Questions to Ask When Horse Shopping
Why are you selling this horse?
How old is the horse?
How tall?
What breed or registration?
If registered is the horse sold with papers?
What was the horse used for?
How did the horse work-out at that activity?
Was it used for any other activities?
How did they work out?
Is the horse easy to handle?
Does the horse trailer well?
Is the horse sound?
Lameness?
Growths?
Heaves?
Excessive coughing?
Scars/blemishes?
Do you mind if we have the horse vetted?
Who is the horses regular vet?
How is the horse about shots, worming?
How often was the horse ridden per week and by who (age/size)?
Does the horse need to be lounged before ridding?
Any bad habits? (cribbing, wind sucking, stall weaving, bucking, rearing, kicking, excessive head tossing, running away with rider, spooking, anything it will not go passed)
Does the horse require shoes?
Has it worn shoes in the past?
Does the horse stand well for trimming and/or shoeing?
How is the horse about clipping, trimming?
Does the horse have a regular worming, inoculations schedule?
Does the horse have current coggins test?
Is the horse stalled or at pasture?
Does the horse tie or crosstie?
What kind of bit is he normally ridden in?




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