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"First off I will say that drafts mature slower than QH's only because of their sheer size and while a QH is fully mature at 6-7 years of age a draft will be at least six months after that.
You also have to bear in mind that everything about the conformation of a draft horse is geared towards pulling, and with that combined with the fact that they have a massive bulk putting pressure on their joints it really is wise to wait until they are FULLY mature before riding them.
Backing them lightly at five is okay but they should do absolutely NO jumping or "hard" work (cantering circles, fast work etc) whatsoever until you have clear x-rays showing that all the growth plates in their spine are fused. If you dont want to spend the cash on x-rays then you need to wait until they are at least seven years old to start doing these things with them and just do some light trail riding with them in the mean time.
Also another thing to bear in mind is that drafts are NOT weight carriers as some people wrongly assume. They hae less dense bone than a lot of breeds and also have issues due to having such massive bulk which their joints have to hold up to. It would therefore be unwise to allow anyone more than around 200lbs ride a draft or draft cross horse. while a "normal" horse has a maximum carrying capacity of 20% of its bodyweight this is reduced dramatically to 12-15% for a draft or draft cross and they should not be asked to jump often or over fences higher than about 2ft 6ins."
First off I will say that drafts mature slower than QH's only because of their sheer size and while a QH is fully mature at 6-7 years of age a draft will be at least six months after that.
You also have to bear in mind that everything about the conformation of a draft horse is geared towards pulling, and with that combined with the fact that they have a massive bulk putting pressure on their joints it really is wise to wait until they are FULLY mature before riding them.
Backing them lightly at five is okay but they should do absolutely NO jumping or "hard" work (cantering circles, fast work etc) whatsoever until you have clear x-rays showing that all the growth plates in their spine are fused. If you dont want to spend the cash on x-rays then you need to wait until they are at least seven years old to start doing these things with them and just do some light trail riding with them in the mean time.
Also another thing to bear in mind is that drafts are NOT weight carriers as some people wrongly assume. They hae less dense bone than a lot of breeds and also have issues due to having such massive bulk which their joints have to hold up to. It would therefore be unwise to allow anyone more than around 200lbs ride a draft or draft cross horse. while a "normal" horse has a maximum carrying capacity of 20% of its bodyweight this is reduced dramatically to 12-15% for a draft or draft cross and they should not be asked to jump often or over fences higher than about 2ft 6ins.
First off I will say that drafts mature slower than QH's only because of their sheer size and while a QH is fully mature at 6-7 years of age a draft will be at least six months after that.
You also have to bear in mind that everything about the conformation of a draft horse is geared towards pulling, and with that combined with the fact that they have a massive bulk putting pressure on their joints it really is wise to wait until they are FULLY mature before riding them.
Backing them lightly at five is okay but they should do absolutely NO jumping or "hard" work (cantering circles, fast work etc) whatsoever until you have clear x-rays showing that all the growth plates in their spine are fused. If you dont want to spend the cash on x-rays then you need to wait until they are at least seven years old to start doing these things with them and just do some light trail riding with them in the mean time.
Also another thing to bear in mind is that drafts are NOT weight carriers as some people wrongly assume. They hae less dense bone than a lot of breeds and also have issues due to having such massive bulk which their joints have to hold up to. It would therefore be unwise to allow anyone more than around 200lbs ride a draft or draft cross horse. while a "normal" horse has a maximum carrying capacity of 20% of its bodyweight this is reduced dramatically to 12-15% for a draft or draft cross and they should not be asked to jump often or over fences higher than about 2ft 6ins.
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