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| BamaCanChaser - 2017-05-12 3:13 PM
About 5 rides in the roundpen.
Oh good, I have like 2 rides outside the round pen on you LOL |
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| suiteperformance - 2017-05-12 3:28 PM
Put the third ride on her yesterday!
gorgeous! What is she?
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Location: Texas | He won't be started until the fall. I'm letting him grow. But he's had lots and lots of ground work done. He shows showmanship, in hand trail, and halter. He's been hauled all over. We're ground driving and carrying a saddle.
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| Same as Stride! Mine won't be broke until this fall, or early next spring =] Curious...why break them in spring of their 2 year old year? I understand for futurities...but for those who do not futurity? Just curious, love learning everyone's tactics =]
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| So my 2yr old has less than 30 rides on him. The colt starters have put rides on him here and there. He knows how to stop light and gentle, has an amazing handle and knows both of his leads. I am beyond lucky with the colt starters I have here by me. My colts correct and early start will allow me to turn him back out on pasture grow up a little more and be ready to go on with this fall. |
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Location: CTX | Not at all.... I won't start him till next year. I am not going to futurity and so I don't see the need of starting that early while he is still growing. Mind you, I come from an English background so that's what I was brought up with.
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| I'm the odd one out. All mine were started Jan 1st. They are all reining bred, with the exception of one who is running bred and he won't be started till this fall only because he is small. The other 4 are loping circles and starting to hunt them. They are sliding around 4 feet and by June they will have their first set of sliders on. Turning around slow and correct ready to pickup speed.
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| I am also not starting mine till fall. So far she has been worked with on the ground and she shows extreme promise as a saddlebronc horse when lunged with a saddle on
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| Mine is standing tied, starting to lunge, working on leading well, respect, and being saddled.
My round pen is coming in June and she will get started more then.
She was sent to a colt starter directly off the ranch in February. She got there and he said she was too small. She really was. If she went now, she'd be started! LOL. BUT... not in too much of a hurry. May wait until 5 to futurity her, just depends on how she comes along. |
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Location: So Cal | Mine got 3 rides and is now mostly just turned out for a few months. I mess with her and pony her a little bit, but she's growing a lot. |
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Location: Roping pen | 2 year olds? I was hoping you were meaning 3 yr olds........oh crap. Better head to the barn.....
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Location: Arkansas | 2H~QH - 2017-05-15 10:54 AM
I am also not starting mine till fall. So far she has been worked with on the ground and she shows extreme promise as a saddlebronc horse when lunged with a saddle on
Hey, maybe The American should be on your horizon, just in a different event?? |
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Location: Nebraska | Does a 2015 filly that I trained for a college class count?
Walk, trot, lope both directions, simple changes, tiny bit of basic rate, whoa (not sliding, just learned the word's meaning), slow haunch turns, and back on a droopy rein. Started side passes when she sold.
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Location: Kansas | Mine had 3 rides and was doing great, but stifle issue and can't be ridden anymore. So kicked out on 400 acres with a bunch of cow/calf pairs to grow more to become a broodmare :( |
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Location: North Dakota | I lucked out, as my brother in law is quite the colt starter in his spare time. He has about 30 rides on our 2 year old colt and sounds like its going very well. Dragging logs and riding out through the pastures. I'll ranch ride him this summer and maybe look at the pattern this fall. No rush for us. |
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Location: Randolph, Utah | Mine is standing in a pen looking pretty.
He'll go get started in about a month. I need to get going with saddling him and letting him stand tied up. He's dog gentle and has spent the last 2 winters being tied up every day and played with. We're riding his full brother right now and loving him, he's 3. Mine don't have to be futurity horses but if they're running well as 5 year olds I might consider entering them. |
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Location: somewhere up north | rockinas - 2017-05-16 7:58 AM Mine are kind of halterbroke.
ha ha...same here. Mine moves really nice...around the round bale. However, the client horses are riding real nice! Need to stop riding outside horses.....hard to say no...oh well, we will catch up! That's why we raise and buy the ones that are "born broke".  |
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| RoaniePonie11 - 2017-05-12 4:29 PM
suiteperformance - 2017-05-12 3:28 PM
Put the third ride on her yesterday!
gorgeous! What is she?
Thank you SO much!
She's by French Streaktovegas out of our late Hollywood Dun It mare <3 |
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| Thought it would be fun to check in with everyone! Where are your 2015 colts at now!? =]
Mine is in the same position...not starting her until February! |
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My 2 two-year olds are halter broke!
They go to the trainer to get broke in mid-January. I have saddled them and lunged them, that's all. I do haul to the farrier every 5 weeks, so they both load and unload nice.
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Location: CTX | Mine is halter broke, stands tied like a champ, gets his feet done every 6 weeks. He loads but we still have to work on unloading....
Will be getting him used to a saddle in the spring, then off to someone to put the first rides on him.
