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Nightingales Ridge
02:37:43 Issy
Yeah it's rough haha
Two Trees Stables
02:37:34 Willow ~ TB Breeder
-HEE Click-
Wasn't expecting that rating
Lucky Strides
02:26:22 Luck
Oh darn :( forgot my upgrade expired again and about how breed approvals are only 3 times a week :/
Boulder Creek
02:19:41 
On clicker training
I've found the
Equine Clicker 101 podcast with Shawna Karrasch
to be amazing. She talks about what the session is about, what to look for in behavior, how to set it up - then she gives time to try it, and gives follow up advice for the majority of scenarios that could've happened during your session and how to fix it and try again.
Unfortunately there's no new episodes as it's a finished series but so much to work on like target training.

On long lining
I've had a lot of people swear by the Monty Robert Dually Halter. It has a movable noseband with rings on both sides.
Insignia Elites
02:12:33 Em
It doesn't show on the horses page like futurities?
Minerva
02:11:55 Min
Em- leaders > Federation
Minerva
02:11:36 Min
And I've got some pony sized reflective leg wraps on their way for him too- I was hoping he'd get away with wearing Minnie's but he ended up wearing them as anklets xD
Insignia Elites
02:10:42 Em
Is there a easy way to see where your fed horses are ranking at the moment?
Minerva
02:09:55 Min
Haha that's alright! I do have a cavesson that fits him actually so could give it a go. My poor mother will be getting her steps in to help me get him going haha
Red Horizon Ranch
02:07:48 Red
Ugh I don’t think I have a pic unfortunately
Red Horizon Ranch
02:04:22 Red
Yeah, lunge cavesson with reins on two of the noseband rings, I’ll see if I have a pic
Minerva
02:03:07 Min
Yes please Red!
Minerva
02:02:48 Min
Oh that's another one actually- do any of you long-rein without a bit in, and if so what tack do you put on? Ted's got a year without a bit as I'll not know if his wolf teeth have fallen out until his next dentist check (and then he'll have them removed if they haven't) but I'd like to get him longreining before then to help his confidence
Red Horizon Ranch
02:02:24 Red
Acacia
It ultimately is luck but using maps and capturing on capture day helps a lot. I am kind of a capture addict lol if you just keep going you will lose a lot of money but eventually you might get something good lol
Red Horizon Ranch
02:01:17 Red
I can pm you some book and video recommendations! Have done a lot of clicker training and really recommend it. It is so motivating and fun for them (and us hehe)
Fantasy Horses
02:00:21 Fantasy | Fanta
Anyone know the best strategy to complete this quest?
Capture 3 triple Premium horses.
Acacia Riding Center
02:00:02 
but how? just luck?
Minerva
01:59:43 Min
I'll definitely give it a look Red- do you have any you'd reccommend? I really want to get him started with as nice an experience as possible so everything helps!
Red Horizon Ranch
01:59:31 Red
Yeah Acacia you definitely can get Ws from the wild!
Red Horizon Ranch
01:57:44 Red
Min if you are open to it you should look up some demos for how clicker trainers teach good manners. He could definitely figure out expectations around food. It’s like if you’re bad at math you need to practice math problems. If he’s bad with food around you need to practice with him and food

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Nightingales Ridge
02:37:43 Issy
Yeah it's rough haha
Two Trees Stables
02:37:34 Willow ~ TB Breeder
-HEE Click-
Wasn't expecting that rating
Lucky Strides
02:26:22 Luck
Oh darn :( forgot my upgrade expired again and about how breed approvals are only 3 times a week :/
Boulder Creek
02:19:41 
On clicker training
I've found the
Equine Clicker 101 podcast with Shawna Karrasch
to be amazing. She talks about what the session is about, what to look for in behavior, how to set it up - then she gives time to try it, and gives follow up advice for the majority of scenarios that could've happened during your session and how to fix it and try again.
Unfortunately there's no new episodes as it's a finished series but so much to work on like target training.

