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Foal Training Explained: The First Two Years
Mare owners, if you'd like to get your colt or filly started out with a proper foundation, I would suggest the investment of $5.99 in my foal-training course.

 

- Download and print from your home computer
- 5 days, 5 chapters
- Learn at your own pace

 

With your horse haltered and standing there with you in your pen, attach a lunge line or lariat to the ring of his halter. In a minute we'll want to put some distance between the two of you – enough space to keep you from being kicked (which means one "horse length" or more), so a good length of rope will be necessary.

Today's theme is "learn to give to pressure." This is the fundamental concept behind all training – it's a biggie. Pick up the reins and ask the horse to turn, stop, back up or collect... he's giving to the bit, and therefore pressure. When he moves away from our legs, picks up a hoof to have it picked, leads willingly... with all of these things, he's giving to pressure. If he wasn't, he'd be tugging at the reins to nibble grass, pulling back as he's tied, dragging behind while being lead, or barreling ahead ignoring our request to stop. Training is about "giving to pressure," period.