re: Want to learn about horses - have never really ridden one

Old broken-down horse doc here. Work on them all day and then go home to mess with my own. If you find them enjoyable they can be rewarding and therapeutic. Aubie''s right--get an older, gentle, well-trained horse with no vices, maybe a couple of them. If you don't want 2 then a companion like a goat is a good choice. Got a neighbor that was new to horses and bought an unbroken Arabian mare so they could, "learn together." Didn't take him long to decide he hated horses and everything about them.