Our foals are slowly coming into the age when it is time to separate them from their mothers, a process called weaning. They already eat all the food and fodder a grown horse does and just drink their mothers’ milk occasionally, for the extra fortification and the extra measure of solace and reassurance, all young…
Category: Young Horses
Solo Ride with Rajmani
Actually, I had planned another entry for today about a different topic, but I decided to write about a happy event which took place yesterday first. I haven’t blogged about Rajmani for quite some time. This is due to the fact that I don’t really have a lot of time working with him and because…
Fear in the Saddle
Before I will continue with the foals, I want to blog about a topic which is close to my heart. I want to talk about fear in the saddle, about the anxiety, a lot of riders experience when they ride their own horse or sit in the saddle of a new horse. Fear is an…
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…
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…
Introduction Raj Ambika – Training a yearling filly
Today in the morning I worked with another of my youngsters, our filly Ambika and I was thinking that she knows almost the same things as Rajmani and how much easier it is to train a young horse you have had all your life. So I will talk today about training a yearling and introduce…
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…
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…