you are 11 and your looking for a knew horse for eventing you jump 2'-3' and you dont know what typ of horse to buy? (meaning what bread, what temperment, what size, and what age?) I have a 15'2 h. horse and can still ride her but am looking for another horse.
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I am 12 and have a 15.2 thoroughbred. I jumper hunters and jumpers (only jumpers in schooling shows). Rosie ( my horse) is a mare, very quiet and 10. The kind you have to give a kick to make go. She is really sweet. We jump 2- 2'6". If your horse is 15.2 h and you are 11 you can proabaly still ride her for a while. Talk to your trainer and see what horses your stable has for sale.
If you find a sweet enough one, and the child will want to compete, I would look into a Trakehner. I owned one and they are wonderful jumpers. Those are the ones who compete in the Olympics. These are big horses with long necks usually about 1200 ls. but they make for a wonderful jumper and are fast.
Something smaller would be a Morgan.a dressage horse.
These wigh around 800 to 1000 lb. make sure it is trained well and well with children, not too young.no younger than 12. I am not trying to be tough on all but I would not trust an Arabian of any sort. They are extremely loyal but very flighty and high strung animals that can be dangerous especially when younger
I would think a trainer might be able to help you. Ask the man/woman who taught you to jump. They might have a connection to get you a horse that suits your needs a personality.
Honestly, you should be asking your trainer this! The best breed for eventing is simply the horse that has talent and a good temperament that fits well with you. At 11 year old, you really need a horse that is well trained and won't give you much of a hassle. You can't be muscling a big warmblood around if it's unruly, you're just too small.
Warmbloods and thoroughbreds are the horses you see most in eventing, but any breed can do fabulously at it if they have the heart and talent for it. Whatever you do, don't buy just for jumping talent. The horse has to have decent conformation and a good training foundation in order to do well in the dressage phase.
Good luck!
by one thats broken, you dont want it to attack you now..
learn spelling before you go further on riding.
BREED
TYPE
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no specific breed just get a horse that is right for you.
Kind of like buying a car. You want a horse with an even temperment that is skilled/practiced in jumping. Take a couple for a test ride and see what fits!
Don;t fall in love with the first one you see, try some on for size and see which one works best for you.
The breed is not the most important thing to worry about. It sounds as if you might want some professional help. Maybe take along a trainer you know or an instructor. You need to determine if you are compatable with the horse, is he/she sound, never buy a horse without having it checked out throughly by a reputable vet. What is the horses temperment,
how honest is he , meaning when you are jumping is he/she going to give you any problems such as shying away from fences, what they call a dirty quitter, or reliable. The size of the horse is important in a sense of are you comfortable with it's stride. You are still pretty young so you might want to look for an older,not necessarily old horse, but one that has been schooled and can give you more confidence. Personally I have always favored quarter horse/throughbred crosses, you get the quarter horses temperment and bone, combined with the refined looks of the throughbred, there are many other breeds that will work just as well. also you did not say how tall you are
15.2h. is not a bad size if you intend to keep the horse and feel you are going to grow taller maybe a horse around 16 hands would better suit you. As far as the size of the fences go just because a horse is bigger does not necessarily mean it can jump higher, we owned a hunter/jumper stable for many years and some of the best jumpers we had were around 15.2hs. And some of the horses that were close to 17 hands couldn't get over cavaletties safely. so I hope some of this info helps you. Take your time looking I'm sure you'll find the perfect horse for you. Good luck
checkout Quarter horses by far the Quartar Horse has everything going for it, temperment they tent to be very laid back just right for any age, size ranges from almost a pony to about 16, 17 hands, they can run, jump, dressage, just about anything you want. Ask your trainer about breeders in your area (make shure you bring a vet and you tainer with you when you go)
If you have to ask then you're not an 11 year old junior jumper.
You may be a beginner rider, but not a jumper or you would already know what kind of horse would best suit your needs. Talk to your trainer. If you don't have one, get one.
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