is it a bad a idea for a 16 year old to try and train a yearling paint gelding?

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First Namesarah K

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there's this really big, gorgeous, flashy, buckskin overo paint yearling for sale and he is my dream horse! both of his parents were good show horses and he has great bloodlines. I cant afford much as i have to pay for it myself, yet i want a nice horse that i can show and do good on. I thought my best bet would be to get a young horse that has tons of show potential and work with it myself until i can eventually show it at the big shows. I am very good at teaching ground manners, and i NEVER let a horse get a away with anything they can only do what i ask. I think i could easily teach the horse ground manners. i would say i am an intermediate rider. i dont think i would be able to break him for riding on my own, so i might be able to hire a trainer to help me. about how much would a trainer cost? and for how long do you think it will take me to train him under saddle? does this sound like a bad idea?
 
Yes you could train a horse, you wouldnt be able to ride it for at least another year though, and even though the horse has good bloodlines it doesnt garauntee that he will be good. It depends what trainer you go to some are expensive, some arent.
 
Yes you could train a horse, you wouldnt be able to ride it for at least another year though, and even though the horse has good bloodlines it doesnt garauntee that he will be good. It depends what trainer you go to some are expensive, some arent.
 
You probably could but you have to really know what you are doing so he doesn't grow up with vices. If you over do it you can fry him and that isn't good.

I bought a 4 year old that was supposedly backed and was fabulous to ride. One day he turned, for no reason, and began throwing people and bucking when you tried to mount him (he wasn't sore). It was nothing I did.

You have to be careful when you take on a young horse like that and you have to know how to properly start him otherwise it'll just become an unwanted problem. I had high hopes for my 4yo (he was a 16h grey draft cross who I was planning on using for hunter/jumpers) but they all went to hell when he turned. I had been working with him for about 3 weeks before he turned.

As for trainers I was getting help from a trainer and it was the trainer that he began misbehaving with. If you have the proper support around you I guess you could do it. But I did and it turned out to be a heartbreaking experience. (I'm 19 btw)
 
I'm sure you could. As long as the horse has a very gentle temperament and you are patient and gentle, it's doable. I wuuld only do that with the help of a trainer though, which can cost about $35-45 an hour. You probably should get one at a minimum of two years old though because any time before then the horse won't be developed enough to ride.
 
It honestly depends on your training history. Being as you are 16, I am not sure how much experience you have. I am 16 as well, have been riding for 12 years and training for the last 7 of those. I actually train horses locally for other people and have a 4 year old paint mare that is my own that I am training. I got her last summer, so have had her since I was 15.

What training have you done in the past? Have you worked with any trainers? Interned anywhere? All of these things count for your experience and will help you determine if it is a good idea or not.

I have been riding all of my life, so I know a lot about horses for my age. I have worked with trainers such as Monty Roberts, been around John & Josh Lyons certified trainers, and am actually going to college right now for equine training and management.

I would suggest that you have a trainer, or a good friend of yours with plenty of horse knowledge evaluate you before you take on something big like this. They will be able to tell you your riding level (beginner, intermidiate, advanced) as well as your personal training knowledge.

I am not in any way saying that you should not give it a shot. I think it is a wonderful thing for a teen to have a young horse to train and connect to. It has helped me in so many ways, and my mare and I are best of friends. Just be sure that you have the skill and required information to take something like this on. He sounds great, and you do sound like you have an idea of what would come...so I wish you good luck and I hope that everything turns out the way you want it!
 
I think you would be totally fine im 13 & i have a warmblood filly yearling & i've been trainging her to jump shes awesome i worked alot on the lungline then when she trusted me slowly worked to putting the saddle on. now shes awesome 2 yrs old & i can ride her in a halter bareback. & for the trainer helping you it matters what you want to do if its english or western. So no i dont think it would be a bad idea
 
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