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| Mine had 60 days July and August with reining trainer. I have been riding her on the trails all summer and she is trotting the pattern. Will give her off December and start back up in January. |
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Location: ND | I put 12 rides on mine this summer, wanted to do more but life got in the way. She's a doll! We're just walking & trotting, changing directions real smooth, solid pivot both ways, stopping, backing, soft lin the face and riding out in the open on her own. She should pick up real nice in the spring from where she is now!
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Location: Arkansas | SaraJean - 2017-11-28 5:51 PM
I put 12 rides on mine this summer, wanted to do more but life got in the way. She's a doll! We're just walking & trotting, changing directions real smooth, solid pivot both ways, stopping, backing, soft lin the face and riding out in the open on her own. She should pick up real nice in the spring from where she is now!
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Location: Southeastern Idaho | Both of mine have about 60-70 rides on them. Kicked out for the winter.
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| Mine has about 45 or so rides. Trainer rode her for 30 days, I've probably put 15-20 rides on her. She lopes circles both ways and picks up correct leads. Listens well, but she is lazy. She will do what you ask, but not an ounce more. She's been turned out for a few months. Will pick back up after time changes back. |
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Location: Kansas | Mine can now lope circles, move off leg pressure, knows whoa, and can spin a circle into the ground. I ride her in a bosal, and despite the stifle issue, shes eager to please! |
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Location: Northern CA | Mine is pretty dang broke. Lope departures, leads, fairly consistent lead changes, drags his a$$, decent turn arounds, great on the flag and even better on a cow. But then again he's not headed for the barrel futurities, he will go NRCHA. |
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| Started this fall because she's pretty big for her age. Has had 45ish days but she's already loping nice circles, picks up leads, counter arc's, collects, and I've trail rode around the pastures, and we're trotting a nice pattern. She's my first 2yo, and so far I'm loving it. |
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Location: Mountains of VA | I'm riding a 2yo colt that we plan on leaving intact. He has not gotten more than 2 days off in a row since we started him in March. Working on basics plus hauling him a lot so that he will get used to being hauled, being around other horses and mind his manners. He has been on several trail rides with an older gelding. I do work on collection and lenghtening his stride at the w/t/canter plus turning some barrels at the trot and lope but not too much since he has a lot of growing to do. Working on using his hip/hindquarters and walking lots of hills on his trail rides. |
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Location: Northern Ontario | I am bringing this thread back to.life since I just bought a colt. He will be 3 in april and he is barely started...just a few rides at the walk. I have alot of work to do but he seems like a quick learner and im anxious to work with him. Previous owner was sick, so he has just been sitting |
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Location: Texas!! | I have 2. We were riding ours pretty regular, one we were hauling and loping exhibitions, she is super broke and doing awesome. The other one is real skiddish and snorts just being led. But, she was riding really well, until I had her teeth done! She turned into a bronc!! She never bucked before, even the first time she was rode. The colt starter, even used her during Hurricane Harvey to move cattle and pull panels through chest high water. So she hasn't been rode for a while. Has anyone else had this happen after having wolf teeth pulled? The vet told me not to ride with anything in her mouth for 10 days. This happened a little over 2 weeks later? |
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| rodeodelux - 2018-01-29 9:01 AM
I have 2. We were riding ours pretty regular, one we were hauling and loping exhibitions, she is super broke and doing awesome. The other one is real skiddish and snorts just being led. But, she was riding really well, until I had her teeth done! She turned into a bronc!! She never bucked before, even the first time she was rode. The colt starter, even used her during Hurricane Harvey to move cattle and pull panels through chest high water. So she hasn't been rode for a while. Has anyone else had this happen after having wolf teeth pulled? The vet told me not to ride with anything in her mouth for 10 days. This happened a little over 2 weeks later?
If you truely think it's from the teeth and not from a lay off then make sure the wolfe teeth didn't brake apart when removed. Try the feel if you can if...should be able to smell an order of infection if thats the cause.
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| SuperTrooper - 2018-01-28 9:30 PM
I am bringing this thread back to.life since I just bought a colt. He will be 3 in april and he is barely started...just a few rides at the walk. I have alot of work to do but he seems like a quick learner and im anxious to work with him. Previous owner was sick, so he has just been sitting
I just purchased a project that had no saddle work. Rode him yesterday and he did fine BUT I'm keeping him up and hes getting more energy and life since hes getting healthier. I feel like he's going to be quite sassy our next ride since he's had 3 days to get over a cold he caught. I'd much prefer turtle pace LOL |
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| Mine is not started. Will in may. He is late July baby and is only 13.3 in the withers and 14.1 in the hip. Let them go, let them grow... Lol |
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| Well....Mine got 45 days last fall. Has been sitting ever since. She was doing great, w/t/l back, starting to pivot, nice rollbacks, super stop. I went out and rode her a couple times.
Brought her home and she went into super ***** heat and bucked me off. So trainer came out (luckily he was close!) and rode her. Kind of a mess, but he was very surprised at her!
So, she's been turned out to grow and mature. Which, she has. Pulled her out the other day and did ground work with her and a saddle pad. She never even flinched.
