breaking a mare
- Thread starter cleland
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Just my opinion, I would wait until the colt is weaned and out the mind of the mare. She won't have as much attention on you if the colt is at her side or outside the training area. The mare is young so give her time to raise the foal and then start her. Did you breed her back?
I would start her and the foal on ground work. There is no reason you cannot tie her with the baby there and halter break the baby, teach them both to respect your space and work with both of them. The younger the babies are started, the easier it is to break them to ride. And, no, I'm not talking about bridles and saddles, just messing with them, halter breaking them, teaching them to lead, getting them used to loading in the trailer, etc.
Your right ms, I don't know why I assumed that if you have a mare and foal the mare is at least halter broke and can tie. I guess that seems the norm for me unless you pick up a wild mustang (blm) or somehting like that. I asked if the mare was bred back becuase to me breeding a filly at 2 yrs is too young, If you want a good horse give the filly a chance to be a horse and some years to work with it. You can have a horse very well started in 30 to 90 days, but it takes years to have the horse gain the experiences to be a solid "bombproof" (which I don't believe there is such a horse as completly bombproof). But as ms said start the foal now, I start all my foals from day one.
You can only work with the foal for about 10 minutes a day and never scare it, have lots of patience and end on a positive note, always, even if it's 9 minutes of frustration and one little step in a positive way, end then.
JMO
Alan
You can only work with the foal for about 10 minutes a day and never scare it, have lots of patience and end on a positive note, always, even if it's 9 minutes of frustration and one little step in a positive way, end then.
JMO
Alan
the mare is both halter and lead broke, she's just not broke to ride. The colt has been being halter broke for about a month now, and is pretty much done, he is also trailer broke. I was just worried if the mare would have problems. Thanks
for the replies.
for the replies.
cleland":3c6nuk5k said:
If your going to try to start the mare I would say forget it until the mare has weaned the foal and has the foal out of her mind. You can still do ground work on her but I wouldn't try to work her under saddle. If she is bred back you have a small window to start her under saddle but you should quit at about 5 to 6 months into the pregancy. Work on the foal and forget the mare until the foal is weaned and out of the mares head.
JMO
Alan
pineypuncher
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clland i have found that ya can use a saddle with out a back cinch on a mare with foal to get them use to it while they are still nurseing their young .has long has the mare will stand for ya ya can train her to saddle by the time ya take the foal off then she should be ready for a rider. has long has you and the foal ddont get the mare to start kicking.
