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That is great advise hope everyone watches several times. I would like to add some more things that anyone thinking about getting into having a horse. First of all congratulations horses are the very best companion other than a dog in as to non-humans. But before you even get started. Take some classes and here is a list that my friend and I came up with years ago. I grew up on a horse's back, I love them dearly. Our last baby (foal we raised) passed away almost 2 years ago and I so so miss my boy. 1. Feed . . . Learn the nutritional needs of a horse, what to feed what not to feed, how much will it cost. Right now a bale of hay is about upwards of $10.00+ a bale and that will last a horse maybe two-three days, prices never go down, there are approximately 24 bales in a ton, so a ton of hay is going to run you $240.00 or $1,440.00 or more a year, a sack of oats is about $11.00 or more lasts about a month maybe and there is other grains, don't forget the wormer and vet supplies. They need lots of water, and the ice on the water in the winter is a bear to keep off and running a water heater in it is over the top expensive. Make sure that the feed you are giving them is good quality hay and not alfalfa (alfalfa can be given in small amounts but if not watched it can cause you a lot of problems) and not moldy. The best is to find good pasture so he can run around. PLEASE do not leave him in a stall no horse deserves that! 2. Feet . . . Learn all about foot care. Find a good Farrier, that is a person who trims and shoes your horses. Have them show you how to care for the hoof, starting out with cleaning the hoof, knowing how to do the back legs as well as the front. Learn to watch out for those feet the best farrier I know has been crippled somewhat because of an accident that was not expected, he reads horses very well, had done this horse often but horses are unpredictable so he gets to hobble around and be in pain for the rest of his life. So be careful those legs move at lightening speed. I have ended up in the ER more times than I like to think because of quirky accidents that you never thought would happen, in fact i have what I cal my "Rock injury" that is yelling at me and I received it over 20 years, and for all those years, it ALWAYS lets me know that it's there never a day does it not ache, somedays it keeps me awake at night. So please please be careful. 3. Doctoring, Grooming etc. . . . Go talk to an equine (horse) vet, spend some time with him/her if you can, go out on calls, find out how expensive it is when you horse gets injured. Make sure the horse you are buying is not already crippled. MAKE DAMN SURE THAT THE HORSE YOU ARE BUYING IS FROM A REPUTABLE PERSON NOT SOMEONE WHO HAS DRAINED THE HORSE OF ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF BLOOD TO MAKE HIM SEEM LIKE THE NICEST HORSE EVER. Then a month or so later when it has been replaced he turns into his real self a monster (and I will put money on it that he didn't start out that way some awful human treated him awful. Makes me cry he was so beautiful I loved him so much till I couldn't walk for a month). Once you find that perfect horse take him to your vet you found and have him/her look it all over check the teeth, feet, legs, ck for colic, etc.. And while your at it find out how to care for your horse, brushing, combing, bathing, floating their teeth, giving them their shots, soaking a sore foot, etc., etc. 4. Tack . . .Go to your local tack store and check out the saddles and bridles. Beware saddle coming out of Mexico look beautiful, but they are made very poorly if they are cheap and have nails and staples that protrude the sheepskin and saddle blanket and irritate the horse and making it hard to ride. Also take a look at the price. What does your horse like best a bit or hackamore? Remember the cheapest part of owning a horse is in purchasing it. 5. Purchasing / Riding ...Make sure the person you are thinking about buying that horse from doesn't care if you take it out for a test ride. Make a list of questions you want to know to ask take it with you so all questions are answered. We had a horse that we sold once and were at the sale barn on horse sale day and low and behold there was the horse we used to own. He had registration papers there at the pen when he was awaiting his turn for the ring. HOWEVER, the papers that said what his lineage was were not his papers. Horse traders keep those papers and put them on horses that they can match them up too. For a gelding it doesn't matter a lot as you are not going to be breeding him, but if you plan on showing or competing and you think you have purchased a horse that has the bloodlines for it you may find out he doesn't because he isn't who the papers say he was. We bought a gelding, one of the nicest horses we had but his papers didn't match him at all. Which was a shame because we would of loved to know his true breeding because he was such a gem. Please do yourself a favor before ever buying that horse take some riding lessons and learn how to ride. I have known many people who said they knew how to ride and I felt so bad for the horse they were riding they were like a lumpy sack of potatoes that poor horse. 