Responsible Horsemanship

When startintg a young horse you have a responsibility to give them the best start possible. You want to ensure that they have a solid foundation not only as a young horse, but to develp to thier full potential as a mature horse.
Training for a young horse goes beyond the first 30 days. The first 30 daysare the most important and that is why you must establish good ground manners quickly to assure safety for both horse and rider throughout the training process. If this is a task that you are not confident in seek professonal help, and this will help in the progression of both horse and rider. If problems ever arise with your horse that you can not overcome always seek professional help before the problem becomes dangerous.
If you have sent your young horse off to a trainer to get broke under saddle as a green horse, you must understand the program that they are in to continue thier training at home. Understanding the training will help horse and rider progress in a safe and timely manner. Before taking your young horse home take as many lessons as you can with your horse and the trainer to learn what the horse has been taught and how.
Knowing your abilities and limititations is very important in the start of a young horse. There might be something you excel at in thier training, but you might leave out hings you are not so good out and this could lead to bad habits throughout thier training. Understanding these limitatiins will help in finding the right trainer to help you. Also undrstanding that your horse's abilities and limitations are equally important. Every young horse is different not only in disposistion, but also in confirmation and this will lead to certain abilities and limitation.
Look for future discussion on "abilities and Limitations".