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hello again,

right im looking for a horse/pony etc to buy... but im stuck between what im looking for...i dont know whether to get a youngster and train it up etc (opinions anyone)... or a trained horse (again opinions) or a broodmare (opinions still wanted).... hmmmmmm ... im welll confused
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help!?
thanks
kate
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if you have the experience and knowledge to bring up a youngster, its nice to do,
but from the purchase cost add on everything you'll be paying out, livery, insurance, general keep and so on, and you are talking a lot of money, for whcih you could buy a nice horse to ride right now,
 
It depends on your experience and budget. Youngsters will be cheaper but it is hard work and if you have not got much experience it could really knock your confidence and ruin a young horse. On the other hand if successful this is the more rewarding route. Trained horses are great for learning but this tends to be reflected in the price! With regards to a broodmare you will also need a lot of experience as they need good management and you have to able to handle a foal correctly.
 
you could, but breeding is expensive too with vet etc., and can be risky.
what do you want to do with the horse?
 
Can I ask how old you are?

Also if you buy a mare to put in foal, wel there are complications that can happen, and of course you wont have the mare to ride for part of the pregnancy, and after the foal has been born, everything depends on what you are wanting to do with the horse.
 
Do you have any knowledge about breeding horses? Because you may think it sounds very easy and you'll get a cutesy little foal but that's definitely not the way things are...
 
You will have to wait a few years though if you have a foal for it to become a project and at great cost! It will just need basic handling in its first years. And you won't be able to compete a mare if it is in late pregnancy or has a foal at foot!
 
im 14... but im hoping to build up my knowledge over time ... i wasnt thinking of it now... i just wanted opinions of how complicated it can actually be and general opinions on it.
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id get a trained horse, it is complicated/expensive breeding and raising youngsters.
but as an exercise calculate how much you would pay for a mare, stud/vet fees, keep etc., then for the foal till its old enough to work with, its interesting to see how many thousands of pounds you will have spent and look at the standard of riding horse you could buy and compete at this time.
 
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im 14... but im hoping to build up my knowledge over time ... i wasnt thinking of it now... i just wanted opinions of how complicated it can actually be and general opinions on it.
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ah ok
 
Getting something young to train on takes skill, time and money. Breeding a foal take much more of all three!

Buying something ready made, ie a 14.2hh NF pony club pony, about 8 or 9 years old, would set you back more in the first instance, but be much easier for you to cope with as a first pony. It could live out on grass livery, and would be easy to handle in all respects. You would need lessons but would be able to get on and compete and not have to worry about spending the next God Knows how long getting it ready to compete.
At 14 you want to be able to do a mixture of things, and hack out with friends and enjoy yourself.
A pony is a BIG comittment, so don't bite off more than you can chew. If after two years you felt ready for a project, you could always then move on up and buy a youngster (say 5 yo).
 
Because of your age I definately would stay away from the breeding side. It's a lot of work and plus at your age, your situation will change over the next few years (you might go to uni etc.) - if you bought a foal now then it wouldnt turn 4 until you were 18! I think when your young, you should be out having fun NOW rather than waiting around for something to grow up.

I wouldnt get a youngster if this will be your first pony. You could always get something green-ish that just needs the mileage, it should still be quite cheap because of this. You can find the odd decent competition pony around, but it really depends on what level you want to compete at. Obviously the pony club ponies who are winning at Open level at ODE's / SJ will be worth a lot more than a sensible cob / native type who might not be capable of jumping beyond 2'9.
 
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