Growing

Milva is officially started under the sadle and doing very well. She is a bundle of pure pleassure and a more lighter, sensitive and responsive horse will be hard to find.
No matter what other people say - like I ever cared what anyone else said anyway, I´m very very glad I waited for her to turn 7 years before starting her seriously under the sadle.
Fact is that horses are growing until they are 6 - 7 years old. Trakehners grow until they are 7 years.
There are alot of opinions out there about when to start a horse. Well, in Marion´s World it´s not until the horse is fully grown. Which sounds logical, healthy and responsible to me. I´m aware of that most people think different and yes, I´m aware of the financial cost.
Ask yourself the question who and why people came up with the idea to ride a horse when it´s 3 years old.
In the old days horses where used for work, transportation and people depended on them. To have a horse was luxury and of course the people wanted to use the horse as soon as possible to get something out of it.
Same thing in the competition world - it´s all about quick results.
Don´t get me wrong here - I do not critize anyone starting their horses early and honestly I do not care what other people do - or think.
Live and let live.
Back to Milva. Shawn rode her a couple of times first and everything went smooth.
Today I rode her with only a savvy string around her neck. To ask her to go forward I only need to bring up my energy a little bit, meaning sitting straighter in the sadle and of she goes. I´m not using any legs yet. For turning I just use my focus and weight - no legs there either or carrot stick. For stoping i use the sss-sound and turn down my energy, no reins needed.
Pictures and movie will come.