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<blockquote data-quote="4kfarms" data-source="post: 846048" data-attributes="member: 16963"><p>Agree with the last post. <strong><em>Horses WILL ALWAYS go to the ability of the rider</em></strong>. It IS possible to have highly well trained ( $$) horses - that if inexperienced children keep giving inconsistent cues- or yanking, kicking etc.. the horse will go "beserk" out of sheer fustration. Not for nothin' but the BEST kids horses I have EVER come across - are the old ones. Babysitters- been there done that horses. Best place to find THEM/ Local 4H offices ( older kids going off to college ) FFA class teachers ( same ) -HS RODEO associations, Little Britches Rodeo etc... American DUDE ranch assoc. ( Guest ranches thinning their guest ranch horse herds ) and believe it or not ?? RESCUE Horses such as US Equine Rescue League and others ... Since you saw the horses work, and they seemed ok, perhaps put a <em>really knowlegeable </em>rider on there and see the horse go thru the paces, if all is ok? you have your answer. Sounds like kid and horse just don't "click" anyway.. I would try to get the seller to take the horse back- or sell it, and find something more KID friendly, try looking at the above places. Sorry you had a bad experience. Just playing "devils advocate" that it is NOT always the dealer ( or the horses fault). :hat:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4kfarms, post: 846048, member: 16963"] Agree with the last post. [b][i]Horses WILL ALWAYS go to the ability of the rider[/i][/b]. It IS possible to have highly well trained ( $$) horses - that if inexperienced children keep giving inconsistent cues- or yanking, kicking etc.. the horse will go "beserk" out of sheer fustration. Not for nothin' but the BEST kids horses I have EVER come across - are the old ones. Babysitters- been there done that horses. Best place to find THEM/ Local 4H offices ( older kids going off to college ) FFA class teachers ( same ) -HS RODEO associations, Little Britches Rodeo etc... American DUDE ranch assoc. ( Guest ranches thinning their guest ranch horse herds ) and believe it or not ?? RESCUE Horses such as US Equine Rescue League and others ... Since you saw the horses work, and they seemed ok, perhaps put a [i]really knowlegeable [/i]rider on there and see the horse go thru the paces, if all is ok? you have your answer. Sounds like kid and horse just don't "click" anyway.. I would try to get the seller to take the horse back- or sell it, and find something more KID friendly, try looking at the above places. Sorry you had a bad experience. Just playing "devils advocate" that it is NOT always the dealer ( or the horses fault). :hat: [/QUOTE]
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