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I saw a study that found that horses learned the most for the amount of
training time spent with once a week sessions. Obviously that isn't
practical for a professional trainer as it would take a very long time
to put much training time in, but it's nice to know for us do-it
-yourselfers who can't get on all of them every day.   Libby

geckogal85@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> How many days a week is reasonable for me to expect my trainer to work
> with him? I have a woman who wants to come to my house and use my
> facilities, which makes me more comfortable but she can only come 3
> days a week.
>
> */heidi larson <ribbitttreefrog@xxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
>
>     Can I visit my horse anytime?
>
>     Can I watch your training session?
>
>     Can I be included in the training sessions at some time
>     towards the end of the month or 60 days?
>
>     How many days per week and how long is each ride typically?
>
>
>     How safe is the facility and by that I mean, can someone
>     show up and load up your horse and leave without being
>     stopped or questioned by an owner or manager of the
>     facility?
>
>     Does the trainer ride the horse, or one of his/her
>     apprentices? This doesn't really matter to me personally,
>     but it's nice to know in advance who will be doing the work
>     and just how supervised are apprentices should they be the
>     ones riding.
>
>     Will there be trail experience or just arena?
>
>     Will they feed what you want fed?
>
>     If you can visit the facility while you ask questions, look
>     for cleanliness, do the horses walk up to the trainer like
>     the really like him/her, are there spur marks or sores in
>     the corners of their mouths?
>
>     Does the trainer adjust his/her protocol for different
>     types of horses? - sensitive horses rarely need spurs while
>     the thick-skinned may need to be ridden in nothing else.
>
>     What kind of progress do they expect to make in 30 days or
>     60 days or 90 days. (And yes, I do understand each horse
>     is an individual and may respond differently, but a plan
>     you can sort of follow along with is important to me.)
>
>     Just a "few" I thought of. Both trainers I've ever used
>     appreciated owners who were interested in the process and
>     encouraged participation by me. I think that is the most
>     important thing to me personally. I've got friends whose
>     horror stories with trainers include rumors from boarders
>     that the horse was not worked/ridden but a couple days per
>     week and one gal told me that the trainer she took her
>     horse to would not allow her to come watch as he didn't
>     want his training "secrets" to be available to the
>     competition. Can we say Red Flag!!?
>
>     heidi
>
>
>
>
>
>     --- "geckogal85@xxxxxxxxx" wrote:
>
>     > Hello,
>     > I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions about what
>     > questions you ask a trainer. Usually, you find out about
>     > a trainer or one that is advertising and you call them.
>     > What questions do you ask over the phone to decide if it
>     > is worth your time to have a meeting in person.
>     >
>     >
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