Rajmani is lame. He got a kick on his forearm. Not bad, but the skin is broken, there is a little blood and you can see the outline of a hoof. The joy of integrating a new horse into a herd of mares! I suppose it was a question of time and I should be…
Month: March 2021
Starting with the Process of Saddling
20.03.2021 Today we returned from our fifth ride together and I am rather satisfied with Rajmani, even though he stopped a few times abruptly. He generally follows the lead horse better and trots on command not with me pulling on the lead rope. He also learned to drink from a water trough outside today. First,…
Rajmani – First Assessment of a Young Horse
17.03.2021 Today Rajmani has been with us for two weeks and I definitely own you an update on him. In fact, I did a little assessment on him yesterday, thinking about how far we have come in the last fourteen days. While training a young horse, one should always have a plan and then go…
The Second Day With Rajmani – First Grooming and Leading him With Another Horse
I will probably not continue to write about my training with Rajmani every single day. That would get too boring with the time as horse training is a lot about repetitions. However, the first couple of days with a new horse are really interesting as every horse gets used to his new home in a…
Day 1 with Rajmani
I woke up with a start and once dressed, went to see him. Rajmani had slept well and was happy to get his breakfast. Nothing had happened during the night, at least nothing bad. I had half expected him to jump out of his paddock or kick down the fence or injure himself, but he…
Rajmani Is Here!
Finally, with a week of delay, Rajmani was due today. I was excited and had spent the last week mentally preparing everything. Which stable would I put him in, which horses would be his new neighbors, and how would I go about his integration in our herd. My friend had wanted to send him the…
A New Horse
Getting a new horse is something every horse lover is excited about. It does not matter whether mare or gelding, youngster or oldie. A new horse means new possibilities, it means a new friend but also a new responsibility. A new horse will need to get used to you, he will need to get used…
Hello world!
Welcome to the Marwari Horsemanship Blog! I am happy you found your way to my site. I created this space to document my journey with horses. More concrete, I will mostly write about training the 3 year old Marwari gelding Rajmani, a horse which came to our farm last week for training. My task is…