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- From: sconway@megatest.UUCP (Sharon Conway)
- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: Re: Horseless Rider Needs Directions(s)
- Message-ID: <26258@megatest.UUCP>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 00:23:31 GMT
- References: <1992Nov11.023109.29730@cmhcsys.cmhcsys.com>
- Organization: Megatest Corporation, San Jose, Ca
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- My suggestion is that you buy a horse first. I compete in Western pleasure
- futurities (AQHA), and am assuming that if you were at the Congress, you
- too want to show at that level. A horse that is going to be able to
- compete in Amat. Western Pleasure (or Novice) is going to cost between
- 8 to 20 thousand dollars, depending on how competitive you want to be.
- (Of course I am sure there are horses who are being shown who were
- purchased for less, but I am talking about the norm.) If you can afford
- the horse and the board and the showing costs (training, tack, outfits),
- I say forget the mortgage for now ! You are only 25, and have plenty
- of time to get your own barn!!
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- I hope I didn't discourage you. It is expensive, but definitely worth
- it. And...I was pleased to read you want to show Western Pleasure.
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- Good Luck,
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- Sharon
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