big e
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Post by big e on Dec 26, 2005 22:39:11 GMT 1
;D Dear All, Can anyone on here recommend someone nice and experienced to bring on my boy. He is rising 4, wears tack, hacks out in company but has had no real schooling. (I did a bit in the summer, walk trot stand but since the clocks went back.....) He's a lovely dopey traditional cob, wit no hang ups or vices or fears. I feel as if i've taken him as far as i can go and would like to find a decent kind person to teach him the basics, walk, trot, canter on both reins and of course brakes. I'm based in Norfolk near Kings Lynn and would prefer him to go somewhere where i can visit and watch so i can continue his education when we get home or someone who will come to me and school him in the field. Can anyone recommend anybody. I have tried Pony club but wasn't happy with the people mentioned. I'd like to get him up and running for this summer.
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Post by Louise C on Dec 27, 2005 12:16:13 GMT 1
Can highly recommend Nicole and Adam RA's from Cirencester, Glos, they are under Horse Help on left hand menu, but that's a bit of a distance from you. They do have a house on site though where you can go and stay for courses so maybe worth thinking about.
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big e
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Post by big e on Dec 27, 2005 20:47:08 GMT 1
;DThanks Louise, but ideally i would like him to go somewhere in the Norfolk area. Anyone? ??
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Post by roo on Dec 27, 2005 21:06:34 GMT 1
Either Adam and Nicole or Ian VB who are all excellent IH people and will do a fantastic job. Or why not try calling your local RA if you want to stay at home? Good luck - it sounds like you've done a fab job on him
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big e
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Post by big e on Dec 29, 2005 18:02:59 GMT 1
uppity, there must be someone in Norfolk
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pip
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Post by pip on Dec 29, 2005 20:24:24 GMT 1
This is going to be expensive! I put my horse into "training livery" when I go on holiday to keep him fit and improve his education (he works hard while I rest!) and it cost me £120 per week last year. And he was mostly living out.
It might be a good idea for you to do this for a short time to give him a "flying start" but how long can you afford?
This is really where the hard work starts with a young horse. It is fairly easy to get a horse backed and going quietly (provided they have been correctly handled from the start and have a nice temperament). What might be a good idea is for you to have some regular lessons from someone who has brought on lots of young horses and you get on with, with some occasional lessons for you on an older horse as well. It is often a relief to get on an older horse that knows what the rider means and is a break for the rider.
If you had regular lessons you can work on what the instructors tells you, until the next lesson and gradually build up your knowlege base. Syliva Loch's books are good too.
I did this with my young horse, but it has to be said that I really only started to make good progress when I had some (mega expensive) lessons from a better instructor, where we progressed in leaps and bounds. I keep going to the "Riding Club" instructor, but they were actually missing out large chunks of what I should have been doing, because I suppose they did it without realising (which is very common with instructors). However, just going reguarly did improve my horse a lot, he was wasn't going as well as I had hoped and it was taking a long time. My mega good one has really just taught me to ride properly.
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julia
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Post by julia on Jan 3, 2006 14:36:32 GMT 1
I have PM'd you.
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