SammyDingle
Well-Known Member
I find it really interesting people's different methods for backing and breaking their horses. Steps they complete and in which order, time scales etc.
I spend an awful amount of time establishing ground work. Leading out in hand, long reining but not much lunging as I'm not keen on lunging in the open field. They are backed on the yard and ridden out (alone) pretty much straight away as we have no ménage. Any early stages of schooling are done in the field before it's worth boxing over to ménages.
Would love to hear your methods, tricks of the trade. And mainly how anyone backs an breaks a horse completely alone and stay safe.
I spend an awful amount of time establishing ground work. Leading out in hand, long reining but not much lunging as I'm not keen on lunging in the open field. They are backed on the yard and ridden out (alone) pretty much straight away as we have no ménage. Any early stages of schooling are done in the field before it's worth boxing over to ménages.
Would love to hear your methods, tricks of the trade. And mainly how anyone backs an breaks a horse completely alone and stay safe.