Read This Before Purchasing Your First Horse!

 Purchasing horses for sale is similar to purchasing a secondhand vehicle. To make a purchase you'll be delighted with, you'll need to do a lot of research, as well as some expertise and savvy buying tactics. To get ready for your first horse, use this information and advice produced by equestrian legal professionals.

 

Too many first-time horse owners choose a horse that isn't a good fit. They eventually become disillusioned and give up on horses entirely, missing out on the joys of horse ownership for good. Our whole lives at noble steed revolve on horses. We wish to encourage new horse owners and help them appreciate horses as much as we do. As a result, we put together this guide on purchasing your first horse.

 

 

It's easy to let our hearts rule our minds when we're dealing with animals as beautiful and sensitive as horses. But that's why we produced this guide: to assist first-time horse buyers in making sound decisions.

 

Not so quickly! Before You Purchase a Horse...

Even while we like horses, we recognize that not everyone should own one. Even the most ardent horse enthusiast should not own a horse. Horses need a significant time commitment, as well as an emotional and financial investment. Horse ownership is not for the faint of heart (or the poor of budget)! Here are some actions we recommend you take before purchasing a horse. If you don't have an instructor (which we strongly encourage! ), seek the opinion of a trustworthy friend who is well-versed in horses and has horses whose conduct you appreciate.

 

Enroll in frequent riding lessons with a recognized trainer or teacher (at least once a week). Consider leasing a horse for at least six months in whole or in part. Leasing is a contract in which you pay a fixed cost or a percentage of the horse's expenditures in exchange for riding time on that horse. In a normal full lease, you are liable for all of the horse's expenditures and care, but in a typical partial lease, the owner is largely responsible for these items. Request a recommendation from your instructor or trainer for a leasing issue. In their stables, many trainers and teachers have horses for hire. Equine Legal Solutions provides horse leasing agreement forms that spell out the owner's and lessee's responsibilities.

 

Only if leasing a horse does not give you enough "horse time" should you consider owning a horse. Buying horses for saleaa is a tremendous commitment, similar to switching from owning a dog to having a baby.

 

What Type of Horse Should You Purchase?

 

Your personal safety should be your first priority. It's pointless to own a horse if you only look at it from your hospital bed! You want to acquire a horse that is well-trained, gentle, and has a calm, stable temperament. Your first horse should be easy to manage and ride for almost anybody. If it isn't, owning a horse won't be pleasurable, and it can even be deadly.

 

 

Make a written record of it!

After you've agreed on a price, enter into a horse purchase contract with the seller. The conditions of your purchase, including any claims and guarantees made by the seller concerning the horse, should be explicitly stated in your purchase contract. We have a number of purchasing forms available for download and completion.

 

Have you ever purchased a horse online? What other suggestions would you add to this list? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below! If you're looking for a new horse, be sure to look through Noble Steed's horses for sale. They have a fantastic selection of healthy, well-trained horses just waiting for their forever homes. Visit Noble Steed today!