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How much care is really required to own a horse?
I’ve seen tons of people exaggerate the amount of time and care you need to own a horse. I know plenty of people who own pasture horses that require little maintenance. I am looking into buying a horse and I need realistic answers. One horse. It will be a pleasure horse that will be ridden probably every other day and live in a pasture. And additional information you can provide me with about caring for a horse is welcome 
depending on how you have your pasture set up, and weather or not you will stall the horse, it can take as little or as much care as you want, but you will get what you give. my wife bought 2 horses 8 years before we met, when they came to her they were lead trained and halter broken, and not hard to work with at all, by the time I met her, they had devolved to the point where it is next to impossible to get a halter near them, and they are certainly not able to be ridden. she spent almost no time with them, gave them just the basic care required, and now it has taken me forever to get them somewhat trained so I can work with them. the more time you spend with your horse, the better the bond should be between you.
you will need to plan on paying for basic care items, vet work, tack and equipment. also grain and hay, in all likelihood will be needed if you will be riding every other day, we hay our three through the winter and early spring in upstate NY, you may or may not need to where you are, but it would be a very good idea to grain. how many acres will the horse be running on, and what type of pasture is there now? there are tons of plants that they can’t eat, and you should check to make sure those aren’t present.
do you have a shelter of some kind for the horse to go into? they don’t need much, but they do require a place to get out of the weather, and local law may require it as well, check with a local vet to find out.
what type of fence do you have? we had barbed wire at one of the places I worked as a stable hand, and the vet was called far too often to stitch cuts from it. 500 $ vet bills are no fun!
there are tons of books online and in stores that can help you, do your research and find out if this is something you really want to do, and if it seems too much, you can always rent a horse at a local stable and ride there, much less fuss, and it may cost less for you.
hopefully this helps, and feel free to contact if you’d like more info, songwind923@hotmail.com.
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