It has been a while that I have posted an update about Rajmani even though he has been with me for thirteen months now. I have not posted much as things have progressed so smoothly. The unruly, impatient and impertinent gelding who arrive in March 2021 has become a well-behaved, calm and gentle riding horse….
Category: Horse Training
The Making of a Riding Horse
I have not posted an update about Rajmani for a long time, but of course he ist still with me and I am still working with him. Over a couple of horse safaris and riding programs, I did not do much with him, but now he is firmly back on top of my agenda, as…
Imprint Training & Early Learning in Foals
Every horse breeder, whether he breeds one time his own future riding horse or whether he breeds commercially to sell the foals, has a big responsibility. He is the one to raise the babies and give them their first handling and training. This should not be underestimated as it is the basis of the future…
Some Thoughts on Riding Bitless
I like to start all my horses bitless and ride them for the first couple of months like this before I might switch to a proper bridle – or not. This is due to the fact that I do my groundwork bitless, so for the horse, bitless riding is just one step further. I usually…
Rajmani: Development of a Young Horse
Today Rajmani has been with us for three months, time for another update! I did some long rein work with him this afternoon and just asked myself, where is the jittery, mouthy horse gone and when did Rajmani become so calm and easy to work with. It just happened over the last few weeks, bit…
Are Marwari Horses Different?
One question a lot of people ask me is whether Marwari horses are different than other horse breeds and whether training them is too. The honest answer is no. Marwari horses are horses. They are usually smart and they have a good work ethic, but otherwise they are just like any other horse breed in…
Rajmani Update
Just a quick update here, as I have not posted in quite some time. I was working with Rajmani all these days, but he had a three-day rest in-between as I got my Covid shot and was pretty gone for some time. After three days, I decided to take him for his third independent ride…
Starting Rajmani under the Saddle
Rajmani had an exciting weekend. My friend came to visit and I used the opportunity to ask her to give me a hand in his training. There are a few things which are best done when you have a helper. Sitting on a young horse for the first time is one of them. Now, I…
Trotzkopf – When a Young Horse gets frustrated
Everyone who has raised children, knows temper tantrums. Some children have them occasionally while others have them regularly. It depends on the individual child and its character -there is not much you can do about that- and also a bit on how good you are at parenting. With horses it is very similar. Some horses…
The First Step Towards Riding
What is the first step towards riding your young horse? It is actually teaching him to stand still in a certain spot. Without him standing still, how can I even think of mounting? Of course, I could force him to stand still by having another person holding him, but I have long stopped using force…