Veronica Currao: A major concern among the Equestrians today, is how to afford those pretty ponies? Join us now as Erika Sherman finds out about the difference in cost and experience, of owning a horse, versus just taking lessons.
Erika Sherman: Today we are at Skirmish Hill Farms, to ask riders and professionals alike, if they would rather own their own horse, or if they would rather just take lessons.
Veronica Currao: With your professional opinion, how do you feel economically standing owning a horse.
Carol Durso: Well, it's not an option. I guess I have to own a horse. No, there is really no other way go if you want a horse.
Veronica Currao: Do you feel financially that it's more expensive or maybe it would be better financially to just take riding lessons or do you think it's just better to own your own horse?
Betty Reeves: Owning your own horse is definitely more expensive. Because you have the up keeping. If they get sick you have vets, shoes you have to take care off. shots, you have to take care off. If you just take lessons, that's all taking care for you, and a lot of times you don't have to own your own saddle and bridle as well.
Veronica Currao: Is it financially better to own your own horse, or just to take lessons?
Betty-Ann Papi: It's cheaper to take lessons, but it's nothing like owing your own, it's the best.
Cindy Tapscott: I decided that we should own our own horse, because I think in the long run it's cheaper, as I think about the vet bill. I think that there is benefits in owning your own horse. One is that, she is always available to us. It's just not once a week or twice a week.
Veronica Currao: Sonia, how do you feel about owning your own horse?
Sonya Flats: It's a lot of work. It is, especially, as she is growing, she doesn't know much, so it takes a lot of responsibility and dedication, and you have to be out here and you have to work with them, but it is rewarding.
Erika Sherman: There we have it, the differences between owning your own horse and riding lessons.
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