08/28/2017
It's time to choose who will start your yearlings!
This is a yearling filly by Forestry - it is her second training session of any kind, ever. She was straight out of the field, not a sale prepped yearling. Here, she is quiet, responsive, calm. Notice I am still riding her in a halter. ( I introduce a bit/bridle next) She has been taught to yield to pressure, to move forward on command, to walk, jog, stop, and stand still for mounting and dismounting anywhere, without additional restraint from a ground person. She is navigating her turns and transitions upon my signal without stress or frustration. This simple beginning represents the building blocks for future success on the track, the trail, or the show ring. A rider/trainer must be absolutely clear and consistent to obtain this result, and then build upon it.
I have started many,many colts, fillies, yearlings, and older horses for the track, and the result I achieve is a calm, confident young horse who quickly learns the ropes at the busiest morning track, is easy to teach to load into the gate, and is responsive and attentive to his rider under the most stressful circumstances. A well trained horse is safer to gallop, and to work around, and is also is less likely to get hurt for a myriad of reasons. A horse that gets loose and gets hurt or hurts someone else wastes TIME and MONEY- the two most precious resources in a race horse's career. An injured prospect may never return to former ability, and it is best to prevent injury and training mishaps from the beginning.
At Break To Breeze Racing, my riders and I are very cognizant that time is money, and a well schooled youngster saves more than that. We school your young horses from first steps under saddle, to learning to gallop at the track, to breezing and official works, all the way to gate work and getting their final gate OK before they start in their first races - and everything in between.
Call Mary Mannis at 859.559.5646 to discuss your young horse, and your career goals for him.