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Location: Northern Ontario | runfastturnsmooth - 2018-01-29 10:45 PM
SuperTrooper - 2018-01-28 9:30 PM
I am bringing this thread back to.life since I just bought a colt. He will be 3 in april and he is barely started...just a few rides at the walk. I have alot of work to do but he seems like a quick learner and im anxious to work with him. Previous owner was sick, so he has just been sitting
I just purchased a project that had no saddle work. Rode him yesterday and he did fine BUT I'm keeping him up and hes getting more energy and life since hes getting healthier. I feel like he's going to be quite sassy our next ride since he's had 3 days to get over a cold he caught. I'd much prefer turtle pace LOL
I can't wait to start riding mine. I have a few clinics planned for him this summer. I think it's good exposure. :) but then again, I don't want to ride him too hard this summer. We will do the futurities at local shows next summer(2019) just to take him out. |
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| Nateracer - 2018-01-30 7:33 AM
Well....Mine got 45 days last fall. Has been sitting ever since. She was doing great, w/t/l back, starting to pivot, nice rollbacks, super stop. I went out and rode her a couple times.
Brought her home and she went into super ***** heat and bucked me off. So trainer came out (luckily he was close!) and rode her. Kind of a mess, but he was very surprised at her!
So, she's been turned out to grow and mature. Which, she has. Pulled her out the other day and did ground work with her and a saddle pad. She never even flinched.
Itching to get on her, BUT definitely want there to be some consistency before I step on her!
Consistency is so a problem I have! Sometimes a colt needs a two day or extra wet blankets. In a perfect world this real job wouldn't get in the way so much. |
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| runfastturnsmooth - 2018-01-30 9:10 AM Nateracer - 2018-01-30 7:33 AM Well....Mine got 45 days last fall. Has been sitting ever since. She was doing great, w/t/l back, starting to pivot, nice rollbacks, super stop. I went out and rode her a couple times.
Brought her home and she went into super ***** heat and bucked me off. So trainer came out (luckily he was close!) and rode her. Kind of a mess, but he was very surprised at her!
So, she's been turned out to grow and mature. Which, she has. Pulled her out the other day and did ground work with her and a saddle pad. She never even flinched.
Itching to get on her, BUT definitely want there to be some consistency before I step on her! Consistency is so a problem I have! Sometimes a colt needs a two day or extra wet blankets. In a perfect world this real job wouldn't get in the way so much.
One thing for me is being a teacher, my consistency gets better when daylight times rolls around, the weather warms up, and then the wonderful summer vacation! LOL
I plan to have my trainer put some rides on her this spring to get the woolies off and then go from there. |
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Location: Southeastern Idaho | I am in the same boat, a teacher waiting for longer days! I need to wait for more daylight and warmer weather. I also need more weather cooperation before I attempt to pull in my 2 young ones (turning 3). They both had about 60 rides last summer then were turned out when the weather started getting iffy. Looks like we are going to get an early spring in our area so looking to pull them back in around late March or April. |
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| Sounds like we are all in that teacher boat ladies LOL
THEN I play groom in the race barn too on the weekends and some week nights....fun times when its pitch black and you are ridding colts before and after chores! |
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Location: Northern Ontario | Just got my colt vet checked today. He is turning 3 in april. Vet said to take it easy with him cause he still has alot of growing to do and he will be a BIG horse. I guess I can do groudwork and light rides. |
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Location: Southeastern Idaho | SuperTrooper - 2018-02-01 10:23 AM
Just got my colt vet checked today. He is turning 3 in april. Vet said to take it easy with him cause he still has alot of growing to do and he will be a BIG horse. I guess I can do groudwork and light rides.
This made me think of our Lions Share of Fame big boy. We are used to cow horses around here and they grow and mature fast. Dually seemed to take forever. Broke him at 2 and while he was so kind and sweet he just didn't seem to get handy fast. 3 year old year was much better, but man, he was still growing and gangly. His 4 year old year he turned a corner and now as a 6 year old is a staple here on the ranch. My husband took him over. He wears a size 1 shoe and I am ready to put him in size 2's. Long story short...patience pays off with those big babies. |
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Location: Northern Ontario | luvropin - 2018-02-01 1:20 PM
SuperTrooper - 2018-02-01 10:23 AM
Just got my colt vet checked today. He is turning 3 in april. Vet said to take it easy with him cause he still has alot of growing to do and he will be a BIG horse. I guess I can do groudwork and light rides.
This made me think of our Lions Share of Fame big boy. We are used to cow horses around here and they grow and mature fast. Dually seemed to take forever. Broke him at 2 and while he was so kind and sweet he just didn't seem to get handy fast. 3 year old year was much better, but man, he was still growing and gangly. His 4 year old year he turned a corner and now as a 6 year old is a staple here on the ranch. My husband took him over. He wears a size 1 shoe and I am ready to put him in size 2's. Long story short...patience pays off with those big babies.
Oh he is definetly still in the gangly phase! He isn't very pretty right now, but his older full siblings are jaw droppers, so I am hoping her grows into his big feet and knees. |
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