Ash since you are looking for a broke riding horse, I would not look on the internet
where you would not be able to go and ride the horse.
I would only look in your area where you would be able to physically go and ride the
horse yourself and take him out for many test rides first. You also need to watch him
be handled, clipped, bathed, saddled up etc. and see how he reacts. There is a huge
difference in buying a mini that you would of course never ride and a big horse as you
know. So I would keep my search confined to local and surrounding counties nearby. I would
also suggest you go visit some stables and ask there to see what they might have
available sitting around. By the way, you'll probably find a whole lot of riding horses
that are 11. Seems 11 is the favorite cut off age for riding horses for sale. They never
seem to get older than 11
Also, it would not hurt to go to any of the local auctions where horses are getting dumped.
I know its buyer beware there in a big way but you would at least get to try the horse out.
Good luck and happy trails.