EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR FIRST HORSE | SAVE MONEY | NIKKI EQUINE

so I texted my trainer and I asked her what you need to own a horse and she said it's simple you need to give up your social life all of your money all of your time and all of your sanity hey guys it's Nikki welcome back to my channel so if your today's video I thought it'd be a great idea to sit down with you guys and to chat about what you need to own a horse this includes things such as the actual horse itself a place to keep it people who you need to work alongside with gear and just things that I recommend so let's get into it so arguably the two most important things about owning a horse and what you need to keep in mind when you're starting the process is that you need a place to keep the horse whether that's gonna be on your own property which then you need to make sure that it's fenced and safe and there's shelter but it's very important before you go out and buy a horse to make sure that you have a place to keep it and that you've talked with the owners and people who work there about it and you have a plan set up because owning a horse is very difficult especially if it's your first one to just jump into it on your own so it's nice to have people around you to support you so I recommend having a place before you have horse such as the place to keep it I recommend working with a trainers when you're looking at horses to buy have a trainer who you trust and who you've worked with ideally if you're buying a horse you've already leased or ridden ponies and horses in schools and you're not just jumping right into it that way you know that it's something that you really want to do and that you're not just diving right in and you'll be stuck with this animal because horses are of a commitment so that brings me to my next point so on a horse you need to be committed it is a huge time commitment to see your horse and ride at five six days a week it's a huge commitment money-wise because you need to pay for your horse monthly for things such as feet you need to have money set aside for the vet there's tack and equipment tack and equipment can always break and change depending on what's happening I strongly recommend lessons because you can always learn on top of having a trainer to work with and a good relationship with a barn owner it's also really important before your horse comes to make sure that you have an event and farrier setup it may come off the trailer with part of its flat ripped off so then you want to already have a good relationship with a farrier who could help you out in that case it's also really good to have a vet even if you don't get your horse vet checked which is something that I highly recommend because you never know what's going on beneath their skin and below the surface it's good to have a vet who you know and trust especially in emergency situations they're stressful enough as it is so it's helpful to have someone you know trust so let's get into the fun stuff before we begin let me just start off by saying that owning a horse is really fun and it can be quite expensive but I've come up with some great shortcuts over the years the first one is to buy your tack and supplies used there's many great groups on Facebook you can check on Kijiji my saddle is off of a Facebook group but you can't really tell by looking at it especially if this is your first horse and you have a general idea of the size of your horse but you're not quite sure if the saddle will fit you and the horse I recommend getting like a cheaper saddle used to just try out with you and your horse to figure out what you like figure out what fits both of you and to go from there my other suggestion for saving money when buying a horse and just starting up is to ask people at the barn that you're at if they have any tack they're not using and that they'd like to sell to you don't be pushy about it but just bring it up casually I've gotten so much stuff off of people at barns like Bennett who I just kind of asked around especially when I got my first horse his bridle at the time I got from someone who I was riding with who wasn't using the viol anymore and since they were already out my barn I didn't need to pay for shipping or go meet up with them it just happened at the barn so how they recommend was talking around with your horse friends and people at the bar and talk to your trainer another way to save money is you don't need to buy all your supplies from your local tack store thanks I just leather hole punchers for an example are so much cheaper at a hardware store then at your tack store but with things such as polish as well I get mine at like Walmart or the grocery store and I find it that's a lot cheaper than just going into my local tax store and purchasing it there I also recommend checking out your dollar store my lockers filled with stuff from dollar store such as my first-aid kit which I entirely made myself at the dollar store for under like 20 bucks maybe it has some gauze I got diapers in it because you can use diapers to cover up like hoof wounds you can put a diaper under her hoof and duct tape it around diapers are also really good for stopping bleeding I thought forgotten guys from the dollar store band-aids for myself you can't always fully rely on the barn and other people to have first-aid supplies for you and your horse because that's your responsibility because you're the horse owner so let's get into the fun stuff now so one of the first things that you're going to need is a grooming kit so a grooming kit is usually you can get the bigger plastic ones that are about this big you can get some one month you can get smaller totes you can get bags they're made out of many different things you could even make one in yourself it's super easy just get some two by fours make a little wooden one that looks like a toolbox so just put a handle on it about something that I highly recommend so in terms of brushes that you're gonna need you're going to need a hoof pick to pick out