Green Horse AdventuresGreen and Green Does Not Mean Black and Blue; So Long as You Have Help

We were able to get two green horses out in a group for the first time yesterday. We had a great day, but I want our followers to know that there are “training moments,” that aren’t captured on video. Because we can’t film them… our hands are full! But as a trainer, I want to share the entire training process. So, for every positive you see here, I want to give a quick caveat of why it was an accomplishment. 1)Charlie has had loading problems for a few weeks. It took multiple daily schooling sessions of late to make yesterday better, but not perfect. 2) When you see me in the sand about to mount, Charlie had just rolled with me on her. 3) Charlie wasn’t spooky today. She saw new things and didn’t have hesitation. She went in water and was in a group. But, she was also wanting to go faster than I asked for most of the ride. It took serpentines on trail, and through trees to keep her focused on me and not up the rear end of the horse in front of her. She was head strong, and we are still working on her not needing actual strength to cue for turns and stops. When I did let her move out, as to not teach her to run through my hands, we many times used our one rein stop. These things do not mean Charlie is not an amazing horse. She came out of holding in November, has had less than 30 rides, and this was her third ever trail ride. She is beyond impressive. But, if an inexperienced person had been on Charlie today, it could have been dangerous. Green horses need to be told what to do every step of every ride, because they are absorbing EVERYTHING. So, don’t get mad at your green horse. Don’t judge someone when a green horse is not acting like an old pro. It’s all a part of the journey to create a seasoned and reliable mount. This doesn’t take 30,60, or 90 days. It takes years. #dayslikethis are a trainers dream. Challenging but fun. If that’s not what you are ready for, you need a seasoned horse, or a trainer so your horse can meet you at a stage you can take over. A safe trained horse is a fun happy horse.