It's not about the breed, per se...for a beginner...it's about the TEMPERAMENT and existing Training that the individual horse has had and exhibits. The personality and willingness to deal with a novice rider. The horse should be "bomb proof" unafraid of strange or loud noises...willing to "over look" some mistakes, and yet, ideally...be able to stop or NOT respond to incorrect cuing the beginning rider is assuredly capable of botching up until they get the CORRECT hang of how to properly cue the horse. The horse should FIT (size wise) the rider so that the rider is able to sit and be positioned correctly on the horse. (optimal) It's not too hard to find a bomb proof horse. This simply means that the horse has been exposed to many different things...cars, big wheels that kids ride, dogs, music, horns, paper blowing, plastic bags and has learned that these things are unlikely to be a cause for concern...they won't HURT the horse according to what the horse has learned about them...not worth getting worked up over! The horse is usually calm and willing to trust that if YOU say something is OK, it probably IS ok! Many easy going horses WILL accept and ignore a certain amount of botch ups from an inexperienced rider. Finding one who is capable and intelligent NOT to respond to an incorrectly given cue is another matter and usually a bit harder to find. This horse is well trained, has a gentle spirit, likes people, will forgive some errors but will frequently just refuse to go forward when a cue is given incorrectly. This is actually a helpful thing as it reinforces to the new rider (along with the instructions from the teacher) the CORRECT way to cue the horse in order to get them to do, what you are asking them to do. Inexperienced riders CAN RUIN good horses. The mistakes they make can train a horse to do things NO ONE wants the horse to do, including acting up in ways that could be dangerous to both horse and rider! The horse can learn bad habits, like moving out before being cued to do so under saddle..or pushing their way into their stall at the end of the day...when they SHOULD BE following at a polite and safe distance from the person leading them into the stall. Look for an affordable, HEALTHY horse that has a great temperament and a gentle nature, but is also responsive to a more experienced rider, and you will probably have found the "right horse" for your beginner. Note: this is likely to be a mature horse between the ages of 10 to 17 years old, (remember horses can live up to almost 30 in many cases, with good care...like yearly dentist exams, proper diet, and activity) and frequently a Gelding is more reliable than a Mare, but not always! Go by the INDIVIDUAL and you can't loose!

Quarter horses. Stay away from arabians and thoroughbreds. They are too athletic and high strung. Older horses are best. The level of training they have is more important than anything else. Training is the hardest and most expensive thing to put on a horse. Don't expect to get a horse suitable for a beginner that is also young and a great mover. Pretty is as pretty does. Expect to spend approx. $5,000 for an older, not fancy, but safe beginner mount. If you want something younger and fancier, that is also safe you will need to spend much more. I am so tierd of people who think they can get a beautiful, young horse, and it will be safe to ride as long as they pet it and kiss it enough. If a horse is young and pretty and cheap it needs TRAINING. If you are not a trainer, or have years of experience, then you WILL need to invest in professional training which is quite expensive and takes time. Even then the horse you picked out may not be suitable for a complete beginner. The smartest way to get a beginner safe horse is to have a tainer pick it out for you. Unless you have a lot of money to spend you will end up with something older and not fancy. When your riding improves you can sell that horse and upgrade. Crazy, lame, hard to ride horses are a dime a dozen.

Im not going to argue anymore, I know my boy and his had professional training and my training. IM not taking any risks as I know when hes scared, hyper anything else. My point is its NOT the breed of horse, its the training its gone through. TBs are only crazy as they haven't had the right training - they are trainned to gallop their hearts out, arabs are only mad becuase people think they can manhandle them and they get a brute of a horse, even a quarter horse or a cob can be evil I know all this. Its Training, has nothing to do with the breed. I hate it when people say dont ever buy a tb as theyre mad, thats not the horses fault I know plenty of good Tbs. Its their training, my boy has had good training thast why he is the way he is. Horse aint crazy its people that make them crazy because some people dont know how to train a horse and thinking spoiling it with treats, love and kisses will make a great horse - it doesnt.