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Training Your Horse With The Saddle
By Horse Guy | July 6, 2010
Training a wild horse is not really easy. In fact, it can be a pain in the neck. That is why you need to have a lot of patience and commitment when training a wild horse.
One of the trainings that your horse must undergo is the saddle training. To do the training successfully, I have here some tips just for you.
1. When training your horse, start with a lead rope that is 14 feet long. If you do not have a lead rope, you can always make one by visiting your local hardware and get the necessary materials needed.
2. Have the lead rope with you and swing it very gently towards the feet of your horse. Do this every now and then so that your horse will be desensitisized with the feeling. By and by work your way up to their back and then let it wrap again around their side. When doing this, it is best that you do this in a round pen. If you do not have one, a smaller enclosed area will do also.
3. If you feel like your horse has been desensitisized with the lead rope, it is time to use the whip. By using the whip, it will create such noise that most horses usually hate. Repeat the procedure that you did in step two to make him feel comfortable with it.
4. The desensitisizing and lunging of your horse after two weeks may have already paid off. And now it is time for you to move on to the next part of the training. Tie your horse using a quick release knot to a pole or the side of the pen. By this time, your horse should already be comfortable with the whip and your lead rope. Now, it is time for you to thrust the saddle blanket on the side of your horse but not on the back. Gently rub the blanket around the side, down the legs, on the buttocks and near the neck. Do this for a couple more days or until the horse is somewhat comfortable already.
5. After rubbing the blanket for a couple of days try edging the blanket higher towards his back but then do not place it on the back. Instead just let your horse feel it and then take it off. Do this for a couple of days too.
6. For a short period of time from placing and taking the saddle off, you should now be able to leave the saddle blanket for a short period of time. If by doing this your horse gives a lip, lunge on him and make it hard to show who is in control. And also, do not forget to place him still on his lead rope. Avoid making him trot also.
7. By this time of the training, your horse must be comfortable with having the blanket put anywhere on him. Now take him to an enclosed area and then slip the rope over but let it loose and do not tie it anywhere. Then take the saddle and do the same way as you did with the saddle blanket. If by doing this your horse reacts in a questionable manner, get out of his way immediately and just go back if he is already calm.
8. If after you have gotten out of his way and he still does something bad, lunge him and do it harder than before. This is to teach him who is in control and helping him realizes his mistakes.
9. Also, keep in mind that while making him comfortable with the saddle; make him accept the cinch too. To do this, swing the lead rope on his back, his hooves and underneath the girth. Then place the rope over his back to where the girth and cinch should be. Then slowly grab the rope from underneath and wrap it up and have a tied loop around your horse. Then while doing this gradually tighten the rope and make it even tighter each time you do this to him.
10. Going back to the saddle, do the same thing as you did with the rope. Bring the saddle’s girth around, take the cinch and tighten it to the lowest setting. You should do this gently but quickly and then lunge. Now, be careful when you are lunging your horse because your horse might kick, flail around or kick. If he is already comfortable at a trot, face him and then give him some praise.
Originally posted 2009-08-19 17:22:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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