Re: RC: Re: Pony Power

[Mickie Newnam <akelakhan@earthlink.net>]

April,
That's a great system. I did that with a gelding I raised, from the time he was
around a year old, I think. By the time I got on him he was quiet, partly
conditioned, and road-safe!
Mickie

April wrote:

> My friend follows the same principle with her 2 year-old QH.  Takes him on
> rides with her.  She rides her older horse and ponies the 2-year-old.  By
> the time she gets him broke to ride, he'll be very familiar with trail
> riding.  Not to mention the conditioning he's been building slowly.
>
> April
> Chattanooga, TN
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <LSimoni197@aol.com>
>
> > We each see life through the filter of our own experience.  I am training
> > Mini Horses to drive.  I tie young ones on the back of the cart from 6
> months
> > old on.  By the time they are a year and a half old they have had a whole
> > year of conditioning, even before they are trained to drive.
>
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