Which horse to buy will depend on your riding ability?
A child’s first pony
The ideal first pony would be an experienced pony that has taught many children.
What horse to buy
This type of pony is known as a schoolmaster as he is good at his job.
The pony should be well behaved, safe and reliable, handled and caught from the field by children.
Ponies like this don’t come cheep but they are worth their weight in gold.
An ideal age would be around 8 – 10yrs.
Don’t be put off buying an older pony, if he is good at his job.
Horse breedsWhich horse to buyThe worst possible mistake for a novice rider is to take on too much horse “Over horsed”.A person with little knowledge can easily end up with too much horse, as some tend to look for the cheapest horse advertised.
Thoroughbreds are high maintenance and some can be picked up quite cheaply.
Often they are fresh off the racetrack and they are programmed to gallop at high speed.
All too often these cheep horses end up in the hands of novice riders also lacking knowledge and not aware of the problems that lye ahead.
The horse is seen as a naughty horse as it takes off at high speed in an open field, but in fact it knows no different.
Any one who has taken on an ex racehorse is fully aware that it needs to be re-educated by an experienced, knowledgeable rider.
The rider has now lost all confidence and has a cheep horse that he or she is unable to ride.
Horse temperament plays an important part when deciding which horse to buy for a novice rider.
Highly spirited horses such as the Thoroughbred (blood horse), Warm bloods and Arabians can be difficult to handle and some are highly strung.
The novice rider needs a horse that is calm, sensible and reliable.
Horses and ponies are very intelligent and some will take advantage of a novice rider.
Once a horse learns a trick he will continue to do it every time as long as his rider gives him the opportunity.
Cheep young horse
Horses that have just been backed are much cheaper to buy than a mature horse that has been there and done that.
It is a mistake to buy a young horse for a novice rider and a recipe for disaster.
A youngster has very little mileage and a lot to learn.
The young horse needs educating and the rider is unable to teach him anything so he will learn bad habits and could even end up taking control of you.
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