How old does a horse have to be before you can break him?

Answer 1

yo can ride them right away You cannot ride the right away! That could permantely injure the horse! They have to be a least 2 or 3 years. It all depends on the horse, the breed, it's strength, and other factors. And even then, you can't throw a saddle on it, and hop on. It takes time!

Answer 2

I have a family member who lives on a farm with horses, and over there it normally takes new horses that arrive there about a month or two. It really depends on the attitude of the horse. If it likes to be around people and loves to take treats from people, than it will most likely be quicker to break it. If it it skiddish and gets spooked easy, than it might take more time.

Answer 3

horses typically are broken in whenever seems to be ready i had a horse that was broken in at two...that seems to be the ideal age for these kind of things...they understand better and are smarter when older...if u have a male that is unclipped clip him first otherwise he will be very hard o break...

Answer 4

The age that a horse can be broken in at is two. But lots of people will wait until their horse is five but the age is two and if your going to break your horse in i would do all the breaking in skills you use when riding,jumping or anything like that.

Answer 5

at least 4 years of age, 5 years would be better.

Actually, a horse can be ridden at age 2, as long as it is a light load at only a walk. Most people choose to ground drive the horse until he is 2 1/2 or 3, because this similates riding, and gets the horse used to being controlled by something he cannot see, as well as having a saddle on. This is probably the best thing to do until the horse is 2 1/2 or 3, depending on the breed. As a general rule, larger breeds grow slower than small horses, so with a 17 hh breed, you should wait until he's 3, but a 14 hh breed could probably be safely ridden at age 2.

I kinda went on longer than I meant to so to sum this up, you could ride a horse lightly at age 2, but 3 is a better age.

Answer 6

Although race horse start racing at 2 most people start actually riding a horse around 4 to 5. although the horse usually finishes growing at around 3yrs of age you want the horse mentaly prepared for work. If you show 5 to 6 is the youngest you should go.

Answer 7

When a horse is about three years old, you begin to break them, or train them to be handled and ridden for the first time.

Answer 8

When it is about 3 years old. This is when their knees are fully developed and you can train them without hurting their body.

Answer 9

A horse should be worked with and handled from the day its born. You need to start training a horse to get ridden or break a horse at the age of 2 to 3 years old.