hahah I did that in the beginning I was intersted in jumping so I wanted a horse who was fast and liked jumping it worked out really well 😺 but as I got older I didn't have money so I started borrowing another horse and that horse had me challenged but in the end I still learned a lot 😸 then my horse now I bought simply because he was a challenge 😸 he would be scared of contact in the mouth and would not go in the direction I told him to if I used the reins 😅😸 the issue got solved by lounge work and focusing on controlling the direction of the body first 😻 but you could say I wanted a challenge so I got what I wanted 😹😹😻 couldn't have it any better 😹😻
Being a non equestrian dad to a 10 yr old girl. what questions can i ask her to know if the horse is good match for her? she has her coach who tries to match her up, but i prefer to get some idea myself if possible.
Hi, great work trying to educate yourself! A good start is to understand her goals and what is important for her right now in her riding then to make a list of attributes that her current horse has that meets her goals or will help her achieve her goals and then make a list of attributes that is not helpful to meeting her goals. This is a good start to evaluating! Let us know how you go!
Wow! You are very different and what an insightful take!
Thank you Twiggy!!
That was so helpful thank you!
You are welcome!! :)
hahah I did that in the beginning I was intersted in jumping so I wanted a horse who was fast and liked jumping it worked out really well 😺 but as I got older I didn't have money so I started borrowing another horse and that horse had me challenged but in the end I still learned a lot 😸 then my horse now I bought simply because he was a challenge 😸 he would be scared of contact in the mouth and would not go in the direction I told him to if I used the reins 😅😸 the issue got solved by lounge work and focusing on controlling the direction of the body first 😻 but you could say I wanted a challenge so I got what I wanted 😹😹😻 couldn't have it any better 😹😻
Thanks for sharing! It sounds like you've had quite the adventurous journey!
Being a non equestrian dad to a 10 yr old girl. what questions can i ask her to know if the horse is good match for her?
she has her coach who tries to match her up, but i prefer to get some idea myself if possible.
Hi, great work trying to educate yourself! A good start is to understand her goals and what is important for her right now in her riding then to make a list of attributes that her current horse has that meets her goals or will help her achieve her goals and then make a list of attributes that is not helpful to meeting her goals. This is a good start to evaluating! Let us know how you go!