Does this horse sound like a good first horse?

Three weeks ago you were asking if a Shetland was a good first horse.

Now your'e looking at a 16.2 hh Perch mix.

Kinda both ends of the spectrum, doncha think?

I humbly suggest you stop shopping for horses until you get a better idea of where your OWN personal preferences lie and stop asking others what they think about horses you haven't even met yet. Go ride the horses yourself. See if you even like the individual. Frankly, this horse sounds lovely, but upon meeting him he could think you smell funny and try to take your face off... vices be damned.

Four years is no time riding. Patience dear. Keep riding others' horses, save your money and wait until you find a horse YOU like, not what someone else is telling you they think will be right for you.. a total stranger. Then, have a trainer come evaluate that horse. Then, have a vet come and perform a prepurchase exam including radiographs and bloodwork. Dont 'just take a seller's word on the fact that a horse is trained to X level, has no vices and is sound. Sellers lie all the time to get people to buy what they're selling.

Dont' be a schlub and fall for their schtick.

Reading that, I can see 2 key things.

'out of work for a while'

This needs to be specified to how long a while is and why the horse hasn't been in work. If the horse has been off for a long time, this could mean it is green and needs an experienced owner to retrain it. This will also be the case if it's been off for an injury.

For example, if the horse has been off for 6 months- a year, be very careful. If it's been off for a few weeks without a medical reason, it should be fine.

'working on basic ring training, wtc'

So this horse does not know how to do the most simple of work, so is therefore pretty green. The horse is likely unbalanced in these and needs an experienced rider to give them the right education.

Taking these into account, this horse does not sound like a good first horse unless you've got a lot of experience training green horses.

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In that case then, this horse would be fine for you

Yes