Training Green Horses, Youngsters or Newby's!

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How Do I Go About Training Green Horses or Youngsters?

Training Green Horses, Youngsters or Newby's!

Beginning Training at a later age, after three years, it all depends upon the horse's nature (temperment), how much handling he/she has had, how much ground work has been done, whether or not he/she has ground manners established.

Hire a Professional, someone recommended by Equine Veterinarians, and Trade Professionals (such as Farriers, Coaches, etc.).

Make sure in your selection that you are finding someone that KNOWS how to work with younsters, and has recommendations from several people, (even though the horse may be older, in development he/she is a baby).

In training a green horse it is worth every $ of the expense to have someone train them who has just a bizzilion years experience, and positive recommendations from individuals owning horses from the breed, and discipline that your horse is.

Natural Horsemanship is wonderful for pursuing the basics, the commencement....getting started under saddle, and again, someone that is highly recommended~!

Once the greeny is rideable though, you need someone that has worked extensively in bringing along babies into understanding basics on into the beginnings of some polish.

Then you will have the horse that YOU can enjoy.

I would ask a Professional such as a Veterinarian or Farrier that you know that you trust to look at the horse and determine the willingness & the receptiveness of the mind, and how much work/training/expense you will have to invest to have someone do the prepatory work for you. Quite often a horse left until an older age (which 4 is for training), he will have developed a resentment for any work simply due to the fact that in human years he is growing out of his teens, and not many teens would want to go to school when they haven't had to up to that age.......

   

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