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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
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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. Â
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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
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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. Â
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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