I'm purchasing a horse- quick question?

So I have recently decided to buy this already gelded 2 year old Paint Horse and was wondering:


1. What should I start with first as far as training goes, should I continue with halter work or try and start him on lunging (looking for opinions, I know how to do everything)?


2. How much, on average, have you seen a wolf teeth removal go for as far as cost. I did some googling, but am curious what some who own horses have paid.

I'm purchasing a horse- quick question?
Wolf teeth really should have been removed at castration. You will need to have an equine dentist, or a vet that does dentistry come out and sedate the horse and pull them. Do that as soon as possible, because wolf teeth only interefere with everything, and they will make training harder.





You can take his training along way you like - lots of horses are started at two years old. Just look at racehorses, 2 yr old futurity horses doing rening and cutting and all kinds of things. I don't know why they do it to such babies, but at 2, you can certainly back him and get him going softly andquietly on doing some light rail work.
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Reply:I did both with my two year old, but not in a serious way. he thought the whole thing was a big game, which helped him. I would just do both but let him have fun and just be a horse without making it seem like work. But never had a wolf teeth problem, so can't help. But maybe an equine dental technician or your vet could give you an estimate.
Reply:On the training, get his ground work perfect (and I mean PERFECT) before you think about riding. On lunging, it is not good for young horses legs when done on a regular basis.





For wolf teeth, I had one wolf tooth removed from my paint three years ago. Cost $250.
Reply:First off, 2 yrs old their knees have not closed and finished growing..too much pressure on the plates can cause germinate damage. Take it slow , do some natural horsemanship ground work with him. you can teach him everything you want him to do under saddle from the ground first, then when you get on him he knows them already.





I do have my babies wolf teeth pulled. and a bit will not hurt him or bother him.





How much you pay for the horse? or the teeth to be removed?
Reply:I would do ground work start from scratch to lay the foundation just to make sure what he knows or doesn't know. As you are likely to be aware of this make sure he can lead, stand for the farrier, cross tie, ect.. As far as lunging, too much of it is not good on the joints.


Sorry but I don't have any info concerning wolf teeth removal either.


Good luck with your horse and have fun!
Reply:Make sure that his basic halter manners are in tact before you concentrate on lunging. The worst thing is to have a rude horse on the ground. Once/If they are than go ahead and start lunging him. I have NEVER heard of a young horse going lame because of lunging once a day. When my TB mare was 2 she was lunged for 30 min and did 10-15 min of halter/ground work a day and never once went lame, And she had bad feed that didnt effect her work. Even now that shes 4yo i still work on ground stuff, i think its best to work on both through out a horses life. it just really comes in handy.