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Learn how to start groundwork training with a young horse in this free horse training video series.
There are 16 videos in this series:
Get horse-training experience before beginning ground work with young horses. Learn how to begin ground work training with young horses in this free horse training video.
Using a lunge line with a chain works well for young horses. Learn how to get a young horse from the paddock in this free horse training video.
Getting the horse to watch for body signals is a good starting point for beginning ground work with a young horse. Learn how to lead a young horse from the left during ground work training with young horses in this free horse training video.
Lead the horse from the right as well as the left to give the young horse experience with both sides. Learn how to lead a young horse to the right during ground work training in this free horse training video.
Use a lunge line when teaching a young horse to tie. Learn how to teach a young horse to tie in this free horse training video.
Attaching the lead rope to yarn on a young horse's halter will allow it to break free in case the horse spooks. Learn how to use yarn to tie a young horse's halter for ground work training in this free horse training video.
Teaching a young horses to cross tie can be frightening because the tie can restrict the horse's movement. Learn how to teach a young horse to cross tie in this free horse training video.
When a young horse is trained with both lunge lines, one-lunge line training can begin. Learn how to use one lunge line for ground work training with young horses in this free horse training video.
When a young horse is trained with one cross tie attached, attaching both cross ties is then possible. Learn how to attach cross ties to young horses in this free horse training video.
Preparing a young horse for lunging brings the horse closer to being able to carry a rider. Learn how to prepare young horses for lunging in this free horse training video.
Slowly, gently put the sircingle on a young horse, but be careful not to spook it. Learn how to put a sircingle on a young horse in this free horse training video.
Teaching a young horse to lunge prepares the horse to be ridden. Learn how to teach a young horse to lunge in this free horse training video.
A young horse must learn the trainer's expectations. Learn how to teach a young horse to circle in this free horse training video.
The horse whip helps to keep a young horse moving forward. Learn how to teach a young horse to go forward and come back in this free horse training video.
Horses become accustomed to ground work in a certain direction. Learn how to circle a young horse to the right in this free horse training video.
Even though a young horse does not always comply, the goal is to get the horse to go forward and come back. Learn how to train a young horse to go forward and come back on command in this free horse training video.
Man enjoys a unique relationship with horses. Horses have bravely carried us into battle. They have helped us travel over long stretches of terrain. In some parts of the world they still pull farmers' plows and carry loads and are indispensable in herding and driving cattle. Regardless of the task, all horses must be trained. Learn how to start groundwork training with young horses in this free horse training video series featuring horse trainer and Hampshire College equestrian team coach Mara Keith-Hunter. Keith-Hunter will demonstrate a number of training skills. She will explain how to get a young horse out of the paddock, and how to lead a young horse from the left and right. Keith-Hunter will demonstrate how to introduce a young horse to tying, and other tying steps and strategies. Lastly she will be explain how to prepare and train a young horse for lunging, and how to put a sircingle on a young horse, how to circle a horse and how to make a horse go forward and come back.
Mara Keith-Hunter Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for both the University of Findlay and the University of Massachusetts on their English equestrian teams. Keith-Hunter received an associates degree in equine studies at the University of Findlay and a bachelor’s degree in equine business management at the University of Massachusetts. Part of the University of Findlay reserve national team two years in a row, Keith-Hunter individually earned both champion and reserve champion honors. Currently she teaches riding lessons and trains horses at Sycamore Stables in Amherst, Massachusetts.dkdk
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