Concept of 'Learn Together'

Yes it can work once support of good instructor. I'm prime example, bought 4 yr old last year... Don't get me wrong, rocky road but one to two lessons a week plus instructor schooling once a week has worked wonders. So much so we are going to go out eventing for 2014.. it really depends on the situation!

I wouldn't change a thing tbh.. Having coming out the other side I'm glad I have her, she means the world to me:) the
 
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showpony said:
Yes it can work once support of good instructor. I'm prime example, bought 4 yr old last year... Don't get me wrong, rocky road but one to two lessons a week plus instructor schooling once a week has worked wonders. So much so we are going to go out eventing for 2014.. it really depends on the situation!

I wouldn't change a thing tbh.. Having coming out the other side I'm glad I have her, she means the world to me:) the
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My youngster will be started next year and I will do EVERYTHING in my power to be good enough for him, whatever it takes. Im also getting myself a nice nest egg of money together to pay for professional help and schooling :)
 
I'm sure my youngster would learn things much quicker with a real pro but we are getting there slowly and enjoying ourselves along the way.
 
It dosent have to be a ploddy type horse - when i got pony i couldnt touch hihs mouth and was taught to ride from see and then gradually pony lowered into contact over time. He was forward going but had a nice nature.

None of my ponies were ploddy but they werent sharp either - just normal! So it dosen't have to be a ploddy horse for a novice - one that would move off the leg is ideal and imo increases how fast that person learns, and riding is not all about looking pretty - it is being effective!

I would not change how i started to learn and am constantly learning now -i have only been riding 11/12 years but I am effective and hope to take A test coming year.
I like a challenge, billy is the first horse i have had that has the ability to go higher in dressage so i am enjoying teaching/discovering how to do changes/half passes etc.
 
I agree it's not just about ploddy horses. I cannot remember the number of times I got bucked off, as Shy can be very sharp if he fancies, but fortunately he has short legs. And he's grown out of his tricks (almost) :D
 
My first pony when I was 13 was a 3yo who had only been ridden plodding along behind other ponies. We had an 'interesting' first year as he knew nothing and constantly napped and ran to home but eventually it all worked out well. The only help I had was from friends with equally rebellious ponies. It was a battle of wills for a while but I learnt such a lot from dealing with him and must have ridden thousands of miles over the next couple of years as I used to pack a picnic lunch and ride all day whenever I wasn't at school.
 
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I would usually say no, it doesn't work, but it does really depend on how keen the owner is to learn, to put the work in, and to pay for the training of themselves and their horse. And how likely, or not, they are to be put off by green horse shenanigans, which there might be more of if the owner isn't experienced enough to ride with the clarity needed.
 
My first pony, a Welsh/ arab cross, was a just broken 3 year old when my sister and I got him aged 14 and 16, we were straight from a riding school education. Two years later, he would hack out anywhere, pop round a show jumping course with ease, loved Hunter Trails and would do a very nice dressage test. We had no support, as he was kept on a farm in a field next to the dairy herd, and we couldn't afford any more lessons. It's amazing what you can learn from books - he was definitely not a plod! Though he was a very special pony - must have been to cope with us :)

My current share was bought by his novice owner as a very green 5 year old. She, fortunately had a lot of help, though there were times she almost gave up... they now have a great bond, and he is a well rounded smashing horse.

More often than not, it is a recipe for problems...
 
It definitely worked for me. I bought my pony as nervous wreck no one could get anywhere near (being young I decided that it would be lovely to rescue a poor scared pony and have a fairytale ending ;) ... and he was all that I could afford ) and I broke him myself, did everything myself and all was fine. He is incredibly sharp and very light off the leg and hand but I never was a handy rider and it was nice not having to kick compared to riding school horses. I have had him almost 4 years now and he is everything to me and I hope we continue to learn loads more together :) I think so long as the person has loads of confidence, loads of patience, thinks forwardly and doesn't ever rely on the reins for balance, its fine :)
 
Yes it can work with the correct help in fact I would never have a made horse on the yard again they have too many hangups Always start with weanlings or homebred foals and have found if they are raised here they are easy and well mannered from day one Backed at rising 5 usually and are fully grown and mentally mature enough. Never had one that was difficult as the rules are in place from day one. I have had everyhting from tbs to shetlands and none has been anything but wonderful My dangerous boy has been brought up the same way as everything else so I think it is a personality trait with him not a training one. He is a dream to ride and drive but is a terror when loose in a field He was a bought in weanling
Could turn it on its head and say it is the best way to get the horse you want at the end of the day but you do need very good help
 
It can do. For example, I am a novice in owning horses and bought myself a feral and petrified pony as my first pony (not the best idea :p ) we have learnt together and started to bond well enough that now, 4 months down the line, I am starting to take her for walks and getting her used to having her legs picked up - she's a little star and I have learned a hell of a lot with her that I probably wouldn't have learned with an experienced first horse :)
 
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