Break a Horse
Training horses of any age to be happy being handled, tied up, transported, treated by a vet or handled by the farrier is vital and sets them up well for their futures in work. For me it is the best part of horse training.
Horse Breaker
All horses at whatever age coming in for breaking are first worked on the lunge. This enables them to learn rythm and balance and for voice training. Then they wear basic tack including loose side reins.This is when they learn to accept the reign contact onto the mouth and alter body balance. At this point the second lunge rein is introduced which travels round behind the horse.
This is the first time they really learn to feel their hind legs, start to engage and for general obedience and balance through changes of direction. At this point they will have had plenty of leading through the village to get them used to the roads and traffic as 'par for the course'.
Then they will be taught to be properly long reined both in the school and out on the roads. For choice if we can access fields, we will long rein them cross-country. All of these procedures test their calmness, their acceptance of all the rules that they have learned, and for their confidence in general.
This next level of their work is 'backing'. This is where the young horse learns to accept a rider. The rope halter technique is marvellous for backing. Then hopefully, then will be 'ridden away' for however long as deemed necessary. At this point I will teach the horse's owners on their horses and advise them the best way to carry on their training at home.
Reschooling Horses - Horse Breakers
Melanie is a trained horse breaker and can provide young horse breaking and reschooling horses. Melanie can completely Break your Horse, so it accepts you as a rider. Whether you have problems backing a horse, or need some help with rope halter training, then Melanie has a team of professional horse breakers who will train your horse to accept you as a rider.
Rope Halter Training - Backing a Horse
Melanie uses a range of techniques to Break a Horse, they are taken through stages, these include Long Reining the Horse and then Rope Halter Training for Backing a Horse.
- Break Horse
- Horse Breaker
- Young Horse Breaking
- Reschooling Horses
- Horse Breakers
- Rope Halter Training
- Backing a Horse
