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Re: [RC] Starting young horses on the trail - Kathy MayedaYour plan sounds pretty sound. That was my plan with my younger horse, too. A lot depends on the individual horse which I found out the hard way. My first endurance horse was easy to ride from the beginning. Neither of us were ready to do endurance until he was around 9 y.o. though. I needed to learn to ride and get a truck, trailer, etc. so that we can do endurance. Drako, the one I'm putting my attention on for the last few years, has done one LD as a 6 y.o. which blew his mind for trail riding and he's been pretty hot on the trail since. He's done a 50 shortly after with Jeremy Reynolds, did well, but Jeremy is able to get off the horse and run. I won't do that. (I was about to say can't, but in reality it's "WON'T"). Just to maintain his attention on me on the trail was a chore since then - he would lose his brain and buck up hills no matter what saddle I had on him. Totally new behaviour since those rides. So I diverted my own attention to dressage and Parelli work with him. Now he's older and getting a brain. I know past his physical prime, but who cares - I want a sane horse on the trail. You probably will have better luck with your youngster. I think that Drako is just an extreme. K. On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Beth Leggieri <trailyaya@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: For those of you who have bred your own mounts, I'd love to hear your suggestions and observations about moving your youngster through the trail training experiences. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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