The Backing process

By Freddy Steele

The Backing process

Freddy Steels talks to us about how he instils an understanding of pressure in his young horses during starting.

 

It may surprise you that I like to back my young horses in a halter but without a saddle. I am more in-tune with feeling their every move underneath me. Of course, I do add the saddle into the backing process, as it will be useful in the future for more advanced movements, and after all, most people do ride in a saddle. 

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