Shadows Fire
Well-Known Member
I'm getting a 2 year old filly and was wondering at just what age would it be good to actually hitch her? I know I probably have a lot of groundwork to do first but I was wondering if actually driving her at 2 1/2 would be too early for her. Would waiting until she is 3 to actually hook her up would be better. Or would you wait til she was 4 and more mature? I don't want to stress out her legs as I'm no lightweight, and we have hills here at home-nice wide gravel roads.
I can use this time to pony her alongside my big horse and get her used to all sorts of scary things. And ground driving should be OK. But hooking up I don't know. I do know I always started my big horses under saddle at 3 and you could drive them at age 2, but there is a big size difference. Do mini's tend to mature faster?
I can use this time to pony her alongside my big horse and get her used to all sorts of scary things. And ground driving should be OK. But hooking up I don't know. I do know I always started my big horses under saddle at 3 and you could drive them at age 2, but there is a big size difference. Do mini's tend to mature faster?