Training an Ex road racing trotter to ride !

[Angela Rhema]

I have recently bought a ex roadracing trotter. He has the most amazing temperament. After 5 weeks walking him on the lead rope on the quiet road he heard a trotter gig coming. Usually he has been like a lamb out on the road but when they came along it was like something snapped inside.
He just reacted and got psyched paced in circles before taking off leaving me trailing on the ground. He was so wound up when he finally got him. I have been riding him the last 3 weeks in the arena and hes been great. My question is.... Can a ex trotter be trusted out on the road on a hack considering his history ? Can he be trained? Thank you

 

[Baywonder]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

This part of the forum is extremely quiet, so your best option would be to re-post your question in The Tack Room - I am sure you would get a better response there.

BTW, I have no useful advice to offer, as I don't have any experience with trotters I'm afraid.

 

[Angela Rhema]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

This part of the forum is extremely quiet, so your best option would be to re-post your question in The Tack Room - I am sure you would get a better response there.

BTW, I have no useful advice to offer, as I don't have any experience with trotters I'm afraid.

Aww thanks so much! Tryin to find my way around.... ?

 

[paddi22]

There’s a lot of posts on retraining trotters if you do a search. brilliant to see more and more being retrained abs fair play to you taking them on

as regards retraining for roads. I have done a few extrotters that have met carriages or people on sulkies out hacking and they did go up a gear the first time of two but then they got used to it.

I find them all to be 100% bombproof on road normally. They just seem to get confused when they meet a sulkie again fir the first time.