The Backing process

By Freddy Steele

Freddy Steels talks to us about how he instils an understanding of pressure in his young horses during starting.

It may surprise you that I like to back my young horses in a halter but without a saddle. I am more in-tune with feeling their every move underneath me. Of course, I do add the saddle into the backing process, as it will be useful in the future for more advanced movements, and after all, most people do ride in a saddle.

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