Horse Broke to Ride by 12yr old

Dover is a PMU rescue draft pony we adopted as a weanling. When it came time to break him out at 2.5yrs old, my friends daughter asked to be the first one on his back. This video shows the first time Dover carries any weight and his first rides by 12yr old girl and my daughter 7yrs old. Please note that all prelim work was done by me and I was always at hand during this time. The rider was and is a very accomplished rider.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• breaking a horse
• first ride
• colt starting
• john lyons
• jodi wilson
• horse training
• trail riding
• trick training

[DWguineaPigFan]

Whys everyone complaining, these people have broken the horse perfectly, they didnt rush a thing, and used lightweiht and experiance children to start him off!

[reiningtrainer]

@DWguineaPigFan no worries on my part. This was not posted to change what I believe, but to show others how safe starting a horse under saddle should always be. Since I started working horses this way I have NEVER had one buck in response to being started under saddle or any other adverse reactions for that matter.

[reiningtrainer]

@DWguineaPigFan Me too : )

[CherubHorse]

Not bad at all :D I have a horse and she's pretty hard to handle, even with natural horsemanship. The girl did a great job! And the horse is quite pretty, I love his coat color.

[reiningtrainer]

@CherubHorse when we rescued him as a weanling he was a regular chestnut with flaxen mane and tail. Then his mane started coming in dark with silver hairs and when he shed out the second year he had a brindle color to his coat and his light colored lower legs turned greyish. His mane and tail continue to darken, but his winter coat is always orange. I had someone tell me it is the silver dilute gene. It is beautiful whatever it is.

[CherubHorse]

@reiningtrainer That sounds like a very confusing change lol... Imagine at a riding stable... someone who rides that horse in lessons takes a break from riding for a few months...comes back... Who is this horse in Dover's stall?!?!

[reiningtrainer]

@CherubHorse Well, they ask who his brother is anyway *smiling*

[reiningtrainer]

@secretariat888 Nope pretty sure the outside is the correct side of the horse....LOL Actually, when I start a horse I work off both sides from the very beginning for a bunch of reasons with the number one reason being it makes for a more solid foundation that makes the horse prepared for any type of advanced riding he may be asked to do.

[USArmysis1]

I love how suddenly every non-rider on the internet instantly becomes a 'horse trainer' or a 'professional' as soon as they see someone breaking or backing a horse. People don't understand that it's hard to train horses!

[CherubHorse]

@reiningtrainer lol :) That is one VERY unique horse anyway :D

[pennycbailey]

A JOY TO WATCH!

[reiningtrainer]

@thewildmustang91 doubt he would have rolled...he was responding to the weight by starting to lie down. This was the first time he carried ANY weight.  He never did it again, that day or to this day.