I want to buy a horse

[Egalitarian Thug]

36. There are many opportunities to ride and interact with horses without owning them. I didn't mean to

put you off them, but we're pretty involved with caring and adopting out the equine casualties of consumerism. Consider sponsoring a horse at an adoption facility in your area. It's relatively cheap and you get almost all of the advantages of having them yourself. Some of them will let you ride if you already know how, and some give lessons if you don't. Either way you won't regret it. After a few years you will know enough to make an informed decision.

And goats are great! We just lost Blackberry, she lived 18 years, but she gave us so much joy for all that time. Our goats are barn companions for the horses. They need very little maintenance, just don't let them out when you bring your new car home, goat hooves will make it look like you went through the hail storm of the century in 10 seconds. Our friends have them as pets and they live in the house when they're at home. They can be very hard on trees and landscaping has no chance whatsoever, so keep that in mind.

If you get a baby, do yourself and her/him a favor, and have it budded, it seems cruel but those horns will cause so much trouble you will regret it if you don't. One bonus that probably doesn't apply where you live is that they will guarantee that coyotes will go out of their way to avoid your property.