Stallion For 1st Horse

[Nyboy]

Please confirm a stallion is not for beginner http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/grd/5055544854.html

 

[Nyboy]

In first photo his mane reminded me of the Beatles

 

[dickiebird]

Confirmed...

THANX RICH

 

[baymule]

NO! NO! NO! and NO! Not even a cute mini. 300 pounds of testosterone, hooves and teeth is not for beginners.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

it just means he may be a little more temperamental. after all he's not 'fixed' or gelded. doesn't always mean they are going to be aggressive and might be ok as a first horse depending on the handler.

should edit this: as long as the 1st time handler is working with someone who has experience to teach them.

 

[thistlebloom]

No. Not for a beginner.
I have a mini stallion (not a beginner) and he's really not studdy around here.
BUT he definitely gets perky and animated when we go for trots around the gravel roads and he sees other horses. I can see how if he were being handled by a beginner he could over power them, and he's only 240 pounds.

There's lots of nice geldings to be had out there.

 

[Nyboy]

Thanaks guys he just looked so cute, my thought was how much room could he really take up.

 

[catjac1975]

Buy an old plug from a trail riding farm. Have vet checked. You will enjoy it more than a chalenging horse.

 

[AMKuska]

Amen. @catjac1975 is absolutely right.

When I first got into horses, I begged the nearest stable to let me scoop poop in exchange for lessons. I didn't know anything about horses. They put me on a 5 year old green broke appaloosa mare for first lesson. It bucked, reared, bolted, and spooked at everything. Remarkably I never fell off, but I also don't ride anymore. Buy an old plug!

 

[thistlebloom]

What a dumb thing for those people to do @AMKuska ! They apparently didn't know much either.