Welcome, Sandi! Glad you found us. I hope you can teach us many things and we'll help as much as we can.

I have drafts and draft crosses. I would highly recommend one, that is older and well trained as your first horse. They have very stable temperaments and can be easy keepers.

Plus - sitting on a draft vs. sitting on an arab is like the difference between straddling a barrel and straddling a board fence!!

C-Leg - I have one, but haven't been using it (yet, long story). They don't really have the option to be set in different positions, but they have a choice of two "modes". Generally, one mode is your normal walking setttings. Then, the second mode can be customized settings depending on activity. Such as, free bending/no resistance for bicycle riding, or locked in the standing position for doing work at a bench. So, somewhere in there may be good settings for riding.

I haven't been back on a horse yet. I am currently working on buying a new mare that is VERY well trained and smaller than the monsters I have here at home. I figure I'll have enough trouble with the mechanics of it, so why add extra height into the mix??

Hope to hear more from you soon, please ask any questions you may have!!

Ann
RAK amputee, Michigan
Western/Trail riding
Spotted Draft Horses