{"id":33468,"date":"2018-11-01T14:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.flywheelsites.com\/?p=33468"},"modified":"2018-11-01T12:38:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T16:38:09","slug":"starting-colts-vs-breaking-colts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/starting-colts-vs-breaking-colts\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Colts vs. Breaking Colts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have spoken to many people who claim to be very well educated when it comes to horses, but the moment they refer to \u201cbreaking horses\u201d or \u201cbreaking colts\u201d I am automatically turned off and have lost interest in whatever they say next.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am in no way a professional when it comes to training horses, this is just my opinion based on my personal experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people in this day and age could not tell you the difference between starting a colt and breaking a colt. Let me explain.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting a colt basically means you and that colt are working together as a team to achieve a long-term goal. You are asking for that horse to work with you, not demanding.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are firm but not forceful.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When he pulls back from being unsure, you give him his head, speak softly and try again.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When he pauses going forward, under the saddle you encourage him to continue.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have feelings and a mind. They are not dumb nor are they are not a machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Horses are pleasing animals by nature and they seek your approval.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I start a colt I am not forcing him to do anything. At the end of the day I want to know my young horse did what I asked because he wanted to do it, that is key. I look at starting a colt as a long-term relationship I am trying to cultivate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether the horse is my own personal companion or one I am working with for someone else I want the horse to trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Trust is crucial.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do not trust the massive animal underneath you (or he doesn&#8217;t trust you), things could go terribly awry.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, I interpret \u201cbreaking horses\u201d to be an old cowboy term.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breaking a colt is completely different than starting one. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word \u201cbreaking\u201d in the horse word literally translates to, \u201cbreaking their spirit\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does that sound pleasant? I didn&#8217;t think so either.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are forcing that animal under fear and intimidation into doing what you want.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under those terms, you are not creating the animal to trust you or anyone else.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Once a horse has lost all trust in a human, it is extremely hard to regain it.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When starting a young horse I want to have peace of mind knowing that if I end up handing the reins over to someone else, I have handed them a loving animal willing to please and learn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Horses are my passion. I am absolutely intrigued with them. They are magnificent animals! The feeling I get when accomplishing a goal and working as a team is beyond rewarding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would love to hear from you on how you handle younger horses needing a little direction in life!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have spoken to many people who claim to be very well educated when it comes to horses, but the moment they refer to \u201cbreaking horses\u201d or \u201cbreaking colts\u201d I am automatically turned off and have lost interest in whatever they say next.\u00a0I am in no way a professional when it comes to training horses,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":33472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-riding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.6 (Yoast SEO v26.7) - 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