How does Equest Connect In-hand Program speed up your horse's learning?

​Ideally horses should start in-hand before they are backed. This way they will understand what their rider will be asking of them when they are ridden as well as having a better understanding about their bodies. It prepares them both mentally and physically for their ridden career.

If the in-hand training is continued in parallel with the horses’ ridden career it should be possible to introduce all movement in-hand initially. This makes the ridden training flow easily and is better for the horses’ bodies and minds. They can learn to bend and later on to sit and carry weight on their hind legs before they have to do this with a rider on their back.

Like all animals and people, horses really enjoy learning new movements, especially if presented to them in a logical manner, i.e. in small steps that build on each other. Equest Connect In-hand work does just this and in a way that is easy to transfer the aids to under-saddle by oneself. It is also incredibly rewarding and fun for both horse and rider!