We free jumped Derwin one time, last April, (1st photo) at the - TopicsExpress



          

We free jumped Derwin one time, last April, (1st photo) at the beginning of his four year old year, to see if he had any natural instincts. Once we knew that he did, not a single jump more all summer, just walking on the Vermont hills. Now it`s September, (2nd photo) and he`s got nice muscling, and he seems to be getting to know where his feet are, up and down hill, in natural terrain, as he gets nearer five years old. The only reason to rush harder, faster work is human neediness. Sure, don`t let the 4 year olds sit and turn into to blobs, but work them by walking them, and some straightforward trotting while their bodies, tendons, joints adjust to increasing work loads. What little you may lose in the young years you will way more than make up for in the later years. Greedy humans wreck young horses. As simple as that.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:01:29 +0000

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