Posts made in May 2nd, 2012

Gemma’s first rides | Helping horses understand

Posted by cheryl on May 2, 2012 in Equine Care | 0 comments

This article was written by Lindsey Forkun, Equine and Natural Horsemanship Expert, and author of the book Natural Horsemanship Answering the What, Why, and How for ALL Disciplines.  Email: lindsey@bittypaws.com This last week I have been working with Gemma in the saddle. We spent our first week of training doing ground games only and developing a partnership. The second week has been with the saddle on doing ground games, and then starting some in saddle work. When starting a young horse, it is really helpful to follow these steps: 1) Teach the horse the cues from the ground without any distractions: don’t have the saddle or bridle on to start with because...