tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666223941809333401.post8425331636134131888..comments2023-04-16T04:30:10.996-05:00Comments on Flying Free: Something Old, Something NewKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663927549661433575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666223941809333401.post-65730308206344821152015-01-15T10:39:09.233-06:002015-01-15T10:39:09.233-06:00my leased mare is 13 and already has a pretty good...my leased mare is 13 and already has a pretty good idea of what's what. so we're just going along the same way as you said - breaking old habits to replace with new onesemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666223941809333401.post-30060940893597168652015-01-15T10:31:30.043-06:002015-01-15T10:31:30.043-06:00I almost think older horses are easier. Gina was 1...I almost think older horses are easier. Gina was 14 when I bought her and is 18 now. I don't know much about the training she's had, other than she bounced between local hunter/jumper barns for a few years. I'm never sure how much of what we're doing is remembering and how much is retraining! But with older horses, I feel like you've got a lot of the "big" things out of the way: they have a better sense of self, so they usually know where all their legs go. They understand basic cues like "go forward" and "STOP BEFORE YOU RUN INTO THE FENCE, YOU IDIOT". They're less inclined to get bent out of shape about a spooky thing or have little baby hissy fits because you asked them to do something. <br /><br />I've long wondered if a younger Gina would be better or worse than my current Gina. I'm undecided!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140631127593549541noreply@blogger.com