| If you are looking for a horse or pony for sale, a | | | | sale. Ask about the horse's health, training history, |
| horse trailer or even an entire horse farm for | | | | personality and behaviour and anything else that |
| sale, here are some tips to get you started. | | | | could be of interest. Reading up on horse-buying |
| Buying a horse is a big event. There are so many | | | | on the Internet or talking to a horse-trainer or |
| important things to consider that an impulsive buy | | | | other knowledgeable contact can help you come |
| is out of the question. Any would-be equine owner | | | | up with relevant questions. |
| must think about things like finding an appropriate | | | | 3. Communicate your intended use of the horse. |
| boarding stable and purchasing all the correct | | | | Make sure the current owner knows what you |
| equipment you may need. You should seek out | | | | want from a horse, otherwise you'll end up with |
| other horse owners and speak to them. | | | | the horse they want to sell and not necessarily |
| As a start, the Internet offers a wealth of | | | | the one you want to buy. You need to explain |
| information. Your best bet is to start a search for | | | | your intended use of the horse so that you can |
| "How to buy a horse". This will bring up many | | | | discuss suitability with its previous owner. If your |
| dedicated sites with in-depth guides, tips and | | | | interest is in breeding, then check the horse's |
| FAQs on the process of buying your own horse. | | | | pedigree papers and competition history. If your |
| In brief: | | | | interest is in dressage, then try the horse out. |
| 1. Be responsible for your purchase. Investigate | | | | 4. You should also look into getting a pre-purchase |
| what you are buying and who you are buying | | | | exam done. Make sure there's a contract written |
| from. It's better to buy from people who are in | | | | and looked over by a lawyer. Normally this is the |
| the business and have lots of horses to choose | | | | seller's job, but have your own if required. |
| from. If you aren't an experience buyer it's too | | | | 5. Invest in your own training as well as your |
| risky to buy from a private individual. Get to | | | | horse's training. Research, read. Find a trainer who |
| know the horse's current owners. Ask for | | | | works with horses and people. |
| references. Speak to others who've bought | | | | The are many horse classifies online. You can |
| horses from the same sellers. Talk to those who | | | | search online directories for horses for sale. You |
| run boarding farms. What do they know? Do a lot | | | | can browse horses for sale by breed, for |
| of preparatory research. | | | | example, Arabian horse for sale or by area in |
| 2. It's up to you to ask questions, detailed | | | | which the seller is located, for example, horse for |
| questions, of the person who has the horse for | | | | sale in Texas. |