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what do ask of them physically and mentally?
(I'm talking about the average built- not thick or thin boned horses.)
I have 2 that are just about to turn 3 (march/may) have had very minimal riding that walk trot and lope both directions. Maybe 30 rides? (collectively over the past 10 mos) I'm just wondering if I'm ahead of the game, putting to much on them or behind and my babies aren't as far as most.
One is 13.3-14hh built like a brick house and the other is 14.1hh built normal-thin boned. | |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | My coming 3 (April) isn't broke yet. Waiting on the trainer to have room for her. I haven't ever broke one before spring of their 3 year old year--their minds and bodies are more mature and you can get more done. Ill be starting my 4 year old on barrels this spring/summer but I don't expect to enter her until she's 5. | |
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  Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | RoaniePonie11 - 2014-03-05 7:47 AM your horses to know/ do? 2: 3: 4: what do ask of them physically and mentally? (I'm talking about the average built- not thick or thin boned horses.) I have 2 that are just about to turn 3 (march/may) have had very minimal riding that walk trot and lope both directions. Maybe 30 rides? (collectively over the past 10 mos) I'm just wondering if I'm ahead of the game, putting to much on them or behind and my babies aren't as far as most. One is 13.3-14hh built like a brick house and the other is 14.1hh built normal-thin boned.
2) lead, stand tied, trailer, pick up feet and act like a horse (they are in pasture and only messed with spring and fall to deworm
3) start them in the spring (ideally) they get 30 days. I expect them to have a super nice reining horse handle. Not sliding stops, but use their butt when they do stop. Soft and supple. Break at the poll. Move forehand, ribs and hips seperatly, stand to get on (I'm short), pick up leads and lope correct circles. Travel between the bridle when I am out in pasture (no looky lou and weaving side to side, I want them to pick a trail and move out). If I had to choose, I would prefer them to travel nice out in pasture and I can fine tune them in an arena. Since they are older, I can put a lot of miles on them too and start them on the pattern.
4) I hope they are loping/running a decent pattern and since they have been ranch rode they are broke broke.
Mine are usually born in May and mature 15.1-15.3 and weight 1100-1250 | |
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Location: Texas | I start things from a young age with mine so they are ready to start really learning at 2, my filly was halter broke at 4 months old, I was putting a pony saddle on her at 5 months,also started picking up her feet so she would be ready when the farrier had to trim her, started putting her on the walker with a pony saddle on at 6 months, she was so gentle by then sometimes when I would put her out in the round pen she would lay down and I would just go sit on her while she was on the ground. At two she graduated to my barrel saddle and I started ponying her with another horse and she also went to the round pen for ground work, she also was hauled to some team roping as tied all day, at 32 months I saddled and got on her snubbed up to another horse, my husband and I worked her like this for about 10 rides, then started riding her, so she is 3 in April and she is riding good, has been walked and troted around the barrels for the past month and is coming along nice, will tie, haul, good with farrier, hasn't offered to buck, ready to go on slow with the pattern for awhile now. | |
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Location: So. Cali. | Only have experience from the ground up with one, our first home grown.
As a late 2yr old I sent him out for 30days. Prior to that I had personally already done ground work, saddling, and sat on him. After the 30 days he was kicked out for the winter. Late July of his 3yr old year I started putting rides on him again until Nov. due to time change/winter, and kicked him out again. He just went back the beginning of Feb for a 30 day tune up and get hauled out and exposed a bit. He has a very nice handle on him, the basics of walk trot lope, moving off leg, good stop, back up, and started to spin around a bit. Worked a little on a steer, just pushing him around, will have a rope swung off him, and has been out in the hills. When he comes back this weekend he will be put in the trailer to almost every race I go to this season and begin some pattern work.
I dont futurity and had 2-3 horses already that I was running so he was constantly put on the back burner. For him I think its been the best thing for him because he is a slow maturer. I do not plan to enter him until end of this season, coming into his 5yr old year....that is if all goes well and mentally he is prepared.
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Location: College Station, TX | Ideally:
2- have good ground manners, load and be ok with standing at the trailer and being ponied at a barrel race. Stand to be saddled. Mid to late year have 60-90 days riding. I expect them to know all basics, be able to move each part of their body individually, work off their butt, pick up leads and lope correct circles. Give a few months off.
3: early year another 30 day refresher then start on the pattern. Goal is to be gradually building up to be running a solid pattern by December if they can handle it.
4: have a solid idea of their job, and be able to spend most days just keeping them legged up or some fine tuning between futurities.
Reality lately:
2- stand in the pen and eat. Maybe get saddled a few times and 10-15 rides in.
3- remember that I have a futurity prospect that needs broke. Send to trainer for 60 days starting in January. Continue to stand in the pen and eat because the weather sucks. Finally get around to patterning at some point.
4- make a few late year futurities (or put it off until they're 5) | |
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