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 Miss Laundry Misshap
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| My 2yo is at the trainers for her first 30 days. I plan on riding her some after she comes, maybe a total of 45 days if I can get it accomplished with work and real life.
My question is for after. I know people say they turn them out for the winter to finish growing. Is that it?? Turn them out and ignore them? Or is it just no riding, continue with groundwork, round pen, and further desensitization? Just curious what everyone does with their 2yo. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| Our colts pretty much hang out like the rest of the herd. If we go somewhere to an indoor they might go along and get rode or track the hot heels, might do that once or twice a month. If they are level headed they might get to go push cattle at the sale barns once or twice a month as well.
It's a pretty easy life around here when the snow flies. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I have only had one 2 yr old started in yrs and yrs. I had a person I trusted put what I call an easy 30 days on him. He was real easy and she had him almost fancy broke with minimal riding. I rode him on and off all winter, just a couple times a month here and there. He was ready to do some easy ranch riding as a 3yr old in the spring. He's the type I can give off 3 months and he is the same gentle smart horse he was before.
Time off depends on the horse. Some need consistant riding to retain anything, others not so much. I wouldn't put long hard rides on her when you get her back, but a couple times a week to practice bending and some short trotting sessions-lope a few large circles on good ground etc should be fine. There are a lot of things you can do that won't tweak them while they are young and growing. Side passing, slow turn on the forehand, hind end. Just keep her soft and supple. We just wait on ours because we ranch and you never know what the job will be like until you get out there. Some "short" rides turn into a wreck and you are out there all day trying to gather or sort. |
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Location: Southeastern Idaho | I am curious what others do as well. I have 2-2 year old fillies right now and am at different places with both. 1 was EASY...seemed like she was born broke. I have a hard time not overriding her. So I jerked her shoes and turned her out to grow up. The 2nd filly was a bit more normal as to what I expected from a 2 year old. She was higher energy and not as quick to please as the other. I now have her where I think I could go do an easy job, move cows around and head out cross county and feel like I have a good handle. Both these fillies lope both ways, back, turn around the hind and around the front end, open/close gates and ride outside the arena. |
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Addicted to Baseball
Location: Where the stars at night are big and bright, TX | We don't generally just turn out and forget til later. We'll ride out, no arena work. Just walking, hacking out on quiet trail rides. Gets saddle time, brain time, where to put your feet time with no strain. |
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Location: Deep South | My "turn out" time is typically giving their bodies a break for 30 days. I'm not riding, lunging, round penning them during this time. I'm still handling them a couple of times a week. Just tying them up and throwing a saddle on them for an hour. Cleaning their feet out. If I have an open hole on the trailer going to a barrel race they go and stand tied. I keep it pretty simple, but not just kick them out untouched. |
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