I love to ride horses but I need to know what is the best type for becoming an equstrian. An equstrian is a person who rides horses in like the olympics and stuff. I really want to be one but what horse is right for this job?

Well they have a lot of different activities in the Olympics: dressage, show jumping, cross country… But they're all basically english style… I don't think they have any western events, but I could be wrong. And the basic answer for what kind of horse you'll need is: expensive! The horses in the Olympics are the absolute top notch best horses in the world. Buying one with that much training would certainly be over $50,000 and probably closer to a million. But as for breed, I think a lot of those horses are thoroughbreds, particularly for the jumping. For dressage there's probably warmbloods and Trakehners too. You're probably not going to see any quarter horses, arabians, morgans, ponies, or drafts at the Olympics. So any of the hot or warm blooded horses are your best bet.

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