The Ultimate Guide To Starting Young Horses Well: The First Foundations
The Ultimate Guide To Starting Young Horses Well: The First Foundations (Part 1 & 2)
with Charlie Carr, Sarah Weston, Gillian Higgins, Lynn Chapman, Joanna O’Neill, Ian Vandenberghe, Jake Harris, Sue Palmer, Sandra Williams, Jim Goddard, Rosie Jones McVey, Cyndie Gould
A comprehensive, welfare-led collection for anyone raising, handling or starting a young horse, from foalhood and first handling through to first rides, hacking, loading and outings.
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Description
A good start is not a quick start. It is the accumulated effect of thousands of small, thoughtful experiences: feeling safe with people, learning to lead, standing quietly, exploring new places, carrying a rider with confidence and discovering that the wider world is manageable.
This is one of our most comprehensive mini-magazines. Across 33 original Intelligent Horsemanship Magazine pages, it brings together guidance on weaning and early development, physical maturity, choosing the right person to back your horse, fitting a Dually® correctly, groundwork basics, first ridden exercises, loading foundations, hacking, first outings and riding while leading.
The collection deliberately combines newer welfare and development information with carefully chosen earlier articles that remain rich in practical detail, progressive exercises and real-life experience. It is not a substitute for skilled, hands-on help with an individual horse, but it offers a remarkably thorough foundation for making kind, sensible decisions at every stage.
Whether you are raising a foal, bringing on a youngster, preparing an unhandled horse or simply want to understand why the earliest stages matter so much, this guide is designed to help you build confidence without rushing, forcing or asking too much too soon.
Included articles
- Tiny Tim! — Cyndie Gould, Winter 2012, pp. 42–43
- Weaning: Why It Matters for a Horse’s Whole Life — Charlie Carr, Spring & Summer 2026, pp. 33–35
- Born Ready — Sarah Weston, Autumn 2014, pp. 19–20
- Growth & Development: The Journey of a Lifetime — Gillian Higgins, Winter 2023, pp. 20–21
- Training the Young Horse: What You Should Be Teaching Your Young Horse — IH Training Section, featuring Lynn Chapman, Joanna O’Neill and Ian Vandenberghe, Autumn 2015, pp. 18–19
- Starting Out: Choosing the Right Person to Back Your Horse — IH Training Section, Autumn 2015, pp. 25–26
- Starting Right: The Physical Side — Sue Palmer, Autumn 2015, p. 27
- Recipes for Successful Horsemanship: Step-by-Step Fitting the Dually® — Sandra Williams, Autumn 2021, pp. 34–35
- Training the Young Horse: The Basics — Sandra Williams, Autumn 2015, pp. 20–21
- From the Ground to the Saddle: The Box — Jim Goddard, Autumn 2022, pp. 24–26
- From the Ground to the Saddle: Cruising for Canter — Jim Goddard, Winter 2022, pp. 30–32
- From the Ground to the Saddle: Steering & Suppleness — Jim Goddard, Spring 2023, pp. 28–30
- Foundations for Loading — Joanna O’Neill, Autumn 2015, p. 23
- Hacking Out — Lynn Chapman, Autumn 2015, p. 22
- First Outing — Rosie Jones, Autumn 2015, p. 24
- Riding & Leading — Joanna O’Neill, Spring 2018, pp. 23–25
