What is the best horse breed for a first time horse owner?

Answer 1

No one breed is any better than the other for a beginner. What matters is that the horse is calm and knows it's job. The horse may not be flashy or young, but it is smart and takes care of it's rider. The horse should be trained in either general riding or the discipline you wish to learn and have reasonably smooth gaits.

Answer 2

There is no perfect horse breed for starters.It depends on how the horse acts.I am a professional horse trainer and I would say its best to choose an older horse that is trained well and knows what to do.

Answer 3

For first time owners I would definitely recommend one that is patient and a very experienced school pony (perhaps ten years or older). Always buy a horse that is from a family environment as they often have vices (problems) when they come from dealers. The checkpoints for a decent horse is that they are responsive, forward going with good brakes, bombproof, not spooky, doesn't buck, kick, rear or nap and that they are very gentle and trustworthy.

Recommended breeds: Welsh ponies, Irish Drafts, Connemara Ponies, Haflingers, New Forest Ponies and Quarter Horses. Choose a docile horse with a good disposition carefully, but NEVER get an ex-racehorse and if a Thoroughbred get a cross. Remember, always get the horse vetted before you buy it

Hope that helps =] x

Answer 4

It is not so much the breed of horse that is going to determine what is best for new horse owners, but the temperament and experience level of the horse. It depends on what you want the horse to do: jumping, dressage, reining, pleasure, companion, etc. as well. Look for not a specific breed, but inserted a calm horse that is well trained and suited for what you want to do.

Answer 5

When I first rode I started on an American Quarter Horse mare; then I switched to an Egyptian Arabian, one of the fast horses or advance horses.Sometimes they start people off on riding Ponies or Miniature horses, so if you fall you wont fall as fast or as hard and it will hurt less.

Answer 6

There is no such thing as a best breed. All horses and breeds of horses have their good and bad points, and there tends to be more variation within a breed than between breeds. A first horse has to be one with excellent temperament (mellow to medium energy, submissive and not overly confident, and sociable), and especially for a novice rider, one that has "been there, done that" as far as ride-ability is concerned. It's better to go look at a horse in person than to assume that a particular breed is better than another. Since "first horses" or horses for novice riders are more about temperament and easy-going-ness than actual breed merits and characteristics--as would be important for breeding operations--less emphasis should be put on breed and much more on personality and compatibility to the individual wanting to have that horse.

With that, try to avoid hot-blooded horses like Arabians, Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds, and REALLY avoid wild Mustangs sold through an adoption program, as novice horse owners + wild untamed Mustang = BIG Trainwreck! Go for horses like Morgans, Quarter horses, Appaloosas, Tennessee Walkers, Canadiennes, etc., that are known for their good nature and ability to do well under the saddle, when trained properly. Be sure to do your research first before you decide on anything. Spend time with the horse first before you decide, and bring someone along who has a bit more knowledge in horses than you to see if the horse[s] you are looking at are compatible to you or not.

Answer 7

A Norwegian Fjord is a good novice horse. Deffinetly NOT a Thoroughbred or Arabian.

Answer 8

i would say a shetland there easy to handle i would know im a horse expert shetlands would be good first timers or a welsh pony :)