Why some horses and breeds not suited for Dressage

there is no reason for a certain breed not to do dressage. My sister is cob is very good at it, but high level dressage riders prefere tbs & warmbloods because they tend to be more responsive & also can be easier to get the correct style of movement from them.
As for it is origins a lot of dressage moves were developed due to their use as war horses, but it has become much more about having a horse who is responsive to ride & is athletic. It is not about control, it is about an equal partnership with ur horse

I believe that all horses can learn dressage because it is the ultimate conditioning for horse & rider.

If u r talking about winning ribbons then this is another subject! Like anything competitive sport in life, starting out with the best that u can afford in conformation, movement & elasticity would be wiser.

But when I read ur question I feel u r thinking that some horses just can not do basic training. All horses would benefit from basic dressage. They will improve but only to the extent of their capability.

I say train ur horse as best as u can. If u have a breed then go to breed specific dressage competition. And in response to the draft horse breeds--my friend who is a trainer has a client that is doing very will with his percheron.

I hope this helps, do not let what other is say discourage u it is only their opinion!

dressage is a great way to get a perfect harmony with ur horse, great way to build up bonds where u dont have to flap & screem to get it to walk on!

but some horses r better at it than others because of leg confamation & ease to move.

i dont know if u have ever watched it but getting a TB or warmblood to do it is alot easia than trying ith a draft horse.

some have the attitude perfect for it but others dont so if youre looking for one, get one from good dressage breeding.

It would really depend on the level of dressage you wanted to do. All horses are capable of basic training exercises. Some breeds have the confirmation and mental attitude for the higher dressage movements. It also depends on the trainer. A trainer that is highly skilled would achieve better results on say a draught horse than an inexperienced trainer would achieve on a Warmblood or horse that was bred for dressage.

I think any horse can do anything if you work at it when there young and not give up.

Different horses have differnt builds. For an example, you would not use a draft horse for dressage. Dressage involves hard things to do for the horse and the horse must be the right buold. Alothough, any ridable horse could be used to do little dressage, but not competeing..