Horse preparation and basic training:
Following basic breaking-in, a horse’s preparation and schooling can take many specialized paths, depending on its intended discipline.
Naturally, training here begins in early foalhood. By the time a horse starts its work and breaking-in at around 2 to 4 years of age, it should already be well accustomed to essential handling routines.
- halter trained and easy to lead
- stands for trimming, injections, and oral paste dosing
- It has learned to accept the handler’s complete authority
- Not fearful, can be approached and handled, etc.
Training:
Our methods draw from multiple sources. The teachings of the classical schools are absolutely essential and important to us. In addition, in recent years, many techniques have been collected, systematized, developed, and made available in a practical, accessible form for beginners or even for those with little prior experience. Examples include the now widespread methods of Viktor Fröschl, Pat Parelli, and Monty Roberts, as well as the teachings of today’s representatives of the classical schools, such as István Gőblyös, Gábor Pénzes, and Edit Kappel. We strive to incorporate the approaches of these schools into our training. Naturally, over the course of breaking in and training several generations of young horses, we have also developed our own ‘in-house’ methods. (Moreover, we always and everywhere strive to learn new and useful things.)
In this way, we aim to build the training system we use, taking into account the fact that, if we look closely at the various schools of horsemanship, the methods of developing the horse–human relationship and of training are based on the same fundamental principles.
End of basic training: all three gaits in contact (Photo: Bábolna Akhal Teke breeding inspection)
Specialization:
The following stage is no longer part of basic training, but belongs to specialization. The horse is further trained according to its intended use or taught to perform specific tasks. Over the past years, we ourselves have had to train our horses for a wide variety of tasks:
- Traditional equestrian shows
- Performances at the Szeged Open-Air Stage
- Participation in film shoots
- Equestrian sport activities (eventing, show jumping, dressage)
- Training calm, easy-to-handle horses for riding lessons and trail rides.
With our more talented horses, we are willing to advance further with the guidance of our masters!
