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You don't say how old the horse in question is.  If it is young
(under 4 or 5) one reason to take is slowly and keep sessions
short is that the bones are still growing.  There is a school of
thought that too much work to early can lead to arthritis down
the road.

But even with an older horse, going slowly is a good idea.  
The horse may seem calm under normal circumstances, but a newly
started horse may forget those recent lessons under adverse
circumstances (a trip, or encounter with a truely scary
monster).  Only through repetition will those lessons become
second nature.  You can introduce new things, but do it in small
increments (not too many new things at once, and not too much
time doing any new thing), and always repeat earlier lessons to
boost confidence ("Hey! I know that one!") and to reinforce
earlier lessons.  


Horse are very much creatures of habit, so repetition is an
imprtant compnent of training.


[RC] training question - Ashley Wakeman

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Hey all,

If a horse is performing well in the early stages of
training, such as calm and accepting of the bit, is
there any problem in moving right along in the
training?  Is it more important to move slowly even
the if the horse seems perfectly calm or to move a
little more quickly so as not to bore the horse?

Thanks,
Ashley

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