Anyone have horses?

[.:Requiem:.]

Yeah, jumping isn't really their thing. I did get Mia to do it. Once. And a veerry low jump. So, admittedly they aren't a good choice for jumping.

[VeraX]

Ah, don't look for the breed. Don't count out anything because of its breed.

My mother always said she would never buy an OTT thoroughbred for me since they're 'always' so hot. Last December a friend of mine was selling one, and she bought it for me. Great horse. I always said No I'm never ever buying one, then he's my pride and joy.

Never count a horse out because of its breed, look at its temperment and how well broke it is. Don't count out one because of its age either. My mom bought a dark bay 19 year old gelding not long ago, and no one says he's a day over 10 before we tell him. We have a friend who trains race horses who thought he was 8, because he has so much energy.

And as for jumping... Can't help you much, learning myself. And my horse is learning, but all's been fine so far, but I don't reccommend trying to jump on a horse who doesn't know how. I got away with it because he had done 3 or 4 little jumps before, and we have a huge bond. No one else can ride my thoroughbred now because we're so bonded.

Anyways... drop me a PM if you want. I've had horses for 10ish years now, so I'm not professional or anything but I can give you a hand on some things, I've had a lot of horses before.
Maybe I'll type more later.

[Eo]

I don't own horses, but I regularly groom and ride them... most of the ones I've groomed and ridden are mustangs or quarter horses, though there's a Tennessee Walker or two in the mix. I vastly prefer mustangs, for the most part, but then again, some are unpredictable. My favourite, a girl named Apache, is incredibly intelligent but a little wild -- she obeys only spoken signals and loves going fast. LOVES it, so... it's hard to keep her slowed down. So... seeing as they're a bit wild, maybe not for a first-time owner.

I love Lipzanners (there are several spellings to the breed name x-X) but they're really high maintenance, I've heard.

[ahoteinrun]

I love Lipzanners (there are several spellings to the breed name x-X) but they're really high maintenance, I've heard.

Lipizzaner is honestly the only correct spelling as it's what is recognized by the stud and by most (if not all) breed organizations. Most other spellings would be a missprint or a mistake.

Oddly from a few people I know who have owned them, I havn't heard that they're high maitenance. Unfortunately it's honestly quite rare to see the actuall Lip studs here in North America. The horses that are on tour that often go around Canada and the US are more often Andalusians then real Lipizzaners. *shrugs* But i'm sure there's a range of high to low maitenance for almost every breed.

[Eskimo]

I know this topic was posted a while back.. but I needed to ask one more thing. What about Morgans? They look like a pretty good horse. I was doing a lot of research on them, and I think that would be a wise choice.

[VeraX]

I know this topic was posted a while back.. but I needed to ask one more thing. What about Morgans? They look like a pretty good horse. I was doing a lot of research on them, and I think that would be a wise choice.

Ohh, I have what we think is half morgan myself.

Very nice, very good jumper. Very very smooth gait. A little hot, but not bad. My friend has a what she says is pure morgan, and he's nice. Got a bit of a funny shaped head, but he's a nice jumper too. He's fairly hot.
And while I'm at sharing Morgan stories...
We were going to buy a Morgan mare. She was very nice, I can't say if she was a nice jumper because we didn't buy her. She had a very smooth gait, kind of lazy. Not hot at all. She had thyroid problems though, so we didn't get her. Oh, and a stallion neck... but she was very nice.

[Eskimo]

I know this topic was posted a while back.. but I needed to ask one more thing. What about Morgans? They look like a pretty good horse. I was doing a lot of research on them, and I think that would be a wise choice.

Ohh, I have what we think is half morgan myself.

Very nice, very good jumper. Very very smooth gait. A little hot, but not bad. My friend has a what she says is pure morgan, and he's nice. Got a bit of a funny shaped head, but he's a nice jumper too. He's fairly hot.
And while I'm at sharing Morgan stories...
We were going to buy a Morgan mare. She was very nice, I can't say if she was a nice jumper because we didn't buy her. She had a very smooth gait, kind of lazy. Not hot at all. She had thyroid problems though, so we didn't get her. Oh, and a stallion neck... but she was very nice.

Do you recomend them for beginners?

[VeraX]

Oops, sorry, got so wound up in typing I forgot to say...


Depends how old you are. I don't think a 7 year old could control one, but maybe a 13-14 year old could. Depends on the horse, really, and the person.

Its not really for me to say, ask a riding coach in your area or something.

[ahoteinrun]

I've heard of a lot of morgans being used for beginner riders. I know of a few that do work for it at my stables too. Nice horses, I like them.
More specifically however, it might depend on what breed type of morgan you'd be looking at. There are a couple different types with in the standard so you may want to do some research around whats available in your area to buy.

[luv2lindy77]

I was VERY much into horses when I was young. I did a lot of jumping and pleasure riding and just started in hunter competitions when my parents couldn't pay for it anymore. I didn't go to any special camps to learn (though I'm not saying they're not good). I hung out at the stables in my spare time. I groomed horses, mucked out stalls, cleaned tack, and did all the stuff that needed to be done in return for getting to take out my favorite horse for a while. That taught me a LOT. Best part was that it didn't seem like work because I enjoyed every minute of it.

You might want to try it. It's fun AND educational.