I think If I was doing it as a paid job again I'd be slightly more organised about it, but he's my boy so no rush. Although saying that even if I had my own place and did it as a business rather than as a thing I do because I lurve it I'd still be more laidback than we were at the stud and on a strict timescale to get them in , started, backed and out hacking, popping fences and w/t/c in the school at the end of six to eight weeks
There's a gelding same age on our yard who arrived unbacked roughly same time as Ziggy, he had the "usual" backing. Nothing harsh - lunging wall of death with a rider on, lots of lunging with side reins & schooling with the insistence on forwards, forwards, forwards etc, just not my cup of tea any more. Mind you, he might be cantering in the school but he's still not out hacking on his own yet *smug*
