I am tall, 5'-10" and Cocoa, the TB/qtr above was 15.5 hands. She was just right for me. My first job was as a riding instructor for a local stable. I taught English, Western, basics and a little bit of beginning vaulting. I used to do vaulting, jumping and a little bit of the gymkhana stuff, but not too much gymkhana. Loved trail riding most of all, much more so than anything in the arena.