your horse's feet you're gonna need a curry comb to help you get all the dirt off of them you're going to need a body brush which is the soft one and you're going to need a dandy brush which is the hard one to just help scrape stuff off some optional items are a face brush you can also buy some hoof oil and keep it in your grooming kit some liniment to go on their legs after you jump and do hard work out some braiding elastics I mean in tail comb just things like that I don't think you have to buy that right away but there are things to keep in mind in an upcoming video about what I have in my show prep kit you guys can watch that too if you want an idea of some things that I think are really helpful to just have around and I said that you guys can buy some stuff used to save money that there's hacks and stuff like that personally I never buy brushes used since you don't know the horses who use those brushes very well you don't know if they had bacterial infections and if you'll transfer those to your horses just for safety reasons I always buy all my brushes new things like saddles and bridles which are leather I found that they're easier to clean and disinfect so depending on your discipline your tacking equipment is going to slightly change generally though what you'll need is you'll need a saddle you'll need a saddle pad to go under the saddle possibly a half pad depending on the fit of your shell and style pad don't go up and buy the most expensive saddle you see right away personally my horse came with a saddle since we got him from a family friend but the saddle didn't really fit me or him properly so it was good to have that cheap saddle to use at first but as I got to know what my riding goals were and what types of saddles fit me on my horse some trial and error ended up getting a more expensive saddle which was still used and quite cheap but more expensive compared to the other one I was using and it fits me and my horse quite well so if you're just starting off you can get a saddle for one two hundred dollars or something around that price point just to have something to ride your horse with you won't really know what fits it for sure you can try to get its measurements from its current owners but even then you don't know if the saddle that it's currently using fits for sure another thing that you'll need is a cur you can ask the current owners of the horse for their girth size but keep in mind that depends on what your plans are with the horse as you work the horse more and it builds up more muscle or loses more fat it's great size could go up or down so I wouldn't recommend starting with an expensive girth right away in my experience when I got my first horse I got him one of those like sheepskin fuzzy Gert's so that he wouldn't get rubs because I wasn't sure if he was a super sensitive horse or not then I think that I would suggest owning if you own a horse would be some VAT wrap most tax stores have that wrap it sticks to itself so it's really helpful it usually comes in rolls of like three or five meters so it lasts a really long time depending on your climate there's other things that I would suggest having such as a cooler I used coolers and spring and fall in my area since that's when my horse gets sweaty and his coat is still thick so just helps absorb the sweat I also have a sweat scraper and some shampoo to help get all his sweat and dirt off of him in the summer and the winter I have a winter blanket and a range sheet for him the rain sheet I can use in spring and fall too but you don't have to go out and buy the most expensive like winter blanket the heaviest thing you can find you can always layer a medium-weight winter blanket and a range sheet to kind of help build it up along with your tack I would recommend having some tacks leaning supplies such as sponges buckets conditioner oil if you want to save money on oil you can always microwave some olive oil and use that too but you definitely need to clean conditioned oil but you definitely need to clean your tack after every guide and you need to oil it about once a month so just keep that in mind it's especially important when getting your first horse to take care of that tack if you're not sure if you're gonna keep it or not help keep it in good shape to help you sell it I also recommend having some staple bandages if you're owning a horse stable bandages are usually Cotton's and then there's also the part that like rocks around it they're also called standing bandages these are really helpful in case your horse gets hurt it can help support it in the stall I used sable bandages after I jumped really big I'll put some liniment underneath all my horses joints and then I'll put on my stable bandage it just makes me feel better knowing that as legs they're taken care of and I can also save money on vet bills that way I forgot to mention this earlier but I highly recommend having insurance for you and your horse here are some extra things that you can get if you're wanting to depending on your needs and plants so I always like to ride my horse in Boots so open front boots or brushing boots just to help protect his legs he tends to rub his back legs together and I'd rather him breakfast than his own legs depending on if your horse is a more woven go or more go than whoa you might also want to consider getting some little Spurs and a crop even if you're not quite sure it's a good idea to have those things just in case if you guys want some more suggestions on other things that you can get when you're getting your first horse that aren't a necessity but that help make things easier I'll be letting you guys know shortly in my video called my show checklist that has a bunch of gear that I go to shows with which means that I wouldn't go off property without it and it's always on property with me so those are some really important things to me thanks for watching this week's video if you like this video 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Length: 9min 56sec (596 seconds)

Published: Thu Feb 13 2020