| How to train a horse is something that will begin from | | | | take everything in stride. The ones that blow out are |
| birth. Most horses might not be handled at birth or even | | | | generally filled with a little more vim and vinegar than |
| until they are ready to be trained to saddle but from | | | | the others making training sometimes a little more fun. |
| birth they will learn all about the world around them. But | | | | How to train a horse to accept a blanket is the |
| once the horse becomes yours and of training age it | | | | necessary step before training them to accept the |
| will be your job to train it properly. For some, training | | | | saddle. After they have sniffed the blanket, rub it on |
| properly means that you will shell out the money to | | | | them so they get the feel of it and then set it on their |
| have someone else do it. But there is so much that | | | | back where it goes. If they stand for that then you can |
| you can do yourself that you will be surprised. | | | | take the step to work on how to train a horse to |
| I thought that I would give my suggestions on how to | | | | wear the saddle. To do that you take the saddle from |
| train a horse to accept a saddle. Keep in mind that this | | | | the gate and let them sniff it. They should be familiar |
| is after you should have already gotten familiar with | | | | with it from them getting to sniff it earlier. Once they |
| your horse and established an understanding of who is | | | | have shown you that they aren't afraid you easily set |
| "herd boss" and in charge. If you and the horse are | | | | it up onto their back and gauge their reaction. If they |
| both still thinking that the horse is in charge then you | | | | completely freak out then remove the saddle and let |
| might want to work on some other stuff before you | | | | them sniff it again and then repeat the last process. By |
| ever begin to work on how to train a horse to accept | | | | the way, this is a task that I suggest doing with a |
| a saddle. | | | | lightweight saddle so that you don't wear out your |
| How to train a horse to accept a saddle will first | | | | arms completely. |
| require that you work on letting it know what one even | | | | With the saddle now in place you will gently let the girth |
| is. Setting the saddle on a gate and letting the horse | | | | down and work to cinch up the saddle. I suggest only |
| sniff it is a good way to establish that. After they are | | | | getting it tight enough that you can lead the horse |
| familiar with the smell of the odd looking thing you will | | | | without it falling off and really causing a mess. Now |
| need to tie your horse with a slip knot. A slip knot is | | | | that the saddle is just tight enough to hold it in place |
| great because that way if they get too scared or try | | | | and the horse is standing calm, untie your horse and |
| to fall over backwards or something you can quickly | | | | begin to lead him around so that he can get the feel |
| release them before they do any real damage. So | | | | for it. If you have a small arena that you can lunge |
| with your horse tied to a sturdy post, take the blanket | | | | them in that would be great or if you don't think they |
| and let them sniff it. Some horses might blow out and | | | | will roll, turn them lose in there with the saddle so that |
| snort while others will just look at you as if you are | | | | they can move in whatever way they chose. A few |
| showing them the most boring thing there is and make | | | | days like this and you will have learned how to train a |
| no deal of it. How to train a horse to do anything with | | | | horse to accept saddle easily. |
| a horse like that is wonderful as they just seem to | | | | |