Teach Your Horse To Use His Hindquarters

Wanna help your horse develop and use his hindquarters more?

Ride him up and down steep hills.

Before you do though, I suggest you have control over him. Thus, when you ask him to stop, he knows to stop.

And be sure to do it in places where you feel safest. Don’t be around a bunch of wire fencing, posts, holes, etc.

Now as you go up the hill, pick a point you want to go to. Walk slowly, straight, and don’t let him get chargey.

You don’t want a horse to charge up hill or down because it’s a great way for you to get hurt.

Remember, a horse thinks much more clearly when he’s walking. And is far less to get excited when going about his work calmly. On the other hand, you want to drive him up that hill. So you have to balance it out.

Be sure to stay in proper riding position so he can move as he needs to. As you come down the hill, try stopping him and stay standing for a moment. This will test the control you have on him.

But remember if you stop and stand on a hill for long periods of time, turn your horse perpendicular to the hill.

As you go uphill, hold on to his mane if you need to balance yourself. Don’t pull on the reins or use the saddle horn.

You will find that practicing this with your horse will help develop collection.

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So if you want to learn to train a horse, I urge you to browse the horse training videos collection at http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com There you will find a collection of videos covering many aspects of horse training. by: Andy Curry About The Author Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author of several best selling horse training and horse care books. He is also well known for finding, interviewing, and filming expert horse trainers and making their expertise available to horse owners who want to learn different horse training tips and secrets and how to solve behaviorial issues with horses. For information visit his website at www.SuperStarsofHorseTraining.com. 

Horse Training Mistakes!

Mistake #7 – Assuming You Can Get On Any Horse And Simply Ride

Not all horses are the same. Some you can get on and easily ride. Some are so green that you could be easily injured if you have little or no riding experience. The ones easy to ride are typically older horses. They have been ridden the most and will be the most forgiving of a beginning rider’s mistakes. The younger horses will be the hardest to ride unless they have been thoroughly broke.

Mistake #6 – Assuming A Horse Trainer’s Technique Is The Only Way To Train A Horse

When novice horse owners begin to experience problems with their horse, they go looking for answers. The first place they look is in books. When the author of the book explains a training technique, the reader assumes that’s how it’s done by everyone. But when they can’t train their horse with that technique, they assume a dumb or untrainable horse. What novice horse owners need to know is that there are typically lots of ways to train a horse to do one thing. If you try something and it doesn’t work, try something else.

Mistake #5 – Not Riding A Horse Enough

New horse owners experience problems with horses not because the horse suddenly went sour, but because they don’t ride their horses enough. About the best thing you can do to have a good horse is to ride it and ride it and ride it. Don’t ride him just once every couple weeks. Horses need to ridden a lot to make them a good riding horse.

Mistake #4 – Thinking A Problem With The Horse Is The Horse’s Fault

Although a horse may have some problems, they are typically a result of the horse’s owner. There are rarely horse problems – it’s more likely there are problem riders. For instance, if you can’t get your horse to ride away from home (this is called ‘Barn Sour’) it’s likely because you don’t have control over him. You can establish control with various techniques such as Doubling.

Mistake #3 – Not Understanding How Horses Think

Horses do not think like dogs or cats. Horses are a prey animal which means they run from scary things. They have thousands of years of the ‘flight instinct’ built in their brains. To successfully train them takes patience and understanding that they are naturally fearful and cynical.

Mistake #2 – Not Knowing That Every Interaction With A Horse Is A Training Exercise

Every time you interact with your horse you are training him. Even if your horse is well trained with the lead rope, you are training him every time you use the lead rope. Even when you pet your horse, you are training him. Novice horse owners must think through what they do when working with their horse because they can easily and unknowingly affect a horse’s behavior.

