Consistency and repetition is key in the next weeks and months of the horses training just like children and other species such as dogs need constant teaching in order to grow. Throughout the next month each horse will continue to grow in it’s training, continually working on the four stages that were worked on in the beginning.

The horses will then become familiar with the bridal and bit, learning how to carry themselves in a collected frame. Through this I start to introduce bending and flexibility, we want our horses to maneuver its body in different ways that are not necessarily natural movements for the horse.

As time progress’s the horse will learn the many different tasks we as riders will require of them throughout it’s life time; wanting to produce a willing partner who will respond to the softest cues of the rider. The level at which the horse progresses to is dependent on many different factors such as the length of time he/she has been in the program.

The longer and more time a horse has to learn the better, keeping that in mind the learning process for horses is in essence it’s whole life. Just like humans we are continually growing in our skill levels and life, so too does the horse.

Another factor to consider is that some horses just as humans are slower learners than others and some are very fast learners meaning each horse is different as to what they will know after any given time. With that in mind I can guarantee that if training a horse that has had no work done on him will be able to walk, trot, canter both directions and back up after a one moth period.

That however is only laying the foundation for the horse and only scratching the surface of the potential of the horse. It is after the first month that the horse will begin to understand what they have been learning and for the knowledge to begin to sink in.