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Health & Fitness

Love Horses? Want a Horse? But can't afford a Horse? Visit Oak Meadows Ranch

What is Horse Sponsorship?

Love horses? Want a horse? Can't afford a horse or horse property? The alternative is horse sponsorship. At Oak Meadows Ranch as low as $100 a month donation you can sponsor a horse. What does that $100 entitle you to? It’s relationship building with a horse. Oak Meadows Ranch rescues unwanted, starving horses and those horses are seeking love, affection and companionship. Many horses have been all by themselves standing in a stall or pasture for years. Some horse lovers that are interested in being with a horse are just seeking a friendship, some are seeking a friendship and riding companion. That’s available at Oak Meadows Ranch. Unlimited time to spend with your sponsored horse. From grooming, walking, to riding. As a horse sponsor if the horse you are sponsoring is not a rideable horse the horses that are rideable are available for you to ride.

Sponsoring a horse is a good opportunity for you to decide if you want to purchase a horse in the future. A horse is not a dog or cat that is small and can be owned in most places. To own a horse you have to have horse property or have your horse at a boarding facility. Here in Southern California it costs a minimum of $100 to $150 per month to feed a horse, plus a farrier about every 8 weeks and averages about $35.00 and more if you’d like shoes on your horse. At most boarding facilities you are looking to spend a minimum of $250.00 a month to board your horse. Like any animal, horses are a life time commitment and if you only plan to have a horse for a short period of time it’s best to either rent a horse or sponsor a horse. Today many horse owners here locally are selling or abandoning their horse because the horse has gotten old or because it’s no longer rideable. Horses live to be 35 years old and older. Some horses have lived beyond being 50 years old. So when purchasing a horse please make sure it is the horse you want, does what you want it to do or is capable of being trained to do what you want it to do and you are ready for a life time or long term commitment.

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For more information please visit: http://www.oakmeadowsranch.com/sponsor_a_horse.html 

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