Kallibear
Well-Known Member
Agggghh. I'm cross at people who should know better.
Someone asked on a horsey facebook page where they could by cheap stuff for a potential pony and how much a pony costs to keep. Poster is a complete beginner wanting to buy for her young daughter who's just started lessons. That includes buying a riding hat, to give you an idea of quite how novice. Fair enough, no one's born knowing all about horses and if you're very novice you've no idea how much you actually don't know.
Yet others replied with places and prices and even suggested livery yards and potential ponies. No suggestion that maybe it's a Really Bad Idea and she should get more experience first. I duly did and you can imagine how it went down with others. Thankfully there's others who agree with me until one self-professed genius suggested;
She should definitely look at youngsters because they're cheaper than Been There T-Shirt holders. Helps keep the costs down dontchknow.
A youngster hasn't picked up bad habits yet (as proved by her badly behaved 25yr old she's trained for years ) so would prob be better than an older horse.
Go for something cheap to keep. Definition of which is apparently something who's feet grow slowly so they rarely need trimmed. It will definitely make a horse affordable.
Full livery is a good idea (after I made a fuss about it) but a good doer is def cheaper on feed costs (eh FULL livery?!?) and aforementioned slow growing feet will make £100 + a week livery affordable.
And a young Newforest Pony would be ideal. Have to say that's not true of any NF I've ever met!
And of course she can do it cheaper by cutting corners.
Grr. Apparently I'm just being a patronising ' peasant' who looks down on novice minions. Actually I'm a pissed off pheasant who thinks that some people are idiots (and not the origional OP!).
This is how decent horses get ruined. Idiot 'advisors'. I really hope the OP isn't someone who just heards what she wants to hear, and doesn't have idiots advising her in real life.
Someone asked on a horsey facebook page where they could by cheap stuff for a potential pony and how much a pony costs to keep. Poster is a complete beginner wanting to buy for her young daughter who's just started lessons. That includes buying a riding hat, to give you an idea of quite how novice. Fair enough, no one's born knowing all about horses and if you're very novice you've no idea how much you actually don't know.
Yet others replied with places and prices and even suggested livery yards and potential ponies. No suggestion that maybe it's a Really Bad Idea and she should get more experience first. I duly did and you can imagine how it went down with others. Thankfully there's others who agree with me until one self-professed genius suggested;
She should definitely look at youngsters because they're cheaper than Been There T-Shirt holders. Helps keep the costs down dontchknow.
A youngster hasn't picked up bad habits yet (as proved by her badly behaved 25yr old she's trained for years ) so would prob be better than an older horse.
Go for something cheap to keep. Definition of which is apparently something who's feet grow slowly so they rarely need trimmed. It will definitely make a horse affordable.
Full livery is a good idea (after I made a fuss about it) but a good doer is def cheaper on feed costs (eh FULL livery?!?) and aforementioned slow growing feet will make £100 + a week livery affordable.
And a young Newforest Pony would be ideal. Have to say that's not true of any NF I've ever met!
And of course she can do it cheaper by cutting corners.
Grr. Apparently I'm just being a patronising ' peasant' who looks down on novice minions. Actually I'm a pissed off pheasant who thinks that some people are idiots (and not the origional OP!).
This is how decent horses get ruined. Idiot 'advisors'. I really hope the OP isn't someone who just heards what she wants to hear, and doesn't have idiots advising her in real life.