Young Horse Education - Tara and the Tarp [Slideshow]

Tara´s teachers are Mazirah and Mayana, both real pro’s with the tarp. Mayana is showing right away how it is done, while Tara is sceptical at first.

Nose, neck, maybe the feet. Right now Tara’s confidence is just enough for touching the tarp with the nose.

Mayana is playing more and more wild with the tarp. Tara is a little bit impressed.

I drag the tarp away from Tara and ask Mazirah to follow. This helps Tara to gain some confidence and become more curious.

“Look Tara, you don’t need to be afraid!” Now Tara starts to carefully imitate Mayana.

“You can even bite into it and pull it up”. Tara is now already so courageous that her feet are almost touching the tarp.

Well done Tara! That’s how you do it!

“Hey Tara, let it go. It’s my turn now!” , Mayana seems to say. 

Exactly seven minutes later Tara steps with her front feet on the tarp and it was her idea.

“Look Mazirah, what I can do, this tarp is not scary, it is fun!”
With an experienced horse as teacher and role model your foal or young horse learns new skills more easily. It is also a lot of fun and natural!