6. Trailers/Hauling . . .Do you know how to hook a trailer and how to pull it? You better find out. Then you need to Load and unload the horse from the trailer. Nothing is worse than being late to a ride and your horse will not step into the trailer. Speaking of trailers have you gone out and looked at them? There are some great ones out there new and used so check them out. It may surprise you about the cost. And don't forget that you need a good reliable vehicle to pull that trailer loaded with your precious cargo. When you are driving down the road DO NOT EXCEED the speed limit with the horse in the trailer. If you get a slant load and it has windows to look out DO NOT LET THE HORSE STICK HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. Just think about it a big ole bug hits him in the eye it could blind him. 7. Breeding . . . . If you do not know much about horses and want to please please please consider long and hard about breeding and raising horses, there is a lot involved and so many of them end up in bad hands and get mistreated. There are so many fine animals out there that thinking you want to be a breeder well you better really really really educate yourself on it because there are so many things that can and do go wrong. Once that baby hits the ground the work begins and the best thing you have to do first is imprint it because as soon as horses hit the ground they are all ready grown except their size, but their brain is ready. They are not like other people and animals that have to go thru a learning and growing state they already know those things they have to they have be alert and be able to get out of Dodge quickly if they need too doesn't matter it is just 1 hour old. 8. Love . . .If you buy a horse treat him good, horses are good listeners, they don't think about things like you do and their senses are higher and stronger than yours. They never forget. Be kind and love them and they will love you back. The Western Horseman did an article a while back on horse ownership and it said that the odds are for a person to purchase and keep a horse is 6 years. So if you are not really ready to, but you think you are please educate yourself, ask yourself will you have this horse for life? And please don't treat him like a car that you don't like, so you think you need to get a new model all the time, you wanted a palomino and he was a bay so you trade him, is it any wonder some horses don't trust people because believe me that horse you just got rid of was just starting to trust you and some jerks buys it. That is just wrong. Just remember you don't ride the head or the color. But talking about riding the head (that means he doesn't have a pretty head) keep a soft hand DO NOT PULL ON THE BIT. If a buggy horse can feel your hands while you are driving it 24' behind it in the seat, and can tell when someone else takes the reins, what do you think it is like when you are heavy handed and constantly puling on the reins sitting in the saddle? Selling a horse isn't a lot of fun easier. Good Luck
I’m just gonna wing it. Miss your videos. I haven’t had time to watch since I went back to the oilfield. I’m looking for a horse for team roping, trail riding and camping. Great video as always sir.
That is great advise hope everyone watches several times.
I would like to add some more things that anyone thinking about getting into having a horse. First of all congratulations horses are the very best companion other than a dog in as to non-humans. But before you even get started. Take some classes and here is a list that my friend and I came up with years ago. I grew up on a horse's back, I love them dearly. Our last baby (foal we raised) passed away almost 2 years ago and I so so miss my boy.
1. Feed . . . Learn the nutritional needs of a horse, what to feed what not to feed, how much will it cost. Right now a bale of hay is about upwards of $10.00+ a bale and that will last a horse maybe two-three days, prices never go down, there are approximately 24 bales in a ton, so a ton of hay is going to run you $240.00 or $1,440.00 or more a year, a sack of oats is about $11.00 or more lasts about a month maybe and there is other grains, don't forget the wormer and vet supplies. They need lots of water, and the ice on the water in the winter is a bear to keep off and running a water heater in it is over the top expensive. Make sure that the feed you are giving them is good quality hay and not alfalfa (alfalfa can be given in small amounts but if not watched it can cause you a lot of problems) and not moldy. The best is to find good pasture so he can run around. PLEASE do not leave him in a stall no horse deserves that!
2. Feet . . . Learn all about foot care. Find a good Farrier, that is a person who trims and shoes your horses. Have them show you how to care for the hoof, starting out with cleaning the hoof, knowing how to do the back legs as well as the front. Learn to watch out for those feet the best farrier I know has been crippled somewhat because of an accident that was not expected, he reads horses very well, had done this horse often but horses are unpredictable so he gets to hobble around and be in pain for the rest of his life. So be careful those legs move at lightening speed. I have ended up in the ER more times than I like to think because of quirky accidents that you never thought would happen, in fact i have what I cal my "Rock injury" that is yelling at me and I received it over 20 years, and for all those years, it ALWAYS lets me know that it's there never a day does it not ache, somedays it keeps me awake at night. So please please be careful.
3. Doctoring, Grooming etc. . . . Go talk to an equine (horse) vet, spend some time with him/her if you can, go out on calls, find out how expensive it is when you horse gets injured. Make sure the horse you are buying is not already crippled. MAKE DAMN SURE THAT THE HORSE YOU ARE BUYING IS FROM A REPUTABLE PERSON NOT SOMEONE WHO HAS DRAINED THE HORSE OF ABOUT 2 GALLONS OF BLOOD TO MAKE HIM SEEM LIKE THE NICEST HORSE EVER. Then a month or so later when it has been replaced he turns into his real self a monster (and I will put money on it that he didn't start out that way some awful human treated him awful. Makes me cry he was so beautiful I loved him so much till I couldn't walk for a month). Once you find that perfect horse take him to your vet you found and have him/her look it all over check the teeth, feet, legs, ck for colic, etc.. And while your at it find out how to care for your horse, brushing, combing, bathing, floating their teeth, giving them their shots, soaking a sore foot, etc., etc.
