Step II In Starting A Driving Horse

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Step II In Beginning A Driving Horse?

Step II In Starting A Driving Horse

Step II is to be commenced only when Step I is absolute!

Now with no blinkers/blinders on the bridle! Once your Mock Cart is formed, attach PVC piping (cut 7' long) {the kind that has the drainage holes in it} shafts to each side of your surcingle at the point that shafts on a cart would rest on the body of the horse. Use boot or shoe laces to tie to surcingle ring. Cut a piece of PVC pipe to connect the two PVC shafts. About 30" long. Tie to connect behind the horse.

Have a handler walk the horse with a lead rope at the Bridle. Loop through the near side bit ring to the far side & snap. Walk very slowly, expecting the horse to want to bolt, buck or rear when they realize that something is now attached to their sides and rear end! Have the handler keep the horse calm. STOP if the horse becomes upset. Don't start walking again until the horse is calm. Have another person walking behind. At this point you don't have to have any driving reins nor contact, just simply walking behind the shafts about where you would be if you were driving the horse. Walk for only a few minutes each day. The object is not to overwhelm the horse, but to climatize the horse to the entirely new arrangement.

   

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