How do I know when I can handle a horse that needs an experienced rider?

I can ride trails, gymkhanas, bare back, I can lounge, round pen, put miles on a horse who is newly trained, flying lead changes, paces, breaking at the poll, collecting, seat cues, a little reining, almost anything, and even switch horses during the day working with each one up to 2 hours or more depending on the workout. I would like to be able to handle a horse that is difficult but how do I know when I am ready?How do I know when I can handle a horse that needs an experienced rider?
You are not ready if you are still afraid. You sound confident in your skills, though, so now you need to ask yourself if you are overconfident. When you are sure of yourself, then you are ready to TRY to ride a difficult horse. You can't know for sure unless you try. But be safe and work your way up. Talk to owners of difficult horses, and ask them if they would watch you handle their horse, and eventually ride it. Horses can't be divided into two categories (easy, difficult). It is a spectrum. Challenge yourself, but don't bite off more than you can chew.



The second part to handling a horse is to convince it to trust you. Not only is this so that the horse isn't outright afraid of you, but also that it trusts you enough to LET YOU BE IN CHARGE. Be the boss, gentle, but firm.How do I know when I can handle a horse that needs an experienced rider?
When you know you can stay on a horse/pony while they are bucking, and not get thrown off %26amp; be able to stop them . Thats how I learned, and I started riding crazy barrel horses, horses that were very abused and spooked at a leaf going past, and horses that are just plain difficult to ride and you need to be on them all the time . You seem like you know what you're doing, if you can do flying lead changes, bare back, reining, and anything difficult, you can def. start riding a more difficult horse to ride .
If you ride one and stay calm,relaxed and confident .also know what to do if they rear ,buck,side-hop,take off,start running backward,and can stay on for quite a bit before being bucked of ect (everyone falls at some point ) starting horses ..you have to know alot about training them and when not to push them
I'm not really sure if your asking about a horse that is for sale because you see that posted some times. I personally stay away from ads that say that. To me, it's sending out red flares that say's the horses is crazy or close to it.
You don't know until you try. There will always be a horse that ';pushes your buttons'; that you can't deal with, but that may be down the road a bit.
the onyl way to know is to hop on one in a closed off area wiht a lovely temperment so wont buck u off



althought ue better to work up the scale insted of going straight to it
When you don't have to ask this question
sounds like you are bragging
That is really hard to tell. I would ask someone who knows you really well for the most accurate answer.



From what you say it sounds like you would be able to ride most horses that they consider to need an experienced rider. If you are planning on buying a horse that needs a more experienced rider, go and try the horse out. That would be your best bet.



Have you been constantly switching to even harder to ride horses? That's the best way to be able to tell. It seems like you have been riding horses that at least need intermediate riders.



I am fairly new to riding. My first mare was a stubborn 12 year old grade pony who I still own. She was hard to control for a beginner but not now (I still own her). I started riding a hot 12 year old Arabian, and found she was at first a bit difficult to control. She had been trained as an endurance horse and never knew much about barrel racing, etc. So I almost was finishing her training. Eventually though, I got her to do an almost collected trot and canter, and to rate herself when going around the barrels. My lease contract on her eventually expired and I returned her. I'm back to my grade mare now that is super easy to ride. When I get enough money I want to get a younger horse to put miles on as you did, or some horse with bad habits like the Arab mare who wouldn't rate or collect herself.
You did not make any declaration about your abilities that indicated you have the slightest idea about handling a difficult horse. And if you have to ask the question, you are definitely not prepared to do so. If this is your goal, you need to invest some time in education with colt starting as a first step. There are horses that it is a major accomplishment when you can just touch them all over with your hands. It has nothing to do with your ability as a rider. Again, I presume you were talking about ';horse handling'; and not just being able to ride a green, ill-trained, out-of-control horse (which no one should do). So while it is a bit vague about what you mean by ';handling a difficult horse';, so my answer is my interpretation only. You need to know how to start a horse from the ground. Are you able to keep your emotions in check in a dangerous situation? You have to develop a very quick action (not a reaction) response. Again, you do not express any experience in areas that are , in my opinion, mandatory for dealing with challenging horses. Be safe. The calmest, sweetest, kindest, most broke horse on the planet can cost you your life in a millisecond. ';Difficult'; horses usually have a lot of fear and confidence issues, so without proper knowledge and ability, it is extremely high risk. Find someone who can help you learn what you need to know. good luck.