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I think facebook is a good source. I personally have had and witnessed some pretty bad experiences via websites such as Equinenow and would neither buy from nor sell any horse on there. Totally up to you though, what I like about facebook is that there are tons of rules and restrictions in facebook groups made for buying and selling horses which I find do flush out the obvious scams. I live in California and I am in the California Horses and Tack group and so are many of my friends who have bought horses from ads in the group and have had great experiences. I hope you find the perfect horse for you!!

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Ik I’m not her but i have fixed some of my horses from biting with not giving treats out of the hand and if he does bite u give him a bop on the nose if he doesn’t react to the bop do it a bit harder and it’s not hurting him it’s just saying hey don’t do that if that doesn’t work I don’t have an answer have a good day/night

@@Ng_rodeoofficial thank you! we have tried that, we stopped hand feeding him treats and give him treats in his feed bucket. which we thought was working but he does do these little nips, so we will give him a bop but the thing is he goes back even harder. he will pin his ears back and really try to take a good bite out of you

@@user-bz3qn1du5x I had a horse with the same problem, I believe he was doing it because of his food. When I feed him I carry a crop and make him back up, he dosent get food till he backs off, dump his feed or whatever while still keeping him back. Then let him get his food. Fixed it in 2 days lol. Let me know if you still need help!

@@rileymaverickspewman8064 okay ty! i will try it!

@@rileymaverickspewman8064 yes my horse doesn’t have aggression when I feed but I never want him to be pushy or develop anger so I make him back up a step or two before I feed him!❤

Its alot of commitment and money. I dont recommend it for a beginner- ive been riding for over 3 years and I just lease a bunch of horses and hopefully and going to do a full lease soon. trust me after only 4 riding lessons getting a horse is not a good idea. You have to go to your barn everyday and its LOTS of money.

@@littleoceanwarrior4202 thank you so much i needed to hear that trust me😅have you got any tips to get more experienced? i just have a riding lesson every week and that’s about it i’m a bit stuck on how to get more experienced around taking care of horses and just things i need to know but i’m planning on leasing a horse in a few years time :)

Theirs also more to it then just time it takes to make sure the horse is good and safe. And vet bills, farrier, emergency vet bill you never knoww. Etc etc. But also training. If you're just starting out, then training is still not a thing yet. In my opinion before getting a first horse. Their should be a basic level at minimum to training/ horsemanship to understand horses body language and know you what initiative youu need to handle a horse that may one day act up. So you don't become surprised and panic. I love horse and want one to. My goal beforehand other than affording one Is some level of horsemanship. And knowing how to feel/ ride well. So that for my first horse... if something is off. I can tell something is off vs not knowing and next thing you know the horse develops a bad problem over time. Causing potentially a huge vet bill and the horse hurting.

@@esaflaka9155 thank you so much that is really helpful for me im gonna work on that too and maybe lease a horse in a few years time! :)

I’m like so late lol but you can just google, a lot of these things can come kinda cheap but the things the horses wear like the blankets can go very expensive

It depends on the quality basically. Horses can be extremely expensive, from 100 to 10000 dollars based off the breed. But tack, some tack is expensive because it's either really good texture, or with amazing quality in general. Or they just make it expensive for no reason.

i spent 6 months on Facebook and it was not a good experience. I finally reached out to the barn owner where I was taking lessons and asked her to find me a horse. she is hauling him for me in 2 days. i'm super exited.. i can share her contact if you want

@@horsemanjames yes please i'd really appreciate

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this is exactly what I'm wondering, I'm planning on getting my very first horse soon and have no idea how to know what size saddle to get lmfao

I recommend talking to a professional. But after you get your horse, you have to make sure your saddle fits. Never purchase a saddle before getting the measurements of your horse.

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