{"id":953,"date":"2017-08-06T16:53:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T20:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equestrianbootsandbridles.com\/?p=953"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:29:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T17:29:02","slug":"the-first-steps-to-training-a-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianbootsandbridles.com\/the-first-steps-to-training-a-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Steps to Training a Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
You might think that the first steps to training a horse will depend on what type of training style you want to employ. When you search “how to train a horse” on Google you’ll find lots of buzz words and quick approaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You might have heard the term “natural horsemanship” for instance. There’s also training specific to types of horse disciplines (i.e. race horses vs. barrel horses<\/a> vs. dressage horses). You can even find fun things like “clicker training”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These are all very valid approaches. My thinking on how to train a horse is not really a specific approach as much as it is a system. A system of communicating with horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I think of horse training, I like to stick with the basics. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I don’t train particularly for any one thing but rather I train for a general ability to communicate clearly with my horse. That way you establish a relationship and then go on to do anything you like. This may not be the fastest or most efficient way to train a racehorse, for example, but for my purposes it works well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n