School Horses
Beginner riders should look for trainers with “school” horses: horses owned or leased by the trainer for riders to learn from. School horses are great for riders to develop saddle and horsemanship skills and practice on before committing to a lease or buy. The benefit to learning on school horses is that they will teach you a lot. While that sounds obvious, the quirks of the older lesson horses will set riders up very well for all the different kinds of horses with different personalities in the future. Learning on multiple horses, each with their own quirks and different ways of going, helps riders gain experience quickly and overall makes them stronger.