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Location: Somewhere around here | Looking through some ads for fun and I see a lot of horse who look alright but in the ad says they're green broke. To me, green broke is something that has about 30 days of riding on it and could potentially still try to buck you off lol. What comes to your mind when you think of "green broke"? | |
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| Anything that doesn't walk trot and lope quietly on a loose rein one handed on a circle is green broke to me lol | |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | To me green broke means they have the basics of walk, trot, lope, stop, turn around and back up. A horse can be very saddle broke, as in lots of time under saddle and doesn't buck or anything else stupid, and still be green broke because no one has educated them beyond that. A horse can also be beyond green broke, know how to do some pretty advanced things, even be a finished horse, and still buck. This is one reason it's hard to sell horses--different definitions depending on who you're talking to. | |
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Location: Washington | Green broke.........We have one for sale as I write this. He has 30 days/30 rides, has the foundation to go on in any discipline. Our 7 yr old rides him, down the trail even and he's tracking a cow nice. BUT He still needs exposure and I consider unpredictable, even though he's never offered anything but willingness, because his is still new to being under saddle and I don't know how he will react to certain things.
In our program, my husband starts them and once we assume the buck is out, then I take over and fine tune maneuvers, once they are light and correct our daughters take over and kid proof them. Depending on the horse that process takes anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months later I've done no more then feed and water the horse. lol And those ones always seem to belong to the beginning riders 
But to me a horse is never truly "finished". There is always something to work on. "Solid" I think is a better term for it.
Edited by Lopin' Leopard 2016-06-21 9:00 AM
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Location: Canada | Three 4 Luck - 2016-06-21 7:58 AM
To me green broke means they have the basics of walk, trot, lope, stop, turn around and back up. A horse can be very saddle broke, as in lots of time under saddle and doesn't buck or anything else stupid, and still be green broke because no one has educated them beyond that. A horse can also be beyond green broke, know how to do some pretty advanced things, even be a finished horse, and still buck. This is one reason it's hard to sell horses--different definitions depending on who you're talking to.
I agree with this statement. | |
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| To me: Tolerates a saddle and tack without trying to eject you, but does not have much of a handle yet. | |
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| Green broke to me is anything that has been saddled and sat on a few times to having been started patterning/been hauled a bit, but doesn't "know the ropes."
As far as might buck you off, I have what many would consider a solid mare that is 15, kid broke, hauls, runs flags, does barrels, heading, cowboy challenges, trails, been in the Rose Parade a couple times, goes western and english pleasure, takes the non-horsey friends or family on a nice quiet ride, shoot a gun off of her, or ride down a busy street to Starbucks drive-thru. If she catches a GLIMPSE of a horse drawn carriage...SHE GONE!! lol | |
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Location: OH | Ride and guide---more than likely still in the round pen. | |
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| If I call a horse green broke it won't buck under normal circumstances, will walk, trot lope, take it leads and backs up and you can ride it outside of an arena.
They just don't have job skills yet.
And what is it about horse drawn vehicles that freak a horse out anyways? I have had horses that will go down a US Hwy with traffic of all kinds whizzing by and not blink an eye. THEN the Amish moved in and I found myself in a hayfield one day after my mare saw one of their buggies coming at her, her trembling, sweaty and feeling like she would explode at any second. Same thing with seeing harness horses at the fair. | |
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Location: OH | rodeoveteran - 2016-06-21 11:03 AM If I call a horse green broke it won't buck under normal circumstances, will walk, trot lope, take it leads and backs up and you can ride it outside of an arena. They just don't have job skills yet. And what is it about horse drawn vehicles that freak a horse out anyways? I have had horses that will go down a US Hwy with traffic of all kinds whizzing by and not blink an eye. THEN the Amish moved in and I found myself in a hayfield one day after my mare saw one of their buggies coming at her, her trembling, sweaty and feeling like she would explode at any second. Same thing with seeing harness horses at the fair.
