How to best train a horse to drive

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Horsewise

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@elisabethbachem2451 6 ай бұрын

Really helpful because its realistic, step by step and shows what to do when something is not perfect yet.

@Horsewise01 6 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@m.e.r.pedersen9146 6 ай бұрын

Really good video, we do many of the same things here. We start them with a bridle on with a soft, plastic or rubber covered bit, under a good flat halter. We drive them from halter initially for a long time. Then we drop the halter noseband down, till the bit rings and halter can be buckled together with the reins and introduce the bit to reins, that way. Once they are OK with the halter and bit together driving, we use just the bit. Sometimes when young mouths are changing, metal bits and driving straight off of a metal bit, they play more due to the noise on their teeth clanking. Also they learn to come behind the bit more, chin to chest, when started straight away with a bit. They know halter pressure and I would rather they made those 1st mistakes into a flat halter over a metal bit in their mouths. We also use a very lightly attached running bitting string from girth at point of shoulder height, through a harness ring ran through a leather curbstrap on the snaffle, to the opposite girth fastened just taut, bit without changing normal head carriage, at point of shoulder level and allow them to walk around a lunging pen free, to learn to move forward, in all three paces, with little or no contact (as they relax their necks and lift their shoulders to move forward) without issue. We can also drive, from the halter with the little running string attached to the bit, on under the halter, once they have the fundamentals of driving down pat, in halter. Once they are OK driving with halter and bit together and the running string, they are ready to drive just in a bit. We also lunge them WTC both ways, both leads with the harness on. We do this as the 1st time they feel the breeching and crouper running up and down their butts in canter, should not be after a little startle and scurry out on the trail! We have had some pretty good bucking shows, when introducing cantering in harness on the lunge, that avoided them happening out on the trail while put to a vehicle! We also start them open.

@toots1957 6 ай бұрын

Great informational video. Thank you for sharing. Flotte hester, flinke jenter

@Horsewise01 6 ай бұрын

Tusen takk/Thank you ❤🙏🏻

@michellesmithunroe2463 6 ай бұрын

Love the pace of the longer form video, voiceover with text, and perfectly selected background music! Great videographer and editing too!

@Horsewise01 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🥰🙏🏻

@michellesmithunroe2463 6 ай бұрын

@@Horsewise01 you're very welcome and thank you! My Fjord is more experienced with driving than I but it's very helpful to watch other people who know what they're doing. 😀

@pernille2389 6 ай бұрын

Super video, thank you for sharing, I learned different ways of doing things.

@Horsewise01 6 ай бұрын

Great! 🌟 Thank you ❤️

@Gingerwalker. 3 ай бұрын

I love this slow, laid back, confidence building way of training you have. I wish you could work with my mare who used to drive and myself. I do not know how to drive and no one close by is willing to take on the liability of training us.

@Horsewise01 3 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤️ (I’m sure it would be fun training you and your horse, it always is when we like the same approach to training)

@theimperfectequestrian 6 ай бұрын

Loved it. Excellent video. I got my fjord driving as far as pulling a tire, but I may have missed some steps so I will go back now. Thank you ❤ Tell me. Where did you get your soft shafts.

@Horsewise01 6 ай бұрын

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