I am buying a horse and need some breed suggestions. I am an Intermediate-advanced rider.
2006-12-29 06:51:57 · 15 answers · asked by Horse Jumpin' Gal 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I used to show jump, and used to be very good. Unfortunately, I can't keep horses right now, so haven't in years. :-( When I was showing, I rode many different types of horses, many different breeds, and I found it didn't have much to do with the BREED, but the horse. Some horses enjoy it, some just have the talent. Some do not. The best, funnest horse that I ever road was owned my the women that I took lessons from for many years, and that horse was a PONY. She was just 14 hands tall, a cute dapple pony, and she was AMAZING! No fence was too big, she had soo much heart, she was awesome! I won more on her than any other horse I ever rode. I would look at the individual horse, not the bloodlines. While a pony is not likely to be in the olympics. :-), I showed her in intermed. classes and kicked BUTT! :-)
2006-12-29 07:08:18 · answer #1 · answered by PennyPickles17 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
breed means nothing. You need to look at how the horse jumps. Do they love jumping or do they refuse half the time or look bored?
Our barn rides only dressage and we have sold 2 fillies off into jumping. One is a TB cross- we were having so much trouble getting her to try dressage we sold her for $500. I just heard last year she sold for $14,000 as a 6yr old as an intermediate child/small adult horse. There was also a half shire, half appendix foal that we sold- found out that she was bought by the sweet and low company for over 50k. Friend of the family has a draft stallion that can jump 6 feet pretty much from a standstill- they need to keep him in 8 ft deer fencing!
My point is, any breed can jump- you need to look for a horse with good legs and a willing jumper.
2006-12-29 07:59:08 · answer #2 · answered by D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well my neighbor has a arabian that jumps ok and she has an amazing warmblood, hanovarian cross that could jump the moon (not really but she is perfect when it comes to jumping), i have a quarter horse jumper that is awsome, i guess it all depends on how high you want to jump i mean any breed can be a jumper but a shetland pony cant jump a 4 ft fence, if it is a first jumper i would go with a smaller breed but it also depends on the person riding it but most breeds con be trained for any disiplin or skill level (i hope this helped and gave some ideas)
2006-12-30 09:20:43 · answer #3 · answered by KodyCuddleBiscuit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you I would go with either a Thoroughbred or a Warmblood.
If you want a horse that knows what they are doing and will just do it for you with little to maybe even no questions asked get a Warmblood. But if you want a hot horse that might ask questions might give you trouble, I would suggest a Thoroughbred.
2006-12-29 14:28:41 · answer #4 · answered by watdahellrudoin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thoroughbred or an appendix ( thoroughbred crossed with a quarter horse or arabian) is a good choice you may also look into any of the warm bloods, even an Arabian.
2006-12-29 06:57:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally I like Thoroughbreds:) but I also suggest Oldenburg and dutch warmbloods. Good Luck!
2006-12-29 07:38:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thoroughbred, Holsteiner, Dutch Warmblood, Belgian Warmblood (any Wamrblood :-)).
It really depends how high you are jumping, a draft cross is okay up to about 3ft.
2006-12-29 07:57:46 · answer #7 · answered by hey_its_from_clare 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the ones with good jumps are the Hanoverians because are currently at the top of the show jumping .
2006-12-29 06:59:35 · answer #8 · answered by BEAUTY 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most breeds with a thourobred cross in it are very good, but almost everybreed can jump.
2006-12-29 06:57:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i showed the hunter/jumper circuit for 10 years, my best mount was a throughbred hanoverian cross. we won best in show quite a few times.
2006-12-29 07:05:37 · answer #10 · answered by princess 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