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| to send a colt off for groundwork ONLY- desensitization, round penning, lunging, catching- ect. NO riding |
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | Good question. I will NOT pay someone to do what I can do myself. I don't know anyone that has sent one off for ground work ONLY. |
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Location: Beggs, OK | We used to send wild yearlings off for a week to a guy that did a great job. He did halter breaking, clipping, hoof trimming, and hauled them around in a two horse side by side trailer. In 7 days they were totally gentle and you could turn them out for another year and they would come right back up the same way. They wouldn't set back when they were tied or even get the lead rope tight when you were leading them. He charged $25 a day and it was absolutely worth it. |
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Location: West Texas | I wouldn't expect to pay any less than normal training charges. Ground work is very time consuming and requires just as much skill and is just as much part of breaking than the first few rides. We do groundwork on all the breaking horses, even if it has previously been done. Depending on the horse we spend up to a month on groundwork. Breaking charges, including groundwork for the first 2 months is $950/month. Then training charges go to $800/month. That is just what we do.
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | Tdove - 2015-10-02 2:23 PM I wouldn't expect to pay any less than normal training charges. Ground work is very time consuming and requires just as much skill and is just as much part of breaking than the first few rides. Depending on the horse we spend up to a month on groundwork. Breaking charges, including groundwork for the first 2 months is $950/month. Then training charges go to $800/month. That is just what we do. Personally I think ground work and the first couple of rides are the most important parts of training a horse. Those are what set a horse up for life. If you a make mistakes with these first experiences they will be there for life! ETA: so I would expect to pay just as much for ground work as any other kind of training.
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Location: West Texas | I do agree. The most important ride of a horse's life is his first, I can guarantee you that!
How much and how good of quality of the groundwork is completely essential in how well the first ride goes. The goal of the first ride here is to ride both directions in all 3 gaits, without any major issue. That is it.
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | Tdove - 2015-10-02 3:23 PM I wouldn't expect to pay any less than normal training charges. Ground work is very time consuming and requires just as much skill and is just as much part of breaking than the first few rides. We do groundwork on all the breaking horses, even if it has previously been done. Depending on the horse we spend up to a month on groundwork. Breaking charges, including groundwork for the first 2 months is $950/month. Then training charges go to $800/month. That is just what we do.
Exactly - whether you're riding or ground work they still eat the same & take the same amount of time to work. A lot of people discount the importance of it or don't spend a lot of time on it but it's the foundational blocks in the foundation and sure makes riding go a lot quicker. Yes you can break one without it but at some point you'll have to spend more time trying to teach the same stuff under saddle.and it takes longer by that point.
I won't get on a colt I'm breaking until they're broke. Being safe & setting them up for success is far more important than an ego. And too it's kind of like driving a dump truck at 65 that has half the breaks and half the steering. Same thing when you half a$$ the ground work.. |
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