Mistake #1 – Riding A Horse With Little Or No Understanding Of Horsemanship

A typical novice horse owner will ride their new horse not knowing horse-riding skills. It is important to have an understanding of riding techniques because horses react to leg pressure, how you sit in the saddle, whether or not the rider is tense, and a whole host of other things.

Let’s face it. Horses need to be understood for a horse owner to be successful with his horse. The best thing novice horse owners can do is learn how to ride, learn how horses think, learn what works good to shape horses’ behavior, and understand that constantly riding a horse is just about the best thing you can do to have a good horse.

 The top 7 Mistakes a Horse Owner Make  by: Andy Curry 

About The AuthorAndy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author of several best selling horse training and horse care books. For information visit his website at www.horsetrainingandtips.com. He is also the leading expert on Jesse Beery’s horse training methods which can be seen at www.horsetrainingandtips.com/Jesse_Beerya.htm.This article was posted on December 09, 2004

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Determination and a persistent attitude are the keywords for horse training. Read on to know about some basics of horse training. 

Training any animal requires a whole lot of effort and patience as well. When it comes to horse training, the issue does not become anything different! Horses are beautiful and energetic creatures that have a short spell of memory. Maybe now, probably you would realize why horse training remains to be a tough task! This would mean that horse training would require special effort and training methods for your efforts to translate into results. There are certain issues that you would have to consider for horse training apart from the fact that they have a short term memory and no matter how many times you lose your temper, this is definitely not going to help you in horse training. If you simply love horses then check out some of the horse training tips that are discussed below.

Horse Training Tips:
Animals as per their natural instinct would be scared when approached by humans. Horses would also tend to feel bit intimidated unless you have really spent a long time with the horse. The first and foremost about horse training is making the animal comfortable in your presence. This would obviously be a gradual process.
How you treat your horse is the base of horse training. Here you would need to treat the horse like a child, it needs to be told which actions are to be performed for a particular instruction. There are two things you would need to consider for horse training, either the horse agrees to do it or blatantly refuses the same! There are certain ways to go about this process. You need to make the horse get used to your commands at a steady pace everyday. A change in routine can be possible when the horse acclimatizes itself to the entire training session.

The first step in horse training would be to teach him about longeing also known as ground training. This should be done once your horse is old enough to begin training. This kind of horse training is done with a long rope. The line is attached to the horse and it can travel in a large circle of movement.

Young horses need to be taught lead training as well. It is not just about the ropes that would train a horse. Here’s a simple method of horse training. Hold the rope and walk the horse around. Take some moments in between where you would need to wait and give the command of ‘stand’. Repeat the procedure a few times. This would help the horse to understand this command. This horse training tip can be used for a young foal as well.

Neck rein training is also a very important factor of horse training. Here you would need to teach the horse what is expected from it and how it should respond every time any function is required from the horse. Always remember that you should not use too much pressure with your hands. When you sit on the saddle, bring your legs together in a tight squeeze. Use the reins to communicate the direction. Let your horse take a few steps. Then make it stand. Reverse the direction. You would need to keep doing this exercise so that your horse understands fully what you are expecting from every action employed by you.

Your horse should also learn to walk besides you when it is on a lead. Here, with the help of a lead, you can train it to stop and walk as per the signals given by the horse rider. With simple training methods, you can get your horse to understand every signal given.

Always ensure that you warm up the horse before every training session. This helps the horse as this practice helps to warm up its muscles.

When you use the reins, remember to do so with care. The direct rein is the one with which you can pull its mouth and the indirect rein is the one which is used to press the neck. Always remember to use this with care. The pressure can be increased if you do not get the desired results.

Timing is very important in horse training. When the horse has completed its task, reward it! When it does not act the way it is supposed to for a particular signal, you would need to correct it immediately. Having a correct timing for the horse training will also help you to get better results.

Remember one thing about horse training; you would need to keep practicing the exercises and help your horse to understand what is expected. Keep repeating the procedures and remember to enjoy your horse training activity; this is the best way to get better results for any task.

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