Hunting a new horse
HAS hunted”. Two words that can make all the difference to the price of a horse - because hunting shows a horse can keep its cool, find its feet, has a level of confidence and reliability. But often starting a youngster can be downright hard work.
With youngsters there are no guarantees - of the last four horses I’ve ridden new to the hunting field, my latest has been the most surprising. The first three were four- or five-year-old, sharp ex-racehorses or part-breds who were terrible to hack but surprisingly steady out hunting. They jumped anything I pointed them at and quickly got the hang
