Hi everyone in my thread in mature riders Help My Confidence Is Zero i have mentioned my fell gelding Beauty is rising 13 in June and only recently being backed he had been a serving stallion untill just before i bought him in 2006 and we have spent the time getting to know each other and building a bond and iam pleased to say we have the thing is Beauty dosent really trust anyone else and dosent like other people doing anything with him hes not nasty but will put his ears back at them he just seems to want it to be him and me.My friends daughter has being trying to school Beauty for me because im not experienced or confident enough,he was doing really well at first but the last couple of times he just planted his feet and wouldnt budge and the girl is a good rider and schools other ponies but even she couldnt get him to move.Beauty is brillient out hacking with other horses i have rode him myself and he just followed the others .Do you think at nearly 13 he is set in his ways and just wont accept schooling he lived on the fells for a lot of his life just running with mares and brought in to cover visiting mares.I know its early days yet but i think he is only ever going to be any good going out hacking in company,i dont want to give up on him and i love him.I know older horses can be broken successfully and turn into great riding horses but i have being told some just wont accept it and are to old to learn,what do you think and does anyone have any personal experience of their own with an older horse being broken successfully any advice apprieciated thanks.Sorry for the long post.