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| Posted: Wed Apr 28th, 2010 02:38 pm |
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anniepanda G.O.G Community Member
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We have ridden Saddlebreds as trail horses for many years. They are a wonderful breed. We have done everything from trail, dressage, western equitation, carriages, to pushing cattle with our Saddlebreds. A very close friend of mine is handicapped and she has ridden trail all over the US on her Saddlebred who was not even gelded until he was 7. They are a marvellous breed. Some people find them intimidating because they "blow smoke" so when they are startled they will lift up those heads, widen their eyes, and blow nosily out their nostrils (smoke). But you will notice even when they do spook they tend to spook around you and not into you and they tend to startle and stand not startle and run. Every horse has its own personality but I have worked with many and have not run into a bad Saddlebred yet. Take your time training. Don't force them, don't beat on them. I noticed you said after a half hour he was all yours. They bond strongly with the people they love and once you have that trust they are very reliable. My daughter took one of our Saddlebreds to a Richard Shrake clinic at an Expo and the mare was given a 9 in trainability. She was in a closed arena with all these other horses going nuts and she was perfect. She had never done anything like that in her life. She also had many people especially children coming to see her in the barn and was a perfect lady. Hang in there. You will be glad you did. By the way, except for one old gelding all of our Saddlebreds are riding on a plain snaffle. The old gelding I mentioned rides on a hackamore.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29th, 2010 02:27 am |
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SunnysMum G.O.G Community Member 
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I think truly why people get the impression that they're hot headed and crazy, is like how I mentioned in another post. They keep those HUGE horses in tiny little boxes and only take them out for training or show, and never otherwise... So ofcourse they're going to be full of energy, specially considering what they usually feed those "Show" Saddlebreds. If the Horse is kept in a reasonable size stall ( 24 x 24 atleast) and or pasture kept. And not "Hopped Up" on corn, grains and pure alfalfa then should be a really nice reliable mount.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 7th, 2010 02:36 am |
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tbs4life2000 G.O.G Community Member 
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wow this topic has been going on for a while and im glad i read it all. we just rescued a pinto gelding that is supposed to be gaited(we have been through quarentine, upper respirtory infection, and now a sole bruise so have only got to ride him once) he looks more like a saddlebred then anything else and having never owned one i was a little leary after reading these post it is like you are describing him to a tee! from the blowing of "smoke" i.e. snorting at everything yet spooking in place, to the bonding. it took me 2 days for him to let me touch him when we first brought him in(he was not treated well in the kill pen to the point of them using a cattle prod to load him) but now after a month i can touch him anywhere and do absolutely anything with him. i loved this topic.
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