{"product_id":"2940016474571","title":"Beginner's Guide To Becoming A Horse Trainer","description":"Chapter 1 – Introduction\u003cbr\u003eIf you are reading this book, you are either looking to buy a horse or maybe you\u003cbr\u003ehave already acquired a horse. Either way they will need to be trained. Whether\u003cbr\u003eyou do it yourself or hire a trainer to train the horse for you.\u003cbr\u003eYou already know the cost of purchasing a horse can range from about $1000 to\u003cbr\u003e$20,000. You may have estimated the cost of feeding, shoeing, and health care\u003cbr\u003eto run you about $2,000 per year. That $2,000 per year is if you have property in\u003cbr\u003ethe country and will keep the horse with you. If you are planning on boarding\u003cbr\u003eyour horse, then you can expect an additional $2,000 to $3,000 per year.\u003cbr\u003eAssuming you are planning on riding your horse an average of 350 hours per\u003cbr\u003eyear, you will want to include in all those expenses the cost of your health\u003cbr\u003einsurance and possible time off from work. Since you are asking yourself,\u003cbr\u003e“Why?” I will explain. There are thousands of people each year that receive\u003cbr\u003einjuries from horseback riding. Twenty-five percent of those injuries happen to\u003cbr\u003echildren who are 16 years of age and younger. Many of the head injuries lead to\u003cbr\u003ebrain injury.\u003cbr\u003eThe brain injuries can cause serious damages that have a lifelong effect.\u003cbr\u003eUnfortunately we are not talking about injuries caused riding rodeos. The\u003cbr\u003emajority of these mishaps occur during recreational riding. Eighty percent of the\u003cbr\u003efatal accidents occur at normal horse speeds and are not caused because the\u003cbr\u003ehorse bucked or reared up.\u003cbr\u003eAs it turns out you are safer riding a motorcycle than you are on the back of a\u003cbr\u003ehorse. Researchers tell us that motorcyclists average 7,000 hours of riding time\u003cbr\u003eper serious accident, while horseback riders can expect an accident to happen\u003cbr\u003efor every 350 hours of riding time.\u003cbr\u003eThe best method of stopping injury accidents is education. A properly trained\u003cbr\u003ehorse is less likely to misbehave, and he will be a much safer animal to ride if he\u003cbr\u003ehas been taught not to behave in a way that will cause a serious injuries. These\u003cbr\u003eactions will include biting, kicking, or running away with a rider. A well-trained\u003cbr\u003ehorse will be much more patient with the odd habits of the untrained person.\u003cbr\u003eRiding on the back of an untrained horse is like driving a car that does not have\u003cbr\u003eany brakes. You can take them out for a test run, but you may come back dead.\u003cbr\u003eEven thought the horse’s intentions are good, if he doesn’t have experience, you\u003cbr\u003eare riding around with a creature that weighs over a thousand pounds and likes\u003cbr\u003eto do whatever he wants. As an investment, horses are more of a liability. The\u003cbr\u003ehorse has the potential of hurting someone and his resale value is next to\u003cbr\u003enothing.\u003cbr\u003eIf you have an untrained horse, he can be dangerous. You probably didn’t buy\u003cbr\u003ehim just to put him out to pasture and get fat and lazy. Just remember training\u003cbr\u003e5\u003cbr\u003eyour horse makes your horse more accessible to you as well as being useful and\u003cbr\u003esafer to be around.\u003cbr\u003eIf you don’t seem to have enough time to train a horse, you can hire a trainer.\u003cbr\u003eDepending on the training the horse needs, training can take anywhere from two\u003cbr\u003emonths to a year to be trained. The end results you will have a horse that is well\u003cbr\u003etrained. However you will still be untrained unless you are already an\u003cbr\u003eexperienced rider and just don’t have the time to train your own horse. If you are\u003cbr\u003enot an experienced rider, you are not allowed to participate in the training of your\u003cbr\u003ehorse. This means you will have to find training for yourself.\u003cbr\u003eFor a whole lot less money than you will pay for a trainer, you can train a horse\u003cbr\u003eon your own. You will both be learning at the same time. Of course the horse\u003cbr\u003ewill not be rideable for a portion of that time, but you will learn some things\u003cbr\u003ebefore you get on the back of that horse.\u003cbr\u003eHere are some tips for the novice horseback rider.\u003cbr\u003eIf this is the first time you have owned a horse, it would be a good idea to\u003cbr\u003epay a professional trainer to help you choose the right horse for you pay\u003cbr\u003eout the money for a horse.\u003cbr\u003eYou will always want to supervise children when they are around horses.\u003cbr\u003eMake sure the children are not in the line of fire should the horse decide to\u003cbr\u003ekick.\u003cbr\u003eIf you have children, you will want them to know all about horse safety.\u003cbr\u003eWhen you are looking for a saddle to purchase, make sure to purchase a\u003cbr\u003esaddle that has release catches to ensure a fallen rider will not be\u003cbr\u003edragged by the horse because of a foot caught in the stirrups.\u003cbr\u003eMake sure you invest in an equestrian helmet that meets the ASTM\u003cbr\u003estandards.\u003cbr\u003eDo not allow a horse to nibble or “kiss” you, not even a young horse. This\u003cbr\u003ecan turn into biting and is very hard to stop.\u003cbr\u003eDo not wear any loose fitting clothes. It may catch on tack, branches or\u003cbr\u003efences.","brand":"0penny.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173166956784,"sku":"2940016474571","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016474571_p0.jpg?v=1763655525","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016474571","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}