Advice on Buying Your First Horse or Pony and What You Must Consider First
· Can you financially support a horse?
Be honest with yourself about what else you’ll still want to do other than riding and caring for a horse. It is difficult to take a horse or Pony on holiday to Egypt for a [...]
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Buying a horse or pony for the first time is an exciting experience. It’s easy to get carried away by a big set of brown eyes, even though the horse batting them may not be the best beginner horse. But the wrong horse can ruin the fun of riding or driving and may be [...]
Veterinarians have developed a general routine of examination which has been found to be satisfactory as a means of detecting signs of disease and injury. This examination is conducted in five stages and all be the stages should be completed. If this has not been possible it should be made clear on the certificate in [...]
Before buying a horse it is important to consider the costs of keeping a horse to ensure it is affordable and there are also costs incurred in looking for and buying a horse that need to be considered which are summarised below.
Viewing and Vetting
Looking around for a horse or pony to buy is the first [...]
In legal terms, when a horse is being sold, views may be expressed by a seller in order to convey a positive impression of the horse, but which are merely intended to generate interest from purchasers.
These views may be expressed verbally or in writing, such as in an advertisement.
“Describing a horse as ‘highly desirable’, having [...]
