| If you have a well-trained horse then you may | | | | have success with your training. |
| have the privilege of being taught by them. | | | | When you start a training session, you should |
| However, if you want to get a young horse then | | | | never have a specific practice planned. Each day a |
| you should be aware that you are getting an | | | | horse is going to react to you differently so you |
| untrained horse and you are going to have to | | | | need to adapt your training session to the horses' |
| take on the role of the teacher. Consider the | | | | specific situation and mood. A tense horse |
| following tips to help you train your young horse. | | | | requires you to avoid specific practices or |
| It is important that you get a horse under the | | | | exercises until they are loose so injuries can be |
| age of four if you are going to be getting a | | | | avoided. |
| young horse. A horse broken after the age of a | | | | If a horse is doing well during their training session |
| four will be more difficult to train. This is because | | | | and seems to be balanced, smooth, supple and on |
| by this point their physical structure and strong will | | | | top of the aids then you should start a new |
| are more imposing. | | | | exercise the horse hasn't tried yet. However, |
| Young horse training is also made easier if the | | | | make sure the horse's introduction to the new |
| animal has natural balance and rhythm. You can | | | | exercise is playful and not forced. |
| tell a naturally unbalanced horses if they are | | | | When getting on a horse you want to teach |
| constantly changing their neck position. This is | | | | them to walk with a long rein. This will make it |
| often a sign of an that has incorrect training. | | | | easiest for releasing the horses back muscles. A |
| If you are getting an older horse or one that is | | | | new horse requires turnout or longeing before |
| already being trained through a specific discipline, | | | | you can try to ride them. To make it easy for |
| you should consider with the same guidelines. | | | | your horse you should start with a rein that they |
| A horse that has already had improper training is | | | | prefer. |
| going to need many help to overcome their good | | | | When you first begin young horse training, you |
| and bad experiences. Therefore, you need to | | | | want to use a gait that your horse can easily be |
| invest a lot of patience and time to train them. | | | | balanced with. This way it can be easier for your |
| For a three-year-old horse, it is important to limit | | | | horse to get in a rhythm and maintain composure |
| your training sessions to half hour sessions three | | | | better. For most horses, they can stay in balance |
| to four times a week. Once a horse turns four | | | | best with the trot. |
| you can increase the sessions to forty or | | | | Young horse training should be consistent. When a |
| forty-five minutes in duration. Even as they get | | | | young horse has a clear leader then they will be |
| older, you should never make your training | | | | more comfortable, relaxed and easy to train. |
| session over an hour in duration. | | | | Although it is also important that there is variety |
| When it comes to training a young horse, you | | | | in your training routine. Rather than having your |
| often just need a bridle that has a flash noseband | | | | horse focus on work all the time, you should take |
| and a double-jointed bit. Make sure you are buying | | | | them for long trail rides or other fun activities on |
| the right training equipment that meets the | | | | occasion in order to have success with young |
| specific needs of your individual horse. If you don't | | | | horse training. |
| have proper equipment then you won't be able to | | | | |