The Ultimate Colt-Starting Series
Renowned trainer Miles Baker shares insights into his early colt-starting program, using an unbroke 3-year-old Show Me The Buckles colt as an example. Teaching patience and contentment through tie-training is fundamental in his approach, emphasizing the importance of ground behavior even in great horses. He discusses the dos and don'ts of saddling a horse for the first time and explains the significance of proper bridling techniques. Baker highlights the use of snaffle bits and hobble straps in instilling confidence and responsiveness in young horses. He stresses the importance of developing feel and responsiveness before asking for complex maneuvers like stopping or bending. Demonstrating various exercises with halter and lead ropes, Baker emphasizes the gradual progression in training, from introducing flexion to teaching collection. Throughout his method, Baker prioritizes positive experiences for the colts, whether in the arena or the pasture, ensuring a solid foundation for future training. Learn from one of the best in the business in this step-by-step guide to colt starting.
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The Ultimate Colt-Starting Workbook
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Welcome to The Ultimate Colt-Starting Series Workbook, led by renowned trainer, Miles Baker. This comprehensive workbook is designed to accompany your masterclass series, while you learn to prioritize positive experiences for colts, whether in the arena or the pasture, ensuring a solid foundation...
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Colt-Starting Series: Explaining the First Rides
Using an unbroke 3yearold Show Me The Buckles colt, Miles Baker explains his early coltstarting program.
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Colt-Starting Series: Tying Colts
Teaching colts to stand tied is a critical element to Miles Bakers' green horse program. He uses the tierail to teach his horses patience and contentment at any step of the game.
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Colt-Starting Series: Behavior Expectations on the Ground
Does behavigor on the ground matter in great horses? Miles Baker talks about how that really isn't an issue in their program.
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Colt-Starting Series: Saddling Safety
What you need to know about saddling a colt safely with professional horse trainer Miles Baker.
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Colt-Starting Series: Cutting Out the Nonsense
Do all the good ones have quirks? They don't really HAVE to if you try implementing these fundaments from Miles Baker at an early age.
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Colt-Starting Series: Bridling Fundamentals
There's a right and a wrong way to bridle a colt. Miles Baker talks through the best way to put a bridle on a green horse.
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Colt-Starting Series: Bit Hobbles and Snaffles
Snaffle bits and hobble straps work well on 2yearolds as you begin to instill confidence and responsiveness in colts. Here's how your snaffle should be adjusted and why a hobble strap is an important part of your game.
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Colt-Starting Series: First 30-Day Bit Progression
Horse trainer Miles Baker walks through his 30-day bit progression when starting colts.
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Colt-Starting Series: Hand Use on a Colt
How exactly should you use your hands and feet on a 2-year-old in the early rides? Miles Baker explains how he develops the feel he and Trevor Brazile look for in the Relentless Remuda.
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Colt-Starting Series: Teaching a Colt to Follow Its Nose
How do you teach a colt to follow his nose the right way? Miles Baker talks about setting one up for success.
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Colt-Starting Series: Before Asking for a Stop on a Young Horse
Miles Baker doesn't pull on two reins on his colts until they've developed the feel and responsiveness with each rein individually. Here are the fundamentals Baker puts in each colt before ever asking for a hard whoa.
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Colt-Starting Series: Introducing a Stop
How and when do you ask for a stop in a 2-year-old? Miles Baker explains his longterm progression in the stop.
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Colt-Starting Series: Bending vs. Straight Lines
Do young horses spend too much time bending around in an arena and not enough time outside? Miles Baker breaks it down.
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Colt-Starting Series: When to Start Loping
Is there a set level of expectations each colt should have in early rides? And when should you ask for a lope? Miles Baker explains.
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Colt-Starting Series: Teaching the Step Across
How do you teach a colt to move his feet in a way to set him up for success later in life? Miles Baker explains how he introduces a step across in a colt.
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Colt-Starting Series: Flexing in a Halter on the Ground
Miles Baker introduces flexing in a colts first few rides not with a snaffle but with a halter on the ground. Here he demonstrates how.
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Colt-Starting Series: Moving a Horse's Hips with a Halter
You can teach a colt to move his hips without ever being in the saddle. Miles Baker shows how he uses a halter and lead rope to move a young horse's feet.
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Colt-Starting Series: Groundwork in a Sidepull
Miles Baker starts the Relentless Remuda colts in a sidepull rather than a snaffle. Here are the fundamentals of using a sidepull and how it should be adjusted.
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Colt-Starting Series: Softness in a Sidepull
What should you expect in the early rides on a colt? Miles Baker explains how he rides in a sidepull and introduces fundamentals in the first few rides.
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Colt-Starting Series: Teaching a Colt Forward Motion
How much forward motion should you put into a colt without discouraging a stop?
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Colt-Starting Series: Outside Riding 101
How do you control a situation in the pasture on a young horse? And what control should you have before you ever head out of the arena? Miles Baker breaks down how he makes sure to keep his horses in positive situations in the pasture.
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Colt-Starting Series: Introducing Collection—When and How?
Exactly when should you teach a horse to collect themselves in the training process? It should take a while, according to Miles Baker. In this video, he demonstrates how he introduces collection and flexion through the bridle from the ground.