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DVD or VHS (2-DVD or 2-VHS set) almost 3 hours of instruction!
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Lesley Neuman: The First Touch Gentling Your Mustang $45.00
Lesley works with 3 wild horses at a BLM adoption, and very clearly explains what is happening, what she is doing, & what she sees in each horse as it progresses. Study this video and you can learn "pressure and release" gentling techniques to gentle your own new mustang!
Help for Burro adopters! Crystal Ward Donkey Training
All the basics of gentling, handling, and training. A MUST for new burro adopters! Good for domestic donkeys, too!
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After your horse is on its way to being gentled, it's time to start Groundwork training. Good ground manners and ground skills make the horse pleasant and safe to handle on a daily basis, and also provides the foundation for saddle work when that time comes.
A good progression to follow when training new things is:
1. Start in the Round Pen or similar fairly large but enclosed space, at liberty or on a long line.
2. Progress to doing the same maneuver in-hand with a regular lead rope.
3. Once your horse is under saddle, do the same maneuvers from the horse's back.
Here are some basic ground skills that are good to teach your horse, and which can translate to maneuvers you will need when you begin riding your horse:
Training Tip: Teach "HEAD DOWN"
This is a handy little skill that is a great help toward developing a good relationship with your horse. Ask your horse to drop his head before being haltered or bridled, and before releasing him back to his pen. If you always ask for the "head down", the horse will start doing it automatically. Taking this moment for the head to come down softly relaxes the mind and helps develop a soft, willing attitude.
To be successful with your horse, you must learn basic horsemanship skills.
We took our first mustangs through Jerry Tindell's "6 Steps" program. One weekend a month for 6 months, we met with our group, and learned Round Penning, Basic Ground Skills, Ground Work with Challenges, First Ride, Riding with Challenges, and Trailer Loading. I strongly recommend this course, or something similar, should it be available to you.
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Disclaimer: Horses are inherently dangerous. Use the information contained within this website at your own risk.
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