How easy is your horse to ride?

Well, Bean, don't think i would let novice sit on her unless on leadrein. She is so sensitive in her mouth. Would only let confident people jump her (she has took a large amount of mine) She sometimes bucks and rears too
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depends where you are, school then v easy perfect golden boy, out in company or open field then at the moment only me!it has taken me a year to figure him out, and he is definitley not for a weak person!It takes muscles to hold him!jumping, well hes not easy, have to get it right, if you do he is perfect, if not he can be a terror and really make you think why you ever got into hotrses!But i wouldnt have it any other way!
 
I would say Chum is anyone's ride as he was my first pony and though he is sharper now and has an issue with tractors he is never daft and has taught me so much and worth his weight in gold. It has been mentioned that he can be strong but never known anything else so can't compare. Anyone slightly less than novice would find him easy-peasy
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Hector is easy in the sense he is easy to collect and get into a nice outline, but if you are too pushy he will just throw a wobbly, and he is a nightmare to jump (still thinks he is steeplechasing) but put a nervous novice on him and he will look after them, put someone ultra confident on and he will really test them.
 
G is very sensitive, and has only had a handful of riders ever sit on him. If you are quiet but positive, he is fab, and not difficult to get going correctly. But I have had someone sit on him who is supposedly a very "talented" rider, and couldnt get him in an outline, or to canter!! No one else has ever hacked/schooled him. He is very sensitive to weight changes, balance etc. Only one other person (other than the guy that broke him) has ever got him going correctly and that was lovely to see....My cob was very similar, quite a sensitive lad, but easy to school. Will only do what asked if was asked (how he considered) correctly and again very sensitive to weight shifts etc....
 
BL-needs a reasonably experienced rider. A good rider can get a fab tune out of him, he tolerates me, but anyone who is too forceful, and their gonna have trouble! Saddler got on once and was half way across the school in a second!
Connie-novice fine in school but he can buck and is strong in company
 
Robin is as safe as houses, but unless you know which buttons, western ones, to push (and I'm still learning) communicating is quite frustrating.

You must NOT take up any contact or she will stop and go into reverse, do not click because that means canter, do not shift in the saddle....at all, because she'll change direction instantly and don't touch with your knees unless you want to stop. Basically, throw all English ways out of the window and begin again, she's been very patient with me bless her.
 
The mare-mine is definately not for novices.she will test you out and she can rear/bronc and generally be a pain in the butt.however when shes good(usually hacking cos she loves it!) shes bombproof in traffic, highly responsive(which is where alot of her issues arise i think)schooling she switches on and is very sensitive.jumping she tends to get very hot and boil over and if you leg her on too much/brush your leg on her mare-ish areas on landing she will bronc like mad!
oldie mare-very safe, never bucks etc but could be strong.not a nasty bone in her body
loan ned at mo-responsive but totally safe.
youngster-never been ridden lol
 
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