DrSeuss
Member
I was hoping to buy my first horse this year, but it's difficult to get a sense of what is and isn't a realistic price for the kind of thing I'm looking for, especially as horse prices seem to have risen suddenly and steeply of late.
I'm disabled. I'm pretty confident and competent when actually in the saddle, but on the ground I'm the definition of awkward turtle. I'm going to need a patient horse with good ground manners who doesn't mind that it takes me longer than average to tack up, groom, etc. The trouble is that most steady gentle horses like this tend to be getting close to retirement, or are generally placid "dope on a rope" types. I'm not aspiring to Badminton or anything, but I want a horse with more ginger than that! I enjoy dressage and I want a horse who is responsive in the school (doesn't have to be a perfect schoolmaster).
Does anyone have tips on the best place to find a horse that meets my needs, and what I should budget? Most people hear "disabled" and seem to think I'm after a nice therapeutic horse, even when I've been clear that isn't the case.
I'm disabled. I'm pretty confident and competent when actually in the saddle, but on the ground I'm the definition of awkward turtle. I'm going to need a patient horse with good ground manners who doesn't mind that it takes me longer than average to tack up, groom, etc. The trouble is that most steady gentle horses like this tend to be getting close to retirement, or are generally placid "dope on a rope" types. I'm not aspiring to Badminton or anything, but I want a horse with more ginger than that! I enjoy dressage and I want a horse who is responsive in the school (doesn't have to be a perfect schoolmaster).
Does anyone have tips on the best place to find a horse that meets my needs, and what I should budget? Most people hear "disabled" and seem to think I'm after a nice therapeutic horse, even when I've been clear that isn't the case.