♣Animalis (RP) Roleplay♣ (Restart)

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Wintent said:
"How do you know what that is?" Joushua asked shaking his head.
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"I'm assuming you haventUnbroke = Not started at all; no training of any kind. Might be sufficiently habituated to handling to get a halter on, but has not been trained to lead or tie.

Halter broke = Has been trained to be caught and allow a halter to be put on; leads willingly and without hesitation. Can be tied or put in cross-ties; will stand for farrier or vet with minimal restraint.

Green broke = Will take saddle and bridle and EXPERIENCED rider. Can be trusted with experience rider in quiet situation to respond to basic cues to turn in both directions, halt, back at least a few steps, and to make simple transitions from halt to walk, walk to trot, trot to canter. Is not safe or reliable in situations where there are distractions like other horses and riders nearby, or situations that might cause fright or confusion. You never take anything for granted with a green-broke horse because he might regress in his training, might become confused, frustrated, or resistant.

Broke = Has enough training that a reasonably competent rider can safely expect him to make gait transitions when asked, including flying lead changes at the canter, collect and extend the gaits when asked, halt, back willingly and in a straight line. Training has gone beyond the basics and the horse has an established discipline "specialty": jumps, or does dressage, or western riding, or some other advancement beyond basic gaits, collection and extension. Does what is asked and if the aids used are correct, will respond correctly. Can be handled by an inexperienced rider in most situations, but won't necessarily respond correctly to aids that are incorrectly given or aids that are contradictory-- i.e., the beginner who uses leg aids for a canter transition but inadvertently gives contradictory aids with hands.

Dead broke: Can do advanced work in whatever discipline he's been trained in. Can be used as a lesson horse because if a beginner gets the aids mostly right or even vaguely right, he'll do what the rider is sort of asking for; and he won't do anything unexpected or dangerous. Can be expected to behave reliably, even with an inexperienced rider, in any situation you could reasonably expect to encounter.

And one more category: Bombproof dead broke. This is the horse you can put grandma who's never been up on a horse before up on, and you know he'll take care of her. Will do what he's supposed to do even if he's given contradictory aids: if he's supposed to walk off quietly, he'll do that even if someone is pulling back on the reins or kicking him hard in the flanks; if he's supposed to stop, he'll stop even if the reins are totally loose and the rider is whacking him on the fanny with a stick; if he's trotting or cantering and he feels the rider coming loose, he'll transition to a walk or halt without being told to and will stay quiet while the rider organizes (or falls off). You can trust him to not shy or bolt or get upset even in the face of unexpected loud noises and scary sights, and even if people do something idiotic to him or around him. A bombproof broke horse might or might not be advanced in some discipline, but he definitely will do as expected and is completely reliable even for inexperienced riders. noticed, but my mind is the exact samenow as it is when I'm a bat. And I fly a lotta places."
 
chickenoverlord said:
"I'm assuming you haventUnbroke = Not started at all; no training of any kind. Might be sufficiently habituated to handling to get a halter on, but has not been trained to lead or tie.

Halter broke = Has been trained to be caught and allow a halter to be put on; leads willingly and without hesitation. Can be tied or put in cross-ties; will stand for farrier or vet with minimal restraint.

Green broke = Will take saddle and bridle and EXPERIENCED rider. Can be trusted with experience rider in quiet situation to respond to basic cues to turn in both directions, halt, back at least a few steps, and to make simple transitions from halt to walk, walk to trot, trot to canter. Is not safe or reliable in situations where there are distractions like other horses and riders nearby, or situations that might cause fright or confusion. You never take anything for granted with a green-broke horse because he might regress in his training, might become confused, frustrated, or resistant.

Broke = Has enough training that a reasonably competent rider can safely expect him to make gait transitions when asked, including flying lead changes at the canter, collect and extend the gaits when asked, halt, back willingly and in a straight line. Training has gone beyond the basics and the horse has an established discipline "specialty": jumps, or does dressage, or western riding, or some other advancement beyond basic gaits, collection and extension. Does what is asked and if the aids used are correct, will respond correctly. Can be handled by an inexperienced rider in most situations, but won't necessarily respond correctly to aids that are incorrectly given or aids that are contradictory-- i.e., the beginner who uses leg aids for a canter transition but inadvertently gives contradictory aids with hands.

Dead broke: Can do advanced work in whatever discipline he's been trained in. Can be used as a lesson horse because if a beginner gets the aids mostly right or even vaguely right, he'll do what the rider is sort of asking for; and he won't do anything unexpected or dangerous. Can be expected to behave reliably, even with an inexperienced rider, in any situation you could reasonably expect to encounter.

And one more category: Bombproof dead broke. This is the horse you can put grandma who's never been up on a horse before up on, and you know he'll take care of her. Will do what he's supposed to do even if he's given contradictory aids: if he's supposed to walk off quietly, he'll do that even if someone is pulling back on the reins or kicking him hard in the flanks; if he's supposed to stop, he'll stop even if the reins are totally loose and the rider is whacking him on the fanny with a stick; if he's trotting or cantering and he feels the rider coming loose, he'll transition to a walk or halt without being told to and will stay quiet while the rider organizes (or falls off). You can trust him to not shy or bolt or get upset even in the face of unexpected loud noises and scary sights, and even if people do something idiotic to him or around him. A bombproof broke horse might or might not be advanced in some discipline, but he definitely will do as expected and is completely reliable even for inexperienced riders. noticed, but my mind is the exact samenow as it is when I'm a bat. And I fly a lotta places."
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Joushua stared at her blankly. "O...k...?"
 

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