Horse Training

WE BREAK AND TRAIN AROUND FIVE KATELAND MINIS A YEAR PLUS WE HAVE ANOTHER 10 THAT WE ARE CONDITIONING FOR COMPETITION AND DRILL TEAM WORK.  THIS WORKLOAD LIMITS OUR CAPACITY FOR TRAINING OUTSIDE MINIS BUT A HORSE PURCHASED FROM KATELAND FARM CAN ALWAYS BE BROUGHT BACK FOR TRAINING AND CONDITIONING...

THE TYPICAL MINI THAT HAS BEEN BROKEN TO LEAD,WALK,BACK AND STAND WILL NEED AROUND 25 SESSIONS (TWO MONTHS) TO REACH A LEVEL OF A GREEN BROKE DRIVING HORSE.  GREEN BROKE DRIVING HORSES SHOULD WALK,TROT,BACK AND STAND. WE BREAK THE MINIS AT TWO YEARS OF AGE BUT LIMIT ACTIVITIES IN CONES AND CROSS-COUNTRY COURSES UNTIL THEY ARE THREE. WE DON’T EXPECT TO SEE A GOOD EXTENDED TROT UNTIL THEY ARE THREE.

A WELL BROKE MINIATURE CAN BE BROUGHT TO A SHOW READY CONDITION WITH A TYPICAL 25 SESSIONS (TWO MONTHS) OF TRAINING. THE HORSE SHOULD BE COMPETITIVE IN THE CONES AND HAVE ALL THREE TROTS.

 

 

                                                                                                                                

 

  THE HORSE SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR WOLF TEETH AND HAVE ITS TEETH FLOATED BEFORE STARTING THE DRIVING PROGRAM. 

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