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I've been having riding lessons for the past 8 months. i and my instructor feel i will be able to handle my own horse now.
i'm a male,20 i am 5ft 11 and weigh about 16 stone. my instructor reckons i will need about a 16-17hh, broad and a quarter mix.
does anyone have any advice about what sort i should preferably get?
i'm a male,20 i am 5ft 11 and weigh about 16 stone. my instructor reckons i will need about a 16-17hh, broad and a quarter mix.
does anyone have any advice about what sort i should preferably get?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Welsh cobs (section D) are nice beginner horses. Tough, sturdy and kind natured. Good weight carriers too. Will your instructor go with you to see any potential horses? Always best to have an experienced person with you.
Once you have found one, get it vetted.
Some other advice- don't buy a chestnut mare. Not good natured when in season. My one almost killed me!
Once you have found one, get it vetted.
Some other advice- don't buy a chestnut mare. Not good natured when in season. My one almost killed me!
Yup Welsh Cob, Section D all the way...dependable, reliable and very good natured...but dont get a mare...very moody lol. Well my mare was, she wouldnt stand still for toffee, and I could never catch her from the field first time around without some form of bribery....miss her though, she was a character but very forward.
my instructor will be coming with me to view the ones i suggest and then he will tell me which one i should go for, and i want it for casual riding and will eventually go into hunting.
with the cost of the stuff needed i have that already set aside and I've started farming at the place so i will be able to go on it during the day.
with the cost of the stuff needed i have that already set aside and I've started farming at the place so i will be able to go on it during the day.
I have 4 horses, and think a section D is far too small for someone who is 5'11", a section D is about 14.2hh (if its registered), just go for a happy hacker (no specific breed) But 8 months of lessons is not enough time in which to learn all the things you need to know about owning a horse, unless your putting it in full livery.
Always get any horse vetted
Always get any horse vetted
The Welsh Cob, is covered by section D of the, Welsh Pony and Cob Society Stud book. Welsh Cob height 14hh to 15.1 (typically around 14.2hh) Welsh Pony, not over 13.2hh.
Of course you will slight variations, but Tomas123 is looking for something 16 to 17hh, so not a Welsh Cob. I like them very much, but they can be very strong, and zippy in some cases so I would not reccomend for a beginner, the ones I have had have also loved to jump and have quite a scoopy jump, so again not for a beginner.
I still say a Happy Hacker, not to strong or willfull. (if such a thing exists, my 22 year old TB ran off with me a few weeks ago "and" cleared a 4ft stone wall, with me hanging on for grim death lol)
Of course you will slight variations, but Tomas123 is looking for something 16 to 17hh, so not a Welsh Cob. I like them very much, but they can be very strong, and zippy in some cases so I would not reccomend for a beginner, the ones I have had have also loved to jump and have quite a scoopy jump, so again not for a beginner.
I still say a Happy Hacker, not to strong or willfull. (if such a thing exists, my 22 year old TB ran off with me a few weeks ago "and" cleared a 4ft stone wall, with me hanging on for grim death lol)
A nice Irish Cob. Don't buy one that's young and inexperienced - as Prudie said go for one that's described as a schoolmaster. I've got nothing against mares - my favourite horses have all been mares - but they can be temperamental, and thus not ideal for a beginner. After eight months, you are still very much a beginner, and riding a school horse is entirely different from riding a horse that isn't used to novices. Good luck!