my friend and i want to raise money to buy a horse, we are both 11 years old. ideas?

Question

besides walking dogs and selling lemonade

we already have horses but our cousins are always hogging them so we decided to get a horse of our own

we have all the food,boarding,saddles, and we know how to ride (we ride western) please help with lots of ideas

WE HAVE A 5 ACRE FIELD OF LAND WE KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HORSES WE HAVE EVRYTHING!!!! WE JUST NEED WAYS TO RAISE MONEY!

Answer 1

bake sale
yard sale
donations

Answer 2

If there is a stable near you, try getting work there. They are always looking for people to walk the horses, to clean tack, and to clean out the stalls. you may find the perfect horse for you and you will get some good experience!
Otherwise, try a vet, they may be looking for some help.
PS, it is less expensive to lease, or half lease a horse, that means you share the horse with some one else.

Answer 3

Jennifer, there's a lot more to having a horse than paying the price to buy it. Unless you have a home where you can keep a horse in your backyard, you're going to have to pay someone to board the horse, and that can run anywhere from $200-600/month, depending on where you live and how nice the place you board your horse is.

If I may give you some advice, I would suggest that you lower your sights from buying a horse to paying for riding lessons. Earning enough money to pay for riding lessons is within your grasp, and there are some advantages over horse ownership in doing this.

First, it can be almost like having a horse of your own without having to pay for it. Once the trainer who is giving you lessons sees that you are responsible and are not going to cause problems, the trainer will probably be more than happy to let you groom the horse, bathe it, and take care of it in many ways that will give you experience for the time when you can afford a horse.

You will get a chance to learn, first-hand, what is involved in taking care of a horse. Many people who love horses for their beauty and grace and who enjoy riding them find out that horses may be more work than they anticipated. This can be a problem. If you invest the time and effort in getting used to caring for a horse, and then decide you don't want to work that hard, you haven't lost any money. If you buy a horse you may find that you have.

Working with a trainer will help you to learn how to be safe around horses. I have worked with horses for more than 35 years (I was a horse-crazy 11-year-old once too, and have been fortunate enough to own two horses and care for several more), and have many friends who have worked with horses. The horses I have worked with were hunter-jumper show horses, which were well-trained, and I always wore protective headgear and was careful. Nevertheless, during this time I've broken ribs, torn muscles in my back so badly I had to stay in bed for two weeks and take medication for my back for two years, I've had two teeth broken, and got shaken up bad enough to go to the hospital for X-rays four times. I've lost more toenails from having feet stepped on than I can remember, I got kicked on the thigh and had a perfect horseshoe-shaped bruise (and was lucky not to crack my femur bone), I've been bitten on both shoulders, knocked over and dragged, had a horse's knee hit my head so hard I literally saw stars, and had a classic "broken-neck" fall of the type that paralysed Christopher Reeve (the only thing that saved me was that my horse wasn't going as fast as his was, so my neck didn't break when I hit the ground). I've had my hands rope-burned bad enough to blister them, I've been trapped in a corner while a panic-striken horse pitched a fit close enough for me to feel the whiff of air as he kicked near my head.

Horses are not safe playthings. You need to have someone teach you how to work around them safely.

If you are lucky enough to get with a good trainer, even if you can't afford to have a horse of your own, you might find that you can ride all you want. Every stable I've ever boarded a horse at has "barn rat" kids who hang out and make themselves useful and who get to ride a lot of horses for free.

Good luck to you. I'm sure there are horses in your future for you and your friend, although possibly not as soon as you wish.

Answer 4

astonishing jobs does no longer harm. Ask around the community if you may want to do issues for money. i do not imagine you'd be allowed to artwork at shops or eating places yet thinking your age, so assisting out with human beings is maximum perfect, i think. strolling canine, mowing lawns, babysitting, stuff like that. And tell your kinfolk that you're saving up. Iunno if it is going to grant you with the outcomes you want, in spite of the undeniable fact that it truly works for me after I tell them i'm saving up for a clean guitar. i'm getting a sturdy $one hundred from my aunts and grandparents.

Answer 5

how about you actually get a job! whats that for an idea!

that way you can actually pay for your horse and for food for more then the fisrt week you get it. get a job at a store in your town. i know your young but maybe you could get a job at a stable, or a job from a family memer.

Answer 6

aren't you guys a little young to buy a horse, i'm not trying to be ignorant and annoying but you need a lot of responsbility to be able to take care of a horse and shelter it properly.

Answer 7

You could clean stables and learn more about horses from the people at the stable.

Answer 8

sorry, but you CAN'T just buy a horse.....are you ready for the money it will require to feed it everyday, are you willing to shovel the pen everyday? Do you have the money for boarding?

Answer 9

Where are you located? I know some people giving horses away for FREE here in CA because they can no longer afford to keep them.

Answer 10

Have you thought about where you are going to put this horse?

Answer 11

be a stable hand!!

if you go to church have them make an announcement and ask for donations.. a girl at my church did and she raised $2,500.00..... i know that sounds unrealistic but its true.. shes only 12