Tips on how to buy a horse

Buying a horse is no easy task. Sure, your dream, but you want to make sure your dream does not become a nightmare. The purchase of the wrong type of horse, a badly trained horse or a horse with lameness or other medical problems can quickly drain your bank account.
Here are some tips I learned the hard way.
Tip # 1
Decide what to do with your horse. Plan on Western sports such as abseiling or do reining? Do you like jumping or cross country? Are you in dressage? Or are you just plan to take your horse riding trails? Although all races can often be versatile enough to some or all of the sports that do some different breed basic as making them more suitable for specific sports. For example, quarter horse reining rare, while Arabs are hard to beat in endurance trail riding. So decide what you want to do and research the breed best fits the bill.
Tip # 2
Buy locally if possible. You do not want to buy on the Internet, sight unseen! If you have a plane to take the horse to see, then do that. However, if you place all the options, which are the best, for the simple reason that you can see and ride the horse more than once. It can take several rides to get a feel for a horse and determine if it is right for you.
Tip # 3
Find the right personality to your horse. For example, if you are looking for a pleasure horse long, fun rides through the jungle, then make sure the horse you are looking for a relaxed personality. Buying a warm-blooded or highly strung horses you long, relaxed rides in the battle to control your horse.
On the other hand, if you want to gallop through the woods or do sports that involve speed and excitement, to warm the blood or high strung horse might just be the right one.
Tip # 4
Buyer beware. Look for suggestive selling can not be completely honest. Some dishonest people, horse painkillers or ice down the legs give the horse to mask lameness. They may try to hide problems in practice by riding a tie-down or martingale. Insist on seeing the horse without these tools.
The best way to ensure that the seller is honest recommendations. Communicate with horse owners and trainers to buy from reputable people to see.
Tip # 5
Insist on a pre-purchase exam by a qualified veterinarian equine. The sellers are completely honest and not be aware of subtle lameness or health problems such as heart murmurs.
Tip # 6
Be patient. You may have to look at a number of horses before the judge comes along. Let your desire for a drive on a horse that is not fully before purchasing. And I do not mean that the horse is perfect. There are probably no perfect horse. They all have faults, like humans, even in their training as such, or personality. However, you still have a horse that is perfect for you to find, and generally you'll know instinctively when you find one.