Hey, I have a young Shetland pony that needs to be broken in. The problem is that I'm simply too big/heavy for her. I'm about 1.55m tall and weigh 40kg. She's about 1.10m tall and currently in very good training. Of course, I don't want to and won't ride her! My goal is for her…
My trainer mainly teaches people with private horses, including me, but she also currently has three school horses. Now she plans to add a fourth, which she also bred herself. The pony is now old enough to begin breaking in, and she's already quite comfortable from the ground. However, my riding instructor is quite tall…
Hey, I'm getting a 6th horse at the start of the new year. He's an Oldenburg and will be 3 now. Since I won't break him in until he's in his mid-3s as he's still very thin, I wanted to ask what you would do to keep him busy and give him a bit more…
Hello everyone! I'm turning to the internet because I'm simply stuck for ideas. I bought a yearling, which I'm now breaking in. Even when I bought it, I knew the horse had character and probably wouldn't be easy. My trainer, who is also the horse's breeder, told me that three months of training with my…
Hello, I'm currently breaking in a pony with a friend. She's about 1.20 m tall. She doesn't have a swayback. So far, she's mostly sat on top of her, as she only weighs about 47 kg and I weigh about 55, but I'm better at sitting than she is. How would you go about getting…
I used to watch a few documentaries where horses are slaughtered in Canada, Uruguay and Argentina. But I noticed that the horses there are not treated humanely and that horses that have to be killed because of their injuries are tortured even further. I hate people who do such things to animals in general. What's…
Or do you think there is nothing really to criticize?
Hey people, This year we're getting down to business, the junior is getting saddled and I'm currently looking for safety stirrups. He is currently being worked with a dressage saddle (not ridden yet) and I am now looking for safety stirrups for a classic dressage saddle. Since I come from a western riding background, I'm…
And I was the first to sit on him because I only weigh around 35 kg and the owner weighs 85 kg. One more question: Do you think it's okay if I (11) sit on him first? But of course I did a lot of ground work beforehand, I didn't sit directly on him! Besides,…
Hi, I've been trying to get my mare used to riding since last winter. I know she was ridden two years ago, including cross-country. She had a long break, and now she doesn't want anyone to get on her back. I'm only just getting to the point where I can stand on the mounting rail…
Hello 🙂 I wanted to get a 2-year-old thoroughbred Arabian in a year (I would also take him with me a lot as a hand horse). I've already had a lot of experience with breaking him in, but mostly just helped a lot. I do a lot of horsemanship, etc. I already have a horse,…
First of all: I'm just asking out of curiosity, and I'm wondering what those who really know have to say about this. So please be polite and factual, thanks. So, I occasionally look for horses on certain platforms, just to see. I saw this quarter-horse mare. She's about 2 years old and has been broken…