fbpx

The Ultimate Checklist BEFORE You Start Your Horse

When it comes to starting your horse under saddle, there are so many things to consider, so many decisions to make for the best of your horse. You want to do everything you can to make this experience a good and positive one for your horse.

I made for you a complete checklist about every important point you want to think about before you start your horse. With this list you can make every single decision with full awareness and have your horse perfectly prepared for this so important step in his life.

Continue Reading

The Importance of a Good Start Under Saddle

The Importance of a good Colt Start

Do you have a youngster you want to start under saddle this year? If you want to avoid disaster, you might want to read this. Because his start under saddle will be the first impression of the rider he will have. And believe me, it is determinant.

Continue Reading

Preparations for Colt Starting: Get ready to accept the rider with confidence [Video]

What if your horse was so confident, that he accepts you as a rider without any worry or fear? When we ask a horse to accept to carry us on his back, it is a question of total confidence and trust. Being a prey-animal, the rider might very well be perceived as an attacking wolf. It is the same positions, almost in a blind spot and our legs are wrapped around the horse’s body touching the sensitive flanks.

Continue Reading

Preparations for Colt Starting: 4 Exercises to gain your horse’s understanding and respect about direction [Video]

Did you ever ride a horse that didn’t go where you wanted him to go?

This problem can have two causes (if we exclude human error): A lack of understanding or a lack of agreement. Discover 4 exercises which will help your horse to not only understand your aids but also gain his willingness to let you control where he goes. You can prepare your young horse so well on the ground, that he understands and respects your aids from the first ride on. Just like a car, a horse also needs to have reliable steering to reach the final destination.

Continue Reading

Preparations for Colt Starting: Control the horses gaits Part 1 [Video]

Gabi Neurohr Horse Training - Control the gait

Why does he not go forward? Why is he running like this? We expect, without question, that our horses willingly accept that we are in control of their impulsion. We only start to think about it once we run into trouble: the horse either won’t go or is rushing and bracing. What seems so easy to us, is not always so easy to understand for our young horses when they get started under saddle.

The good news is that with a few specific exercises done on the ground, you can gain your horse’s respect and willingness to let you control his gaits.

Continue Reading

Start a Mutual Dialog with your Horse [Video]

Gabi Neurohr Colt Starting - Establish Communication

In this article, I explain in depth the first group of exercises of the "14 Preparations for a safe and respectful Colt Starting" With the help of many videos, I show you how to establish a basic communication with your horse.

When I prepare a horse to be started under the saddle, I want to be sure that I can communicate with him. Otherwise, I can’t explain all the new things to the horse. My goal is to establish a question-answer communication which is going both ways. This will allow me to truly involve the horse into the process. Discover 2 easy games that will help you to create a dialogue with your horse.

Continue Reading

14 Preparations for a safe and respectful Colt Starting

How can we prepare our horse for Colt Starting that he doesn’t get in trouble and we can stay safe? With these 14 exercises done on the ground, your horse will find it fun to work with you, is open to new experiences and feels successful as a learner. Your horse will be ready to start his life as a riding horse.

Continue Reading

Colt Starting Chevrenne - a "Heavy" Project [Slideshow]

Gabi Neurohr Colt Starting - Bretonne mare Chevrenne

Chevrenne is a 4-year-old Draft Horse mare of the breed Bretonne. She joined me to be started under saddle. With her almost 900 kg she is an impressive horse and as she can sometimes lack a bit of respect, I will pay special attention to lightness. What does it take to get a heavy horse like this to respond with lightness?

Continue Reading

  • 1
  • 2