The First 60 Days

The First 60 Days

3 Seasons

Follow a variety of horses through their initial rides. This series is completely raw and unedited; we don’t remove the bumps. Colt starting, even on the smoothest days, never goes as planned. Dusty Whitford shows you how to overcome each training obstacle to put on the most important rides in a horse’s career. The first ride is the most important, followed by the second. He has been a professional colt starter for 30 years and has developed a system for starting colts that eliminates human answers and relies on answers that come from the way horses think. 11 years ago he began working for Hall of Fame trainers and began his career as a cutting and cow horse specialist. He has since seen finalists from his program in many major futurities. “Forward motion is the answer to 99% of Colt starting problems” -Dusty

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The First 60 Days
  • Scarlett Episode 1

    Episode 1

    Dusty begins ground work with Scarlett.

  • Scarlett Episode 2

    Episode 2

    Dusty saddles Scarlett

  • Scarlett Episode 3

    Episode 3

    Dusty puts the first ride on Scarlett and also works through her being scared and reactive.

  • Scarlett Episode 4

    Episode 4

    Ride number with Scarlett. Dust works through some buddy sourness and tries to get her to think through the ride.

  • Scarlett Episode 5

    Episode 5

    Dusty rides Scarlett in the round pen and begins to use less ground person help.

  • Scarlett Episode 6

    Episode 6

    Dusty takes Scarlett to the big pen for the first time and works on helping her overcome fears and process new things that she encounters in the arena.

  • Scarlett Episode 7

    Episode 7

    Ground driving Scarlett

  • Scarlett Episode 8

    Episode 8

    Dusty rides Scarlett in the big outdoor pen and goes through various aspects of riding a colt. He also opens a gate and brings a cow in the arena.

  • Macie Episode 1

    Episode 9

    Dusty works with Macie for the first time in the round pen and gets her thinking about putting her attention on him

  • Macie Episode 2

    Episode 10

    Dusty saddles Macie for the second time and puts a back cinch on. He also works on getting her to think through stressors.

  • Macie Episode 3

    Episode 11

    Dusty puts the first ride on Macie using a ground person

  • Macie Episode 4

    Episode 12

    Dusty uses a ground person to put another ride on Macie

  • Macie Episode 5

    Episode 13

    The final ride in the round pen

  • Macie Episode 6

    Episode 14

    Dusty rides Macie outside of the small round pen without ground help.

  • Macie Episode 7

    Episode 15

    Dusty rides Macie in the large outdoor pen and introduces a German martingale and gets her ready to track a cow for the first time.

  • Lexi Episode 1

    Episode 16

    Dusty starts working with a new filly that has been unhandled and is afraid of people. He works with her in her pen and shows how he works on her thought process.

  • Lexi Episode 2

    Episode 17

    Dusty works on ground work with Lexi and gets a pad with a cinch on her.

  • Lexi Episode 3

    Episode 18

    Dusty helps Garrett Oland put the first ride on Lexi.

  • Lexi Episode 4

    Episode 19

    Ground driving Lexi before ride 2

  • Lexi Episode 5

    Episode 20

    Lexi ride 6 in the round pen

  • Eloise Episode 1

    Episode 21

    Dusty introduces a new horse that came from the NCHA Futurity Western Bloodstock sale. He spends day one hooking her up to him.

  • Eloise Episode 2

    Episode 22

    Dusty walks through the first saddling for Queen L. He emphasizes the points to make it a positive and relaxed situation.

  • Eloise Episode 3

    Episode 23

    Dusty goes through the final preparation stages to see if Queen L is ready for ride number one.

  • Eloise Episode 4

    Episode 24

    Dusty puts the first ride on Queen L