Buying Your (First) Horse: Tips from a Pro Horse Trainer
Buying your first horse? Take it from this guy... there are many traps out there, mistakes to avoid...
Every day, I get calls from green, inexperienced riders who find themselves "over horsed." Woops, they went and bought a horse before seeking the advice of a pro.
Remember, dogs live ten years... horses live thirty. Horses are a very, very long term commitment. Your safety, your enjoyment, your pocketbook all rely on the choices you make.
Here is an article I wrote that offers all kinds of advice for the first time horse buyer: https://www.horsemanship101.com/buyin...
00:00 Buying Your First Horse
01:08 Everybody Lies
01:54 Make it a Surprise Visit
02:42 The Owner Rides First
03:24 Mandatory Vet Checks
04:50 Future Training Expenses
05:29 Experienced Horses
I TRAIN IN THIS ORDER WHEN STARTING A HORSE:
1) First, round pen work (See links below for video, book, & audio)
2) Next comes "Bridle work on the ground" (See "How to Start a Horse," https://amzn.to/30hilSn)
3) Finally: Basic training from the horse's back (See "What I'd Teach Your Horse," https://amzn.to/2Ryi844)
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Keith Hosman (that's me!) has written 12 books, some available in audio. Each can be seen and purchased:
On amazon (kindle, paperback, audio): https://amzn.to/2qFHzmX
For epub ebooks (Apple): https://smashwords.com/profile/view/k...
My full-length (1.5 hours) round penning video can be seen:
1) For free on Tubi with commercials: Just visit Tubi and search for "Round Penning First Steps."
2) As a study course (with assignments, quizzes and a bonus, printout chapter) via Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/round-pe...
Catch Keith here:
Website: https://horsemanship101.com
Training articles: https://horsemanship101.com/training-...
Who is Keith Hosman?
John Lyons Certified Trainer Keith Hosman lives in Utopia, Texas just outside San Antonio. He's a former television sitcom writer but presently divides his time between writing how-to training materials and conducting training clinics in the United States as well as in Germany and the Czech Republic.