Holidays on Horseback

Horse Training Programme

 

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Sprite in the foxgloves

Horse working conditions in the hills are conducive to a long and healthy life, so most FreeRein horses have been with us for many years. A new arrival has much to learn. Two out of three will prove unsuitable. First he/she will live with the general herd who, I believe, tell him what the job is all about. Every morning he will come in with the working horses and get into the routine of being groomed, having his feet picked up and should soon learn table manners so that he will eat peacefully from his feed bucket alongside the other horses.

 

He will then be ridden with the Guided Rides & Onto the Trail Courses by a back up guide. In this way he will get used to everything that happens along the trails and at overnight stops. He then progresses to Guide Horse.

 

After several trails, if he prove suitable, his (or her) great day comes - he is entrusted to look after his first customer!