How long should I let my pony settle in?

Question

How long should you let a pony settle into its new home before starting to ride? What should I do on the first day? Should I start with short lessons and hacks etc..

Answer 1

i would keep him in for a few days (at least 4) before goin out with other horses , get him/her lunged or long rained or go out for a hack  on the next day ... if u have travelld far i would keep him/her in and leave him to settle on the first day

Answer 2

Let your horse have a two or three days to settle into your routine (feeding times, turn out times). When you plan on riding your new horse on these days brush him or her. Get to know your new best friend. Then after these first few days do light work. Do a lot of lounging and groundwork for a day or two periodically throughout the day. Then ride, do a little of everything, but only a little. After a few days your horse will be settled in just fine then you can get down and dirty with the hard stuff. Just remember to take it slow, learn your horse, but most of all let him learn you! Have fun and good luck!

Answer 3

the first day you should let him relax a while, if he's calm then brush him, walk him around the property.. show him his place. and thenn the next day if he's calm you can lightly flat him and just brush him up. if it's your first day owning him.. then take it slow. flat a couple days (maybe some light other stuff) and then you can go from there after four days or whatever. if you owned him before then you can do whatever you regular routine is after the second day. just make sure he's settled in.

Answer 4

i agree with others

Answer 5

Walk and trot and canter light,do cicles and hand walk it and tell it is a good boy or girl

Answer 6

I would say the first day lunge him, brush him and spend time with him. show him his new surroundings (especially the ring so that he doesn't spook when you ride in it. The second day lunge him again and you should go for a short ride, trail or arena is up to you. If you let them settle too long they can start to get anxious and get diarrhea.

Answer 7

exersise him, walk him, play with him, pet him, talk to him

do all sorts of things

i would wait about 1-2 weeks before riding him

Answer 8

I have my own riding and livery stables and breeding and stud farm. Whenever i get a new horse for breaking in or riding we leaveit in with one of my calmer mares or calm boys and give it lots of cuddles and kisses and brush it everyday and given it loads of attention, we also(providing their broken into ride!) lead them round the stables to see other horse with my old mare who is basically a nanny. After about 2 days of attention and leading i GENTLY tack it up and get one of my helpers to bring my little calm pamilio in and ride him round while i stay with the new horse and watch after a couple of minuties we start to ride with him. Just arena and light riding!

Answer 9

The first two days let him get used to the surroundings and environment. Let him/her chill out in the stall and go out to pasture. You can take him/her for grooming sessions and to strengthen the bond you share. It would be like moving from Elementary school to middle school and it will take a time to get used to it. The next day you could take him/her out and walk him around, the place. you could lunge him and have a long grooming session. Do this for about a week. Then I think after a while you could ride him or her and just do short rides, maybe 45 minutes or an hour doing walk, trot to have him/her relaxed. After doing that for a couple of days you could go back to your normal activity's. If you do things too fast it can add stress to your horse. Good luck!

Answer 10

If I were you, I would acquaint yourself with him first. Do some ground work. Brush on him, rub him down, bathe him, etc. Especially lunge him! Learn his attitude before you go hopping on, believe me. The first day we got one of ours back from being broke, I went to get on and that sucker threw me off in a heartbeat. (He'd had a rough life before not to mention a rough stay at the trainers.) But after desensitizing him and working things slow, he's a hardcore baby now.

Answer 11

What I do when I get a new horse at my farm I let them settle in for a week and just walk that horse around and get him used to you and other thing.