“So you think you want to be a therapeutic riding horse?” Trial Horses Part 2- Trial Period and Desensitization
July 9, 2015
Last week’s post discussed the horse selection process, what we look for in trial horses and how we choose which horses we go look at. This week we’re going to take a look into the trial period and what it takes to be a therapeutic riding horse. Because of the tough nature of the job, the horses at Agape go through a trial period that lasts 60 days. In order to give them time to settle in, each trial horse stays at least 30 days. Agape equine trainer and instructor, Cody Bogard, plays a big part in the assessment, training and