We’ve had us some dang good first rides this year! Here’s another one, on a 5 year old filly we have in for some training!
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Got a first saddling done on Rooster, a big 2 year old we are starting for a client! He was a little humped up but he thought through it and made the choices I was looking for. He’s a big boy but is taking things well!#spadebquarterhorses #horsetraining #horsetrainer #coltstarting #coltstarter #coltstart #hancock #bluevalentine #leohancockhayes #bigbay #horselifestyle
Oh how I love this life!
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Keep your nose on the grindstone. Keep hustling, keep grinding, don’t throw in the white towel, keep standing up when you get knocked down. Keep giving it your all!
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Training Tip Tuesday!
Today’s tip is all about ground driving. Ground driving is a great way to introduce many, many things to a horse. It can teach them directions, start them packing a bridle, get them backing up, and also get them used to things around their legs and sides. It’s a great tool!
Our focus today is on the directions and bridle. We start ground driving as soon as we can with them in a halter, packing the snaffle bit. Then, when they get used to that, we transition to just the snaffle. Doing it this way teaches them cues and directions in a way they already understand by being halter broke. We just take those and build on them for the snaffle.
Now, this is all assuming we will be starting them in a snaffle, those we start in a hackamore get started on directions a little differently. Butttt we are going to leave that for another post!
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Dolly just getting some loving on by our friend, Morgen, the other day.