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no i havent got one but i was told if i do a bit more with ebs ect and wait a while longer i can get a new horsey :D
any idea what i should get ?
16.2hh +
4-7 year old

also backman how much do they cost ebs is getting on wednesday?
 
So will you be selling your current horse?

If your wanting two then please think long and hard about if you can really cope with two. I've seen many teens get a second horse but dont manage to give enough time to them both and its not fair on them.

Are you not happy just having one?

ETA: Chiros are usually about £40 but depends on how much they charge for travel if you are far from them.
 
If you buy something... please make it a nice, sane 12yr + (gelding? generally saner) that will teach you, rather than the other way around.
Horses are not toys, you don't go out and get another 'just because'. By the sounds of it, you don't have your own transport to get your current horse to shows/clinics etc. Why not put the money towards a small van, lorry or trailer? Or some schoolmaster lessons somewhere?

Honestly, the horse you've got seems good enough... why are you so eager for another? :confused:
 
Personally, I think you current horse is great for you. She clearly has a lovely nature, and I really dont think you should overhorse yourself with a huge, green horse at this stage when you could have far more fun with Ebony.

Perhaps, in a while, when you don't need to constantly be posting on a forum about bits and schooling etc etc you might be ready.

I am not suggesting it is wrong to ask for advice, but with a young horse, you would have to be confident in making some decisions quickly and by yourself.
 
Why do you want a new horse? Will you be having to look after two horses? Do you really need a new horse? These are the sort of questions you need to be asking yourself :)

How big is your current horse? If you're going for 16.2hh + and this is your first 'horse' size-wise, I wouldn't be looking at anything younger than 6/7 and if it would be your first 'horse' then you would probably be better looking for something that is well schooled/behaved and is sensible, not something that you need to bring on.
 
Just wondering, why bother buying a horse just because you can? You'd be better off putting the money into lessons/transport, getting Ebony really good and enjoying her while you can, before GCSEs and exams start.
 
I agree with everyone else I'm afraid, if you can't afford lessons on your current horse then how will you cope if you hit problems with a youngster?

Sometimes in life we don't appreciate what we've got until it's no longer there, I think Ebony is a very genuine little horse that you may well regret giving up.

Going for something bigger when needed is one thing, but I think you'd be much better off staying with an older horse that knows its job. I do hope that you aren't getting a bigger one just because of the comments you've mentioned.
 
Why don't you want something over 7? If you get a baby, you're risking ruining it as, in my personal opinion, you are no way near good enough to bring on a young horse. You'd be better getting an older horse and letting it show you the ropes, rather than the other way round, or you may well be screwed and stuck with a problem horse and you hating having to ride it etc. because you weren't experienced enough to teach them everything.
 
Wouldn't you much rather have an older horse who is ready to go out and compete over bigger tracks?? Than a young horse who might not be ready for a year?
Im sorry to be blunt but you do not have the neccassary riding experiance for a young horse and it could very well all end in disaster.
At your age you need a schoolmaster type who can show you the ropes as you do not have the knowledge to show the horse the ropes.
p.s a young horse would have to be ridden in a snaffle!!!!!
 
You're far better getting an older horse that can teach you the ropes than a young horse that you have to educate because you're more likely to go further with the older horse and won't waste time trying to teach the younger horse things and possibly mess it up which could mean shortening it's riding career.
 
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What are you planning on doing after school? Only asking as you're 15 right?
You have a hell of a year coming this september-course work/gcse practice/revision won't leave you much time to look after Ebs let alone another.
Try and wait till you decide about your education as there are lots of *sad sale due to uni* ads at the moment.
 
Bear in mind that a horse can be happily working into it's twenties plus nowadays, so something ten or twelve years old can still have lots of years in it and will be in its prime.

A youngster can go lame and become unrideable as easily as an older one, an if a youngster develops isssues you realy need to be able to afford a good instructor to help you which if it is an issue now affording lessons with Ebony it will be no different or even worse as a bigger horse will be more expensive all round.
 
