When I talk about training a horse, I am talking about traning them to turn, back up, and to give the person thats riding a smooth ride. I train a horse to turn to the right first and then the left properly. Eventually once I get them turning good I will have them run and train them how to turn quickly. If you have a horse that can turn quickly it can be used for many different things, such as keeping a calf with the herd rather then having to go crazy to get the calf back with the herd. It can be fun to train if you have a joy or passion for working with horses.
I work primarily with one horse until I have them pretty close to be doing everything I have trained them to do. I will start on a new horse but still work with another horse in my spare time. Once you get a horse used to turning and backing up, you will just have to work with the horse a little each day so they get better and better. One good way to train a horse is to take it somewhere where other horses aren't at and take them for a long trail ride. On the ranch I live on right now has 10 horses. I like to work mostly with my horse but I do work with the others when needed.
That sounds intense. But can you train more than one horse at a time even though your not right now?
ReplyDeleteso how long does it usually take to train one horse if your just working with the one at the moment?
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like it is your passion and you know what your talking about. Are you going to try and make a career out of horse training? Have you ever been bucked off?
ReplyDeleteI wish i had all of my horses back. I miss training. But 10 horses? Wow 10 horses is a lot to keep up on! more power to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the additional information! How long does it take on average to train one horse? What kind of horse do you have now?
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