so I have a yearling APHA filly. I've been doing most of my training with her myself, and it's going really well. She's a great horse with a great disposition.

However, in the future when it comes time to start breaking her in, I need some advice. I can either:

a) save money; break her in myself with the aid of my 2 trainers (one has been breeding APHA horses for nearly 20 years and has broken in a countless number of horses) and be able to do the work myself (since my filly trusts me; we have a strong bond). I'm a somewhat experienced horsewoman; I have confidence, and with the help of my 2 trainers, I don't think she would be difficult to break in. She has a great temperment and has shown to be a quick learner. She's very accepting of anything that I (keyword "I") bring to her.

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b) send her off for 90 days of professional training. I know most people will probably say that this is the best choice, but I really, REALLY don't want to do this. My horse is a somewhat valuable horse; I'd be weary of her being stolen, and the only decent training facilities are hours away from my barn. Also, that will take a good chunk of money from me, which I can afford, but would take away from me doing other things. I also don't know if I could live 90 days away from her!

your input? I'm leaning way towards option A.

i agree with you on leaning towards answer A, the thing about sending her away is that she might come back a different horse then what you sent her as, if i were you then i would try option A and give it a shot! Worse comes to worse, it does not work and you do end up having to send her the professional trainers, but thats just my opinion! good luck i hope it all works out, she sounds like a great horse!

break her yourself then you know whats been done to her and what experiences she has been exposed too. pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com

good luck

I would definetely choose option A. You will know what experiences she has had, and if you send her away, you don't know what they will put her through. You never know, they might break her, but she can develop a bad habit during that time, but they won't work with that. And there's always the chance that she will come back a complete horse that you sent to them. Yeah, definetely choose A :) Have fun, good luck and be safe!

train her yourself, you'll have a closer bond and you don't run the risk of your horse being ruined. and haveing a trainer to ask questions is a plus.

i had my 6 year old oldenburg sent off to be finished more for 1 months, he was the same when i got him back. but in the end i had to sell him any way.

i would say option A

Answer A

I have a 2 (now techincally 3) year old Arabian filly who I plan on training myself.

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If you train her yourself, you can train her how you want her trained and it will make your bond so much stronger if you are the first to get on her back. If you do decide to go with a trainer, be careful with whom you choose. I am choosing not to send Fiyaero off to training because horse trainers tend to just "do their thing" and train the horse their way- not catered to your needs or your horse's future needs.

Invest on training her yourself with some outside help. It will be hard and you will shed many tears... but it will be worth it.

Start with option A. If she proves too much for you with the assistance at hand then try option B. You win if option A works and if you have to go to B you have the reassurance that you gave it your best shot. Good luck with your horse.

Training your own horse has so many rewards!! i have trained a couple and its such a blast to see them progress!
I would definetly train her yourself!! pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com
As some other people said, if you send her, its VERY VERY possible that she could come back a different horse, ruined in your mind even possibly!
Definetly train her yourself =)

horse trainer 10 years

I think you could probably do it with the help of your current trainers. You might want to pay extra to have them help with EVERY ride at the beginning, for your safety and to make sure you're doing everything right. It would still be cheaper than sending her off for 90 days training.

Just be aware that not everyone has what it takes to break horses. You need to be able to stay calm and relaxed no matter what the horse does. If you are tense, it won't go well. I think you should start out with the supervision of your trainers, but don't be so stubborn to keep at it if it's not going well. You only get one chance to start a horse out right.