An age question...

[Tabbi]

What is the youngest age of horse would you buy a horse and what is the oldest?

 

[AmyMay]

I was looking for anything between 5 and 7 when I bought my horse. Although he was actually 8 when I bought him.

Now, quite frankly - if the horse was the right one, I wouldn't care what age it was.

 

[JoBo]

Youngest would be a yearling and oldest, about 17. Depends what I was buying the horse/pony for.

 

[JenTaz]

the oldest i would buy would be ten for me but for my wee sister age would not matter and the youngest would be about 3 and a half

 

[TelH]

I think it depends what you want to do with the horse. I just got a mare this summer who is about 25. I only got her cos she was going to go for meat, obviously we are not going to be going eventing or anything but I hope to bring her out for veteran showing next season. The youngest I have bought is my New Forest pony. She is 7 now but was only 8 months old when I got her.

 

[The_snoopster]

My mare was rising 16 when i bought her i have had her 5 year in january and she as not aged a bit. The youngest i have bought is my nf he was about 5 and half months old and was supposed to be sold at three but looks like i,m keeping him now as i really like him.

 

[3Beasties]

I would buy a youngster from weaning if that's what I was after, If I was buying a riding horse I don't think I would go much over the age of 8.

 

[Hippona]

The youngest was 4 when I got him, the oldest in his late teens (but sold as about 5 years younger

).....

.....TBH I dont really have set rules, the young pony is far more sensible, chilled and easy to manage than the old lad...

 

[Depp_by_Chocolate]

The youngest I've bought is a foal the oldest I would buy doesn't matter especially if I was after a been there done that type

 

[Flame_]

Now, if it was for me, 2 - 4 years old.

 

[ellasmith94]

when we looked for ours we were looking between 7 - 12 (wanted a horse that had been tere done that and got the tee shirt) but got a 5 year old jus because he was the right horse

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

If I had to buy now, probably 9 or 10! So sick of unbalanced youngsters lol. Having said that, the oldest horse I've bought was 4 at time of buying

 

[landyandy]

my youngest was a yearling, i still have her now,and she is 19, the oldest i would consider to buy, would be 12.

 

[Donkeymad]

I have bought at 5 months and at 15 years, and anything in between, never regretted any.

 

[xspiralx]

At this stage, the youngest would probably be four, and the oldest probably about 15. I would only buy a horse older than 12 if it was a really fantastic been there done that competition horse, and I was in a position to keep it very long term.

 

[Sleepeeze_dad]

I was looking for about 10 - 14 and a shire X.

I ended up with a 4 1/2 year old Thoroughbred...

If the horse is right for what you want to do and you click with it - at least for me it didn't matter.

 

[Persephone]

4 - 9.