The Cost of Training a Horse
A friend recently asked me about "Training Fancy". I gave him an earful on why she needs it. He was sweet enough to listen. In my opinion, if a horse isn't trained, it is most likely to go to an auction or a kill buyer. There are too many people who think they can train a horse easily to ride it. Fancy's last owner bought her to train her so her daughters could show Fancy. First of all, you don't buy a baby horse and think it's ready for your young daughters to show, unless you are fortunate to be a trainer yourself. Plus, Fancy was only 1 year old which is far too young to be riding and training for shows. This is when someone needs to buy a trained horse that is ready to go but they are too expensive. If it's too expensive, one shouldn't be buying a horse. Period! I am not a trainer but I have been the buyer that bought a "green horse". A "green horse" is a young horse that has zero to some training miles on them, wh
