Re: Breaking two year olds to ride

["Dyane Smith" <sunibey@sisqtel.net>]

Lif,
I agree.  The whole thing needs to be in careful context.  My oldest horse,
Suni, was ridden at a walk when he was two.  Unfortunately, the rider was a
very large man who was not a very experienced rider and not very balanced.
As a result, when I got Sun at five, he was still having trouble believing
he could balance himself with a rider.  He got over it, of course, and
became a very balanced, sure-footed athletic horse, but, personally, I would
leave early starts to people who are light weight and EXCELLENT riders.  I
think Equus was started very early and Bobbie describes how careful they
were.
Dyane
N. Ca.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>
To: AERC <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 9:13 AM
Subject: RC: Breaking two year olds to ride


> Lynette - I asked if Bazy has a rider on the horses back working for
> hours.  The quote says  "we don't do anything to tax
> their joints. The early riding is very slow and quiet".  I can't see
> where slow, quiet rides of say, 15 minutes or half an hour (possibly
> longer) would be terrible for some 2 year old horses.  On the other
> hand,  even slow, quiet rides could cause problems if they go on for
> hours, or are over rough or steep terrain.  The answer is not evident
> from the full quotation in the original email.  That's why I asked the
> question.   Lif
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