Horse Drawn Promotions Breaking Part 2

Breaking and schooling horses to harness. http://www.horsedrawnpromotions.com/ Our aim is to make your horse safe, confident and happy in any sphere of harness work. With over 45 years experience we are recommended by some of the top names in the driving industry. We break horses as single, pair, tandem, team and other multiples for ll disciplines including commercial, competition, coaching, agricultural, private and pleasure driving. Problem horses taken. Please call Barry or Mel for more information or visit our website www.horsedrawnpromotions.com

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[coolacutta]

barry ,do find that a white sign in a green hedge startles horses as they trot along ?

[barryhook2]

@coolacutta Any horse can shy or look at things - however its not necessarily the colour of the sign compared to the hedge, sometimes it is the fact it is different to what they expect. Some horses shy at red signs, others don't like yellow lines on the road etc. However with the right training these things shouldn't startle them; this is why we train young horses to cope with the different hazards, so although it may be out of the ordinary i.e. a new sign, they do not bother as they go past.

[barryhook2]

On our videos, we may do things that are "unconventional" like driving them under flapping ribbons, over metal ramps etc, but we believe that work pays off when they are then taken out on the road. Everything we do in the arena has a purpose; they are all things they might experience out on the roads and we think horses should be confident with things like plastic bags in hedges, signs, bikes, umbrellas etc as well as all sorts of traffic.

[cowgirlup268]

where re you guys located and do you train other peoples horses?

[barryhook2]

@cowgirlup268 Yes we break other people's horses to harness (this is what we do for a living - if you visit our Youtube channel and go to our website you can find more information there). Our Youtube videos all show clients' horses that we have broken to drive or re-schooled/trained. We are based near Andover in Hampshire (UK) but we do have horses sent to us for training from all over the UK and overseas.

[barryhook2]

@Thowsmom If you send me an email at horsedrawnpro@hotmail.com I will send you a copy of our Services leaflet which shows the prices involved, or call Barry or myself to discuss your requirements in more detail.

[horsepaintings]

nice work, but seems like your soundtrack on this one is ahead of the video...

[tribalpuppy1]

deffo alot of time and dedication involved but how do you stop the horses from jumping ie drums etc

i did alot of this work with my old mare but she wouldnt go through things she felt she had to try and jump them

[barryhook2]

It takes us about 6 weeks to train an unhandled horse up to the standard shown in our videos (driving through heavy traffic, water, arena hazards etc). Horses that people have attempted to break beforehand, or who have had a mishap (i.e. bolted, kicked) can sometimes take longer because we have to deal with that problem as well as training them to go confidently in the carriage.

[dogpup23]

How long would it take to train a horse that has never done this before?