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hey im like the other people ,, when im breaking a horse i always start with ground work ..... lots of it.... i try not to start putting alot of weight on his back until he has reach the age of 3 ,, because to me his or hers back bone has not fully become strong until then ,, and you have there backbone pinching them , causes alot of back problem,,, the ground training should be handy,, for when that day comes all you do is climb aboard, without the problem.
d.dunaway
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I dont think you should have too much of a problem with a 3 year old, riding then hard at a young age can mess them up, but if your not too heavy, and have a plan were you dont ride every day, dont do to many tight circles, and dont jump riding a few days a week wont be detremental. the bigger picture here is training. how much experience do you have, did you get the horse professionally backed? if you dont have too much experience and backed him yourself you may need to let him go for a while and start over. i just bought a baby myself, ive ridden 4 year olds and very greenies but never broke/ gentled a horse myself. Im not even going to mess around when it comes to starting to break. The best thing you can do is call a professional, that you can trust and knows their stuff. It seems like you dont have extensive experience with training a baby, else you wouldnt be on here talking to us.
Lacys Corona
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Most of what ive heard is that most people go by when the knees close as a time when the horse can be started under training. A horses back doesnt fully develope until the horse is 7 or so years of age, most people will ride before then anyways, just thought that was a good little fun fact.
If the horse is standing on three feet, id have a vet and a farrier out there looking at him. At three years old i doubt he is 17.2 he would still have an inch or two left to go, he could just be huge, but it depends on the breed.
He sounds like he just need to be taken back to groundwork, lunging, and probably some ground driving.
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