In-hand horse training is the capacity to teach the horse the basics.
This is also the ability to teach horse movement, from one point to another in the best possible manner.
By practicing in-hand training, you are preparing the horse for more to come.
In a way, preparing him for the next step in horse training, and eventually, riding.
In-hand training is teaching your horse everything that has to do with the basics.
There are things that you will need like a halter, a lead, bridle, obstacles such as tarp, plastic, concrete, plywood, a platform, or poles in the ground.
You might also need a tractor and a flat.
In short, you will need objects that the horse might normally see everyday.
The point here is to get the horse acquainted with everyday objects that he may encounter.
Anything they are not used to in the wild may easily startle them.
You need to set goals when training a wild horse.
Your first goal is to teach your horse the first set of basics such as catching the horse easily without him getting startled, or without you running all the time.
Your second goal is to be able to smoothly halter the horse without any resistance like bolting, bucking, biting, or any other bad behavior.
The third goal is to be able to turn the horse without you having to deal with rearing or wheeling.
When you and your horse have achieved these three initial goals, then you can move on to bigger and better horse training.
It is essential that you and your horse feel confident with each other before you move on to other steps in horse training.
If you still see any signs of behavior problems, you will need to start back from the beginning, or start from where you noticed the behavior started.
Training a wild horse will take some time.
Wild horses are used to being free to graze the land in which they grew up.
They are not used to humans and fences.
You have to give them the time to adjust and get to know their environment better.
Working with horses takes a lot of patience, understanding and commitment.
You cannot just expect them to follow your every whim when freedom is still fresh in their minds.
Remember how the turtle won the race? Slow and steady.
You will be investing a lot of time when working with a wild horse.