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There is no best breed for a novice rider. A novice horse should be well trained, not likely to spook and older. A gelding is your best bet. Breed is not important. You might want to look for a horse that has been used for lessons.

Is there a huge difference between leather conditioner and leather oils? Obviously the tack isn’t being ridden or worn it just needs to looks nice for showing(display) purposes.

It’s LEXOL. Little pieces of leather need the same care as big pieces of leather. Exactly the same.

Blankets, saddles etc.

to buy a horse:
equine.com
dreamhorse.com
equinehits.com
freehorseads.com

to but horse supplies:
horse.com
doversaddlery.com
statelinetack.com
smartpackequine.com
jeffersequine.com
chicksaddlery.com
adamshorsesupply.com
novicehorseman.com

remember to check in with your local racehorse rescue and auctions too, they also need homes:)

I am looking to buy a girth for my english saddle. Its a jumping saddle and i also have a all purpose english saddle. And i was looking at girths for them, and i kept seeing really nice dressage girths that i like. Can you use a dressage girth on a jumping or all purpose saddle and compete in it?

No, dressage girths are almost half the length of a typical all purpose girth. This is because a dressage saddle has extra long straps, you can see in this picture:
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Sadly, you are going to need to buy a new girth. Horses are an expensive hobby/business

for a 14 year old beginner who has had 2 lessons
how many lessons should they have? they love horses a lot and wanted to do it since 5.

http://www.ridingresource.com/
That’s a good place to search for stables. I don’t know what you’re asking about how many lessons, when you find an instructor they should be able to answer your questions.

Hi everyone

I own a few online businesses and one of them is personalised horse gifts. I’m thinking of changing it as I don’t have the time and staff to mange a major printing service, so I’m changing it to an online tack shop.

Does anyone have any ideas on what I could call my shop? I don’t think the name it has at the moment suits it very well…

Thanks! x
Feel free to mail me if u want!x

Horsetales…I know the real spelling is horsetails. I’m fixin to email you if I can.

I remember seeing a cartoon movie with this in it and it’s annoying me that I can’t remember tha name of it. Tha protagonist wears black and white checkered pants. I think he is blue, or it may be the antagonist who is blue.

Hercules?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119282/

The antagonist, Hades, in Hercules, is certainly blue.

I have been riding dressage for about 2-3 years now. We have been doing lots of very basic things every lesson (walk, trot, canter, transitions, etc.). I don’t mind doing the same thing over and over to make improvements, but I was wondering what kinds of things will I learn next.

I understand how every instructor teaches different things at different times, but is there some sort of learning path where everyone learns certain things at certain stages?

When you say "riding dressage" do you me training and competing in dressage or riding on the flat

First you learn to control your own body,
Then you learn to talk to the horse,
Then you learn to listen to the horse,

It sounds simple but if you what a very good rider you can see how refined it can get.

Your question is a very good one because many novice riders think that they are better then they are, not because of ego, but because they don’t know how much their is to learn.

It sounds like you next step will be listening to the horse. The most basic form of these is making sure you are on the correct diagonal. You need to learn how a horse feels and how they should feel. Can you tell if a horse is straight? Then you go back to the first item on the list and refine them.

How fit are you? How much control of your body do you have? If you really want to improve your riding I would recommend pilates. If you can’t control your own body then you can’t control a horses.

From there you can work on transactions within gaits, laterial work… the list is endless. I would suggest reading up on classical riding, and make sure you understand what is meant but things like collection, and straightness.

Good Luck

I want to move up, and my final goal is to go international. What are some good places and people I need to meet? I live in GA and I might as well start here Ive been riding for 24 years and am doing training level dressage and jumping a little stadium jumping and cross country. I went to school and now that I’m out, I want to get serious. I’m 27.

If you want to get really really serious and get to the top, you have to work REEEEEEALLY hard especially since you are starting so late. If you want to make it to the top now, you’ll have to throw away a life of leisure and fun to have a life of hard work and longs hours. But, you still have horses . My suggestion is for you to look at an even larger scale( north america) and look for a live in working student position with a good trainer/rider. Like…a world-renowned grand prix rider. But, you’re going to have to choose a discipline(if international is your goal). If you do jumping, you’ll do a lot of cross training with dressage anyways though since dressage gives the fundamentals for riding. Choose what you feel is best for you. Don’t pick a discipline because of what anyone else thinks, go with your gut feel. Do what you enjoy because if you plan to get to that level, you’re going to do a hell of a lot of riding in that discipline.

Suggestions of future goals:
-get a good resume so you can get a good working student position
-ride as many horses as often as you can and take as many lessons from the best instructors you can get
-then…ride more
-and then…ride more
-…and more
-then..compete
-and compete even more, and even more

-do you get where I’m going? If you want to get to the international level, you’ve got to get out into the horse sport industry. If you’ve got lots of money, then you won’t have to be a working student for a good coach, you can just buy a nice horse and take lessons from a good coach.

People you need to meet: as many top trainers, breeders, coaches, horse owners, riders as you can.

Good luck!

Just wondering (: free points. Products like a saddle, leg protection, sheet’s, sleazy, brushes, etc. (:
I bought a saddle off of ebay once. (took a HUGE chance) it turned out to be really nice! good quality and everything. And it fits my horse nice! I still have it to this day.

I’ve always liked looking around for products on ebay.
you can usually score some awesome deals on almost all new stuff, and every equestrian knows that the cheaper you can get quality things the better.
Saddles:
Be cautious, try to get as many pictures as possible, and make sure to ask if the saddle has taken any tumbles, which could cause the tree to break. Check the stitching, this will indicate whether the saddle is falling apart (literally) at the seams. Be conscious of your horses tree size as well as your own saddle size to find the perfect fit.
Leg Protection:
Check for cleanliness, as well as stitching. If showing english, look for leather, but make good decisions when choosing the boots and try and find the ones with the fewest wear.
Sheets/Sleazy:
Check for sizes. Make sure all clips are present, and make sure there are no rips. Check for dust and stubborn stains.
Brushes:
I’d rather just buy new. BUT, if you must, make sure they look somewhat clean. If you can see the last horses hairs on the bristles, probably don’t want to buy them. Make sure all bristles are present, and they show no signs of hurtful splinters in the wood!

I would just take precaution when buying these products, because of the recent outbreak of EHV-1. The disease can be transmitted through any shared horse products, brushes, saddles, and sheets are excellent breeding grounds for these bugs.
Although the chances are very slim that the products are all contaminated, and the number of cases of EHV-1 are dwindling down, it’s always to better safe than sorry.