Riding skills to work on for newly broken mare

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Mylife

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Hello, I have posted before about the filly I am looking at, my thoughts have now turned to the future and riding her...

I haven't ever ridden a newly broken horse before, what skills in particular should I work on with my instructor?

She will be broken by someone else, and I have pots of support from people who will be my lifelines through this journey if I decide to take it, just looking for some pointers to discuss with my instructor to help with my descision
 
Forwards forwards and more forwards with a newly broken horse. Hacking out with a nanny and everything needs to be fun. The last thing you want is to bore him with endless circles.
 
She will be mainly used for hacking so that's brillinant!

Eventually I would like to do le trec with her, so at the moment I'm planning to send her away to be broken to hacking, get her going out for a few months then start introducing a little school work.

My reason for this is I don't see the point of her foundations being in the school, when I want to do le trec, she will benefit far more from hacking than school work
 
I think a totally independent and secure seat is something that is essential, also being confident in your abilities. I would certainly agree with forwards at all times. Young horses/ponies love to go out, have fun and see the big wide world. You can do a lot of schooling within a hack, it's just so much more interesting for your ned.
 
Mylife said:
My reason for this is I don't see the point of her foundations being in the school, when I want to do le trec, she will benefit far more from hacking than school work
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Although you may not be planning on doing work in an arena it is important that a newly broken horse is taught the correct aids. This can be taught on a hack but correct schooling IS required.
Your instructor should be able to tell you what is involved in a newly broken horse (if not get a different instructor)
Sorry to be brutally honest but taking on a young horses is a big commitment and not one that should be taken lightly
 
PuzzlePiece said:
Although you may not be planning on doing work in an arena it is important that a newly broken horse is taught the correct aids. This can be taught on a hack but correct schooling IS required.
Your instructor should be able to tell you what is involved in a newly broken horse (if not get a different instructor)
Sorry to be brutally honest but taking on a young horses is a big commitment and not one that should be taken lightly
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I wasn't suggesting no schooling, but I see so many horses that are drilled as young horses and end up nappy, sour and cowardly. With stop, go and leg yield well installed a young horse learns so much by exploring and being 'nagged' about the lanes and tracks.
 
Oh there will be school work just not loads, I worded it pretty badly really I would be introducing her to the school myself after a few months of hacking, the person I have in mind to break her would use schooling, just enough though and the rest will be hacking

I know it's a huge commitment I have loads of support and 6 months to decide with the filly in question
 
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