Kelly
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The Making of an Endurance Driving Trail Horse
I have had Bentley (2yo, 34.25 inches tall) for 2 weeks now. I got him on March 14, 2023. When I first got him he hadn’t been handled much, lived with goats, walked circles around and constantly bit his previous owner. This thread will be about how I train Bentley. Any tips, help and ideas are ALWAYS welcomed!!
I plan to break Bentley to cart in December 2023. I will be posting weekly training pics/videos. Everything I am doing now will be getting him ready for his future career as an endurance driving trail horse.
Here is what we have been working on over the past 2 weeks:
(short sessions, twice a day, most days)
*He no longer bites humans!! Well… he now asks if he can bit and of course my answer is NO! 🤣
*He walks and trots pretty nice, a work in progress
*Back and whoa, a work in progress
*He can stand still while I walk around him on each side
*Intro to lunging. Just a couple of circles each way, i don’t do too many circles since he is so young, just a couple to get him to move out
*We have been out in public, we visited Atwoods which gets him familiar with people and desensitizes him to all kinds of things
*He has been gelded
*I can load him in my van by myself!
*Yesterday began teaching turn on the forehand, a work in progress
https://www.miniaturehorsetalk.com/threads/plus-1-🤣.140542/
I have had Bentley (2yo, 34.25 inches tall) for 2 weeks now. I got him on March 14, 2023. When I first got him he hadn’t been handled much, lived with goats, walked circles around and constantly bit his previous owner. This thread will be about how I train Bentley. Any tips, help and ideas are ALWAYS welcomed!!
I plan to break Bentley to cart in December 2023. I will be posting weekly training pics/videos. Everything I am doing now will be getting him ready for his future career as an endurance driving trail horse.
Here is what we have been working on over the past 2 weeks:
(short sessions, twice a day, most days)
*He no longer bites humans!! Well… he now asks if he can bit and of course my answer is NO! 🤣
*He walks and trots pretty nice, a work in progress
*Back and whoa, a work in progress
*He can stand still while I walk around him on each side
*Intro to lunging. Just a couple of circles each way, i don’t do too many circles since he is so young, just a couple to get him to move out
*We have been out in public, we visited Atwoods which gets him familiar with people and desensitizes him to all kinds of things
*He has been gelded
*I can load him in my van by myself!
*Yesterday began teaching turn on the forehand, a work in progress
https://www.miniaturehorsetalk.com/threads/plus-1-🤣.140542/
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