sonnet78 wrote:
And frankly a TWH is 100% unsuitable for the breif that has been presented

Person 1 - Female, 40. Plus sized. Rode casually, English, hunter (George Morris-style) as a teen, and then took a few casual lessons in her 30s. A competent advanced beginner with kind hands, but NOT a lot of bravery or confidence. Would enjoy w-t-c, pottering around, maybe a jump here and there but certainly nothing over, say, 2".  Might walk bareback in a halter/hackamore to cool out, or just to wander. Wants to LOVE the horse - hand-feeding treats, lots of attention time even if they don't ride. No desire to show or even move up to a higher skillset (as in, has no desire to become an "advanced" rider). 

Person 2 - Female 60. Slim and tall.  Rode extensively and terrifyingly as a kid (9-17) because she didn't know any better (unsupervised bareback races over a neighboring steeplechase route, jumping poles balanced on Volkswagens, jumping wagons) on an OTTB that had been entirely brain-fried and went 0-100 at the drop of a hat.  Hasn't ridden in 40 years, and now totally into easygoing, drama-free, down-to-earth, mellow.  Wants a horse that can be left in the field for weeks, dusted off, and walked calmly around on a loose rein.  But maybe, with a little more practice, getting a little fancy - very low level dressage, perhaps?

How, exactly, is a TWH unsuitable for anything in here....???

Lessee... Re-riders looking for easy-going, well-broke, social horses that are fun to potter about on a trail and can pop over a small jump or two without landing on their face.
For fucks sake... I've been riding gaited horses my entire goddamn life (Pasos, TWH's, ASB's, gaited Appies...) and every damned one of them was capable of jumping safely and capably when asked. Would they win a fucking gold medal at the Olympics... No. Could they jump with their knees up and not look like a dangerously discombobulated dipshit... yes.

I just love how people that don't even have gaited horses, have NO experience with gaited horses... are willing to say "Well, ya know.. them funny-stepping hosses can't do a damned thing other than funny-step."

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