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RE: [RC] training a young horse - Rae Callaway

I don't have an arena either - never have - but once a week I take my 4 year old for a lesson with a trainer.  2-3 other days of the week we're doing trail work.  I find the arena work very important.  It gives me a very well rounded horse with a good base of skills to fall back on.  There's a public stable down the road and I ride with quite a lot of people who only ride on trails.  When everything is calm, they have no problem, but throw something in the mix and you'll see a lot of people struggling to control a horse who's too caught up in whatever's going on to pay attention to the rider. 
 
Rae
Tall C Arabians - Central Region
-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Carol Stiles
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 10:54 PM
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Subject: [RC] training a young horse

Maybe I was not specific enough. I never had the 'luxury' of training in an arena, because I didn't have one, therefore my horses had to learn on the the trail. I don't care if the trail is one foot wide ,they will learn to back or stand still or sidepass up a hill in that space if I ask. A horse will learn in 'any' environment as long as you are patient and take the time to teach them. My horse will stand still with a tractor, bike, or dog coming straight at him. That's what you want on the trail.
Carol.