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Oct 5 10 5:12 PM
darkclark wrote: Lsrd1 wrote: Just one last plug for QHs - - no, the vast majority don't go around with a super low headset. But many are super easy to just hop on and ride. Most of our sit in the paddock all winter, 4 - 5 months, and I just saddle and go in the spring. The oldest is 26, the youngest is 6.I love QH's, but in my personal experience I have found them to be quite hot, not spooky, but more a belligerent type of hot. The type of hot where they get an idea in their head, and don't really care if you are up top or not, and will ride right through your hands and seat.I also found that they could be darn right scary those first few rides in the spring, after sitting for 4 months over the winter.These were the main reason I switched to an Arab, they are hot, but a more 'honest' hot (as in, they do care if you die).There are some great QH's out there, but so many people automatically think 'QH = beginner friendly.Just my personal experience with the 2 I owned, my boarder's horse, and the 100+ we had over the years growing up.Now in all fairness, my mare ended up dying of HYPP, so that may have been her problem all along. My gelding is race-bred, so hot is expected. My boarder's horse is of working lines, as have all my Dad's horses been.
Lsrd1 wrote: Just one last plug for QHs - - no, the vast majority don't go around with a super low headset. But many are super easy to just hop on and ride. Most of our sit in the paddock all winter, 4 - 5 months, and I just saddle and go in the spring. The oldest is 26, the youngest is 6.
Spooksandbolts wrote:How terribly sad for you that the extensive advice you've been given wasn't what you wanted and wasn't sufficient for you to figure what to do.
Luckyduckerpart2 wrote:
Sometimes I wonder if there is an asshat of the year award you may be competing for that we don't know about.
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