4. Tack . . .Go to your local tack store and check out the saddles and bridles. Beware saddle coming out of Mexico look beautiful, but they are made very poorly if they are cheap and have nails and staples that protrude the sheepskin and saddle blanket and irritate the horse and making it hard to ride. Also take a look at the price. What does your horse like best a bit or hackamore? Remember the cheapest part of owning a horse is in purchasing it.
5. Purchasing / Riding ...Make sure the person you are thinking about buying that horse from doesn't care if you take it out for a test ride. Make a list of questions you want to know to ask take it with you so all questions are answered. We had a horse that we sold once and were at the sale barn on horse sale day and low and behold there was the horse we used to own. He had registration papers there at the pen when he was awaiting his turn for the ring. HOWEVER, the papers that said what his lineage was were not his papers. Horse traders keep those papers and put them on horses that they can match them up too. For a gelding it doesn't matter a lot as you are not going to be breeding him, but if you plan on showing or competing and you think you have purchased a horse that has the bloodlines for it you may find out he doesn't because he isn't who the papers say he was. We bought a gelding, one of the nicest horses we had but his papers didn't match him at all. Which was a shame because we would of loved to know his true breeding because he was such a gem. Please do yourself a favor before ever buying that horse take some riding lessons and learn how to ride. I have known many people who said they knew how to ride and I felt so bad for the horse they were riding they were like a lumpy sack of potatoes that poor horse.
6. Trailers/Hauling . . .Do you know how to hook a trailer and how to pull it? You better find out. Then you need to Load and unload the horse from the trailer. Nothing is worse than being late to a ride and your horse will not step into the trailer. Speaking of trailers have you gone out and looked at them? There are some great ones out there new and used so check them out. It may surprise you about the cost. And don't forget that you need a good reliable vehicle to pull that trailer loaded with your precious cargo. When you are driving down the road DO NOT EXCEED the speed limit with the horse in the trailer. If you get a slant load and it has windows to look out DO NOT LET THE HORSE STICK HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. Just think about it a big ole bug hits him in the eye it could blind him.
7. Breeding . . . . If you do not know much about horses and want to please please please consider long and hard about breeding and raising horses, there is a lot involved and so many of them end up in bad hands and get mistreated. There are so many fine animals out there that thinking you want to be a breeder well you better really really really educate yourself on it because there are so many things that can and do go wrong. Once that baby hits the ground the work begins and the best thing you have to do first is imprint it because as soon as horses hit the ground they are all ready grown except their size, but their brain is ready. They are not like other people and animals that have to go thru a learning and growing state they already know those things they have to they have be alert and be able to get out of Dodge quickly if they need too doesn't matter it is just 1 hour old.
8. Love . . .If you buy a horse treat him good, horses are good listeners, they don't think about things like you do and their senses are higher and stronger than yours. They never forget. Be kind and love them and they will love you back.
The Western Horseman did an article a while back on horse ownership and it said that the odds are for a person to purchase and keep a horse is 6 years. So if you are not really ready to, but you think you are please educate yourself, ask yourself will you have this horse for life? And please don't treat him like a car that you don't like, so you think you need to get a new model all the time, you wanted a palomino and he was a bay so you trade him, is it any wonder some horses don't trust people because believe me that horse you just got rid of was just starting to trust you and some jerks buys it. That is just wrong. Just remember you don't ride the head or the color. But talking about riding the head (that means he doesn't have a pretty head) keep a soft hand DO NOT PULL ON THE BIT. If a buggy horse can feel your hands while you are driving it 24' behind it in the seat, and can tell when someone else takes the reins, what do you think it is like when you are heavy handed and constantly puling on the reins sitting in the saddle? Selling a horse isn't a lot of fun easier. Good Luck
I’m also getting into roping and love the vids
Thank you!
I’m just gonna wing it. Miss your videos. I haven’t had time to watch since I went back to the oilfield. I’m looking for a horse for team roping, trail riding and camping. Great video as always sir.
Welcome back!
Glad to be back sir. Keep it up
Love this video also I’m getting into roping as well
Heck yeah! Thanks for watching.
Barrett I like your shirt with your logo on it.
Thank you
Well did you know that a horse's eyes are the same size when he was born as when he's full grown?
Question please
Why do you put the black coverings over the front two hooves?
So your horse doesn’t overextend and hit the bulbs of their hooves
You said cowboys a lot but not cowgirls 😂