Does anyone know where I can find a copy of that scale? Is it something that horse people put a lot of stock in or is it just a subjective rating scale that has more to do with advertising than anything else?
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This has way more to do with advertising than anything else. And what one person calls "bombproof", some else will rate as a "hotter" horse. It is more a guide for the buyer than anything that is written in stone.
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There really is no copy of this scale. It is mostly used for when people are selling horses. If someone is looking for a kids horse, they are gonna look at horses who are probably between a 1 and a 3, and so on. But there is no labels for the numbers in between 1 and 10, it is just kind of a behavioral rating for your horse.
It really is up to the seller/horse owner to determine what all the numbers in between are.
The temperament scale relates to the nature of the horse and gives you more of an idea of it's suitability for a novice or more experienced rider / handler, 1 being calm up to 10 being excitable.
It is something that horse people put a definite amount of stock in. I know I did in all of my transactions.
Some horses are calmer and more easy going in nature and others are not, however, with proper training, even the hottest horse is well obedient and behaved. This comes through training and experience with the horse.
However, notwithstanding the above, some breeds are known for being "hot" while others are known for being more calm or even "bomb proof".
This can be subjective.
It is up to the seller or owner to pick the numbers.
when selling a horse, people put how calm/ hot their horse is so people looking at the horse knows what to expect. 1 would be the safest, calmest horse would be trusted to put a baby on with no supervision. never spooks 10 would be always ancy/ skittish has- to run- now hard to control very experienced people only. can't really trust him with any one. my horse is about a 3
There is no such thing as bomb proof so don't let yourself get fooled. Yes there are really good dead broke horses out there but any horse can get spooked at any given time. I can gurantee you if a bomb did go off next to your horse he wouldn't be standing there quietly unless he was dead. As for scale, its really based on experince horsemen being ablt to score the horse properly. 10 is being unmanegable and one being calm. The lower the number is the one you want.
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