elscott
Active Member
Hello all! I’m looking to get back to working with horses after almost 20 years. While I work on getting back to riding, I am keen to work with a horse out of the saddle through groundwork, in-hand work and natural horsemanship techniques.
As I’m starting from scratch with clothes/gear/boots etc, what would you recommend getting for this type of work?
What type of surface / arena is best for this type of work?
Bonus, if you know of anyone within 30mins of Letchworth who may be open to this type of arrangement or a trainer in these techniques who has a client horse I could work with, I would sincerely appreciate a message. I’m hoping to progress to hacking and light schooling (no jumping) in time so it would be ideal to find a narrow-bodied horse to work with from the start, such as an Arabian, but that is not essential. A horse I can work with out of the saddle only would be lovely too.
Thanks so much for your time and advice!
As I’m starting from scratch with clothes/gear/boots etc, what would you recommend getting for this type of work?
What type of surface / arena is best for this type of work?
Bonus, if you know of anyone within 30mins of Letchworth who may be open to this type of arrangement or a trainer in these techniques who has a client horse I could work with, I would sincerely appreciate a message. I’m hoping to progress to hacking and light schooling (no jumping) in time so it would be ideal to find a narrow-bodied horse to work with from the start, such as an Arabian, but that is not essential. A horse I can work with out of the saddle only would be lovely too.
Thanks so much for your time and advice!