Joe is a 15 yr. old Red Roan Appaloosa. He is 14.2 HH. He is great on trails and my 9 yr. old son rides him in a halter on trails. My son takes riding lessons and is good with horses but Im always hesitant to say a horse is kid broke. He has no bad habits. He loads, bathes, backs up, stands tied while at horse shows without getting nervous. Very laid back with other horses, hes definitely not the dominate one in the pasture. It does take a little prompting to get him into a lope so I think he would be good for a beginner. Come try him out. Give us a call @ 731-513-0090 or 731-723-3927.