What kind of horse would you like your child to have to ride?

Answer 1

A good reliable horse that knows his job and takes care of his riders. Older geldings are usually great for kids.

Answer 2

First I would sign my child up for a bank of riding lessons - in fact, years worth of riding lessons. But start with several weeks. That way she will find out if this is indeed the sport fo her - in a supervised setting where she will be less likely to be hurt.

After several years of lessons - and you can go to different barns too - riding as many different horses as she can, I'd then consider leasing a horse with someone. that means that daughter can ride Champ 3 nights a week for so much money a month. It's good because you get the joy of riding your "own" horse (a horse with limited riders as opposed to a lesson horse that gets ridden by many people) but with fewer of the other things that go with owning the horse - vet bills, farrier bills, etc. And when daughter has outgrown Champ, she can move on to another, perhaps more challenging mount - sometimes within the same stable. OR, if she needs to, say for example, take time off riding to go to college, etc., she can take off without the difficulty of figuring out what to do with Champ.

Finally, once daughter is out of college and settled into her new career - perhaps then she might be ready for a horse of her own.

But really, start with good lessons first.

Answer 3

I had a little mustang that was the perfect size but boy was she stubborn. So I wouldn't care what size or breed of horse it was, as long as it was mellow and very comfortable around children. Some horses freak out when children come around because they are loud and move quickly. Something you don't want around a thousand pounds of skiddish animal.

Answer 4

It depends on how old your child is. For a young one, I would suggest a Shetland Pony. If they are older, a sweet Quarter Horse would be perfect.

Answer 5

A good calm one, I would probably get them a smaller quarter horse, I have had good experiences with them. Never a pony, had many bad encounters with ponies and they seem to always be on the stubborn side.

Answer 6

My daughter is scared of horses, so I would have to say something small

Answer 7

a little one like a pony or a donkey because im scared of horses

Answer 8

a mare or gelding older and has previously been trained as a school horse

Answer 9

not a horse that has been previously named Lightning, Speedy, Bucky, etc.

Answer 10

any one as long as it was calm and safe,,he rode a quarter horse and was so gentle and sweet,i love all horses they are so majestic and humble