First Rider and First Ridden Steps
Finding the right person to back your young horse can be very difficult and the wrong decision at this fragile point in a horse’s career can have devastating and long-lasting effects. When a young horse takes that first step, and feels the weight of the rider on his back for the first time, you really never know how he’s going to respond. It can be a difficult time for a young horse and they need to be assured that everything is going to be okay. Experienced riders of young horses can see what a horse is thinking at every second and will ease them through the process by diffusing potential traumas before they begin. This takes many years of experience to perfect so think very carefully who that first rider should be.
