I get asked a lot about when we should ‘start/break’ our young horses. For me the process begins as soon as we first come into contact with them. From the start I’m looking at developing them mentally, physically and functionally. That doesn’t mean I’m dragging them out and ‘training’ them everyday, far from it, but I’m conscious that I’m preparing them and laying those foundations for the future. This little horse is Woody a weanling Welsh D at a demo we did last February.
Functionality is a phrase I find myself using more and frequently. I need my horses to be strong mentally and responsive physically but I also need to be able to use them and that carry through outside the arena. All the horses in the river are horses that I trained and or started. 1 quarter horse 2 Welsh horses and 2 ex racehorses. It doesn’t matter what breed, type or arena they are destined for the training program has to build on the functionality of the horse.
I start around 100 horses each year for the general public. I love starting and working with young horses. They teach me so much about my approach as they have limited experience and are always trying to make sense of the situation. Each one teaches me something new and just when I think I have all the answers I’m reminded that I’m not even close! This was a young stallion who could be a little resentful of trying to tell him what to do! #alwayslearning #horsemanship #traininghorses
Starting with a focus on building confidence at each stage!
This horse has been through our 6 week starting package, with a handover in week 6.
Guy’s put #20rides on this mare! Amazing work Guy Robertson 👌🏼
Looking forward to following their progress.
6 week starting package
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Thank you to everyone who attended our Liberty clinic yesterday.
Horsemanship Demonstration - Part 1 Young Horse Handling #horsemanship #horses #naturalhorsemanship #horsetrainer
Horsemanship Demonstration - Young Horse Handling
Welsh Section D Jessie
Horsemanship Demonstration - Young Horse Handling
Young Horse Handling Demo
Introduced the tarp folded and then unfolded, in theory this would be like prepping him to be rugged/wearing things while using the parking exercise. Teaching him the difference between active and passive intent.
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Esmee came to us for starting and now has come back after being turned away to further her education. Included in the package is trailering her out to different places introducing her to hacking out/jumping. We first make sure she’s confident at our base before heading out. We know we have a solid foundation (as we started her).
She’s going to make a great all round riding horse that can do a bit of everything. Here is a clip of a training update we sent to her owner.
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Great job loading Buzz! #horsemanshipweek #grhhorsemanshipweek #welshd #loadinghorses #grhclinics
Taking loading to the next level 👌🏼 great job Julie!
Horsemanship & Trail Riding Clinic at Brandy House Farm Wales #brandyhousefarm #horsesofinstagram #horses #buildingabetterpartnership #grhorsemanship #guyrobertson #Wales #trailridingadventures
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Day 1 Starting Liste the Arab #arabhorses #horsesofinstagram #naturalhorsemanship #horsemanship #grhorsemanship #guyrobertsonhorsemanship
Boris our exracehorse flying through our retraining of racehorses package.
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