Well I've thought about it long and hard and some changes will be taking place here at MDA. I've got some horses up for sale and I've put in for less hours at work so I can put 10 sessions in with my horses myself. Now to figure out what horses to work with so I can fire those hands. I really don't know if I want to start with the babies or the older horses that need to refresh on their ground manners and saddle/harness basics.
Thrill, shown under the name Ariannaid Aur, earned her Beginner's Championship title and plaque last month! Very proud of this Dew Granddaughter. Her dam has stalled at 12 points perhaps she needs a refresher from the ground up. Might put some time in with Snow, we'll see.
I think I will work with the older horses first. Now the question I have is do I work with 10 horses or spend more time with just a couple? Thoughts and guidance please!
In other news, there are five mares confirmed pregnant and two more that I missed getting the vet out for. Since none of the foals are nominated, taking some time off to get settled in a new routine, I am just hoping both mares caught and only have one foal in there growing. I'll post updates on them as I know them.
Not sure if you have made a training plan yet, but I personally like to spend about 30 minutes apiece with my horses, which limits it to 3 a month. But I switch out and work with 3 different ones the next month. Usually a green horse, a 2 yr old and one in discipline training. I have refreshed all the older ones I am going to, and they are being groomed only right now. I have also switched to only western and draft, no more eventing. Just too much for me to keep track of. Hope that helps. :-)
ReplyDeleteI started out with 10 horses and now I'm down to two, I will work with at a time. I may pick up one of this years foals for the third but I'm very impressed with the two yearlings I'm working with.
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