BSJAShowjumper123 said:
because i want something to last me for ages :)
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I can see how you are thinking, but there is no guarentee that just because a horse is young, it will last for longer :(
I can also see that you have made your mind up on this subject, and no amount of help from on here will change your mind.
I am not sure how much experience you have, but are you sure you will cope with a youngster??
 
BSJAShowjumper123 said:
i know but i dont mind :) and i my current horse is 15.1hh :) and no i dont want something over 7 lol
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*sighs*

OP, you know how you started posting on here and everyone said don't keep trying stronger bits and why don't you do some flatwork and you really really didn't want to and kept posting more and more about the stronger bits you were trying and the problems you were having and people started getting cross and snotty with you? Then you gave the snaffle another go and got some flatwork training and things were going much better for you. This shows that the many people who gave you that advice knew what they were talking about, when you listened to them things got better for you.

Now you are asking about a new horse - in fact you've been posting threads trying to get people to suggest you need a new horse for some weeks now. If your long-suffering parents (and I can picture the conversations in your house) are going to seriously consider buying you a new horse why don't you take on board NOW some of the helpful suggestions being made by the same people who made helpful suggestions, which WORKED for you, before?

Get the most out of what Ebony, who seems very honest, can teach you and then look for something not necessarily young and flashy but which knows it's job and then you will be off to a flying start to being successful at competitions but it will also be far more fun for you than trying to start a youngster with your current level of experience.
 
I'm sorry to rain on your parade but I really dont think you are a good enough rider to bring on a horse which is under 7. I cannot imagine you would go for a sane safe cob as you like competing and you dont seem to be able to give Ebony the time with schooling before you go out competing. You cant just jump on a young horse and go competing.

Look for a 9-12yr old who can give you 10+ yrs competing. Also if you are only used to a 15.1, you might find buying a 16.2 is a big difference. Perhaps a 15.3-16hh would be fine.
 
Dont see the point. You dont have transport right? So you wont be able to do much with your youngster (and they need to go out and do things!). I really dont see why you want something over 16.2hh?? I assume you're not that tall as you looked fine in that video of you on your current horse. Having had a 16.2hh I would definately suggest something smaller - I found a 15.2hh and my current 16hh MUCH better for eventing and BJSA, something pony-like is far more agile than a big lumbering thing.

I agree with everyone else that in our opinion from what you've said on this forum to date - you will not do a youngster justice. Thats not being nasty but you really need more experience first. Just get something older to have lots of fun on. Even a 7yr old is ok, just dont go any younger please or you will regret it. Youngsters take ages to bring on up the ranks, you can't rush them - you MUST put the time in at home which it doesn't sound like you enjoy doing.
 
Listen to what these people are telling you, if you must get another don't get a very young one for God sake!

When my daughter was 16 I bought her a 3yo ex racer 2 months out of racing as her 1st horse coming off ponies. Despite having had the pony for years we were such novices we believed the seller who told us she was retrained and we really didn't know just how foolhardy this decision was generally.

It has been a really difficult slog for my daughter, and she still isn't in a position to compete with the horse 3 years later, in fact it's only the last year she's been able to have any kind of riding that you could call "fun" with her at all. All her friends whose parents were wise enough to buy more seasoned horses are out there doing their thing.

Don't get me wrong, she loves the horse to death, possibly too much, and she's become a heck of a young horsewoman rising to the challenges the horse has presented, and she's never short of other people's horses/ponies to take competing but honestly, if I had to do it again I would be looking at something been there done that who was at least 9 or 10, at least and that is what I would advise you to do.
 
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Got to agree with the other posters here. A young horse is not a good idea for someone without the experience to deal with it. You're taking on a creature's life and it's so easy to mess up that life with good intentions but poor execution. Take the time to learn, stick to what you have and gain the experience you need.
 
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