Ride your horse today for the horse you want tomorrow. --Charles Wilhelm Learn from renowned trainer Charles Wilhelm as he spends a year taking Jaz Poco Salsa, a yearling foundation-bred quarter horse filly, from haltering through the first two months of riding. In this training diary, you'll see Wilhelm's Foundation Training system in action and share the experience of doing colt-starting right. This practical guide details the safe, recommended progression of training exercises and includes: * Instructions covering everything from the essential basics through actual riding * Step-by-step, detailed exercises and training activities you can do with your young horse * Safety tips for grooming, feet handling, and preparing for the veterinarian * Advice for handling common setbacks and problems * Over 100 photos of the training and exercises * A chapter on training yourself--the mental aspect of horsemanship * An appendix packed with information on selecting and caring for a young horse Whether you are a novice, an intermediate, or an advanced horseperson, you can use this approach and these building blocks to get your horse mentally, emotionally, and physically ready to be your lifetime working partner.
Author(s): Charles Wilhelm
Publisher: Howell Book House
Year: 2006
Language: English
Commentary: 33750
Pages: 322
STARTING BABY JAZ: A Young Horse's Journey from Halter to Saddle......Page 3
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 10
WHY GET A YOUNG HORSE?......Page 11
YOU ARE A HORSE TRAINER!......Page 12
ULTIMATE TRAINING......Page 13
Overview......Page 15
WORKING WITH PRESSURE......Page 18
SO, WHAT IS ULTIMATE FOUNDATION TRAINING?......Page 21
NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP......Page 22
TRAINING EQUIPMENT......Page 24
GENERAL SAFETY AND TRAINING GUIDELINES......Page 28
Training Month 1: Charles Meets Jaz......Page 31
SELECTING THE RIGHT HORSE......Page 34
FIRST TRAINING EXERCISE: HALTERING......Page 39
LEADING......Page 44
HOOF HANDLING......Page 46
GROOMING......Page 51
Training Month 2: Earning Jaz’s Respect and Teaching Her to Tie......Page 55
BEGINNING LINE WORK......Page 59
LANDINGS......Page 64
TYING......Page 65
Training Month 3: Preparing Jaz for Saddle Work and the Vet......Page 71
CONCENTRATED CIRCLES......Page 77
MOVING THE HIP OVER......Page 81
DESENSITIZING YOUR BABY TO TOUCH......Page 83
Training Month 4: Asking for More, and Jaz’s First Bath......Page 91
LOOKING FOR CLEAR IMPROVEMENTS......Page 93
FIRST BATH......Page 95
Training Month 5: Jaz and Charles Take a Break......Page 101
CLIPPER TRAINING......Page 102
FOOD AGGRESSION......Page 106
Training Month 6, Part 1: De-Spooking: Jaz Overcomes Her Fears......Page 111
WORKING WITH A TARP......Page 112
INTRODUCING A PLASTIC BAG......Page 116
WORKING WITH THE TARP ON A LINE......Page 121
SACKING OUT WITH A TARP......Page 125
LAST STEP: LEAVE THE DRAPED TARP ON AND MOVE HER FORWARD......Page 129
GETTING CREATIVE WITH DE-SPOOKING......Page 130
GETTING A SADDLE THAT FITS......Page 131
PREPARING FOR SADDLING......Page 132
THE ROPE CINCH EXERCISE......Page 133
SACKING OUT WITH A SADDLE BLANKET......Page 134
WORKING WITH A SURCINGLE......Page 136
DESENSITIZING YOUR HORSE TO A SADDLE......Page 139
JAZ WEARS HER FIRST SADDLE......Page 141
BRIDLING......Page 142
YIELDING TO THE BIT EXERCISES ON THE GROUND......Page 148
THE HIP EXERCISE WITH A ROPE......Page 150
MORE ROPE EXERCISES......Page 151
BACK TO THE ROUND PEN......Page 155
ROUND PEN LOGIC......Page 156
CONSIDERATIONS FOR ROUND PENNING......Page 159
JAZ WORKING WELL IN THE ROUND PEN......Page 160
ROUND PEN RULES......Page 163
ROUND PENNING, STEP 1: GET YOUR HORSE MOVING CONSISTENTLY......Page 164
ROUND PENNING, STEP 2: ASK FOR A CHANGE OF DIRECTION......Page 166
THE BENEFITS OF ROUND PENNING......Page 172
IS YOUR HORSE READY TO RIDE?......Page 175
FIRST RIDES......Page 180
FIRST RIDES ON JAZ......Page 185
Training Month 8: Jaz Learns to Trailer Load......Page 191
WHY A TRAILER SEEMS SCARY TO A HORSE......Page 192
THE FOUR PARTS OF TRAILER LOADING......Page 193
TRAILER-LOADING EXERCISES......Page 194
JAZ IN SACRAMENTO......Page 207
CROSSING OBJECTS DEMONSTRATION......Page 209
WORKING AT HOME WITH JAZ......Page 211
COLT STARTING AT THE RANCH......Page 217
TEACHING YOUR HORSE TO GUIDE......Page 237
Training Month 10: The Mental Side of Horsemanship......Page 251
TRAIN YOURSELF TO BE FOCUSED......Page 252
BE CLEAR IN YOUR INTENTIONS......Page 253
WORK WITH YOUR FEAR......Page 254
SET REALISTIC GOALS......Page 255
Conclusion: Looking Back: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby......Page 257
THE EARLY MONTHS......Page 258
THE MIDDLE MONTHS......Page 260
THE LATER MONTHS......Page 261
FIRST RIDES AND BEYOND......Page 262
A WORD ON HOOF CARE......Page 263
GOOD-BYE FOR NOW......Page 264
FINDING A REPUTABLE BREEDER by Charles Wilhelm......Page 267
PRE-PURCHASE EXAM TIPS FOR THE YOUNG HORSE......Page 273
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR THE YOUNG HORSE......Page 279
NUTRITION FOR THE YOUNG HORSE......Page 283
ABOUT JAZ RANCH......Page 301
ABOUT CHARLES WILHELM TRAINING RANCH......Page 307
Index......Page 313
