Your colt is only 1 year and 4 months old. He is far too young to be backed right now. I would wait until he is 3 at least so he can grow and strengthen in his muscles and body before he bears the weight of a rider.
Plus, you must remember that he is still a baby. He needs to mature mentally before he can cope with the stress of having a saddle and a human on his back. The backing and breaking of a young horse shapes him for years into his life, and if he is hurt, scared or injured it will affect him greatly in his future working life. I would seek professional advice on backing your youngster and never rush. Give him as much time as he needs to understand. He is on a learning curve in his life and needs to be taught with care, respect and time.
Right now your youngster should be out in a herd in the field just having fun being a horse! We ask horses to grow up far too fast.
We own a 5-year-old thoroughbred and even now he cannot take too much on board at once, he is not mentally able to cope.People seem surprised that he is not ‘doing this and doing that’ but what people expect he should be able to do, he cant, because he is, in reality, still only a baby!
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