Colt Starting Challenge USA is a competition where trainers will have two 45 minute sessions to work with a horse the first day and one 45 minute session to train a horse to wear a saddle and to carry a rider. After their training the trainers will ride their horses through a obstacle course. On February 26-27, 2016 the challenge was going to be at the George Ingalls Equestrian Center in Norco. I went on February 26 but could not make it the last day of the challenge. Three of the four trainers where able to ride their horses by the end of the first day and two of the four trainers were able to ride their horses by the end of the first session. The trainers that were competing were Brian Sherburn, Jose Rodriguez, Mary Rose Anderson, and Russel Beatty.
Some of the things I learned:
- when the horse moves away move with them do not try to get them to stop
- get their feet to move you get into their mind
- don't move forward until they get past what spooks them
- harder to buck off their rider when going in small circles
- release of pressure when they relax shows/teaches them what you want
- straight line is a privilege
- curiosity helps in training(they get to see for themselves something is not a big deal)
- when having issues go back to ground work
- want them to come to you but not run you over
- rushing the horse will cause problems
- don't get confident(don't assume anything they will prove you wrong)
- need to stay relaxed and act as if everything is normal
- stick with it they will eventually stop
- know when it's enough and to stop
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| Jose Rodriguez took 2nd in the competition. |
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| Brian Sherburn took 3rd in the competition. |
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| Mary Rose Anderson took 1st in the competition. |
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| Russel Beatty took 4th in the competition. |
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