Avery

Hi I'm looking to buy a horse soon.  I thought it was finally time because I want to start competing in the 120 jumpers and my coach won't let me ride her horse forever. I'm 16 and this would be my first horse so I wanted an older horse, but my father thinks I should get a young one. he thinks it would be a waste of money. I was thinking anywhere from 10-13, he was thinking 5-8.  I don't necessarily want to bring a horse up at the moment, I wanna just start competing. he says that's to old for a horse to be competitive, I don't think so. can we get a second opinion? 

so questions: 

1. should I get a young horse or an older one? 

2. what age should a horse stop competing in high levels of show jumping? 

Hello, I would like to learn about these horses. But I can't find anything about their grooming, is it the same as any other horse and if so what about their feathers. I saw somewhere you should wash them often, How often every day, every other day or once a week?