Help with buying a horse

[Soundguy]

We picked up a t-bred mare one time.. kept it all of 4 hours and took it right back the same day... I'll stick to quarter horses.. etc..

Soundguy

 

[Appygirl]

There is a place that I know of called Canter. They rescue ex race horses and retrain them; it is doable, but it does take alot of time depending on personality and how hot they are. They sure are beautiful animals and yes pretty darn smooth!!
Jim what are your wife's plans with them?

I'm surely enjoying see all the nice horses here. More Please!

Good to hear you have a friend close by Elalexander to keep the future horse!
Cotton has a great idea about horse camp. I enjoy going to clinics; its like an adult horse camp . I'll have a couple scheduled for next year. One will be with Buck Brannaman roping cattle; should be fun! I'm lucky that its only a couple of hours from me. Elalexander are you going to get some riding lessons? Could be a new adventure for you It would help you be more comfortable. Just a thought I had.

 

[Spiveyman]

We picked up a t-bred mare one time.. kept it all of 4 hours and took it right back the same day... I'll stick to quarter horses.. etc..

Soundguy

Ha! I can understand why for sure. While a neat experience riding one, I would have to agree with you. I'm more of a quarter horse man. I want to check out the appaloosa's at Appygirl's suggestion, and I like the paints. Just depends on what you want in a horse I suppose. Around here the T-breds are the standard, but it's racing country and commercial cattle country for the most part.

 

[elalexander]

Hi Appygirl. Yeah, we are going to do some reading & research before making any commitments. Also there are two that we know of stables in a 20-25 miles area of where we live so we want to go and take to these people too. It is going to be a time investment up-front but should make us happier and better owners when and if that day comes.

 

[Reg]

There is a place that I know of called Canter. They rescue ex race horses and retrain them; it is doable, but it does take alot of time depending on personality and how hot they are. They sure are beautiful animals and yes pretty darn smooth!!
Jim what are your wife's plans with them?

I'm surely enjoying see all the nice horses here. More Please!

Good to hear you have a friend close by Elalexander to keep the future horse!
Cotton has a great idea about horse camp. I enjoy going to clinics; its like an adult horse camp . I'll have a couple scheduled for next year. One will be with Buck Brannaman roping cattle; should be fun! I'm lucky that its only a couple of hours from me. Elalexander are you going to get some riding lessons? Could be a new adventure for you It would help you be more comfortable. Just a thought I had.

CANTER is a wonderful organization for sure.
My experience of OTTBs {off the track thoroughbreds} is that they have been disciplined and will respond well to continued discipline. They load and trailer well, its part of what their "job" has been. I think any horse will try it's new owner. If you LET it walk all over you guess what ? - it WILL walk all over you.

 

[Jimbrown]

There is a place that I know of called Canter. They rescue ex race horses and retrain them; it is doable, but it does take alot of time depending on personality and how hot they are. They sure are beautiful animals and yes pretty darn smooth!!
Jim what are your wife's plans with them?.

She hopes to retrain them into dressage or or hunter jumpers. The hardest part is going to be to get them used to the open space and Barb wire. I am sure they have never seen a barb wire fence.

 

[Appygirl]

Jim I'm sure they'll love the open space, but I do caution you on the barb wire. It could be a future vet bill for you.
Sound like your wife has some good plans for the horse. I wish her a safe journey towards her goal.

 

[riptides]

She hopes to retrain them into dressage or or hunter jumpers. The hardest part is going to be to get them used to the open space and Barb wire. I am sure they have never seen a barb wire fence.

I am still in the process of removing barb wire from my property. Two years later I have about 30 acres to go. We are not fans of barbed wire.

-This week I am Chigger man
- Darn wire.
-Mike Z.

 

[Jimbrown]

Well out here in the west where it is no unusal for ranchers to own 50 to 100 miles of fence it is the only cost effective method. If we could just get the dang illegals to stop cutting it. Counting cross fences I have two miles of fence.

 

[tallyho8]

Lucky you don't have property like mine. I only have 14 acres and have over 2 miles of perimeter fence. I am trying to buy 6 more acres. If I get it I will have 20 acres and then only 1 mile of perimeter fence.

Really!