Before You Buy a Horse: A Practical, Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Confident, Informed and Happier Choice - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798174200173

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Buying a horse should be exciting, not a gamble.

Before You Buy a Horse is a practical, step-by-step guide for first-time buyers, returning riders, parents and anyone who wants to make a confident, informed decision before money changes hands.

From deciding whether horse ownership truly fits your life and budget to identifying the right type of horse, assessing advertisements and sellers, arranging safe viewings and trials, preparing for a pre-purchase veterinary examination, reviewing insurance and contracts, planning transport and managing the first weeks after purchase, this book takes you through the entire process.

Inside you will find 26 practical tools and checklists designed to help you define your needs, calculate realistic ownership costs, evaluate sellers and evidence, prepare for viewings and ridden trials, record red flags, organize veterinary findings, compare insurance, review purchase documents, plan transport and handover, and make a clear final decision.

The goal is not to tell you which horse to buy. It is to help you slow down, ask better questions, recognize when important evidence is missing and walk away when the facts do not support the purchase.

Whether you are buying your first horse or returning to horse ownership after years away, Before You Buy a Horse gives you a structured way to protect your money, your safety and the welfare of the horse.

Choose with your head before your heart commits your money.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798174200173
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286