Read his last sentence . You misunderstood him . <| sep |> You ' ve gotten a lot of great advice . I just went through the horse buying process ended up with a mustang with no training , go me as well . I found a lot of horses on local facebook groups and craigslist . I also searched through the websites like dreamhorse etc but had less luck there . Try out the horse . Watch the seller tack them up , mount , do all of the usual warm ups . Show up early so hopefully they won ' t show you a horse that is already worked and tired . Breed doesn ' t really matter . I ' ve met quarter horses who are incredibly spirited and hot , and my best riding friend ' s thoroughbred is the best beginner horse I ' ve met . My mustang with 4 serious months of training has had a couple beginners up on her with supervision and in another few months I ' m sure I ' ll trust her with anyone . As a beginner you should be looking for a level headed horse that thinks things through . You don ' t want a reactive horse . It sounds like you know this which is good . The best way to figure this out is to watch how the seller treats the horse . Age also isn ' t a huge factor . Yeah , lots of horses calm down with age but some horses are just calm to start . My trainer has a 4 year old mustang he did a mustang makeover with . His six year old daughter who doesn ' t really know how to ride yet climbs all over her . My friends TB is only 7 and has apparently been mellow for his entire life . Before Illya I leased a 16 year old tenessee walker who was very hot , she definitely didn ' t calm down with age . I hope you find a good match and I look forward to the eventual picture dump when you find the perfect partner .