Any breed or cross breed of horse will work fine so long as it is sound and well trained. Don't buy a specific breed of horse just because some says it's the best.
Most competitions have a range of bits you can use. Just find the one your horse works well with.
Specializing a horse is choosing which kind of competitions it will perform in: classical or western. Classical competitions include showjumping, cross country, dressage, trotting races, and galloping races. Western includes the trail class, cutting, barrel racing, reining, and Western pleasure.
Hell No.. what kind of question is that?
For more people to enter your competitions, you should try to raise the prestige of your competition. The easiest way to do this is to enter the race with your own horses. Once the competition is created, people are able to enter it when it shows up for their horse.
Just about any horse can be shown in a horse show. There are even shows for model horses. The horse should be suitable for the type of classes you want to show in, but other than that there really aren't any restrictions unless the show is breed specific.
That is my daughter, and I really never hurt the horse. She is just kind of soft about that stuff.
It's not about what kind of horse you get, but how experienced the horse is. If you're not a beginner, but you've never had a horse before, your best chances of keeping one for a long enough time would be to get a well trained horse that's laid back, but will willingly work for you.
I don't know what kind of price range you have, but I saw a horse with a bright pink halter
Horse flies fly using wings, just like any other kind of fly.
Dogs :P
A 13 year old horse is not too old to compete in cross country competitions. The horse just needs to be physically fit to compete. Horses live well into their 30`s now. Your mother needs to accept that things change. If you get this horse into shape, feed it right, there is no reason except a medical one that could stop this horse from doing any kind of competition! If the horse has no medical issues, there is nothing that can stop it, except your mother.
Kind of a bad question, no offence. It would be a horse that was just born or still in its mother's uterus!