can i find a HORSE KIDSAFE AND CHEAP?

Question

no kicking bitting or spoking

Answer 1

Finding "bombproof" horses can be hard. They are literally worth their weight in gold. Be careful looking at horses advertised at "kid safe", "bombproof", "family horse". Many people advertise their horses as this. When you go to look at a horse, tell the owner that you want to see the horse being tacked up. You want to see the horse lead around, ridden (in a arena, if they have one and outside the arena) by someone (preferably a child) besides you. Watch for any signs of sweating in case someone has been trying to tire the horse out before you come to see it. Ask to see the horse groomed, both in and out of the stall. Show up a little early so you can see what is being done to the horse before you were expected. Good, safe horses are hard to find, if you want one, you may have to pay a good price for it, or check out horse adoptions online for horses that have been placed with a reputable horse rescue and WORKED with.

Answer 2

There is no such thing as a cheap horse. Sure you can buy a pony for only a few hundred dollars, but it may cost $200-400+ per month to care for it (depending on where you live & cost of hay). Also add in the cost of vet care and if that pony founders, you could be out $1000+ over the course of his care for special shoes and such.

Also be aware GOOD ponies are worth their weight in gold. A good kidsafe, sound, healthy pony might be $1500 or more.

Answer 3

IMO disregard the rescues. If they have faced abuse or starvation they can be VERY food aggressive and can hurt a child without meaning to. And they are not necessarily cheaper.
Yes there are kid safe horses out there. Cheap - what do you consider cheap? And - not to sound mean - but how much do you value the kids? What I mean is $1500 or 2,000 for a sound and sane animal cheaper than a trip to the hospital? Often you can pay up front or you pay later. DO NOT GO TO AN AUCTION!!!!! I cannot stress this enough. I was knocked out cold with a concussion once from a "kid broke" quarter type horse that was NOT kid broke. Matter of fact she was a complete idiot when you actually tried to RIDE her. She was fine on the ground...but get on her and she was a hateful witch. No nothing was hurting her and no she wasn't being pestered.
Disregard breed. Depending on the age of the kids don't look too much at size. But go for sound sane safe.

Answer 4

The thing that you will want to do is go to a A rated horses show and find a trainer. To give your Kids riding leasons. This will save you if it is a pasing hobby also trainers genrally want clints for a long time and it is in there best intresest to find you somthing. If you are beond this point start by looking for a horse that is at lest 14 years old. ( horses live into there early 30s)

My Email is [e-mail] I own Lost Princess Arabians and National Show Horses.

Answer 5

Try these sites:

www.dreamhorse.com
www.usahorseclassifieds.com

You should be able to find something there. One USAHorseClassifieds, look for ads that say the horse is "bombproof" (means that they are extremely safe for children and won't spook easily) and on DremHorse look for ads that have a low energy level. Maybe a 1 or 2, and contact the owner for any additional information. Good luck!

Answer 6

Please consider looking into adoption go through yahoo groups there are alot of rescues on there I belong to several and well I always see lots of good horses there.Also often there are some free ones that due to finacial problems people need to find home for them.
Keep in mind though that it is not cheap keeping a horse and you will need to find a good equine vet as well as a farrior.And if you have never owned a horse before please concider going to your local riding stable and donating time to learn how to properly care for your horse

Answer 7

I live in Wisconsin and I know that around here ( northern wisconsin) you can sometimes buy a horse off of an Amish farm. They are usually VERY calm, well broke and NEVER spooke at anything. My mother is a vet and many Amish come into her clinic. She always recommends Amish horses for children to ride. Perhaps there is an Amish community somewhere near you?

Answer 8

Go to a kid horse camp(or email them) often times they have horses there that they don't need, also post an ad in a tack store or 2. make sure you try the horse before you buy it!

Answer 9

I would say go to dreamhorse.com. I looked there and I got my first horse from that site. He is the most wonderful horse anyone could have and there are alot of other really good, cheap, horses on there.

Answer 10

I agree whole heartedly with Riding Teacher. We've been looking for a kid horse for our grandchildren, too. I like the idea of showing up early and if possible I would suggest trying to go one more time unannounced to make sure they weren't trying to hide anything (like the horse had been tranquilized). Unfortunately, kid horses are hard to find because no one wants to give theirs up. We have finally resorted to having our gentlest mare broke and it will take years of adults riding her before I would trust her with my grandkids. In the meantime they'll just have to share the one we have. And no we don't want to sell him.