I started 2 horses pretty late. The first was an 8 yr old mustang that
I’d been told was 5. I thought that 5 wouldn’t be too tough to deal
with. I’m glad I didn’t know she was 8 ‘cause
I probably wouldn’t have taken her. She was pretty easy, once I could
catch her (:>). She never did any bucking with me, just tried a little
rearing after 3 mos of being under saddle. Once we
got that under control, she was a good trail buddy.
The next was my current horse, Sonny, acquired when he was 7 ½, put
under saddle at 8. He was easier than the mustang, never really resisted
anything and always seemed to quickly figure out what I was asking him to do.
He was really, really easy to train. I tell my riding buddies that he trained himself, I was just along for the ride. My neighbor actually
thought the owner must have been dishonest when she sold him to me as halter
broke only. He is a little impatient when we go to the vet checks, but
we’re working on that, and I cannot get him to take his right lead.
I’ll work on that more this winter in the arena, might be my balance that
needs fixing.
So, I’d say 7 is a great age to start an Arab…or mustang.
