| It's important to really think about which kind of horse | | | | After you decided what you want to be able to do |
| you would like to have before you go out and start | | | | with your horse, it is important to find a trainer or |
| looking. From personal experiences, I have gone out | | | | person who knows about horses to take with you to |
| without thinking about what I want and end up falling in | | | | look at them. It always helps to have a second pair of |
| love with a horse that isn't right for me. In this article I | | | | eyes there to give a second opinion. It is also important |
| will give you three ways in order to make sure this | | | | to have someone there who knows you and your |
| horse is the right horse for you. | | | | riding capabilities. There's nothing worse then getting a |
| First Step: | | | | horse that is way to much for you to handle. |
| Make sure you know what you want to do with this | | | | Third Step: |
| horse. Remember just like cars, horses have different | | | | Make sure and figure out everything financially before |
| frames, and have different abilities. If you want a horse | | | | you go out and start looking to buy a horse. Horses |
| you want to race/endurance riding you want an | | | | can be both extremely time consuming and extremely |
| Arabian, if you want a horse for pleasure western | | | | expensive. You have to think about vet visits, boarding |
| riding, you want an older, calmer quarter horse, and if | | | | costs, misc wants and needs, food etc. You must |
| you want a horse to compete, then you want to look | | | | make sure this is something you can definitely afford |
| for a Thoroughbred. | | | | before jumping into buying a horse. |
| Second Step: | | | | |