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| Excited to say I do not have to sell my filly right now, I am going to be able to send her to the trainer for a few months. Long story short, she only has a few rides and we currently do not click. I did not want to sell, but no sense in us not being happy together. Not going to give up on us yet. I will be sending her off for at least 60 days, hopefully 90. I did a search but did not find what I was looking for though I know I have seen it here before....
From the ground up what do you expect to see after 60 days?
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| It depends on the horse and the trainer. I sent a 3 year old to be broke, never been saddled, no ground work. My farrier also starts horses and that is who I sent her too. He had been doing her feet since she was a weanling so he knew her. She was smart and willing, in 60 days she was loping circles, changing leads, working off your leg. I think the worst thing that can be done is pushing a young horse more then they are ready for just to meet a timeline. |
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Location: MI | I totally agree with RodeoMom3. I sent my now 4yo off as a 2yo for 60 days; he is more fragile minded. I was very happy with how he returned, the guy did an amazing job with him. He came back walk/trot/lope both directions, able to back, ride in an arena and outside - starting on trail riding, but still skittish of vehicles, had a rope throw from him a couple of times and tolerated it. In an open field when I got him back, he had difficulty loping with requested direction.
Overall though, knowing his mom and how difficult she was being started, he did an amazing job and had a very, very solid foundation that we've been able to build on. |
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Location: West Texas | Really depends a lot on the horse. How much groundwork he needs and how fast he picks up on things. Ability of the trainer makes a difference too. I wouldn't expect too much out of the first 60 days. Here they will usually have 1 month to 1.5 months of actual riding at that mark. They will be able to walk, trot and lope both directions, but ride very much like a colt. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | It depends on the horse and depends on the trainer.
My filly was able to walk, trot, lope, stop and back in all directions after just 30 days, including groundwork, though she was still very green. She did one rein stops and gave her nose. Certainly she had ground manners too (though some of these were done as a weanling/yearling where she was halter broke, bathed, tied, loaded and backed out of a trailer easily, blanketed, saddled easily.
Video of her at about 15 days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRPB9W1ZnbM
After 60, she was doing all that more consistently and lighter and had begun to add lateral work. She could maintain and pick up leads (though not lead changes) At 90 she was really smooth and had begun some counterarc work and rollbacks.
60 days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULPjTEuWgOU
90 days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NiSyVhfcdY
She had 120 total rides as a two year old and then rode her just doing trails and seeing stuff a bit through the winter. Sent her back for 90 more days and to be patterned as a 3 year old.
As a three year old, maybe ten rides bridleless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up9kgiBleNk
Three year old, barrels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tJF5jV1qkc
Three year old, all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnE9hJe35v8
She will go back to add speed for 90 days as a four year old and then begin doing some exhibitions. Goal is to futurity as a five year old. She is taking the winter off right now.
She's our model child though. Blake's horse Bucky took close to 9 mos just to accept a rider and not buck. He handled, after that time, about as well as Zephyr handled at 30 days. We had a bad trainer experience with him that set him back some. So, lol, it will depend. |
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Location: West Texas | Good detailed description with videos showing progress! |
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| Bought a 4 yr old with 45 days under saddle. Rode him 4x a week for 5 months, sent him to the trainer for 30 days. He came back high loping the barrels and we started to enter right when he got back home. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | If this is the one that you posted about last week (bad attitude), you might as well figure the first 30 days, your trainer is going to have to "undo" the bad habits already learned......then put 60 days of solid training....... |
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| The trainer that I am sending mine to next summer goes by a % a day. She said to send her for 90 days to get a 90% solid foundation. |
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