Is my horse too old to learn new behavior?
Today’s horse training question comes from Manda. She writes: “I have a 13 yr old qh mare that has not been worked with much in 2 yrs, (so im told) is she to old and set in her ways to start over with her as if she is a three or four year old?? Please help me before I give up on her!”
Hi Manda, thank you for your question. I believe that a horse is never to old to be re-started. And I think you are taking exactly the right approach to re-start her as if she is a 3 or 4 year old. If the mare has some deep seated training problems, the best thing you can do is go back to the beginning and start over building her foundation properly. If there are specific behaviors that you are having trouble with, please let me know and I’ll be glad to suggest training solutions.
