@sometime sun,
When I was young, I was a "horse-a-holic". Now that I'm too old to ride (at least the kind of horses I enjoyed riding), we keep rescue donkeys for my equine "fix". And I often have dreams in which I am young again, flying across the fields on Jolt, my very special, one-of-a-kind equine "friend" -- his picture is still my computer desktop picture.
Sorry to report that beginning equestrians, because of their lack of knowledge, more often than not get "taken" (conned) for money OR as a "mark" on which to unload a problematic horse; or talked into clearly the "wrong" type of horse for their needs, desires and personality; or taught "as gospel" one of many styles of riding, one that is not suited to their nature; or they may impulsively choose their first horses for purely aesthetic reasons and end up (as I did) "over-mounted" (struggling with a young, extremely "spirited" and "opinionated" horse which I had no business trying to ride).
But if you are truly a natural "equine" person, once you get it right, you will find it is an essential part of "life itself".
Since I have no idea where you live, what "horsey" people you know, what experience you have, or what type of horse or riding experience you are seeking, I can only offer myself as available for more particular information via private mail, if you wish to contact me.
rebecca