Are you about to start the training with your young horse? And you’re wondering how and when to get started?
Or your horse has been backed and ridden several times, but he’s still very tense?
Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Let me tell you what you can expect in this free course 👇
Tip: grab your notebook and write down everything you don’t want to forget!
First of all, there are quite some opinions on when and how to start with a young horse.
Some say you have to start backing them when they’re almost 3 years old, others are convinced that you can best leave your horse in the field until he’s 4-5 years old.
But when it comes to the process of starting your horse, most of the people seem to agree on one thing: “He just has to learn to cope with the saddle and the rider.”
Let me stop you right there. Because this is important.
Learning and coping should never be in the same sentence
Because learning is an empowering process where the horse gains knowledge.
And coping is the same as forced conditioning.
So when you are teaching your horse to cope with something, for example a rider on his back, you force your horse into a situation he has to respond to in order to survive.
He can use his natural instinct, which is fight or flight. Or he will find a way of coping with the rider, so he can survive.
The only thing your horse learned, is that he didn’t die from it.
That said, let’s get to the webinar!
If you are following all these steps, you are doing a great job at preparing your horse to be ridden.
He knows how to feel relaxed in his body and can manage himself when he’s faced with an element of pressure.
‘TRT method helped me to introduce to my mare all that she was fearing or hating. With trt method she learned to control herself and found a way to feel comfortable and calm in her body, in any situation.’
– Heini
You can’t expect your horse to know what to do when you don’t prepare them for what you’re going to ask.
Breaking in, or sitting on your unbacked horse until they’re exhausted and ‘calm’, isn’t preparing.
It’s flooding your horse, leaving them with no other response than falling back on their flight or fight instinct.
But if you start your youngster and teach them what to think before you ask the question, you’ll lead them to success.
By giving him the information he needs, he doesn’t have to rely on his natural instinct of survival.
The TRT module is designed to help you with this. It will give you the tools to start your horse in the right way, step by step.
And to ensure that you can continue teaching your horse how to manage himself, I have a unique offer for you!
I hope you like it!
