Selling Youngsters - which is best?

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From your experiences which do think is best (from a rider's point of view)

Either purchasing a youngster as a three year old that is unbroken but unspoilt or

buying a four/five year old that has been broken in and brought on gently but not done a lot/seen a lot?

I realise there are going to be cost implications but which option do you think competition riders prefer? - I have a youngster and I am really not sure what to do! Some people have suggested unbroken as most top riders want to put their own 'stamp' on a horse? but then again if they have the basics established they surely in a position to do more?
 
I would prefer to do it myself, but it depends on the time of year, if something is very nice then either would be fine IMO. I wouldn't describe myself as a competition rider but have in the past produced young horses to event (inc on behalf of known riders) and most have done pretty well.
If you do it yourself and you know what you are doing, set backs are easier to avoid and you know exactly what the horse has experienced from the beginning, but no horse is the same, some produce quicker than others.
 
I would always buy an unbroken three year old, then I know that any problems I have are my doing. It's such an important time in their life that I would hate to think someone else had messed it up.

Oh, and I really enjoy them at 3 and 4, they're such good fun.
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