“Ten Steps To Bringing Your Horse Back to Work”
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“Ten Steps To Bringing Your Horse Back to Work”
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This interview was previously published in 2018 Kate Fenner 2 (438)
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“Ten Steps To Bringing Your Horse Back to Work”
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“Ten Steps To Bringing Your Horse Back to Work”
1. Check physical health and fitness
– why was the horse off work? (injury – horse or rider)
2. The Engagement Zone
– assess your horse’s emotional and ability to concentrate
– this will depend on age, history, reasons for break
3. Start small
– bring horse in for a groom and a feed
4. Begin with ground work
– give to the bit and shoulder control
5. Building your bubble of communication
– why ground work is so important
– Engagement zone – head up, relaxation, safety
6. Graduate to long-reining
– why not lunging? Discuss Fit vs Educated
7. Can I ride that?
– Practicing those behaviours that you want in a ridden horse (transitions, balance, softness) while observing safely from the ground
8. Establish a routine (still in ‘safe’ area)
– ground work, long-reining, short ride, ground work
9. Enlarge your area of work
– begin with long-reining outside the area (e.g. from round pen to arena or arena to field)
10. Gradually shorten your ground work and long-reining times and continue with longer rides
Timestamp
01:04 – Background
01:34 – Introduction
02:07 – 1) Check physical health and fitness
04:15 – 2) The Engagement Zone
06:07 – 3) Start small
07:22 – 4) Begin with ground work
08:14 – 5) Building your bubble of communication
10:35 – 6) Graduate to long-reining
13:39 – 7) Can I ride that?
15:05 – 8) Establish a routine (still in ‘safe’ area)
17:49 – 9) Enlarge your area of work
21:10 – 10) Gradually shorten your ground work and long-reining times and continue with longer rides
23:13 – See contact details below
Kate’s Contact Details
Phone: 0458 298 338 or +61 458 298 338
Email: kate@kandooequine.com.au
Website: kandooequine.com
Facebook: Kate Fenner
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