flamepony12 - I understand the repsonsibilty of adding a new family member. With any new pet you have to deced if you can spend time with it, care for it etc. I just wanted to know some basic care questions on a horse. From what I have seen, you can adopt a perfectly sound horse for 500 to 900 dollars from a rescue. Of course you have to be careful, as with any horse, that the horse really isn't too good to be true. However, I will pay however much to purchase, house and care for my horse, although I hope it will live on my property so I can watch it graze in the field with it's buddy, but as I said, I know the responsibilty in adding a new family member.

Thanks for the information on brushes and stuff. I know that where I took horse back rideing lessons we would use three diffrent brushes on a horse before and after we tacked them. We also learned to pick out hooves and such, however, I didn't know the names of the brushes, so thanks for this information! Also, thanks for the information on the diffrent types of hay and how much to feed. I defintly want a horse, ponies are too small for me now.

Ashley