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Training Your Horse For Longer Sliding Stops

Posted by Lourette Pretorius on Thursday, August 12, 2010 In : Schooling

Once your horse is reliably doing a short-slide stop (consistently stopping in one stride and sliding a couple of feet when you say whoa) at a slow lope, you can begin teaching him to do a longer sliding stop. Make sure that your horse is doing this dependably before attempting to lengthen his slides—you must have a strong foundation to build on.

The length of the horse’s slide is determined by several factors. They are:

• His natural ability and talent for stopping
• The ground you are ...
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Teaching Lunge and Long-Line With Riding a Horse

Posted by Lourette Pretorius on Thursday, August 12, 2010 In : Ground Training

Lungeing starts when a horse trainer is sure that the horse is fit and old enough to begin extensive training.

It is more than simply letting your horse trot around at the end of a 30 foot lead. Lungeing and long-lining are safe, efficient ways to teach a horse how to react to being ridden. When ground training your horse, you will be able to teach it to listen to you, stop and wait patiently, and practice transitioning between different gaits. It will also learn to respond to different voice ...

Handling Foals

Posted by Veronica Taylor on Monday, August 9, 2010 In : Foal Training

When dealing with foals it is important to be patient as the mare is with the young one. A new born foal should stand on it's own, rather observe than interfere. The foal should, as soon as possible after standing, suckle from it's mother all within the average of up to 2 and a half hours to receive it's must needed colostrum which is important in the first 5-6 hours, the foal may need help finding the udder if it is finding it difficult. If the foal has to be bottle fed or tubed it is import...

Basic Foal Training Tips

Posted by Lourette Pretorius on Monday, August 9, 2010 In : Foal Training

Working with Newborn Foals

Foal training is one of the most exciting experiences for anyone who loves horses. Working with newborn foals requires patience, consistency and tenacity.

What many horse owners do not realize is that it is essential to work with mare and foal together, as a package, rather than just focusing on foal training. The two horses are linked both biologically and emotionally from the beginning, and it is a mistake to neglect the mother when working with newborn foals.

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Training Your Young Horse

Posted by Lourette Pretorius on Monday, August 9, 2010 In : Foal Training

Training a young horse can be a challenging task if not handled correctly from the very beginning. From the minute the foal is parted from its mother, it needs to be molded a little bit at a time each day, otherwise it will almost be impossible to train once it is fully grown up. There are some key tasks that must be accomplished in order to ensure smooth foal training. For example, it is vastly important for a young horse or foal to be properly accustomed to its surroundings, to feel adequat...