How to I convince my dad to get me a horse?

[HorseLoverHailey]

My whole Life i wanted a horse, Now im 13 and think im ready for one. I have also been riding since i was 3 years old, Now im 13. I also work at my Horseback Riding stable and take care of horses! And i also have a job to pay for food and water ! He knows that my whole life i Loved horses ! And he knows Im responsible Enough for a horse.  How do i convince him ?

[tward0610]

A horse is a lot of hard work.. I know for a fact I have grew up around them all my life. I even have 6 head right now. It take loyalty and dedication to raise and own a horse... constant attention..... You must feed and water twice a day, clean stalls daily... groom them off, clean out there feet.. keep there feet cut down and shoes  on them at all time..If you dont have the time in a day to do all of that then maybe your not ready yet...

[helloleahri]

Hi Hailey, which is what i am guessing your name is. I've been riding for 8 years, i owned my first horse and he ended up getting insanly ill with lames disease. my parents had to pay for like 15 blood test to make sure they covered everything, and then they had to pay for him to go on 55 pills a day for 2 months. At this time economy issues come crashing down on us, like everybody else.  Ever since then i've been saving up for my own horse, but would get my head into horse camps, which i would have to pay for them. I am 17 years old, almost 18 in 4 months!!! I finally might be buying my own horse fairly soon. I live out of state right now for personal issues, but honestly id get on you parents about it non- stop. If they say no, keep asking. If their anything like my parents you gotta keep on them like 24/7 until they give in. Unlike my parents they'll  just get mad at you and say " Just stop asking us to buy you a horse, your luck that you get a riding lesson once a week!!!" i think my parents are also scared to buy my another horse after what happened with my old one. You said that your dad owns a riding stable? If he does, girl just ask them, i know its nerve raking at first. But if you dad owns a barn that he will most likley say yes.
I hope everything works out for you. and sorry for an over amount of writing, i get myslef into story type things.
Good Luck
Leah =)

[lindasp62]

HorseLoverHailey;
Please see my response below to the poster who wanted information about how to get her mom to let her get a horse.  I would say the same to you as your situations are similar. Good Luck!

[HorseLoverHailey]

Thanks sooo Much, I really Apriciate it !

[lottie1995]

if yhur parents are anything lyk mine they want to no that asoon as they buy yhoo 1 yhoo wont get bord and want to sell it so what i did was i got 1 on loan to prove to them i was willing to look after it and go down every day and then wen i got 1 on loan that i fell in love with i just bought about ten pakets of stikey pads and wrote on every single 1 sayin stuff lyk 'i rely want a horse' 'plz will yhoo buy me ---' ' i love horse' i love---' stuff lyk that all over the main fings yhur dad gets out from the house and evenstually he will giv in but just keep at it and he will soon realise how much yhoo want 1..