I am doing this for the first time. I raised my little guy from a foal , he is now 28 month old . Weights 800 + pounds
and is 15.1 hands tall.
I started working with him at the breeders barn when he was 20 hours old.
By the time he was 4 month old , he picked up his legs for cleaning his hoofs. He loaded alone into a trailer , Came to me to be haltered and took walked with me away from his mom.
I brought him home when he was 4.5 month old. Because he showed behavior ( like kicking his mom with both hind feet in the belly because she was not turning fast enough for him to drink . This mare is very laid back and didn't discipline him at all ) that i didn't like .
He then continued to learn to bath, get his feet trimmed ( barefoot trim ) , get fly sprayed.
Then we started on the Parelli games with more focus. As i am a PArelli student i used mainly Parelli methods on him. But like others here said. I do sample from other trainers too... Dennis Reis, Jack Brainard, Brent Graef,John Lyons and a little Clinton Anderson and T - Touch.
I also read a lot.
What helped me a lot to teach him to " give to pressure " was my endurance horse Del Passo. I turned them out together and Passo and my friends mare Ojala taught him to be a respectful teenager. LOL. They would not put up with his antics.
I also used a lot of stimulus. Oliver ( that's what i named him ) had a HUGE play drive. He LOVE to play with things. He even learned how to retrieve a ball..lol He also wears a blanket or a tarp with no problems. I believe the more you can expose the to the better.
Oliver's fav toy was a bag full of empty soda cans...they made a lot of noise and he loved to carrie them running around the fields.
Ohh...and he is turned out 24/7 .
So now he is 28 month old. My vet told me i can start riding him at 30 month.
NOW to all who will have a fit about me riding him at this age.
When I say riding i mean in the pasture for 10 min twice a week. Thats all. We will do this for 6 month and then slowly add more time. I plan on taking him for his first ride out on trail late spring 2009. After that there will be a lot of walking miles. Just long and slow miles.
I started ponying him when he was 20 month old. He is doing great.
So that's my story. This is the first time i have done this ....raised a foal.
Diana TX
I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed.
My God shall supply all my needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus Phil 4:19 ~~____(\ .../< >\
> Subject: RE: [RC] Bringing up baby E-horses . . . > Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:43:36 -0700 > From: carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: dragnin100@xxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Jody - > That's so great! On a scale of 1 - 10, how difficult did you think it was, on average, to do all your own training? I'm an avid reader, so I know I can get tons of info by reading, but that being said, there are so many different methods of training, it can get a bit nebulous. I prefer to keep it simple and effective. > > Carrie Kitley > 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB > DMLSS Database Sustainment Specialist (DSS) > CACI International Inc www.caci.com > dsn 276-1077, Comm (805) 606-1077 > fax dsn 276-1179 > <\_~ > // \\ > > carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jody Rogers-Buttram [mailto:dragnin100@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:38 AM > To: RideCamp; Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF > Subject: Re: [RC] Bringing up baby E-horses . . . > > Don't know how much wonderful advice I can offer up, but I prefer to raise/train my own. I have had great success (in my mind anyway) with several. I am working on my 4 yr. old right now, and she is coming along really well, especially since we are having triple digit heat index to ride her in. :)) > > > > Some that I have raised and trained: > > Petit Jets Shadow- 5000+ mile horse > > Petit Shammere- almost 2000 mile horse or maybe she reached it...don't remember > > Petit Jets Rose- 3000+ mile horse > > and soon to be Petit Jets Legacy aka Squirrel > > > > Ones that I have trained: > > Cash Bonus-about 1500 and counting !!! 100 Mile monster, going to the NC > > The Boogie Man- 300+ miles and going to the NC > > Raf Darget- 2000+ mile horse > > Fantastiq Love- 1950+ mile horse, hopes to come back after an injury in the spring. > > > Just lots of LSD and then slow years bringing them along. Then after about 3 years, you have a good solid horse. > > > > Jody > > > > PS. I have two young Arab mules that are my next BIG challenge. > > > > > --- On Mon, 7/21/08, Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF <carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF <carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [RC] Bringing up baby E-horses . . . > To: "RideCamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 12:32 PM > > > Ok here goes . . I'm curious to hear from folks who have reared/trained > their own endurance horses from foals, and on how difficult an undertaking this > was. I realize it is all subjective according to the particular horse's > attitude, personality, physical abilities, etc.. I have lots of horse > experience, but I have never attempted to train a horse myself. I am not > interested in training for cutting, roping, dressage, showing or anything like > that so I'm interested in the type of training expertise needed for > endurance. So, I would love to hear the varying experiences by those who have > had success in this endeavor. Thanks for your input. :) > > Carrie Kitley > <\_~ > // \\ > > carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lynne Glazer > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:25 AM > To: Beverley H. Kane, MD > Cc: RideCamp > Subject: Re: [RC] Internet dialog > > Right on, Beverly. And people who post the most here have > proportionately more chances to attract the off-hand response, or that > un-nuanced by facial _expression_-seemingly contrary-or-insulting one. > > You said it so nicely. "It's all in y/our own sense of self-esteem > and ego fortitude." In my rushed, ex-military vernacular I would have > just said it's time to "grow a set". > > It's just amazing to me sometimes--there will be this knock-down, drag > out battle where it's not just passion for the issue but has turned > personal--and I know the participants FACE to FACE well enough to > realize if this was over a campfire they'd be the best of friends. > > I always pause before hitting the send button, and think about whether > I want the thousands of ridecamp subscribers to see my message, and > not just the few participating in that particular topic. I absolutely > DO limit my written participation here, though I read all the > responses, skimming and deleting. So very many times I've hit the > "save as draft" button because of feeling so strongly about what > I'm > replying to--and go back to it later, just deleting it because either > it wasn't necessary or someone else made my points and usually in a > much more graceful manner. > > Lynne > > <http://www.photo.lynnesite.com> > <http://lynnesite.blogspot.com/> > > > > On Jul 21, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Beverley H. Kane, MD wrote: > > > "On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog." > > > > While the pot shots, self-righteousness, and emotional UNtelligence > > in online chats is unfortunate, that's life on the Internet. > > Internet dialog is a semi-anonymous, asynchronous medium that lends > > itself to rude and cowardly communication styles that one would > > never dare to express in a face-to-face encounter. It's like a drug > > or like breaking cups against the wall for people with grudges, > > chips on their shoulders, insecurities, and deficient social skills. > > > > But really, people who refrain from posting their questions and > > wisdom due to e-mail taunts strike me as comparably thin of skin as > > those who feel like second class citizens at LDs. It's all in y/our > > own sense of self-esteem and ego fortitude. > > > > The same core strength we engage to ride our horses-that immovable > > sense of center, that unshakeable sense of self-can be called upon > > to withstand the buffeting of hurtful Internet barbs. > > > > Beverley > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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