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By: Meg Grimm
on May 26, 2012
in General Questions
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What do you perfer, an older (10+) horse that has had good training and "knows it all" or a young inexperienced horse, that you have to pay attention to all the time? (Do you like a challenge or a more laid back aproach)
Ideally I'd like a 5 year old horse that's broke, but still needs some work.
But in reality I know I'll end up with a 10 year old. I won't go older then 10.
Depends upon the student I am buying it for. If they are experienced and have a willing and even keel attitude then yes I would buy a greenie for that student. If they are a newbie or green rider then I would go with the experienced teacher.
well that all depends for me, like if i am wanting to just sit back and ride horses for dun or train horses as for my passion and i prefer to not have more than 3 horses at a time so i can spend good time and give love to all of my horses so i just right now have a 16 yr old mare who knows alot but needs work :)
Depends on what kind of riding I'm looking on every certain day.
I have a older horse (16) that is crazy and I have to pay attention EVERY second I'm on him.
And then I have a 8 year old that I started last year and I can ride him bareback and bridle-less. I can have my relaxed rides on him :P So it's opposite of what you said lol!
It depends. An older horse is more relaxing to ride, but green horses give you the challenge and then the satisfaction of having trained them yourself.
My rides vary from 2 yr old tb on the track to 28yr old lesson horses. I ride at 3 barns and could go from a green 3 yr old race horse to a push button 20yr old lesson horse to a green 9 yr old who has just started under saddle. It just depends on the day and time
