The education of a young horse which is important for safety of her owner is begun from the first days and continued during all dressage. That she quietly reacted to a surrounding situation and submitted to will of the rider, use a number of consecutive exercises which purpose consists in domestication of a horse to the person and schooling to conditions of keeping, surrounding objects, sounds and smells.
Instruction
1. That the horse got used to communication with people, her education easier one person has to be engaged. At the beginning it is impossible to be to her too exacting as she will behave at first shy and mistrustfully, not to understand what from it is wanted. To accustom a horse to itself, she needs to be encouraged and stroked. In education of a horse the tone of a voice is of great importance: quiet tone she can be calmed if she is afraid of something, to praise for merits. Using the sharp, increased tone, the horse is warned about punishment which will follow in case of resistance.
2. Development of feelings is one of the main tasks in education of a horse. Her sight has to get used to new objects. The horse spending much time in the stable will gradually wean from the objects which are found on the area. That new smells did not frighten a horse, it is necessary to accustom her sense of smell to them. Elimination of the fearfulness which is present at horses at sharp unexpected sounds is also studied by gradual schooling to them.
3. To secure with trust and arrangement of a horse, it is useful to feed her from hands with sugar, bread or carrots. Before entering a stall, the horse needs to be called, encouraged by voice. Having entered, it is necessary to stroke her and to give food. Out of an arena it is better to drive a horse on a long string, to allow it to pinch a grass, to roll and approach the objects interesting her.
4. The thicket should feed a young horse with hay, giving it in the small portions. For maintaining health and physical development of a horse it is necessary to happen as often as possible in the fresh air. She needs daily classes and conductings. To protect an animal from cold, it is necessary to contain it in light, spacious and dry stables, to clean the stall thoroughly and to provide it a plentiful laying.
5. To accustom a horse to a vznuzdyvaniye and a sedlovka, the equipment needs to be dressed with care not to frighten an animal of the sharp address. The horse at the same time needs to be encouraged by voice and an oglazhivaniye. Start a dressage of a horse after she accustoms with conditions of accommodation and will get used to the person. Classes are given daily, gradually raising requirements and increasing duration. Whenever possible, it is better to carry out them in an open arena. The horse running towards the house is very impatient and impetuous. Very important point in education is its control allowing to avoid an undesirable habit.