tips on training my horse?
I’m 14 and I’ve had my horse for 2 years. He’s a big thoroughbred/Q-horse and is about 13 years old has basic training but was not used for 5 years and was abused at one point. he’s stubborn as an ox and acts like an overgrown teenager. we had someone come out and work with him but he broke the equipment. I’ve tried selling him but my dad wont let me for some odd reason. So I’m taking it upon myself to train him because he’s not safe to have around my younger siblings. I need some basic training tips. the #1 problem I have with him is he knows he’s bigger then me also he’s terrified of anything resembling a saddle or blanket.
he wants to learn but I’m not very experienced 
I am going to skip the part about lecturing about getting a horse when your too inexperienced. This is going to be a long process to get him back to riding shape.
What to do about the saddle and blanket is tie him to cross ties and put them in front of him. (One at a time) and let him sniff them. When he is comfortable with them, put carrots or other treats on them then have him eat them. Do this for a while (probably a month or so depending on how he takes it.) Once you have that sorted out try to saddle him.
Once he lets you and you are able to do this then just leave his halter on and go lunge him for a while so he gets used to moving with a saddle. ( Do not use a whip while lunging if he has been abused) Once he is good with that go on to the next step.
Brideling. You never said if your horse could do this so I am going with he cannot. What you do is repeat what you did with the blanket and saddle. Once he is comfortable around it then try to put it on him. If he accepts the bit without any treats ( I will get to that later) then you can move on. However if he cannot then try putting molasses (or other horse friendly solution ) on the bit and he should take it more willingly.
Once you’ve got that you can lunge him again (just put the halter on over the bridle) -Oh yeah on this stage of lunging remove your reins so he can’t trip.
Now for riding him. This will most likely be a long and painful process and you will probably get frustrated but think of his life so far. Try getting on your horse (use a mounting block so you don’t strain his back) and be ready for him to take off or such non-sense.
After you have accomplished getting on him just walk, then once he is okay with that you can try trotting. After the trot is mastered perfectly then and only then you can move on into the canter. When cantering either do it in a round pen or try a small circle.
*Just some tips*
Starting off ride indoors ( if available ) and don’t move out until he has everything mastered.
Before you start riding him you might want to lunge him to get out all exercise.
You might want to have him vet checked encase their is something actually wrong with his back and that’s why he doesn’t like being ridden.
Lastly spoil your big boy! Make him know that he is loved now!
Good luck hope this helps!!
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