Bought one of these
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wienermobile#/media/File:Wienermobile-NAIAS-2005.jpg
to drive to the feedstore for treats and such. Nothings to good for my Wiener I mean Weaner… Oh you all get it!
Bought one of these
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wienermobile#/media/File:Wienermobile-NAIAS-2005.jpg
to drive to the feedstore for treats and such. Nothings to good for my Wiener I mean Weaner… Oh you all get it!
Timely thread for me as I’m raising a youngster as well and it’s been a while! Main thing I’ve tried to do is keep sessions short and sweet and not daily. I see her daily, but I only handle her a few times a week. Mainly just catch her, groom, tie, pick up feet, etc.
Whoop their ass when needed.
Be the boss from the start.
I’ll second the clicker training. Has worked wonders with working through glitches in training.
Loads of hanging out in the trailer. Plus desensitizing to strange sounds. Stand beside and quickly zip and unzip a jacket. If you’re riding, eventually, and need to remove a layer, this sound can catch them off guard the first few times. I lay a noisy rain sheet on them and have it make all kinds scary sounds. As everyone’s said - the more you can do in the beginning, the better citizen you’ll have in the end. Have fun!
Sent one to a no-nonsense, cow-wrangling, takes-no-crap cowboy for 30 days. I don’t know what happened there, nor do I care to know- Cowboy boards horses at the local vet’s farm so I did know it was totally safe. That the baby came back and was 100% up for anything you asked for and would tie anywhere, all day long (this is so invaluable IMO).
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I’m a big fan of getting them to horse shows when they are young. Get them somewhat accustomed to the sights and sounds at a show before you are riding them. I miss that about breed shows when I could get my weanling, yearling, 2yo and 3yo out and about a few times a year. By the time I was riding them shows were old hat, which included trailering, clipping, bathing, standing tied, being respectful while being led and shown in hand, exposure to other horses, staying overnight in new stables and often even included being exposed to fair environments (carnivals, other animals, spectators, etc.).
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