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The Horse Illustrated® Guide to BUYING A HORSE By Lesley Ward A Division of BowTie, Inc. Irvine, California 2 Karla Austin, Business Nick Clemente, Special Operations Manager Consultant Ruth Strother, Editor-At-Large Jen Dorsey, Associate Editor Erin Kuechenmeister, Michelle Martinez, Assistant Production Editor Editor Rebekah Bryant, Editorial Michael Vincent Capozzi, Assistant Book Design The horses in this book are referred to as he or she in alternating chapters unless their gender is apparent from the activity discussed. The photographs on pages 60, 64, 65, 68, 70, and 71 courtesy of © Bob Langrish Text copyright © 1998, 2003 by Lesley Ward. Previously published in a larger format in The Horse Illustrated Guide to Buying a Horse. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the 3 prior written permission of BowTie Press®, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ward, Lesley. The horse illustrated guide to buying a horse / by Lesley Ward. p. cm. ISBN 1-931993-16-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Horses. 2. Horses--Buying. I. Title. SF285.W25 2004 636.1'0029'7--dc21 2003014034 BowTie Press® A Division of BowTie, Inc. 3 Burroughs Irvine, California 92618 4 Printed and bound in Singapore 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 5 Acknowledgments I would like to thank the following people for their help with this book: Marian Abe; Chris Avery; Pat Bailey of The Club, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Sharon Biggs; Jane Butteriss; Liz Ericson; Jane Frusher; Pat Fuchs; Paula Grimstead; Moira C. Harris; Alex and Kelly James; Denise Justice; Laura Loda; Julie Mignery; Carol Nelson; Jennifer Nice; Sherry Pasqual; Annette Slowinski, D.V.M.; and finally my father, Alan Ward, for his excellent editing skills. 6 7 Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Are You Ready to Own a Horse? Time Money Evaluating Your Horse Experience Leasing a Horse Lease Agreement Chapter 2: The Search Begins Newspapers and Magazines Tack Shop Bulletin Boards Riding Schools Dealers 8 Auctions Rescue Groups Want Ads Chapter 3: What Kind of Horse Is Right for You? Age Size Sex Personality Price Color What You Plan to Do with Your Horse Chapter 4: Which Breed is Right for You? American Quarter Horse Thoroughbred Arabian Morgan 9 Appaloosa American Paint Horse Tennessee Walking Horse American Saddlebred Warmblood Cross-Breed Chapter 5: Finding a Horse Get on the Phone The Visit Questions, Questions, and More Questions Chapter 6: Trying Out a Horse Handling the Horse Tacking Up Observe the Horse Being Ridden Your Turn to Ride The Horse’s Specialty 10
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