When I bought BB back she had a yearling stud colt still at her side so he came with her. He has never been handled until he was loaded onto the trailer. Same day we got home a broke my wrist then four weeks later I tore and pulled all the ligaments and tendons in my ankle. This poor boy has only had the halter on him four or five times. I have been having issues getting out on my bum foot but last night I decided to take him into the round pen and start working him my goal last night was to join up. Well about 20 feet from the round pen he spooked and I stumbled on my bad foot scaring him moor and I got a kick square in the chest. A fellow border came over asked if I was ok, I told him I was just winded, and gestured at the now free running colt.

other borders got him with a lasso and they took over the training session.

The lunged him and then began to desensitize him to touch, they put the saddle blanket on him the full 9. I allowed it because they have way more experience over horses then I do.  the only part I really don't like about the way it is done with were I am at is they start ridding at 1 or 1 1/2 years of age.

After they were done working him there were three offers to buy him on the table. none were worth taking. I know he can be a vary wonderful horse once things are taken care of and he gets trained.

my question

what can I do to install respect/ and still have him meet me at the gate

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Hello Felice,

There are some fantastic ways to bond and improve respect with your boy without putting yourself physically close to him or in danger.  There are even some methods where you could actually be resting your injuries and still having a powerful affect on your relationship and boundaries. I got into liberty training because I had a back injury that kept me out of the saddle and unattached to lines.  With your injuries you are likely cautious around him and he can feel that and is more likely to feel insecure and spook.

You can check out my website www.heathernelsonlibertytraining.com for some training ideas, (there are some videos on the training tips page that can help) and feel free to email me directly about your questions.

I get the sense from your message "I allowed it" that although you recognized that the people who took over your training session are more experienced than you there was something in your gut that didn't feel good.  You can listen to that gut feeling.  Just because someone has more hours around horses than you doesn't necessarily make them an expert.  I've been in that situation before when I was younger and I allowed too much pressure to be placed on my horse because I felt like they knew better than little old me.  Your intuition knows!

Heather 

I know we do things a bit differently in the UK and we rarely start a young horse until their 3rd year when they will learn to accept a saddle and be sat on. It's unlikely the horse would be ridden before it is 4. Flat racing is the exception and I wish the rules would change to bar any horse under 3 from racing - 4 would be better but 3 is a start! A horse's growth plates are not closed until they are around 5 or even more for big draught or warmbloods. My first job would be to get him gelded if he is not to be used for breeding. If the USA is anything like the UK there are far too many horses of poor quality being bred - not saying that is yours but there is a wise saying "Fools breed horses for wise men to buy" Spend the time until he is mature getting to know your young horse and teaching him basic manners, you know, being led/caught/groomed/pick up feet/tie/ etc That's what I did with a filly I bred some years ago and she was so easy when it came to starting ridden work as a 4 yo. I had the advantage of handling her a little bit daily from the first day of her life. I groomed her with my fingers all over and lifted each foot an inch or so off the ground before she was a day old! Do NOT lunge a baby horse - this can have a very detrimental effect. Better to wait a bit and long rein - 2 reins are better than1! Good luck with your young man :)

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