hettie
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Post by hettie on Jan 4, 2006 20:58:50 GMT 1
Hello
This spring I want to have my four year old professionally broken. What do I look for when I try to find someone for the job? Any ideas of how much it would cost \ how long it will take?
Bit worried about her going away, and having someone new do it, any thoughts please?
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Post by kas on Jan 4, 2006 21:09:22 GMT 1
Where are you?
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hettie
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Post by hettie on Jan 4, 2006 21:39:48 GMT 1
Essex
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Post by Lynn on Jan 4, 2006 22:18:29 GMT 1
Have you considered using an RA, look them up under Horse help.
My clients come and look around our yard meet the horses we are currently working with and their owners.
This helps us all get an idea of how we would get along, we include our owners in their horses training as much as possible. I also encourage them to fill out a long questionaire about themselves and their horses and where they see their partnership in the future. I also get them to look at lots of yards to make sure they are happy with what we are offering them and their horse. We discuss costs,time scales and various scenarios should training not progress as planned. We want our clients and their horses to be happy to trust us and feel we are open and honest. I like people who ask lots of questions it shows they are thinking things through. How long horses stay and how much it costs depends on each individual. Some horses come having lots of life experience and owners just want us to introduce a rider and basic paces, other come straight from a field with no experience and stay until they are well schooled and hacking confidently. Hope this helps.
Lynn
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Post by jill on Jan 4, 2006 22:19:55 GMT 1
Look for someone who has done a good job on someone else's horse - it's a job that will influence the rest of his or her life (horse, that is!!) Ask around, and also find out how they work - ask if you can visit, if they say no, don't touch them with a barge pole, chances are they are being less than kind. And ask about how long - if they give a definite answer that isn't good news - the correct answer should be however long it takes, which means they will be going at the horse's pace, not your budget.
I had a 4 year old broken in the autumn, paid £80 p.w. which I think is very reasonable, and she was there for 5 weeks. I had taught her to lunge long rein and wear saddle and bridle, so it could have taken longer, but they were more than happy for me to visit, which I did several times.
And if you do pick the wrong one and your horse is clearly very stressed, don't be shy about terminating the contract - it really is far too important to mess up.
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hettie
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Post by hettie on Jan 4, 2006 22:44:04 GMT 1
Lynn - Your not near me are you? You sound just the sort of person Im looking for! Thanks for that very helpful.
Jill - Thanks very much too, great tips and good to have a rough idea of what things might cost. I've lunged her, and she wears tack no problem. I've sat on her bareback for short periods and I was going to long rein until the wet weather made my schooling area too muddy! I will get looking around some yards.
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Post by honey on Jan 5, 2006 0:30:19 GMT 1
Yeah definately get a recommended person even if you have to wait. we professionally break horses and also reschool and usually end up with reschooling or should i say picking up the peieces of badly broken horses and are normally last resort. so definately get a recommendation because a lot of professional people aren't have doing the job.
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