The next step after preparing a young horse for a rider is the first few steps with the rider on board. This is a crucial stage of young horse starting and in this horse's case, a few of his thresholds may have previously been blown through. Mia talks through all the steps and her top tips for ho...

Bravo is an uncomplicated horse we've had in for starting, and in this video we show you how we introduce him to wearing the saddle for the first time.

Here's how we go about helping anxious and reactive horses when we start backing them with a technique called "Drunken Cowboy", which is the art of being purposefully clumsy in order to build a horse's trust and confidence with us and our tools.

How to mount a young horse for the first time to ensure they have the best possible start to their ridden life.

Teach your horse to find rhythm and relaxation in motion with this simple game.

Learn how to build a young horse's confidence with a rider and movement in the saddle.

This is how we go about introducing a new horse to ponying. Loki is a young horse that Serena wants to introduce to working at liberty with Silas, so finding his place next to him is an important first step as well as being a valuable step in a young horse's introduction to riding.

Here's an introduction in how we start teaching our horses to pony or ride and lead. This video covers the basics but is particularly helpful if you have a very dominant and pushy horse that you are trying to teach.