Horses born to learn

Bruce Drago 

As early as a few hours or days after they are born, foals can undergo an actual training. The first few weeks of a foal’s life are essential in his learning process. In fact, it is during this time that it will learn the basic lessons in life.

You can start off by cuddling the foal in its stall. Then you may walk the foal around in the barn. You can try to use a flexible wand so you can gently pat the foal lightly if he falters or hangs. You would also need to train the foal to stay in the place where you left him. This training may take a few sessions before the foal will be obedient.

These are the basics of horse training. The trick here is to be able to teach the foal how to learn on his own. When he becomes older, it’ll be easier for you to train him more difficult feats.

Just remember that the most important thing you can instil in your foal is trust between the both of you. With trust, it’ll be easy for you to conduct your training. Trustful foals will be willing to listen to you and absorb all the knowledge that you wish to impart.

If you can manage to inspire the foal to be trained in the earliest stage of its life, you can be sure that it’ll grow to be an honest and submissive horse. These early lessons are the backbone of the foal’s higher education.

Bruce Drago