LOL---same here. Had a young Amish kid stop looking for work. He came down our long driveway and the horses LOST THEIR MINDS seeing the little cart behind that horse. | |
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| RunNitroRun - 2016-06-21 9:31 AM
Three 4 Luck - 2016-06-21 7:58 AM
To me green broke means they have the basics of walk, trot, lope, stop, turn around and back up. A horse can be very saddle broke, as in lots of time under saddle and doesn't buck or anything else stupid, and still be green broke because no one has educated them beyond that. A horse can also be beyond green broke, know how to do some pretty advanced things, even be a finished horse, and still buck. This is one reason it's hard to sell horses--different definitions depending on who you're talking to.
I agree with this statement.
I also agree with this statement. | |
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Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere | Mighty Broke - 2016-06-21 9:11 AM
rodeoveteran - 2016-06-21 11:03 AM If I call a horse green broke it won't buck under normal circumstances, will walk, trot lope, take it leads and backs up and you can ride it outside of an arena. They just don't have job skills yet. And what is it about horse drawn vehicles that freak a horse out anyways? I have had horses that will go down a US Hwy with traffic of all kinds whizzing by and not blink an eye. THEN the Amish moved in and I found myself in a hayfield one day after my mare saw one of their buggies coming at her, her trembling, sweaty and feeling like she would explode at any second. Same thing with seeing harness horses at the fair.
Maybe they are afraid you all are going to make them change careers????  | |
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Location: OH | nmeastplains - 2016-06-21 11:23 AM Mighty Broke - 2016-06-21 9:11 AM rodeoveteran - 2016-06-21 11:03 AM If I call a horse green broke it won't buck under normal circumstances, will walk, trot lope, take it leads and backs up and you can ride it outside of an arena. They just don't have job skills yet. And what is it about horse drawn vehicles that freak a horse out anyways? I have had horses that will go down a US Hwy with traffic of all kinds whizzing by and not blink an eye. THEN the Amish moved in and I found myself in a hayfield one day after my mare saw one of their buggies coming at her, her trembling, sweaty and feeling like she would explode at any second. Same thing with seeing harness horses at the fair. Maybe they are afraid you all are going to make them change careers????
I threaten them with it !!!!!!!!!!!! LOL | |
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Location: OH. IO | Mighty Broke - 2016-06-21 11:44 AM
nmeastplains - 2016-06-21 11:23 AM Mighty Broke - 2016-06-21 9:11 AM rodeoveteran - 2016-06-21 11:03 AM If I call a horse green broke it won't buck under normal circumstances, will walk, trot lope, take it leads and backs up and you can ride it outside of an arena. They just don't have job skills yet. And what is it about horse drawn vehicles that freak a horse out anyways? I have had horses that will go down a US Hwy with traffic of all kinds whizzing by and not blink an eye. THEN the Amish moved in and I found myself in a hayfield one day after my mare saw one of their buggies coming at her, her trembling, sweaty and feeling like she would explode at any second. Same thing with seeing harness horses at the fair. Maybe they are afraid you all are going to make them change careers????
Bia looks at the buggies like NO WAY AM I WORKING FOR MY HAY LIKE THAT! I SWEAR she calls them bad names when they go by. | |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Three 4 Luck - 2016-06-21 7:58 AM To me green broke means they have the basics of walk, trot, lope, stop, turn around and back up. A horse can be very saddle broke, as in lots of time under saddle and doesn't buck or anything else stupid, and still be green broke because no one has educated them beyond that. A horse can also be beyond green broke, know how to do some pretty advanced things, even be a finished horse, and still buck. This is one reason it's hard to sell horses--different definitions depending on who you're talking to.
Very well said  , just depends what green broke means to you.
Heck I seen very broke older horses that will buck. Seen this happen with barrel horses coming out of the 3rd barrel and break in two coming home and a few roping horses too. | |
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| I see green broke differently I guess.
I have different classifications
Started, only has 30 days on it, kows basic commands walk trot, lope, but has no life experience
Well started, has about 60-90 days on, has the buttons, fairly safe, rode both indoor and outside minimal life experience
Green, has more life experience but I would not wager a child's life on the horse being safe, they will stay classified green for a few years, as life experiences are the only way to get a horse broke.
Broke, has all the life experiences, safe to put a child on, knows their job whatever it is, needs no tuning. | |
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