Trainer: Beezie Madden
Length: 08:02 Minutes
There are many ways to start young horses, but, in this video, four-time Olympic Games medalist and NetJets U.S. Jumping Team rider Beezie Madden talks about how young horse development at John Madden Sales in Cazenovia, N.Y., centers around one simple, core philosophy: to set the horse up for success. Having decades of experience developing and riding top international mounts, Madden explains how she uses a slow and steady approach based on trust and respect, beginning the very first day a young horse enters the barn to begin training. Madden outlines the importance of proper ground work and lunging and how it translates to future riding; how her young horses become accustomed to working with a saddle and bridle; and how they are introduced to a rider and begin arena work and jumping in preparation for a show career.
Key Principles:
Madden Philosophy From the Pasture to the Barn Ground Work & Lunging Introducing Saddle/Bridle Introducing a Rider
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