S2 E4: The 'truth' in buying a horse

from An Equine Conversation · host Sarah Nickels

In my almost 3 decades of teaching people with horses, there are some things I have been asked about many times. Questions around or support in buying a new horse has been one of these.Horse shopping, much like property shopping, can be an emotional roller-coaster of an experience. Then when you finally land on which equine and have your new partner home, things may not go, in fact often they don’t go, quite as you imagined they would.In this episode I’m going to speak to the ‘truth’ in buying a horse, whether that be your first, second, third or tenth horse. In this episode we discuss:1:26 - episode introduction2:08 - dishonest sellers as opposed to different ‘truths’3:01 - where our truth comes from3:28 - why the difference in the ‘truth’ & what it can look like4:55 - the influential impact on the truth of the conditions the horse is kept in5:54 - examples to highlight the impact of conditions on the ‘truth’9:20 - a difference in a seller and buyers ‘truth’ about a horse & the importance of asking a seller but also observing the horse10:46 - the use of descriptive labels & getting to the bottom of what they actually mean11:46 - the exception to the rule where the ‘truths’ meet & the effort that went into setting up this mutual ‘truth’13:45 - what to do now with this information15:46 - intro to what’s coming up next episode Our links mentioned this episode: Sign-up to our email listAbbey's Run Equestrian websiteAbbey's Run Equestrian on Facebook Thank you to Matthew Bliss for podcast production & consultation. You can find out more about podcast support on offer via: Blissery.FM or email [email protected]

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