Comments for HorseTrainingHelp.com http://horsetraininghelp.com Horse Training Help - Horse Training Tips - Lessons Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:46:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on I need help training my new horse!? by MBRShorse http://horsetraininghelp.com/i-need-help-training-my-new-horse/comment-page-1#comment-9394 MBRShorse Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:46:02 +0000 http://horsetraininghelp.com/i-need-help-training-my-new-horse#comment-9394 Okay, try this: Do some alot of ground work with her. Teach her manners and make her listen and respect you. Lead her around aring. Make sure her poll is in line with your shoulder. She should never walk ahead of you or drag behind you. Give her a tap on the rump to wake her up if she is dragging behind you. If she is going ahead of you, make her stop and back her up. When you turn, she should turn. When you stop, she should stop without getting ahead of you. If she stops ahead of you, back her up to where she needs to be. If needed, get a chain to make her pay attention. If she is doing fine, it isn't needed. When she is in the cross ties or is tied, she needs to stand still. If she moves forward, push her back. If she moves to the side, move her back. She needs to stand where you want her to stand. I know it seems strict but you are the leader of your horse's herd. She needs to listen to you. Having a horse that moves around in the cross-ties is frustrating. Next, lunge her. A lunge line with a chain will work wonders. Ask her to trot. If she becomes antsy, give a tug on the lunge line so the chain gets at her. Not too hard though. This will slow her down. Tell her "Easy" in a calm tone. This should calm her down. Then ask her to canter and see how she does. If she bucks or gallops, give a sharp tug in the lead line. The time the chain should get her hard. Bucking and taking off should never be tolerated. Ask her tos top and than ask her to canter again. Repeat if nessicary. Lunge her for a bit to work on her gatit and get the crazies out of her. When riding her, start with the basic firsts Do quite a bit of walking at first. Go ahead and use an English saddle and bridle. Your first few rides should all be walk so she can get use tp English steering. When she begins to understand, ask her to trot. If she acts up and begins to speed up, just trot her around in a circle to slow her down. Sit back and tell her "Easy" to calm her down. Once you have her trot under control, work on your canter. When you first start cantering, canter on a lunge line. She will be more familiar with it and she won't be able to take off. Do this for a few days, even weeks. Once she is comfortable, go ahead and canter off the lunge line. If she speeds up or or becomes antsy, do the same thing you did at the trot. If she bucks, takes off, or refuses to move, you need to do something else: If she bucks, takes off, or refuses to move, grab your inside rein closer to the bit and pull her in a tight circle. Squeeze or kick so she trots in a tight circle. Do this for about 30 seconds. Stop and give her a few seconds to think. Then get back to work doing the same thing you were doing. Repeat the process if needed. This may seem cruel and it may look cruel but it isn't. What you are doing is making the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult. Your horse will figure out very quickly that if she bucks when she canters she will have to do something really har.d If she doesn't buck, she can do something easy. I do this with my mare. If she doesn't canter after I ask her three times, I circle her. She canters the next time I ask her without complaint. The best part, your horse will respect you and still love you. Finally, I reccomend finding a trainer or someone else who can help her. Good luck! Okay, try this:

Do some alot of ground work with her. Teach her manners and make her listen and respect you. Lead her around aring. Make sure her poll is in line with your shoulder. She should never walk ahead of you or drag behind you. Give her a tap on the rump to wake her up if she is dragging behind you. If she is going ahead of you, make her stop and back her up. When you turn, she should turn. When you stop, she should stop without getting ahead of you. If she stops ahead of you, back her up to where she needs to be. If needed, get a chain to make her pay attention. If she is doing fine, it isn’t needed.

When she is in the cross ties or is tied, she needs to stand still. If she moves forward, push her back. If she moves to the side, move her back. She needs to stand where you want her to stand. I know it seems strict but you are the leader of your horse’s herd. She needs to listen to you. Having a horse that moves around in the cross-ties is frustrating.

Next, lunge her. A lunge line with a chain will work wonders. Ask her to trot. If she becomes antsy, give a tug on the lunge line so the chain gets at her. Not too hard though. This will slow her down. Tell her "Easy" in a calm tone. This should calm her down. Then ask her to canter and see how she does. If she bucks or gallops, give a sharp tug in the lead line. The time the chain should get her hard. Bucking and taking off should never be tolerated. Ask her tos top and than ask her to canter again. Repeat if nessicary. Lunge her for a bit to work on her gatit and get the crazies out of her.

