The Benefits Of Horse Training

I am currently riding a really nice barrel horse that my mother trained. He runs his heart out for me every weekend. I am so grateful to have him. In the past year, he has won me almost $4,000! We also raise colts, and we train a lot of them. Recently, I broke my very first colt that was given to me by a mom. It was a huge learning experience and extremely rewarding, but required a lot of patience, time, and responsibility. After I got this colt riding really nicely, I decided to sell him. He was only a two year old, so it would be awhile before I could really start him on the barrels hard because his joints hadn’t fully developed yet. I wanted to buy a mare that was ready to start on barrels and that I could breed to our stallion.I sold the colt within two days of posting the ad, and bought a mare soon after. My mare needed a ton of riding to be at the level my colt was at, but I finally have her at that level. I am now starting her on barrels, and I am so excited for her future. Riding horses my entire life has taught me so many things. I have learned responsibility, patience, putting another’s needs before my own, compassion, and

Shortly after a horse is born it should be trained without a saddle on the ground (Conditioning Young Horses” 3). This will teach a young horse to show respect for the trainer and give the horse a positive mindset. Exercising a young horse can be extremely beneficial for the development of their muscles, joints, and tendons (“Conditioning Young Horses 1”). The first three years of a horse’s life are very important for the mental and physical development of the young horse. A young horse will normally be easier to train under saddle once you have developed a relationship with the horse on the ground. Young horses will often have “training issues” under saddle which is normally caused by being stressed and not being mature enough to be under saddle (Geor 2). At the age of two, a horse cannot physically perform to its fullest potential, unlike a horse that is skeletally mature (“Conditioning Young Horses” 4). Even though a horse should not perform before the age of three there are many things a trainer can work on with a horse preparing him or her for being trained under

The horses in ether barrel racing or roping if they are not really to perform all you are doing are being is money pit. The animal and the rider have to be a good team, but if you think you can do it all by yourself that is not it you need a good horse. The horses most want to do it or they will not perform right. If they hated whatever you are doing they will fight you ever step of the way. You do not was to run and fun the horses because they will become burn-out and then you are out of the game called rodeo because if you do not have a right horse you do not need to

I have a lot of experience with horses, but my favorite thing is that feeling you get when you whip around a barrel as fast as you can… almost as if you’re flying. You really feel that when you barrel race. Barrel racing has not always been around. Basically, you run as fast as you can on horseback around three barrels in a clover leaf pattern and try to finish with the fastest time. My favorite part of barrel racing is the history of how it grew and became so popular, and just arrangement of the rules and how every little detail is planned out. There are certain women who made barrel racing not only their passion, but their career, too.

Have you ever wondered where different breeds of horses originated from? There are over 350 breeds of horses in the world. They go from two feet tall to roughly seven feet tall. Horses are a very useful animal when it comes to almost anything. About a third of the horses in the world are used for recreational use. Horses are bred for many different things like work, thickness of the body, speed, and color.

Establishing leadership begins with Natural Horsemanship as a foundation. The safety concerns stated above will rarely present themselves in a horse that understands that humans are the leader. Clinton Anderson’s book, Establishing Respect and Control for English and Western Riders, gives demonstrations of Natural Horsemanship techniques that will establish and maintain a stable relationship between a horse and rider. In the field the horse needs to have a leader. A specific example in his book is the “Hula-Hoop Method,” This method teaches the horse that he must respect his owner’s personal space by making him back up with a whip unless he has been invited in. This simulates how the horse would respect the top horse in the pasture, if he comes near it uninvited he will be pushed away. Once the horse understands that the owner is in charge, he will start to understand that all humans are in

Horse racing is a highly controversial topic in the equestrian world. Many people find horse racing as a great form of entertainment, while others see it as borderline abusive to the horse. Personally, I agree with the latter statement.

Living as an animal in the racing industry is difficult exhausting. From endless suffering and injuries, being injected and digesting illegal pills, and if you fail you are thrown out of the industry and killed for multiple usages. The life of a racehorse is not sunshine and rainbows. It is a race to the deaths. Minutes or even seconds they miss the first place spot of the derby or injured they are not worth it in the owner 's eyes. They are unwanted. There is a statement for the horse it is either win and make their owner proud or loses which that leads to a dreadful

Rodeo is one of the oldest sports to exist in the United States; with the first rodeo being held in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1872. Baseball is the only sport older than it. Today, many people and organizations are trying to shut down rodeo because they claim it is cruel to animals. The sport of rodeo is not cruel to animals through the care and treatment of the livestock and performance horses.

Most rodeo athletes start at a very young age and have an experienced parent or coach begin to work with them to teach them basics. Some of the basics may be how to ride a horse, or how to swing a rope. These coaches practice with the young athletes until they are as perfect as they can be.

The horse has worked alongside humans for many years. They have served for a number of purposes in the past such as transport and work in agriculture and battle. “Horses are no longer used in battle, the tractor has largely taken over in agriculture and the diesel engine is the main means of transport. Yet, horses are still held to high esteem.” (Vogel, 2011). Today, horses are mainly used for personal leisure and companionship as well as competitions such as horse racing and show jumping.

Reading this book, I was reminded of the life lessons I have learned growing up around horses and how much in common there is with the high-ends and people such as myself. Growing up, handling equine was just common knowledge for everyone, and because of that I’ve learned that there needs to be a bond and some trust between the rider and horse.

With Monty being a professional horse trainer himself, he has influenced my whole training career. From the start, Monty has taught me almost everything I know. He took me under his wing and was willing to teach me. From the beginning Monty has influenced my training with his own. The way Monty trains horses is how I learned how to train, and his influence has been prevalent since I started training. His influence on my horse training is the biggest influence that he has had on me. Being mentally tough and horse training go hand in hand; they shape you into a mentally tough individual, and shape you into a person who carries himself with pride, and honor. It really changes you and Monty not only is a great example of this but also a person who has influenced me to become that kind of

Being with my horse we both have to trust each other. “If you have gained the trust of a horse, you have won a friend for life.” (Unknown) The importance of trust is very important when it comes to gaming horses. You always have to trust that your horse is going to take care of you, and that he’s going to run a good pattern. If you don’t trust your horse, they can sense that. You need to focus on them and not running a good pattern. You should never discipline your horse as they will always remember that and they may begin to have trust issues. If you don’t create a trust bond, you and your horse will not perform as well. Gaming has also taught me to be really patient, as you are not going to win every time and you always need to keep trying. I know horses have given me a good work ethic, compassion, and respect. Horses have also created a great bond between my sister and I, as we go riding a ton and spend many hours playing with them. Working with horses has taught me great responsibility, as my mom made me deal with most of the

Littlejohn, R. (2005). Careers In Fitness And Personal Training. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group.