What Is the Best Horse Breed?

What you need to consider when considering a draft horse is what you are planning on doing with the horse. A draft horse will be fine as a pleasure horse or trail horse or if you want to learn to drive. The more athletic disciplines، jumping and such، are not going to be the easiest job for them. Physically، they aren't made for it and may not hold up to it.

A draft cross، on the other hand، maybe crossed with a thoroughbred or quarter horse، can make a great all-around horse. My first horse was a Belgian crossed with a thoroughbred; he was calm but built lightly enough to do some jumping and low-level dressage.

Arabians

I have met many Arabians that made great first horses. They were all older at the time and already trained. They were ideal for their young riders due to their smaller size. They also had great feet and didn't require shoeing. From my experience، a well-trained Arabian can be a nice versatile horse for a beginner rider.

Quarter Horse and Paint

A well-trained quarter horse or paint can be a great beginner prospect. They can be very versatile.

The one thing that you need to be careful about with quarter horses is their feet and leg conformation. Some quarter horses who are bred for athletic sports have good feet and legs.

Others، bred to be halter horses، are super upright in their front legs and have very small feet with upright pasterns. Horses with that sort of confirmation won't hold up to the concussion of a lot of the more athletic disciplines.

Quarter horses and paints are also known for being prone to navicular disease. Navicular is not always debilitating for a horse، depending on the degree to which they have it. It can be managed with corrective shoeing to a point. Some horses with it، though، will get to the point that they are unrideable.