ALEX: Well, I think the best way to find a trainer would be, if you know the discipline or breed you want to be involved with, there are a lot of publications that trainers advertise in. Obviously word of mouth, … Continue reading
ALEX: Well, breaking a horse to saddle and rider is sort of a long, step-by-step introduction for a young horse to a horse being accustomed to a saddle and bridle and being accustomed to having a weight on their back, … Continue reading
STEVE: I typically recommend that most owners have a routine to where they can go in and have a way that they look over their entire horse to make sure everything’s perfect before they go use them for day-to-day training, … Continue reading
ALEX: I think the age of a horse is really important in selecting them — and again, it goes back to what discipline — obviously when you talk about a thoroughbred racehorse, we’re starting really early with them. They have … Continue reading
ALEX: Training a horse is really, first, has to be determined by what type of breed you have, what type of discipline you want to ride, and what kind of competition. Obviously, training a race horse, is really completely opposite … Continue reading
ALEX: I think reputable sellers of horses would be, knowing the trainer, knowing horses that are within a barn. A lot of trainers would be people that would be selling horses, because one owner has outgrown a specific horse because … Continue reading
ALEX: Daily exercise of a horse is predetermined by what you’re going to be doing with that horse. I being a retired race horse trainer, is those horses would appear to pretty much do something 6 days a week. Other … Continue reading
STEVE: The best way to first get a horse is to contact your trainer, and they usually have a number of different avenues to go ahead and source horses in the particular discipline that you’re going to be using your … Continue reading
ALEX: I think the first thing is to decide what you want to do with that horse. What type of recreational sport or competition, if there’s something involved like that. And that would probably be enlisting somebody to give you … Continue reading
