MeganMarie
Active Member
im curious to what people think a 3yo horse should be (if at all) doing under saddle? Lets say you get a 3yo, with the hopes of doing 4yo classes the following year, what do you believe the horse should be doing/able to achieve under saddle as a 3yo? How often/long would you ride a horse of that age?
I know a lot of it is about the individual horse, as ive seen some young horses extremely well balanced and filled out, and then ive also seem older ones, that are still quite gangly, unbalanced & with still a lot of growing to do etc. So I guess it depends on each horse.
I ask this because im currently looking for a young horse (showjumper) and I was ideally looking for a 4yo, but i find a lot of the young horses for sale now, are unbacked 3yos (2015), so im considering going for a 3yo, but it depends. Because a lot of the decent ish 4/5 yos are a tad out of our price range etc.
Those whove had youngsters, what were your experiences?
I know a lot of it is about the individual horse, as ive seen some young horses extremely well balanced and filled out, and then ive also seem older ones, that are still quite gangly, unbalanced & with still a lot of growing to do etc. So I guess it depends on each horse.
I ask this because im currently looking for a young horse (showjumper) and I was ideally looking for a 4yo, but i find a lot of the young horses for sale now, are unbacked 3yos (2015), so im considering going for a 3yo, but it depends. Because a lot of the decent ish 4/5 yos are a tad out of our price range etc.
Those whove had youngsters, what were your experiences?