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If you are looking to get a pony, have you made sufficient budgetary provisions? Don't commit the blunder of presuming that your costs are over after you have paid for the horse. A pony might be the largest item on your agenda of costs, but in no way is it the sole item.
Before you set out to get a horse, you ought to have identified, quantified and made allowance for all things that are a part of buying, riding and caring for your pony. These include accommodation for your pony, feeding and watering him, medical care, riding gear and riding attire for yourself. All these items have to be attended to before you can even sit in the saddle for the first time. Making your budgetary provisions means making decisions about several facets of horse ownership. You want to decide on the kind of riding you wish to do, the quality and style of riding gear you need to use, the type and quality of riding attire you want to wear.
If your budget does not make allowance for new gear, you might want to visit pony shows, farm sales and used gear shops to buy cheaper tack which has been well kept. If you do buy new stuff, do so as far as possible from outlets that are within reach, to enable replacement of gear that doesn't fit or is other wise unsuited for your specific purposes. Of course, you want to make sure that refunds or replacements are permitted before you buy. If you're positively certain of your requirements, you can purchase from online outlets. There are a considerable number of great purchase options online, but you want to be very certain of yourself, because returning products purchased online could be a very costly business. Whether online or off line, buy only after you have made certain of the seller's refund or replacement policies.
The most basic of gear you definitely have to buy are a halter and lead rope, two items vital to bring your horse home to start with. Note that if you are buying a young pony, you need to get yourself a suitable halter and keep replacing it as the horse grows older. If you purchase a mature pony, you need a halter for adult horses you can use for a considerable time. Nylon halters aren't very expensive and even leather ones that are not elaborate show pieces won't cost too much.
For riding the pony, you'll need a saddle, blankets or pads, a bit, a bridle and one or perhaps two sets of reins depending what type sort of riding interests you. Tack comes in 2 broad categories: western and English. Both western and English tack items are used for the same purposes, but differ broadly in size, shape and appearance. Often, English tack is lighter and smaller, the saddles are minimalist, short of frills. They do not have horns, deep seats or high forks. The stirrups don't come with wide fenders. Comparatively, western saddles are heavy, with distinct horns, deep seats and tall, rigid cantles at the rear. Stirrup fenders and saddle skirts could be elaborately carved or may come with gold accents or silver ones. Both English and western style tack come in numerous variations, and so it's very important that if you are planning to take part in specific disciplines you research the right kind of tack to acquire.
Before you set out to get a horse, you ought to have identified, quantified and made allowance for all things that are a part of buying, riding and caring for your pony. These include accommodation for your pony, feeding and watering him, medical care, riding gear and riding attire for yourself. All these items have to be attended to before you can even sit in the saddle for the first time. Making your budgetary provisions means making decisions about several facets of horse ownership. You want to decide on the kind of riding you wish to do, the quality and style of riding gear you need to use, the type and quality of riding attire you want to wear.
If your budget does not make allowance for new gear, you might want to visit pony shows, farm sales and used gear shops to buy cheaper tack which has been well kept. If you do buy new stuff, do so as far as possible from outlets that are within reach, to enable replacement of gear that doesn't fit or is other wise unsuited for your specific purposes. Of course, you want to make sure that refunds or replacements are permitted before you buy. If you're positively certain of your requirements, you can purchase from online outlets. There are a considerable number of great purchase options online, but you want to be very certain of yourself, because returning products purchased online could be a very costly business. Whether online or off line, buy only after you have made certain of the seller's refund or replacement policies.
The most basic of gear you definitely have to buy are a halter and lead rope, two items vital to bring your horse home to start with. Note that if you are buying a young pony, you need to get yourself a suitable halter and keep replacing it as the horse grows older. If you purchase a mature pony, you need a halter for adult horses you can use for a considerable time. Nylon halters aren't very expensive and even leather ones that are not elaborate show pieces won't cost too much.
For riding the pony, you'll need a saddle, blankets or pads, a bit, a bridle and one or perhaps two sets of reins depending what type sort of riding interests you. Tack comes in 2 broad categories: western and English. Both western and English tack items are used for the same purposes, but differ broadly in size, shape and appearance. Often, English tack is lighter and smaller, the saddles are minimalist, short of frills. They do not have horns, deep seats or high forks. The stirrups don't come with wide fenders. Comparatively, western saddles are heavy, with distinct horns, deep seats and tall, rigid cantles at the rear. Stirrup fenders and saddle skirts could be elaborately carved or may come with gold accents or silver ones. Both English and western style tack come in numerous variations, and so it's very important that if you are planning to take part in specific disciplines you research the right kind of tack to acquire.
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