Hi all,
I started riding a couple of months ago but have always loved horses. I actually rode about 10 years ago until I got thrown off my horse because he got spooked by the riding instructor - This was when I lived abroad in the Emirates and he probably wasn't qualified (didn't know much about what qualifications he should've had at the time)..
Anyway, I have been looking around for a horse share and think I've found one which I'm hoping will be great for confidence building and an alternative to lessons once I have the basics down.
So my question is, how soon is it okay to look at buying your own?
I'd really like my own some day but am wary of becoming 'over horsed' (I think that's the term I've seen being used). I wan't to do this the right way and am aware of the fact that it is expensive to keep a horse (I've read that it ranges between 8-12k a year on full livery - please correct me if i'm wrong!)
I started riding a couple of months ago but have always loved horses. I actually rode about 10 years ago until I got thrown off my horse because he got spooked by the riding instructor - This was when I lived abroad in the Emirates and he probably wasn't qualified (didn't know much about what qualifications he should've had at the time)..
Anyway, I have been looking around for a horse share and think I've found one which I'm hoping will be great for confidence building and an alternative to lessons once I have the basics down.
So my question is, how soon is it okay to look at buying your own?
I'd really like my own some day but am wary of becoming 'over horsed' (I think that's the term I've seen being used). I wan't to do this the right way and am aware of the fact that it is expensive to keep a horse (I've read that it ranges between 8-12k a year on full livery - please correct me if i'm wrong!)