how do you train an un-trained horse.?

Question

I have an 8yr old TB who is broke to ride, however has bad ground manners in the round pen.

Answer 1

You get a trainer. Not having such basic things as good ground manners is a real pain with a horse. A good trainer will be able to get him respectful and responsive on the ground and in the saddle. Don't try to fix bad manners if you don't know what you are doing, as you can get hurt or really make him worse. A horse with bad ground manners has big holes in its training and needs to be trained from the ground before being ridden...crawl before you walk....get the ground manners fixed then work on riding. You'll have a much easier horse to deal with. Consult a pro, they'll be able to get him going the right way and not cause bigger problems.

Answer 2

You mentioned that your horse has bad ground manners in the round pen. Are you saying that it has good ground manners elsewhere or everywhere it is? Ground manners is the first thing that a horse should learn before anything else, ANYTHING else! One needs to remember that you are always teaching your horse something, either it is good or it is bad, but you are always reinforcing some kind of behavior by they way that you respond (or not respond) to it. I would suggest beginning training on the ground and don't even bother with the step #2 until your horse learns step #1...all other behavior traits depend on how he learns step #1.

Answer 3

KTHY..are you for real??? I hope you don't train horses!

You need to get the ground manners fixed ASAP! Lots of problems stem from not having good manners. Since you are asking I am going to guess you don't have very much experince so the best thing you can do is get someone to help you. A trainer would be the first place to go but if you can't afford it then find someone to help you. Read books, watch videos. I would help you if you were close! haha
Really, it is pretty easy to find a horse person that would help you out.
Best of luck

Answer 4

I would go and get a trainer if I wasn't experienced, but if that is not something that is availible or cost effective for you, then I would buy some books and videos.
There are many books and videos. Some of the best are from John and Josh Lyons, and I like Pony Boy.
There are many trainers that train very similarly.
John Lyons also has a magazine you can subscribe to to help with any other issues your horse may have.
Good luck

Answer 5

i really don't want to go into a long winded training plan here - and i'm sure you'd get fed up if i did! but just stick to these basic rules and you should be fine:
* take your time, it takes time for a horse to learn things
* don't start too early - make sure the horse is fully developed first
* never resort to violence or force - it doesn't work and it's you against around half a tonne of pure muscle!
* work with the horse not against it - kicking a horse to get it to move is NOT working with it!
* make sure you have a solid groundwork first, try reading up on kelly marks and heather moffett's methods
* don't be afraid to let your horse do it's own thing, that's how it learns. so long as it's not dangerous or oversteping the boundry let the horse explore what it sees and what it can do.
* let your horse follow and copy other experienced horses, but keeo it away from bad influences

hope this helps xx

Answer 6

there are many different techniques to bereaking horses, trust me i know, my whole family shows trains breaks, and almost every other thang u can do with a horse. horses are my life, now we have around 49 horses and we broke them all. enough yabber, i would say for an 8 yr old the easiest way would be to get a lunge whip( a really long whip) and let your horse out in the round pin. make the horse go around by using the whip. if you want it to go right, hold the whip in your left hand right behind the horse, then with your left extend it straight out to the side. when you want to stop the horse drop the whip hold out both hands straight in front of you and camly say Wo, then wait to the horse looks at you, then praise it, now youre ready to go the other way..... i hope this helps, i know the first time it might not work out so well untill your horse gets use to it.

Answer 7

If you want to train him yourself, find books and videos and make sure you're consistent with your training, every day if possible. Be careful not to get in over your head and mess him up more, if that happens or you even start to feel like you're in over your head get a trainer to help you out. A trainer would probably be the quickest fix, and the easiest on you and the horse.

Answer 8

There was a time long ago when I was fearless and young and I would have done the work myself.

Nowadays, I use my checkbook.

So, if you don't know how to correct behavior, you have two choices: One, find a mentor to help you learn how to resolve the behavior, or two, work with a pro.

Be callously honest in your self-examination, so you can determine whether you are in over your head. Nobody benefits from that.

If you're wanting general pointers, what bad manners does he have?

Answer 9

Try looking on the Internet for "Pat Parelli". He is like a horse whisperer. He uses techniques of trust and reward and is an amazing trainer! I have attended a few of his seminars. He has a plethora of info available on the net, books and videos but if you can see him live do so!

Answer 10

What is causing the bad manners? Is something spooking your horse? If so, move it. If not, introduce your horse slowly. Reward it with treats and don't be forceful.