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Is this the right2 horse for me?
Hello Dianne,
Thank you for caring enough to seek assistance in an area you have no
experience in.
Well, consider this; you have acquired a baby. Who would be the better parent
for this
child; a person who had a lot of experience as a parent and brought up a lot of
well
adjusted kids or someone who has no experience with children? This is the
situation you
are in. You have purchased a horse baby and know nothing about horse babies. I
really
want you to look at this fact and understand that unless you are able and
willing to
put in a lot of time and good money in training this horse, which you do not
know how
to do, you are doing a great dis-service to this most innocent of animals. For
me to
give you training techniques would not be a good idea as you have no basis for
understanding them and might cause you and your horse harm if done incorrectly.
DO NOT
HIT THIS HORSE IT WILL MAKE THINGS WORSE AND THIS IS STRAIGHT OUT ABUSE! You
friend
knows nothing about horses.
I know this is not what you wanted to hear but you should have a mature (at
least 6
years old) horse who is well trained already and bomb proof. Your first
experience with
horses will then be safe, fun, pleasant and filled with joy and wonder. As it is
now
you have years to go before you can do anything with this untrained baby. You
will have
to hire a trainer (maybe you'll find a good one and maybe not and you will not
know the
difference until you try to do something with the horse) to get your baby going
and you
will not be able to ride this horse for years. Please consider you have made an
emotional buy that is not in the best interest of any of the parties involved,
yours or
the horse's. I wouldn't call you crazy, just impulsive. Please consider finding
this
horse an appropriate owner and for yourself an appropriate horse for your
experience
level. You will fall in love again, I promise..........
Sincerely, Franklin