i just bought a new walker,shiire crossed mare this month i have trained many horses over the years but i wondered if training a gated/draft horse is differnt in any way ? right now i can feel all over , pu all hoves wo rope on in open pasture saddle and bridle in open arena but just wondered about the actual training to ride?
i just bought a new walker,shiire crossed mare this month i have trained many horses over the years but i wondered if training a gated/draft horse is differnt in any way ? right now i can feel all over , pu all hoves wo rope on in open pasture saddle and bridle in open arena but just wondered about the actual training to ride?
You didn't say how old the pony is. The teeth may need to be floated, quidding is a good indicator of this. Bad teeth with sharp edges can cause discomfort eating. Food is not chewed completely and is not digested thoroughly. Hence valuable calories and nutrients are lost
You didn't say how old the pony is. The teeth may need to be floated, quidding is a good indicator of this. Bad teeth with sharp edges can cause discomfort eating. Food is not chewed completely and is not digested thoroughly. Hence valuable calories and nutrients are lost
Hey about the gaited draft....how cool, I had always thought people should start breeding that. As for the gaited part, if this is a young horse just get the basics done first then worry about the gait. If the horse is naturally gaited the gait will improve with the horse getting more balanced/collected as it matures. A great gaited horse trainer is David Lichman he is a Parelli natural horsemanship instructor, he has a web site and sells a book and video set, I have it and it is great. It tells you about working with your gaited horse no matter what the breed. Good luck to ya!!
Hey about the gaited draft....how cool, I had always thought people should start breeding that. As for the gaited part, if this is a young horse just get the basics done first then worry about the gait. If the horse is naturally gaited the gait will improve with the horse getting more balanced/collected as it matures. A great gaited horse trainer is David Lichman he is a Parelli natural horsemanship instructor, he has a web site and sells a book and video set, I have it and it is great. It tells you about working with your gaited horse no matter what the breed. Good luck to ya!!
well thank you very much on your comments to my question. i will look up some on that and let u guys know how it goes right now im just working on being top "horse" lolbecause for almost 3 she does like to push people around. and she is going to be way to big to do that. she is the biggest sweetheat though.
well thank you very much on your comments to my question. i will look up some on that and let u guys know how it goes right now im just working on being top "horse" lolbecause for almost 3 she does like to push people around. and she is going to be way to big to do that. she is the biggest sweetheat though.
Sorry Misskat, Some lines were edited out of my reply to you. (prior to the sentence, "I know that this route...")I'd guess the fact that I listed the name of a popular search engine in the text may have violated the rules of this blog. I had just recommended that you search for a website that pertained to owners of gaited horses in order to get some referrals.
Sorry Misskat, Some lines were edited out of my reply to you. (prior to the sentence, "I know that this route...")I'd guess the fact that I listed the name of a popular search engine in the text may have violated the rules of this blog. I had just recommended that you search for a website that pertained to owners of gaited horses in order to get some referrals.
I'm surprised that you haven't received any replies to your question. I'd have guessed that many members of this forum have gaited horses? I have limited experience with gaited horses, mainly Peruvian Pasos and a few Rocky Mountain gaited horses. My impression is that there are indeed specific training orientations in order to encourage the various gaits. I know that this route helped me greatly a number of years ago when I first encountered the Peruvians. One unfortunate thing that I did run across frequently was that these trainers for specific breeds often ignored the basics of a "horse is a horse" and much of the emotional foundation was ignored in favor of "performance" training. This ironically was with some of the pricier horses which were purchased by the owners for show purposes. Time and again I have worked with these types of horses that had "issues" according to their trainers and owners, only to find that the basics had been ignored or at least by-passed prematurely. A bit of return to kindergarten with plenty of recess usually cleared up the problems.
I'm surprised that you haven't received any replies to your question. I'd have guessed that many members of this forum have gaited horses? I have limited experience with gaited horses, mainly Peruvian Pasos and a few Rocky Mountain gaited horses. My impression is that there are indeed specific training orientations in order to encourage the various gaits. I know that this route helped me greatly a number of years ago when I first encountered the Peruvians. One unfortunate thing that I did run across frequently was that these trainers for specific breeds often ignored the basics of a "horse is a horse" and much of the emotional foundation was ignored in favor of "performance" training. This ironically was with some of the pricier horses which were purchased by the owners for show purposes. Time and again I have worked with these types of horses that had "issues" according to their trainers and owners, only to find that the basics had been ignored or at least by-passed prematurely. A bit of return to kindergarten with plenty of recess usually cleared up the problems.
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