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Training For the Young/Rescued Horses
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items I have an almost 3 year old gelding, and I've had him since he was 7 months old. It took a while for me to find the right training tools and training method, so here are my favorite things to train with. I find it is harder to train a rescue than to ...
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Training Methods
Desensitization Tools
Halters and Lead ropes
Training Tools
Others
Training Methods
It took me a few years to find the right training method for me and my horses. The TRT Method is my favorite! It works so well, my horses respond super well to Tristian Tuckers method.
The TRT Method helped my relationship with my gelding and so I could get him to respect me without being harsh. This method changed the way I train the rest of my horses and my gelding. My horses respond so well to this and I love it!
TRT Method
Desensitization Tools
Densenitizing is one of the most important things to do with your horse. It teaches them to be able to keep calm in stressful and scary situations.
Flags work amazing for desensitizing. Most horses are scared of things flapping around in the wind and coming near them. So this works well! You just needs tons of patience.
Training Flag 48in Royal Blue
This whip works well for horses that are scared of whips or have had trauma with them. Almost all my horses has trauma with them, and this whip is not harsh. I show it to them until they are comfortable with it and rub them with it so show it will no...
Parelli Carrot Stick (Training)
I like this whip because it is more flexible and can make more noise to desensitize the horse to the sound the whip makes when we snap it, I do not get close enough to hit the horse. I keep it far away to start so they don't get as scared.
Shires Lunge Whip
This isn't really a desensitizing tool, but I put this in my arena and filled it with water for my 2 year old, and he LOVED it! He loved splashing in it and putting his foot in. This is great!
Wading Kiddie Pool Blue - Sun Squad™: Hard Plastic Kids Pool, HDPE Material
I have the duck, and my 2 year old is obsessed with him. I put the duck in the kitty pool and he swam around and at first my 2 year old wasn't a fan, but he quickly warmed up!
Wind-Up Water Toys - Sun Squad™: Floating Pool Game for Kids, Ages 4+
Halters and Lead ropes
Here are my favorite halter and lead ropes!
I used this halter to halter train my gelding. I like to use nylon halters instead of rope halters at first because I find that rope halters overwhelm them.
Gatsby Adj Nylon Halter/Snap
I like using breakaway halters for horses that are learning to tie, so if they freak out or pull back they will not hurt their neck or get injured. It is easier to catch a loose horse than to heal an injured one.
Gatsby Nylon Breakaway Halter
I like to use rope halters when they are halter broke and know how to lead. It gives a little more control than a nylon halter.
Silvertip Four Knot Rope Halter
This is my favorite lead rope ever, I like that its long, so if my horse tries to pull a funny move I can hold on a little better.
Mustang Braided Lead Rope
When my gelding was still a colt, he would try to get away to the mares. So when I had the stud chain on I could keep him in control without being too harsh.
Stud Lead Chain
Training Tools
My favorite training tools!
I'm going to use a surcingle to prepare my gelding for his first ride when he's older. Surcingles teach them where to keep their head and their lefts and rights. Which is super important of for them to know before you get on them.
Henri de Rivel Training Surcingle
I love this lunge line! You can also use it for the surcingle and long lining. You just need two of them.
Shires Soft Feel 26ft Lunge Line
Saddle pads are great for getting horses used to stuff on their back and flappy things.
EquiRoyal Square Quilted English Saddle Pad
Others
Here is just a list of what I find helpful for non-training activities.
I love having salt licks for my horses, it provides them entertainment and they get thirsty since it's salt so they drink more!
Horsemen''s Pride Jolly Salt Horse Snack, 3.3 lb.
Another one of my horses favorites! My 2 year old gelding snuck into these over night and ate the whole bag! He got a little chunky, but I'm sure he loved it. I usually split these in half for youngsters because it is still a little hard.
Standlee Premium Western Forage Apple Berry Cookie Cubes Horse Treat
All my horses love these! Especially the peppermint ones. I just don't recommend giving these to youngsters under 3 years old because they still are still loosing their baby teeth and their teeth are pretty sensitive.
DuMOR Baker''s Bites Baked Peppermint Horse Treats, 4 lb.