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Izzy
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Posted: Sun Oct 12th, 2008 12:39 pm |
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Hello there,
I just bought a 2 year old TWH gelding who I am very much enjoying teaching leading and basic manners to. I was planning on starting him ground driving this fall, and starting to ride him (walk, walk, walk) next spring when he'll be 3. But horsey friends are telling me that TWH's are not ridden until 4. Is that the consensus here?
When you answer, you may want the background info that this isn't a green+green=black+blue situation, more like green+grey=true blue! Just brand new to the gaited breeds, and wanting to do it right so he lasts until we're both geriatric.
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Dreamer
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Posted: Sun Oct 12th, 2008 01:38 pm |
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| Your plan sounds right. At 3 they are very capable of light riding. They can learn so much about what you want and get started the right way. Make some interesting patterns with cones to teach turning. Set up poles to walk over barrels to go around. Balloons tied to fences, tarps to walk over. Take him in the wooded trails with a older quiet horse for a few miles. Build those muscles on his back to be able to carry you for many years to come. Good luck and Welcome.
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SunnysMum
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Posted: Sun Oct 12th, 2008 04:04 pm |
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You might even consider teaching him the ground driving and cart as a three
year old, and then waiting until he's closer to 4 to start riding. It would give
his body the opertunity to fully mature...and the cartilage to completely solidify
into bone.
Plus the beinfits of having him cart/drive trained prior to riding are extreamly
high. He'll be MUCH smoother, having properly learned how to use his hind
end and the rest of the body. Plus it encurages a much more level head and
deeper level of trust in the handler, etc.
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Ice House
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Posted: Sun Oct 12th, 2008 04:41 pm |
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ground driving is great to teach young horses. You can work him to a cart at this age with no problems. Make sure that the harness is comfortable on his back where he bears the weight. Light riding would be fine but you dont need to push him as he is still developing.
If you choose not to ride him then you could train him to give at all areas on his body ect. Small stuff like that makes a world of difference under saddle when you give legs cues ect.
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kykim
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Posted: Mon Oct 20th, 2008 05:24 pm |
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| you all are making me feel really bad. i rode mytwh at 2 (my daughter and i are under 115 lbs and use maybe 20 or less lb saddles). we didn't ride hard till 3-no more than 30 min a day, more often less. i always thought 2 was the age. tell me you mean hard core riding, although i don't think you do. thanks
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appyrider46
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Posted: Tue Oct 21st, 2008 12:03 am |
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| Don't feel bad.. look at the Race horses ect.. if they are running at full speed down the track at age 2 years.. I can only guess when they were broke out. anyone that is for that - to me its with no concern for the horse. I can only guess that if the person is only light riding at 2 and its a very light weight person - how it can hurt. ?
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