A Guide to Choosing Your First Horse

First horses play a valuable part in your life as a blooming horse rider.So choosing the right horse is very important, first horses teaches you the ropes and tricks to being able to get on any horse and go for a lovely ride on a beach, or down a rode, or even at a cometition. But finding the right horse can be a confusing, long, and even dangerous feat, so I have created a guide to help all those first time horse seekers out there.

The Temperment of Your First Horse

Your first horse should be able to stay calm under most situations. Although a horses natural instinct is to flee so he/she may get spooked about certain thing e.g fire works. He/She must be patient, as when you are learning to ride you may do something wrong and an impatient horse may react badly to a wrong signal.

The Confirmation and Color

The confirmation and color of your first horse does not matter when choosing him/her the only requirement your first horse MUST have is a good temperment.

Gender of Your First Horse

The horses gender only has a small part to play when choosing your first horse.

A mare when in season can get a little frisky and pushy at times and may need a more experienced person to handle and/or ride her.When giving a signal to a mare she tends to needed to be asked not pushed to get a better result.

A gelding is more docile as he has no hormones and can be pushed around more.

A stallion is not recommended as a first horse as can be violent if not handled correctly so only very experience person should handle/have a stallion.

Note: When choosing your first horse bring an experienced horseman/woman with you for a second opinion as he/she will know what to look for.