Beginning at 6 months of age or younger, Asbury Police Mounts are trained to go over, under, and through a great variety of obstacles. The horses are challenged to step up, down, into, and over different surfaces to desensitize to footing change. This obstacle work is done with boards, tarps, tires, mattresses, ramps, platforms, stairs, and etc. Our horses will walk under tarps, tents, tassels, or other obstacles that are over their heads. Our horses are trained to trust the handler even in these frightening situations. The horses are asked to go through flags, stacked barrels, open and close gates, side pass cones, and much more without hesitation. Obstacle training starts with the Ground Work and continues through all riding training. Obstacles are a fun and creative way to train horses to approach a variety of situations without spooking.