Definately ask your trainer/instructor to help you out the only other piece of advice that I will give you is get a PRE-PURCHASE EXAM done. This way you don't get the horse home and find out you got a lemon so to speak. Make sure you have a couple of horse lined up in case one or two have problems or can't pass the check. Just remember there are a lot of horses out there and you don't have to settle for the first one. Make sure your trainer and your daughter try out the horse and if you are really interested in the horse either stop by unanounced to see the horse Or see if you can take the horse for 2-3 days and try them out. Don't let a horse trader push you into buying a horse by saying he might not be there tommorrow. I have seen more people get in trouble this way. An honest person will let you either try the horse out (with a signed contract) or let you stop by a see it. Happy Horse hunting. Your daughter is hooked daddy and the horse is the cheap part.