I would look first and foremost at the individual horse. I'm a mare person myself, and while mares have their own uniqueness, some make the best beginners horses you could ever ask for. By the same token, not all geldings are calm, easy-going dudes.

When you go horse shopping, be sure to ask the owners of each prospective buy about the horse's behavior in a herd situation. Some mares are more dominant, and some geldings won't get along with many of their pasture mates. My husband has a client right now that bought a new gelding to keep her other gelding company, and they can't keep them in the same paddock because the new one is such a bully.

So it really does boil down to the individual horse, as well as how that horse has been trained and handled, and how it's learned to behave within a herd. Good luck!


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