Hi all. I don't post usually but I appreciate all of your knowledge.
I have a 2 1/2 year old Arabian gelding. There is a picture of him on my
site at http://www.keyway.net/crafts.
I have him as for sale but I have decided to keep him.
I am breaking him myself. Which is something I have done before with
Arabs, TB's and QTR's while working for a trainer. We usually just get
on when we were confident the horse would not freak out.
(I'm not going to go into the whole training regime.)
But I understand there are opinions on when to actually start riding an
Arabian. I hear 3 is ok.
Then I hear that the knees must be closed. This is a new one for me. Can
someone explain the knee thing?
Also, When are Arabians "Mature" in size?
I have only had this horse for 2 months. We are working on groundwork,
the saddle, No riding yet. But I have been laying on his back. I plan to
teach him to ground drive before I ride him. He seems very calm and
accepting.
Thanks for your ideas and opinions!
Francy who is not in a hurry, just having lots of fun owning a "new
breed" (for me) of horse.