There's nothing that says you definitely have to start a horse and be on them by a certain age. I remember someone asking Buck Brannaman a question at one of his clinics about how long they should work with their horse, because it just wasn't responding to a one rein stop. What he meant by this was don't stop until you get to a point where you have made some progress. Although, you need to determine what progress is, it may be standing still for two seconds. There is some risk involved in horse training for both you and the horse.
Horses can cause serious injury.
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