Breaking A Horse

A lot depends on the horse!  A good rule of thumb is not to start a horse before it's second birthday!  If you have a round pen you could start her on ground work now!  Teach her to whoa, walk, trot & lope on voice command can make it a lot easier when starting her under saddle with a rider.  The other thing is to "sack her out".  Be gentle & try to be quiet with this rubbing her with a saddle blanket, putting in on her back & taking it off.  In my opinion it's best not to do this with her tied but rather haltered & you holding the leadrope.  This will allow her to move away some if frightened but still allows you to maintain some control over her movement.  If tied hard & frightened she could injure herself pulling back.  Once she accepts the blanket you can try setting the saddle on her back.  Realize she may dump the saddle a time or 2 so do this on soft ground for everyones sake!  My apologies for babbling on.  You just asked for age on breaking!  If you do want more information or help just post another message!