How long to train horse for hunter ring?
Betty asked:
How much training would a young horse, let’s say 5-6 year old need to start in hunters? Can an intermediate adult rider handle such training?
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How much training would a young horse, let’s say 5-6 year old need to start in hunters? Can an intermediate adult rider handle such training?
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Of course, it’s going to depend on your time to train more than anything else. Remember it takes a horse about a year to rebuild muscle and tendon to do a new job, so if your horse hasn’t been doing much, give her time to get fit. If she’s already fit, then two short lessons a day work better than one long one, also horses are latent learners, and time off helps them learn!
Good luck!
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a lot. i am currently training my 6 yr old gelding to be a junior hunter, and we have been doing the 2′6″-2′9″ for almost a year and he has been ridden 5-6 x per week. it requires a LOT of training to get the horse to be fancy and ready for teh show ring at the big A or AA shows, but you can start out by taking them to C or B shows and trying their experience there. it takes a really long time and a lot of patience, but with the help of a trainer i’m sure you could take it on. just don’t expect it to all happne in the blink of an eye!
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This really depends on the horse, trainer and situation.
I think an intermediate rider could train a hunter, especially if under the supervision of a coach or trainer. How long it would take depends on what level of showing you wanted to do, how green the horse is, and how much time you have.