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buying my first horse (  debjes 01-02-2011 12:56 AM  buying my
first horse :Di am an older adult beginner, have been taking
lessons for the last two summers and my instructor says i am
doing well. some people have told me i should start with an
older horse, maybe 12-15. i have found a 4 year old that a
friend has told me about and she says that this gelding is so
gentle and calm and does not spook, she says he is a 4 year old
that has the mind of a 10 year old. i guess what i am asking
since i am new is would a young horse be good for a beginner.
Gidget 01-02-2011 01:07 AM  many aren't good beginner horses at
that age..people can say they are really calm and spook free but
this horse is only 4 years...I would get atleast an 8 year
old..that is still really young.  tinyliny 01-02-2011 01:08 AM
NOt normally. But if your instructor saw the gelding and you
tried him out it might be ok. It is not just the temporament,
it's that the 4 year old will l