Young horses offers a excellent opportunity for producing the horse of your dreams but with it comes responsibility and commitment. Getting a good, solid foundation will reep dividends in later years. Its far easier to teach respect for your space as a 100kg yearling than a 500kg 4 year old.
The old school option of “breaking” and turning a horse out to grass until it is 3 or 4 years old is now considered by many to be outdated. Natural Horsemanship provides a frame work of low intensity, stress free play/training where a foal can get used to being handled, washed and groomed and ultimately leading to halter trained and walking in hand by 2. Training continues and now includes rope & free schooling along with bit, bridle and saddle work being started at 3 to allow training proper by 4 years old.
By this time you should expect to have a confident, well balanced horse with a positive attitude.