Choosing A Horse Trainer

Depending on your relationship with your horse, sending him to a trainer can feel a lot like sending your child to school for the first time. The training your horse receives will forever influence his mindset and behavior. A young horse can be compared to a brand new notebook with perfectly white pages just waiting to be written on. Every learning situation the colt experiences with a trainer is his story being written; each request, response, reward, and feeling that happens will form the colt’s opinions and attitudes.

A good trainer’s work is like the beautiful script of a careful penman. On the other hand, no amount of erasing or scratching out can correct the messy work of a bad trainer. The end result of a seasoned riding horse is only reached when hours of detailed labor have been invested, and choosing the right person for the job is of utmost importance.

To find a good trainer in your area, ask for recommendations from horse owners you know and trust. If you have seen a lot of good horses coming from a particular trainer, you will feel better about trusting your horse to his or her teaching. You want to look for a trainer who specializes in what your horse needs, so evaluate the goals you have for your horse and be open when communicating those plans to the trainer. A good trainer has the ability to read a horse and view each horse as an individual with specific needs and differences. You want someone who is able to effectively communicate with your horse. If you have the opportunity, go watch the trainer work and ride and get a good grasp of the techniques and temperament of the trainer. Watching the same trainer work with a variety of horses will help you to see how knowledgeable or lacking in expertise he or she is.





Before you make an agreement with a trainer, be sure of what you are getting for the price. Some trainers will ride a horse three times a week, while other trainers will get in six rides a week. Usually you pay a trainer by the month, so be aware that your horse might get ridden only half as much by one trainer than another, depending on their training schedule.

Just remember that every horse is a product of the influences he has had. Ensuring that your horse has a good trainer produces in the end a finished novel of success that everyone will marvel at.Kerrie Tischer is the owner of Livery Stable. If you’re in the market to sell or buy a horse, this is the place to start. They offer horses for sale as well as detailed information on riding, selecting a good horse and much more. Visit online at http://www.liverystable.net/ for more information.

Choosing A Horse Trainer / Robert Bell