Foal Handling 2
Julie has a training session with Rip.
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Finn Takes His First Trip to Town
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Foal Handling 1
Training session with Rip!
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November 2024 Horse Report
…resources about it in my online Academy.
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Rip is about to turn six months old, a standard age for weaning a foal from its dam. This is when…
The World Awaits!
…foals learn to accept it quickly.
Later on that day, we got ready for his first real outing. While my friend “T” Cody corralled him with her arms, I slid a tiny leather foal halter on him. This is absolutely not to restrain him—I am not “halter-breaking” the foal—the…
How Much Does a Young Horse Really Know?
…training too early is unfair to the young horse, and usually comes with very negative results—physically and mentally. Because of this, most horse trainers prefer to train a 2- or 3-year-old horse with little handling over one that’s been over-handled or “prepared” by an inexperienced owner. That being said, foals,…
Horse Report: Gettin’ the Band Back Together!
…obnoxious is a very effective means of teaching him appropriate behavior around humans (that’s why you always leave them wanting more). Always watch your backside and maintain clear boundaries.
Learning daily routines is easy, and there’s really no need to “train” a foal beyond minimal handling skills. Horses are…
When Horses “Shut Down”
…as prey animals that are predisposed to flight, almost everything about their behavior revolves around movement.
From the moment a foal is born, its wobbly legs start wiggling and twitching. Within an hour of its birth, the foal magically transforms—gradually learning to stand, and then to walk, run, find…
Melissa’s foal, Newt, meets the farrier for the first time. Long before their first trim, foals and weanlings can get acquainted with the farrier, make friends, and become familiar with the sounds and sights.Desensitize to legs touching and brushing until the horse
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Horse Report October 2024
…easy to catch and pokes his nose right in the open halter, and he stands still when I put my hand on his withers, and he’s learned to follow along with me when I lead him.
He has already learned a lot without any real “training” just from handling…
January 2021 Horse Report
…I am not an advocate of over-training or over-handling young foals.
Remi is bold and smart and he needs to learn the kind of manners best taught by other horses. In the past couple of weeks, we gradually introduced Joy and Remington to our entire herd of six geldings…
Horse Behavior: Proper Handling Of A Foal
…people are shocked when their gentle mare foals and becomes a different animal. It is not only her right to protect her foal; it is what every cell in her body tells her to do. Usually this behavior diminishes after the foal is a week or so old, but in…
March 2021 Horse Report
…Big Momma. Weaning a mare and foal can be challenging, but in this case, we made short work of it. For weeks leading up to the cold-turkey weaning, we increasingly separated the mare and colt, turning him out with the other geldings while Big Momma enjoyed eating some particularly nice…
September 2021 Horse Report
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