When riding her, start with the basic firsts Do quite a bit of walking at first. Go ahead and use an English saddle and bridle. Your first few rides should all be walk so she can get use tp English steering. When she begins to understand, ask her to trot. If she acts up and begins to speed up, just trot her around in a circle to slow her down. Sit back and tell her "Easy" to calm her down.

Once you have her trot under control, work on your canter. When you first start cantering, canter on a lunge line. She will be more familiar with it and she won’t be able to take off. Do this for a few days, even weeks. Once she is comfortable, go ahead and canter off the lunge line. If she speeds up or or becomes antsy, do the same thing you did at the trot. If she bucks, takes off, or refuses to move, you need to do something else:

If she bucks, takes off, or refuses to move, grab your inside rein closer to the bit and pull her in a tight circle. Squeeze or kick so she trots in a tight circle. Do this for about 30 seconds. Stop and give her a few seconds to think. Then get back to work doing the same thing you were doing. Repeat the process if needed. This may seem cruel and it may look cruel but it isn’t. What you are doing is making the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult. Your horse will figure out very quickly that if she bucks when she canters she will have to do something really har.d If she doesn’t buck, she can do something easy. I do this with my mare. If she doesn’t canter after I ask her three times, I circle her. She canters the next time I ask her without complaint. The best part, your horse will respect you and still love you.

Finally, I reccomend finding a trainer or someone else who can help her.

Good luck!

]]> Comment on I need help training my new horse!? by Alice http://horsetraininghelp.com/i-need-help-training-my-new-horse/comment-page-1#comment-9395 Alice Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:46:02 +0000 http://horsetraininghelp.com/i-need-help-training-my-new-horse#comment-9395 I think you are going to need two things, especially: An enclosed ring, inside or out A longeline I think you are going to need two things, especially:

An enclosed ring, inside or out
A longeline

]]> Comment on Tips on Barrel Racing Training? by Stacey D http://horsetraininghelp.com/tips-on-barrel-racing-training/comment-page-1#comment-9363 Stacey D Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:06:25 +0000 http://horsetraininghelp.com/tips-on-barrel-racing-training#comment-9363 Lilli and Babe- The most important thing u can do is slow work, slow work, slow work, You can not do to much slow work. I have been barrel racing since i was 11 and i am now 17, i use the same mare as i did when i was 11 and we still do A LOT of slow work. This teaches them that every time they see barrels not to just run and turn. it is more to it then just that. Do a lot of turning and bending excrises. Also every time u stop back "Babe" up a few steps. When you turn a barrel you want Babe to sit down and turn, that is where the backing up comes in. Backing up keeps Babe on her rear and builds up those muscles. If you want to know more then just E-mail i love helping other barrel racers. Lilli and Babe-
The most important thing u can do is slow work, slow work, slow work, You can not do to much slow work. I have been barrel racing since i was 11 and i am now 17, i use the same mare as i did when i was 11 and we still do A LOT of slow work. This teaches them that every time they see barrels not to just run and turn. it is more to it then just that. Do a lot of turning and bending excrises. Also every time u stop back "Babe" up a few steps. When you turn a barrel you want Babe to sit down and turn, that is where the backing up comes in. Backing up keeps Babe on her rear and builds up those muscles. If you want to know more then just E-mail i love helping other barrel racers.

]]> Comment on Tips on Barrel Racing Training? by rosesxguitars http://horsetraininghelp.com/tips-on-barrel-racing-training/comment-page-1#comment-9364 rosesxguitars Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:06:25 +0000 http://horsetraininghelp.com/tips-on-barrel-racing-training#comment-9364 When you rein, rein lightly. :) If she's receptive, she'll understand what you are asking. Lean with her direction so she knows where to go and start out slower. It's generally somewhat easy to teach a horse the main points of barrel racing. It's just a matter of speeding it up. When you rein, rein lightly. :) If she’s receptive, she’ll understand what you are asking. Lean with her direction so she knows where to go and start out slower. It’s generally somewhat easy to teach a horse the main points of barrel racing. It’s just a matter of speeding it up.

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