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| Looking at a young horse for sale that has been mounted and ridden bare back at a walk lightly at 12-14 months old by a 100ish pound person? Thinking that's awfully young to be mounting them and concerned about longevity but i know race colts are started as long yearlings and many hold up just fine. It's a cow bred that I am looking at if that makes any difference. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | i just wonder why anybody would think thats a good idea.........racehorses excluded
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Location: Kansas | I would pass on by that deal! |
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Location: N Texas | If they're just hopping on to mess around and only on them a few minutes, I don't think it's a big deal.
Now if it's every single day for over 30 minutes, then no, I don't like that. |
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Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere | Gunner11 - 2014-09-18 3:25 PM If they're just hopping on to mess around and only on them a few minutes, I don't think it's a big deal. Now if it's every single day for over 30 minutes, then no, I don't like that.
I agree with Gunner....find out how much riding time and what they have actually done before you decide if its too much. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | No red flag to me, if they were just jumping up on them and sitting there and maybe walking around a little no problem, in my younger days I would sit on my long yearlings and let them walk around with me while they were in their pens but I didnt go out and do any racing. |
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| As long as it wasn't excessive riding (which it doesn't sound like it was), it wouldn't worry me. |
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| Ok thanks guys it's sounds like it's just hopping on a few times and walking a little but I will definitely find out the specifics. |
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Location: where ever my L/Q trl is parked | When you do the pre-vet exam and have those knees, hocks and fetlocks x-rays for sure. |
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | My feeling its that there is NO reason to be on a 12 month old BABY. Personally I would pass. Because I would be wondering what other kinds of stupid crap they have been doing that they DIDN'T tell me. And for those that don't have a problem with starting a "long" yearling,12 months is not "long". |
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Location: Washington | Personally I would be more concerned with one that has had extensive ground work done over one that's been sat on a couple times. Sitting on one and walking around is less harmful then repetitive circles or direction changes, stressing the legs. |
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Location: Kansas | RacingQH - 2014-09-18 9:36 PM My feeling its that there is NO reason to be on a 12 month old BABY. Personally I would pass. Because I would be wondering what other kinds of stupid crap they have been doing that they DIDN'T tell me. And for those that don't have a problem with starting a "long" yearling,12 months is not "long".
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Location: Deep South | RacingQH - 2014-09-18 9:36 PM My feeling its that there is NO reason to be on a 12 month old BABY. Personally I would pass. Because I would be wondering what other kinds of stupid crap they have been doing that they DIDN'T tell me. And for those that don't have a problem with starting a "long" yearling,12 months is not "long".
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Specifically the part about wondering what other kinds of stupid crap they've been doing to a BABY.
I would consider 18-20 months a "long" yearling. 12 months is NOT a long yearling, it is BARELY a yearling. |
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| I have been known to put smaller kids less than 50 pounds on one here and there... but 100 pounds only if it was on and off less than 5- 10 mins
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | RacingQH - 2014-09-19 8:36 PM My feeling its that there is NO reason to be on a 12 month old BABY. Personally I would pass. Because I would be wondering what other kinds of stupid crap they have been doing that they DIDN'T tell me. And for those that don't have a problem with starting a "long" yearling,12 months is not "long".
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Location: Oklahoma | suzy2qtee - 2014-09-19 8:56 AM I have been known to put smaller kids less than 50 pounds on one here and there... but 100 pounds only if it was on and off less than 5- 10 mins
I have memories of being the crash test dummy as a child. :) We pulled them all in as yearlings, taught them to lead, then I was thrown up there and was led to the end of the road and back. I was thrown off a few times, but someone was always close to catch me. |
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| clover girl - 2014-09-19 9:16 AM
suzy2qtee - 2014-09-19 8:56 AM I have been known to put smaller kids less than 50 pounds on one here and there... but 100 pounds only if it was on and off less than 5- 10 mins
I have memories of being the crash test dummy as a child. :) We pulled them all in as yearlings, taught them to lead, then I was thrown up there and was led to the end of the road and back. I was thrown off a few times, but someone was always close to catch me.
As a parent I can only shake my head at this. |
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| 12-14 months isn't a long yearling... It's a long weanling!
22-24 months would be a long yearling. |
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Location: N Texas | slowrunnin - 2014-09-19 10:03 AM
clover girl - 2014-09-19 9:16 AM
suzy2qtee - 2014-09-19 8:56 AM I have been known to put smaller kids less than 50 pounds on one here and there... but 100 pounds only if it was on and off less than 5- 10 mins
I have memories of being the crash test dummy as a child. :) We pulled them all in as yearlings, taught them to lead, then I was thrown up there and was led to the end of the road and back. I was thrown off a few times, but someone was always close to catch me.
As a parent I can only shake my head at this.
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Location: Texas | Like someone else said- riding a LONG YEARLING is one thing- they are 20 mos and are close to 2
A 12-14 month old yearling is by no means ready for that- at all- period. I've raised a few babies and there is no way I would put myself on them at 12-14 mos for ANY period of time, and I weigh 100 lb and am 4'11".
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Gunner11 - 2014-09-19 10:56 AM slowrunnin - 2014-09-19 10:03 AM clover girl - 2014-09-19 9:16 AM suzy2qtee - 2014-09-19 8:56 AM I have been known to put smaller kids less than 50 pounds on one here and there... but 100 pounds only if it was on and off less than 5- 10 mins
I have memories of being the crash test dummy as a child. :) We pulled them all in as yearlings, taught them to lead, then I was thrown up there and was led to the end of the road and back. I was thrown off a few times, but someone was always close to catch me. As a parent I can only shake my head at this. Then you'd probably pass clear out if you knew what kind of stuff we did as kids
You got that right, in our days we didnt have a computer/video games and stayed out side all day long and half the night playing, awww the good old days.
The yearlings I had and raised and they were long yearlings and were not for sale, I would hop up on them while they were eating their feed and just tinker around with them, but now aday's no I would not hop up on one at my age and too heavy. And my yearling's died on my place at a right old age.
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Location: Heart of Texas | I suggest, if you really like the horse, have a pre-purchase exam. Go with your gut. If you have a bad feeling, walk away. If the exam goes well, you feel confident, move forward. They were honest with you, take it for what it's worth. Look at their other horses. Plenty of people have waited to ride a horse till they were 2 and have done far more damage. |
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Location: Central Montana | Agree with others, depends on what has been done and a pre-purchase could tell you more. I've been looking at reiners ready to show and they are started pretty young.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | How old is this horse now? |
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would this be a red flag for you?