On long lining
I've had a lot of people swear by the Monty Robert Dually Halter. It has a movable noseband with rings on both sides.
Insignia Elites
02:12:33 Em
It doesn't show on the horses page like futurities?
Minerva
02:11:55 Min
Em- leaders > Federation
Minerva
02:11:36 Min
And I've got some pony sized reflective leg wraps on their way for him too- I was hoping he'd get away with wearing Minnie's but he ended up wearing them as anklets xD
Insignia Elites
02:10:42 Em
Is there a easy way to see where your fed horses are ranking at the moment?
Minerva
02:09:55 Min
Haha that's alright! I do have a cavesson that fits him actually so could give it a go. My poor mother will be getting her steps in to help me get him going haha
Red Horizon Ranch
02:07:48 Red
Ugh I don’t think I have a pic unfortunately
Red Horizon Ranch
02:04:22 Red
Yeah, lunge cavesson with reins on two of the noseband rings, I’ll see if I have a pic
Minerva
02:03:07 Min
Yes please Red!
Minerva
02:02:48 Min
Oh that's another one actually- do any of you long-rein without a bit in, and if so what tack do you put on? Ted's got a year without a bit as I'll not know if his wolf teeth have fallen out until his next dentist check (and then he'll have them removed if they haven't) but I'd like to get him longreining before then to help his confidence
Red Horizon Ranch
02:02:24 Red
Acacia
It ultimately is luck but using maps and capturing on capture day helps a lot. I am kind of a capture addict lol if you just keep going you will lose a lot of money but eventually you might get something good lol
Red Horizon Ranch
02:01:17 Red
I can pm you some book and video recommendations! Have done a lot of clicker training and really recommend it. It is so motivating and fun for them (and us hehe)
Fantasy Horses
02:00:21 Fantasy | Fanta
Anyone know the best strategy to complete this quest?
Capture 3 triple Premium horses.
Acacia Riding Center
02:00:02 
but how? just luck?
Minerva
01:59:43 Min
I'll definitely give it a look Red- do you have any you'd reccommend? I really want to get him started with as nice an experience as possible so everything helps!
Red Horizon Ranch
01:59:31 Red
Yeah Acacia you definitely can get Ws from the wild!
Red Horizon Ranch
01:57:44 Red
Min if you are open to it you should look up some demos for how clicker trainers teach good manners. He could definitely figure out expectations around food. It’s like if you’re bad at math you need to practice math problems. If he’s bad with food around you need to practice with him and food

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Horse ownership February 22, 2020 07:42 PM


EmeraldHillsFarm
 
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That really sucks, and unfortunately there are a lot of people in your position. In my experience, if the parents aren't invested in it, then the kid, no matter how much they want to ride, won't get very far.
I don't want to sound really pessimistic or anything, because it is still very possible for you to continue to be involved with horses (just taking lessons is much cheaper), but horse leasing or ownership requires so much money that its hard for a teenager to afford all on their own.
Depending on how much experience you have and your skill set, you may be able to find a position as a groom or an exercise rider at a boarding barn. But in the meantime, I'd say take as many lessons as you can and see what pops up, you never know when opportunity will knock!
Horse ownership February 22, 2020 07:42 PM


EmeraldHillsFarm
 
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That really sucks, and unfortunately there are a lot of people in your position. In my experience, if the parents aren't invested in it, then the kid, no matter how much they want to ride, won't get very far.
I don't want to sound really pessimistic or anything, because it is still very possible for you to continue to be involved with horses (just taking lessons is much cheaper), but horse leasing or ownership requires so much money that its hard for a teenager to afford all on their own.
Depending on how much experience you have and your skill set, you may be able to find a position as a groom or an exercise rider at a boarding barn. But in the meantime, I'd say take as many lessons as you can and see what pops up, you never know when opportunity will knock!
Horse ownership February 22, 2020 09:41 PM


Sagebrush
 
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The good thing is that this summer ill be doing trail rides with one of the boarders at my neighbours barn, and the owner really wants me to ride her horse because the horse I currently ride (the trail horse) is 30 years old. I think thats a pretty good start, and it's all free.
Horse ownership February 22, 2020 09:59 PM


