Hi, I am trying to buy a horse on my own but i dont have a lot of money...does anyone know what I should do?

Answer 1

You need to be Wise when buying a horse. Look around ahorse and make share you can provide for the horse. it cost a average of 2000 dollars a year to care for a horse. Please do your research before buying a horses. know the airmails history. Ask questions and more question. See if you can get to know the horse before buying it. Often time the sealer will gave you 30 days to be friends the horse. Go to a breeding instead of a random person that is selling there personal horse. DO NOT GO TO A SELL!! These horse are often times drudged. back to your question most breeders will let you set up a payment plan. Look throw your phone book under ranches or horses in the yellow pages and start calling. For a small down payment of 100 or 200 dollar they will keep the horse until you can pay it off. i don't know where you live but the website i listed has adoption horse for a $500 or less. It is in Texas

Answer 2

I would recommend lessons or a lease. The financial burden of a horse isn't the initial cost, it's the board, feed, farrier, and vet fees, not to mention any costs for showing, travel, etc. Leasing can give you the experience of horse ownership without being fully responsible, and the ability to back out if you find that you cannot financially, emotionally, or physically handle it. If you are in a lesson program, or involved with other horse people ask around to see if anyone is looking to have someone lease their horse. DreamHorse.com and Equine.com both have listings of horses for lease across the US. If you do decide to buy, I would look at rescues or again at those two sites mentioned for older horses, or farm/herd dispersals. You didn't mention your experience level, so I don't recommend an auction. You have to be careful going to open auctions. Some of the horses there are only there because they can't be sold through other methods. Either they're not started, they're violent, injured, etc. I would only recommend going to an auction if you were extremely confident in your abilities, and even then, I would take a friend or two to look for things that you may not catch. Best of luck

Answer 3

Fist off buying the horse is usually the least expensive part.........................You don't want to be in a situation where you have to sell you horse because you can't pay for his feed or vet bill.
Also how much experience do you have????
If none or very little, I would strongly suggest you take riding lessons for at least a year to get some experience and make some good horsey friends.
After that if you decide you must have a horse you will have the support and experience you need.
Maybe you can look into a lease.??.

Answer 4

You might look for someone that has a horse and needs help caring for it. Volunteer to groom, feed, exercise the horse for free. If you're not horse experienced get some lessons and make sure the horse you look after is gentle and safe. This way, you get to spend time with a horse and it won't cost you much, and the horse gets someone to take better care of it. Horses are VERY expensive to keep. You have the cost of the horse first (at least $1000), then hay and grain, pasture, worming, farrier, shots, tack, etc. Thousands of dollars. There are plenty of people out there with horses and not enough time to ride them and brush them (me included) who would welcome some help fi all you want in exchange is time with a horse.
Also, be very cautious buying at a horse sale. Some sellers dope the horse up so that it asks gentle, when it's actually dangerous or so that it doesn't show pain when it's actually lame or ill. If you go to a sale take someone who is very, very horse smart. Buyer beware big time at horse sales.

Answer 5

You need to be more specific with your questions in the future,
but I will try to give you a little advice.
Do you have a local stockyard in you town/city.
If you do they usually have at least 'one' horse sale a month,
selling horses by auction bidding.
I have bought several horses this way at 'very' reasonable
prices.
The most I ever paid for a horse at the auction was $600.
These horses are no longer wanted or needed by their previous owners, so auctions are the quickest way to get rid of them.
You must have some knowledge of horses when buying them,
as it is very easy to be fleeced (conned) and end up getting a
sick old nag or a very unpredictable animal (dangerous).
You can also look in the newspaper ads under 'livestock' or
'pets'. Hope this helps

Answer 6

You don't have a lot of money for buying a horse or taking care of one? If you don't have enough money for buying a horse, you can ask your parents to lend you some and you can offer to work for your parents to pay off the loan. If you have a good enough credit, you can borrow money from the bank. On the other hand, if you don't have enough money to take care of a horse, then I don't suggest you get one. The horse is better off where it is than with you (sorry if the truth hurts). You can shop around and bargain to see if you can get a horse for whatever savings you have. Or you can save money slowly until you can buy a horse. Or you can get a job to earn money to buy a horse. Or you can work for a horse owner and see if they'll let you work off the payment for a horse with a discount.

Answer 7

If you don't have a lot of money you don't have any business owning a horse. Horses are super expensive to keep and require lots of regular vet care. A farrier must come and clip their feet every 6-8 weeks, and they need deworming and vaccinations, and no matter how careful you are you can not keep a horse from getting ill or injured.

If you struggle to afford the purchase price, you can't afford to own a horse. I say this not to be mean, but to alert you to the reality of the cost of owning an equine.

Answer 8

the cost doesnt stop after you get the horse. i have a horse, its about 200-500 dollers a week to keep it up and have the stall at a stables, if you can afford this (or live on a farm where everything is avalible) then try your city/county animal shelters, theres always horses that have been mistreated or given to the shelters, and there normally very cheep for a horse. now if your lookin for a special kind of horse then i suggest you get better finacily before you think on buying one.

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hope this helps

Answer 9

I would suggest a lease. It gives you the opportunity to have a horse without being committed completely and it is cheaper. If you would really like to buy I horse I would look into going to an auction or rescue. You can usually get nice horses for minimal cost. Good luck!

Answer 10

Purchasing a horse is the least amount of money you will spend. If you are having difficulties purchasing a horse than perhaps you should consider volunteering at a horse rescue in your area. They are always in need of riders and grooms. That way you can spend time with a horse but not have the expense of one.
Here is a break down of annual cost of a horse:
Average cost of board varies by state, plan on at least $300.00 per month, for an annual cost of $3600.00. Median cost to feed a single horse is $1328.00 annually, this includes Hay, grain, minerals & salt. Maintenance cost, which includes, bedding, farrier services, worming, vaccines, Veterinarian services and medicines, horse care products, learning devices (books/magazines), training for horse or rider twice monthly; average cost per year $2400.00. Annual cost of boarded horse, inclusive of feed and maintenance $7328.00. Annual cost of non-boarded horse is $3728.00.