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2 year olds

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tracies
Reg. Jan 2010
Posted 2015-07-02 7:29 AM
Subject: RE: 2 year olds


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Location: Texas		 My 2 yr old is a June colt, so still not really very mature, & knees definitely not closed. He is not a futurity colt. Currently, he is getting saddled, tied, ground work, ponied, & hauled to barrel races . I mess with him about 4 days a week. He will go to trainer for 30-60 days in September, then I will ride him lightly weather permitting throughout fall/winter. I will probably send him to another trainer next spring & he will start some light rope training .. I will play it by ear as to when he starts barrels & pole patterning, but in the past I have started that pretty early as a part of learning basic fundamentals (nothing more than a trot for a long while/lots of slow work). My goal is took keep him quiet while teaching him the basics. By the end of his first year I hope to have a very nicely started prospect that is easy for this older chubby gal to train & haul without getting hurt :)
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Fairweather
Reg. Jan 2004
Posted 2015-07-02 1:51 PM
Subject: RE: 2 year olds


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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?!		I don't have a 2 year old right now but I have broke a lot of young and old horses over the years and tried a lot of different schedules.

What I like best is introduce some really light & occasional ground work starting their 2nd year. I'll work on moving hips or shoulders every time they go out - 2 minutes max. I don't drill or spend a lot of time. I won't start actually training them on real consistent ground work until they're at least two and a half. I'll spend a few weeks on just ground work, keep sessions short. Then I'll get a handful of rides - maybe 5- and then give them the winter off. I'll continue with the ground stuff at turnout like I did before but that's it. If I do it right, they start back like they left off. 
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