in house” pets cost me maybe a hundred or two a month. The horses cost a few thousand on a good month.

Food and bribery tends to work fairly well for stubborn natives.

Depends entirely on what you agree with the seller.

We’ve got 2. One is sharp and spooky and would jump the moon. The other is an overgrown Labrador, incredibly safe and steady, and will barely move out of walk. So yeah, there’s a wide range!

4 at home

Not saying this is what happened, but some riding schools will encourage owners to buy horses that will be good for the riding school, but not necessarily what the owner needs. Seen it happen time and time again where a more nervous/novice owner ends up with completely the wrong horse because...

Might be, might not be. Some of them take a long time to settle, some of them truly couldn’t care less! Knowing how stressful house moving is, I think I’d try and get that done first. And trying to move house with horses is a whole other level of stress.

I didn’t advise them to ignore anything. I’m just giving my experience, and saying that there are potential other possibilities.

We’ve got a pony who plants. Old RS lad, knows all the tricks in the book. Not pain related, would just rather eat in the field than do any work! Just as another possibility for you to think about.

Electric fence to split it into smaller sections. Rotate them between the smaller paddocks relatively frequently. Try and get an area of hard standing/mud mats.

Would any of the PC friends have space for your 2?

Ours are at home, so slightly different, but at this time of year that get their evening hay at 5.30, and then don’t get checked again until morning.

Another option might be asking the ‘fancier’ riding schools. Somewhere like Wellington for example, that has a wide range of horses (not just RS plods).

Don’t worry about the short legs thing! I’m shorter than you on a 15.2, and you adapt-we’ve both gotten much better at voice commands! As others have said, the main issue will be the practicality of finding a short enough horse that will take a long enough saddle. But well done for doing the...

"Viewing a youngster, is he overpriced?" No.