what all a horse should know?

green broke means that they have started training, but they are still being trained and such, like they may know the basics of walk, trot, canter, but they probably haven't started training in one discipline. 30, 60, 90 days prof. training is exactly what it says! lol, so a horse with 30 days prof. training has been working under saddle with a prof. trainer for 30 days, and 60, 90 days so on. As far as what they should know, it really depends on the horse and their temperament/ willingness to learn.

Doesn't really matter what the seller of the horse says, in those terms. If the buyer is alert, he will test the horse to see whether it knows anything, especially the things that are claimed.

Here are a few things that might distinguish one degree of training from another:

- Can you get near the horse?

- Can you get near it whilst carrying a saddle?

- Can you lead it about with a rope?

- What happens if you try to mount?

- Will the horse move under saddle? Will it stop? Will it unseat the rider?

- Can you get it to turn right and left? By direct rein? By neck rein? By leg?

Answers such as these are more helpful than "green broke" or "x days training," but they actually have to be seen so they are not taken to be lies.

Used car salesmen and horse traders are cut from the same cloth. Moreover, the motivation to get rid of an unwanted horse can turn an otherwise honest person into a liar.

Some of the testing I suggest above is dangerous, and the best method is to ask the seller to ride the horse first. A refusal ("I'd rather not; my knee is acting up today,") should be understood to mean, "NO WAY AM I GETTING ON THAT KILLER EVER AGAIN."

I agree with Emma. A green broke horse should be able to walk-trot-canter with encouragement. Stop when told, and turn in a general way when told. They should be pretty safe for an experienced rider to ride in a pen, but probably are not ready for hacking out. This is in my opinion, a lot of people take a horse outdoors before I am comfortable doing that.

The 30, 60, 90 days riding does vary greatly. By 90 days, I would expect that horse to meet my "green broke" definition, but some horses learn faster or slower.