Daisy Feilds
 
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I am around your age and I own a couple of horses, which I show competitively around the country. I would not be able to do this however, if it wasn't for my mother who owns her own farm and helps to cover expenses. I am not sure if this has been covered, but the best place to start is to decide how competitively you would like to ride, this will determine the horse you invest in and the quality of equipment nessesary. If you are not looking to compete than I would suggest looking into a half board/ half lease on a horse at your barn. If they offer that of course, with a half board you would get to ride the horse a couple of days a week and that is the only expense you would have to cover. At my barn (ny) you can get a relatively cheap price on a horse, ride two to three days a week and not have to worry about the additional expenses(vet, teeth, farrier), meaning the lease price is the only thing you pay for other than your own equipment. Not sure if that helps at all, or if it has already been said, but if you have any other questions that haven't been answered on here feel free to ask me :) I'd like to consider myself pretty knowledgeable on this topic being my mother runs a barn xD
Horse ownership February 22, 2020 10:21 PM


Sagebrush
 
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Thank you!

Edited at February 22, 2020 10:21 PM by Sagebrush
Horse ownership February 23, 2020 01:19 AM


SCF Sporting Chance

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Sage.. things also to remember if your horse requires special shoes (pads, bars, clips) those will also cost alot more than a barefoot horse.
Pasture boarding is usually cheapest... but if you stable.. you will need to buy shavings or straw for bedding.
You also have your consumable products other than feed and hay and supplements...you have your grooming supplies, your fly spray, blankets, sheets, fly masks... boots...it is a VERY expensive "hobby"...ok.. addictiton...
I am just tossing out costs
Horse ownership February 23, 2020 11:47 AM


Sagebrush
 
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Thank you so much!
Horse ownership February 23, 2020 11:57 AM

Former Stable
 
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Just telling ya, some people say that £50 saddle pads and all that stuff is really affordable. Don't fall for it, go straight to ebay 😂
Horse ownership February 25, 2020 01:22 AM

Former Stable
 
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Sagebrush said:
The good thing is that this summer ill be doing trail rides with one of the boarders at my neighbours barn, and the owner really wants me to ride her horse because the horse I currently ride (the trail horse) is 30 years old. I think thats a pretty good start, and it's all free.


I wouldn't be riding a horse that old. Nothing against you or the owner, but I've always been taught that everything deserves a retirement, and by retirement, it has always ground handling only, not "retiring" your old horse as a lesson horse for a million kids to yank around. My current retirees are 20 and 24. The 20 year old was last ridden 18 months ago and has been ridden maybe 10 times in 13 years. The other hadn't in around 18 years. They're expensive pets now. I don't believe in anyone other than a tiny kid riding horses over 25, and the main riding there is learning how to steer, stop, and to forward. You guys are probably going to think it rude of me to say so, but that's just what I've been taught and adhered to my whole life. If the horse did good for me when he/she was young, it instantly earns a retirement plan with all expenses paid for. It's my way of letting them know how grateful I am for how they performed for me. And yes, they still get all the extra feed, attention, thick blankets, and vet care that elderly horses need, they just don't have to give me anything in return because they gave it long ago.
Horse ownership February 25, 2020 09:33 AM


FirstLightFarms

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^ I think it's different for every horse. I know 19 year old horses that need to be retired, and 35 year old horses that still want to go go go and would die of sadness if they were put in a field to do nothing. The oldest horse I've ever ridden was 37 and that thing wanted to GALLOP the whole ride. I was more exhausted than he was by the end of it. His owner also owned a 42 year old that went in much the same way.
My sister's horse we retired when he was 35, he was initially retired at 25 and just started losing muscle tone and was constantly badgering for attention and he didn't WANT to be retired, so we pulled him out and let him keep trail riding until one day my sister put the saddle on and he just. Laid down. So that's when we knew he was ready to retire, and he went perfectly happily into retirement then. But they know when they're ready, and I do believe that horses are designed to move and experience new things, so retiring them too soon and keeping them from that can have worse affects than keeping them in work. Again, though, every horse is different!

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