Week 1
Handling the horse: catching, leading, tieing up, grooming, handling legs, rugging
Lunging: in round yard and arena
Mouthing: introducing roller, bridle & side reins
Week 2
Introducing saddle, lunging with saddle.
Start driving (long reining), beginning in the round yard then progressing to arena, around the property and through bush trails.
Weeks 3 to 4
First ridden work started
Riding in the round yard, then in the arena.
Horse to be worked with other horses, then alone.
Week 5 onwards
Continued ridden work on transitions, circle work, moving shoulder, hindquarters, leg yielding & side passing
Riding around the property, along the road and through bush trails – both with other horses and alone.
Float Training
Farrier/shoes fitted
Contact Roy for more information.
Please Note: As each horse is an individual, we cannot guarantee the exact time required to completely start a horse under saddle.