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Suggestions please...what all should purchase for my new lease horse?

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#1 ·
I have nothing for the horse, and although my RI who is also the horse owner allows me to keep using the school tack, i do need my own as other leasers borrow and dont put back borrowed tack, I'm ocd about taking care of things and cant handle that boots get left out in the rain and theres only one dressage saddle at the barn.

Soooo, what all shall I purchase? I plan on showing, so know I need a decent saddle and bridle, but what else do you think Ill need? Is it odd of me to want to buy dressage boots for her so that i dont always hqve to go searching for a clean dry pair?

Help me shop:D
 
#2 ·
Since it is only a lease, keep using the school saddle. The saddle you buy for the lease may not fit a future lease or purchase.

If you could find a used saddle, for a good price that fit well, it *might* be ok, but you chance having to resell it after the lease is done.

Bridles are not as expensive, and can be used on most other horses in the future, and the same with stuff like boots.


I do not own my own horse, and I have a bridle, 2 bits, multiple saddle pads, full size cooler, half sheet cooler, fleece stable sheet, reg stable sheet, light weight blanket, rain sheet, all my own grooming gear, and two different pairs of boots. Of course, this has been slowly gathered over the last 4 years of riding....

All depends on what you are willing to spend....
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#3 ·
Thanks Velvet! I do plan on buying a used Dressage saddle, as the barn I ride at has only one dressage saddle that fits her, and apparently it fits most of the horses there since its always missing or being used, so the chances of it being avail when I test will be slim to none. i dont mind reselling it later on.

I hadnt even thought of buying her blankets or sheets, was thinking the ones shes uses would be avail to me but I should probably double check on that...
 
#4 ·
If you want to buy a saddle for the lease, it is up to you. But as velvet said it might not fit future horses or be hard to resell. But also if someone is always using that saddle then you might as well buy your own, it will be yours and will always be available to you as well as how the up keep of the saddle (Proper cleaning and care)

I would say buy small inexpensive things for the horse. Like boots and polos, a bridle and whatever bit she prefers, your own saddle pad (even if you end up not buying your own saddle) fly mask if she doesn't have one and fly spray. Tail bags.

As with the blankets and sheets, make sure you are 100% sure she has them available to her. They can get kinda pricey!

Your own grooming tools, and keep them to yourself! If you let others use them they will just end up taking them and probable loose them. As well as the risk of spreading rain rot! It spreads easily and quickly.

You might need to buy your own dewormer, some barns do it and some don't.

Good luck! Do you have any pics?
 
#6 ·
Thanks Ray....my own groomng tools I will add to my list, most are left in the rain which i always feel bad about. Ill double check on the blanket, and im thinking two saddle pads. One to school with and a clean white for shows.

Sniper...im already leasing so its a non issue...
 
#7 ·
I would buy some very general items that can be used on other horses you might own or lease in the future. I would (personally) stay away from the saddle as others have mentioned. that being said, if you do choose to buy a saddle, you might look into a nice ( lower priced ) used saddle that you can either re-sell, or just hang-on-to. Also, make sure the saddle you buy is fitted properly & approved by the owner of the horse.

Items that you could buy, that aren't TOO expensive ( and a bit easier to use on multiple horses) include bridles, bits, rugs, saddle pads, shampoos, first-aid items, sprays, fly masks & other accessories, grooming supplies, halters & leads, leather cleaner, stall signs ( in-expensive, but more custom). You can also think about buying some carrying cases, such as grooming bags, saddle covers, bridle or helmet bags, etc.

As for blankets, you could buy a few fun coolers or show sheets. some blankets can be quite expensive, so if she has her own, i would just use those.

hope that helps!
 
#8 ·
I completely agree with buying items that can be used on other horses...a saddle is a must buy though otherwise I wont be able to show/ test nor would I have a dressage saddle to use while I ride other than during my lesson since it is always being used on other horses.
 
#10 ·
If she has blankets, and she is an inbarn lease, I would expect the blankets come with her.

Again, stuff like boots, saddle pads, coolers, wraps etc can be used for another horse.
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#11 ·
I bought a saddle pretty early on in my leasing life. I WANTED a saddle, and I had to have one. It fit many horses, not all, but I got a lot of use and satisfaction out of it, so don't be shy about that. To own a saddle is a very distant , but undeniable, second to owning the horse itself. AND, knowing what saddle fits your lease horse, you can even look for the same make or size, used. Budget 400$ for that or a bit more.

Bridle is nice. Get a really good bit $150 to 200, and get good leather reins.

Grooming tools? ang! use the barns. There is no romance in grooming tools, unless you have small hands and the barns are uncomfortably large. Then get ones that fit you.

good boots and Half Chaps! tall boots are very price, but half chaps work like tall boots and are much cheaper. half chaps $50 to 100

breeches. I love full seat leather, but that's me. $85 to 120

Saddle pad and girth $140
 
#12 ·
tinyliny....it seems we think a lot alike:lol: Im estactic that I HAVE to buy a saddle, its the next best thing to signing my lease papers!

I do have paddock boots, and half chaps, but in brown...if Im going to show I will eventually buy some tall black boots, but will hold off on that as I want to get the horse tack first...although now that you mention it, I have been wanting to try full seat breeches, and since I dont have light tan to test in....

It took every kind of willpower not to go get a bridle today with the Olsons 20 percent coupon going on this weekend, but I have to pick up a saddle, girth, irons and leathers first..:wink:
 
#13 ·
When I bought that Crosby dressage saddle, I put it on the arm of the sofa and sat in it and smelled and polished it. It was a thing of beauty.

I eventually sold it and now have a Klimke. It fits a lot of horses. I am not sorry I bought it. I do regret, however, being kind of foolish and buying an endurance saddle online from CL. It doesn't fit any horse I ride, so I must find someone to buy it from me.

I still go to Olsons and oogle all the Passiers. That would be my choice, if I had the money.

Good luck on your lease and the upcommimg show season of next year!
 
#14 ·
I would buy the basic equipment that will make your life easier - grooming stuff, boots if you're tired of searching for clean barn ones, saddle pads if you're tired of stiff, grungy barn ones. I wouldn't spend a lot of money on high dollar tack for a horse that was not going to be with me long term, but I might buy an inexpensive set to ride in for the moment.
 
#16 ·
I lease and well I went a little crazy when I went tack shopping. Some of the tack that I got replaced old tack that I no longer use. I got a saddle, a bunch of saddle pads, first aid kit, buckets, bath supplies, first aid sprays etc. a bridle, a tack trunk, halters, lead ropes, fly gear, tack cleaning supplies, grooming kit, and any other little odds and ends a horse may need. the only thing i did not buy were a girth which i want to get because i am not a fan of the one he has and i want to get a bit because i want to have 2 complete bridles. so basically i bought everything except blankets as if i owned him.
 
#17 ·
Nicole - do you plan on owning a horse one day? I'm trying to justify my upcoming purchases with the fact that in a couple years I will own a horse (same breed which hopefully could use the same saddle, but if not I wont cry over it). I'm hoping most of what I buy now I can use for quite some time.
 
#18 ·
Yes I do. I am only 23 and am going back to school in a year so at this moment in my life a lease was the best option for myself and a horse that I could have potentially purchased. I still have stuff from when I first started riding, I just cant seem to come to terms of parting with it, so I do plan on keeping everything that I bought for this horse.
 
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