Walkermare

http://www.horsedrawnpromotions.com/ We broke this mare to single - she has now gone home to have the winter off and will return to us in the spring for a refresher course. This mare was the last horse dealt by the late Mr Fred Walker, so her owners named her Walkermare.

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[hackneysaregreat]

Lots of noisy traffic over there too...

The best thing is to get them untouched, isn't it?

[barryhook2]

@hackneysaregreat Ideally yes; for us anyway! We find we can progress quicker with our training if we have a "blank canvas" to start with. We prefer to do our own groundwork because that is crucial when it comes to actually putting the horse in the carriage. Even if a horse has been badly handled as a youngster, e.g just having a headcollar on the first time, that can impact their temperament and develop into an issue later on; so for us the breaking process begins long before we put harness on.

[lisspen123]

cracking little mare,i do like to see a nice cob going steady about its job,wonderfull,how old is the mare?and had it had anything done before you started her?

[barryhook2]

@lisspen123 Thanks for your comment - this mare is 4 years old and was completely untouched before we had her - she had never even had a headcollar on. She was travelled loose in a trailer to us. She was with us for 6 weeks and this film was taken during her final week with us.

[bassetgardener]

Barry, I love watching your videos.....always have been afraid of hieghts myself and am amazed how the horses take the bridges so well...if I was near you I would have you train me me not to fear them! Thanks for the wonderful information.

Sherie Singer

[akitaakita2]

What a nice mare, good work!