Good luck getting your own horse!

Just wanted to add that I really wouldn't get a horse that has any known soreness. Garth (the horse I leased over the summer) was just started on something because his back and legs were really sore. When I started riding him at the beginning of the summer he just wanted to run and he loved jumping. By the end of the summer his owner and I both realized something was wrong. First she thought it was his hooves that were bothering him since the farrier was pretty late coming, but now the new leaser told me it was his back and legs. He went from a horse that loved to be ridden and absolutely loved jumping to a horse that would fight with me through the arena gate. Hopefully with medication he is doing better now (I haven't talked to his new leaser for a little over a week).

Sorry that was pretty long but I just wanted to give you a little warning about what a problem that can be.

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