Usually when working with horses that I'm not sure are broke, I like to "fake ride" them on the ground first. One hand over the withers so you can steer them, press a hand into their ribcage or a stick on the other side of them to make sure that they can move off leg, cluck to keep them forward, etc. Either they're confused and you go back to basics and teach them, or they're fine and they know what's up |