Theosmom wrote:
Let me clarify Sooksandbolts, I do know pretty much what I'm doing, no I'm not getting a trainer (I would love one but my horse is not at a boarding facility and the area I live in only has a few trainers, I have met them and worked with them and there is NO way I would ever let them train me or my horse). I'm asking these questions because I want to bounce ideas off of other adult people. No I have never been "classically" trained in any riding, I have never shown or plan to show. I do however have a pretty decent understanding of a horses movements western riding and horse care. I Taught lessons to beginners and it wasn't anything fancy, it was at a summer camp and they were only there for a week. The reason I post questions on here is mostly for second opinions and hearing other peoples training methods to expand on my own. Sorry if this seems mean or bitchy, and I will say I don't have all of the answers, but I feel I may have miss-presented my self as someone who took on more than they can handle, I know what horse I bought and why I bought him.

To those who asked for pics and or video I will try to get some soon!

Self taught does not a competent trainer make.

" We are all lone souls. It pays to know humility, lest the delusion of control, of mastery, overwhelms. And, indeed, we seem a species prone to that delusion, again and ever again. "

"...But nothin' ever came
From a life that was a simple one."

" You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake.  You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile. "