I really, really, really want a horse. How do I convince my parents to let me get one? (money is tight these days)
2006-11-06 11:07:34 · 8 answers · asked by fablehorse5 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
If money is tight you won't convince them to get you a horse. The upkeep will cost too much. Instead go to a local stable and see if you can work there in exchange for riding lessons, or a discount on leasing a horse.
2006-11-06 11:15:50 · answer #1 · answered by CHill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay the first step to asking your parents for a horse is to come up with a plan for taking care of the horse. (this also depends on how much land you have and what kind of horse you want.) Horses need pastures! You cannot fit a horse or pony of any size into a dog kennel! The second step is demonstrating you plan. (such as pretending to feed your pretend horse for about a week to show how you will care for it. Also there's a sight www.dreamhorse.com where you can go to get horses. They have a search engine. I have a horse for sale on there. He's cheap and doesn't need grain. But i don't know if you can get him. I might live in a different state than you or even country. e-mail me at csi_speedchick@yahoo.com for more info.
2006-11-10 11:32:57 · answer #2 · answered by csi_speedchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all really depends on where you live and if you have the experience to take care of horses. Horses are VERY expensive and the food,tack etc, don't come cheap either. If you can't afford a horses than start saving money so you can help with the board or feeding. I've grown up and all animals and my grandparents used to have horses and that's how i have experience. I used to ride and feed and clean them. Now they just own a BIG cattle ranch. hope this helped.
2006-11-06 19:20:49 · answer #3 · answered by .Forever Young. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
money is tight in my family, but we pulled it off. it CAN be done. but, it's scary! when something happens, my family worries because we can't afford surgery for the horse so if something serious happens it's practically a death sentence. but, let me tell ya, i have the happiest horse on the block.
get a job at a ranch just picking stalls, or walking horses, etc... anything. earn money doing odd jobs, or get a job (one fitting your age), and start saving money. read horse books from the library, look into horse breeds, just do anything you can think of to get ready to have a horse. your parents just might give in someday, but they won't if you don't prove you can handle it.
see if you can lease a horse first so your parents don't have to make the jump from 'non-horse owner' to sudden 'horse owner'.
horses are scary, dangerous, expensive, and a definite novelty. your parents understand this. so, prove you can handle a scary, dangerous, expensive hobby for the wealthier edge of the country.
if you really want a horse, you can do it.
good luck!
2006-11-09 20:56:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really really wanted a horse once too and it sucked becuase I knew my parents could have afforded it.. however now I am an adult and see things in a different light..
was it fair for me to want a horse? a financial burden neither of them wanted?
what would they do with a horse if I grew tired of it? etc...
in the end if your parents are not into horses its unfair to pressure them to get you one... especially if money is tight...
parents job is to provide food, shelter and clothing... not horses
what did I do? I saved saved and saved.. went to horse college... saved and saved more.. bought 10 acres.. got a job and can do what ever I want...
good luck but dont pressure your folks it wont help instead save for riding lessons
2006-11-06 19:22:46 · answer #5 · answered by CF_ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If money is tight, you can't afford a pet unless you don't mind not eating or having clothes, or a roof over your head etc; stop being selfish and help your parents instead of making them guilty for having tight money problems.
2006-11-06 19:14:00 · answer #6 · answered by sml 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
horses are really expensive to keep. get a job in a stable. you can save your money and learn how to care for one. when you have enough to buy a horse and pay for its keep for a year (vet, farrier, grain, hay, saddle/bridle, brushes, buckets, etc), ask the owner of the barn your working in to help you pick a good horse and see if you can keep it there so you can take care of it while your working.
2006-11-06 22:01:17 · answer #7 · answered by Isis Is: HOPEFULL HOUNDS RESCUE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Horses need a lot of your time and lots of money to be living with you!!!!! Here is my schedule i live by:
-wake up at 6am
-feed horses (3)- feed hay/grain
-waters (inside and out)
-breckie
-turn out
-school
-come home around 3pm
-muck stalls
-waters (inside and out)
-bring in
-feed hay
-homework
-groom
-ride all 3 (one western one english one bareback-rotate each day)
-groom
-waters
-feed hay
-homework
-dinner
-homework or something with horses again
-clean tack
-bed.
and weekends are even more busier... that is just my weekdays.
and hey, you sound like a teen, i am too!!! Hey i can help you out with more info on horses, and well how to get out one....
crazybout_connor@yahoo.ca
aussie_canadien@hotmail.com
horsecrazie_93@yahoo.ca
2006-11-06 22:08:07 · answer #8 · answered by koda! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