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Make sure are comfortable working with horses. Get to know the horse. Set clear goals and measure your progress.

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It’s important that you are confident in your ability to handle a horse. Horses can sense if you’re unsure, and might not follow your lead. Before training, make sure that you feel comfortable not only riding a horse, but caring for one.  If you’re not a skilled rider or handler, that’s okay. Take some riding lessons or ask a local stable if they need some help mucking out stalls. The more you’re around horses, the more confident you will feel. If you have a new horse but don’t feel comfortable training it, you can hire a trainer or ask a friend with more experience to help you. Like humans, horses have different temperaments. Before you start training, spend time just being with the horse and observing their nature. You can watch how they react when someone approaches or when you try to touch them.  Slowly allow the horse to get used to your touch by softly touching their face. You can speak softly to them so that they get used to your voice. Some horses are more skittish than others and that’s okay. Just know that you might have to spend more time getting them to trust you. As with any training program, it’s important to know what you want to accomplish. Before you begin your sessions, take some time to write down what you would like to teach your horse to do. You might include things like:  Working on a lunge line. Standing still for the vet or farrier. Tolerating a saddle and bridle. Allowing you to ride them. Loading themselves into a trailer.