Yes, they are children. They are horse children. They had a mother and a father, and we appreciate that horses develop about four years to our one years of life. So this means that from the crushing process of a two year old is about the same as dealing with an eight year old child. Now that you have this information, do not forget it and support your actions towards your horse always keeping this in mind. People have a tendency to feel that because a horse is big and strong that they are ripe. NOT.
Some young horses will try to play games with you and out smart you on a minute-to-minute basis. Young horses are quick to respond, quick temper or in a negative way. If your young horse has been handled from birth and has grown to be a very quiet individual, things can change when you try to get on her back. Long ago I had a young two year old horse facility. Every day of his life, he went up and down on the same road when he was at his mother's side. Well, now that I was on his back, you would have thought that he had never seen before, that have the traffic. Jumping, spooking and snorting at every little thing possible. This is not to say that your sweet, quiet stallion or mare is not going to accept you on the back. I'm just saying that you can never be one hundred percent sure.
Different breeds of horses are usually riders to follow the various methods for breaking their young. Draft horses are not even considered for the breaking of up to three or four years. Due to their size and slow development The thoroughbred racing industry begins to break their horses at the age of 18 months. This is because of them so high strung and hard to break. To break after about two or three months, they should be rotated for a few months and allowed to grow. Quarter horses are usually broken after 2 years. How would you know what is the procedure for your breed and I would suggest you to follow their lead. Of course it does not matter what breed it is, if they have been handled from birth, your work will be much easier and probably the learning process will take less time to complete.
Remember that what you just can do with your horse, something new to him or her at every step. Make sure that your young horse understands each step before you move on to the next. Trust is a big player in the process of breaking a horse. If they trust you to the ground, then they are likely to trust you to get on your back. And it teaches you how to go forward and then to help them wrap their brains around this concept is an important milestone. Once you really understand that then the rest should come easily and quickly. Also, if you can break horses with at least two or more at a time, this will speed up the learning process. Let's say you break four babies together. Of these four, is one of them wanted to pick up this concept much faster than the other three, and they are more than likely to follow his lead.
Keep your lessons short, sweet and to the point is the key. Remember, we are dealing with eight-year-old heads. Your attention span is probably long within a ten to fifteen minutes. You will be surprised at the amount that they can learn in these few minutes, but you have to do this on an almost daily basis. Once you lose their attention and you continue to press, you assume the risk of withdrawal rather than in. Every day should be entered via positive. If you want to make this a pleasant experience with patience and understanding, then there should be no reason that they still have objections to this day, one day after. Actually, if they think it is fun, even lets have at it. Yahoo! This is only a prelude to break into the art a horse properly. I can not explain it to you in just one article. So the next part of this journey is coming soon.
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