Backing up?!?!?!?

kaitlyn · 11-26-2003, 10:19 AM

Hi its me again...i would like to kno if there is any way i can get my horse to take bigger steps when backing up?

I mean he doesnt like to do it but when i want him to i make him...but he takes the tiniest steps and gives me a hard time

for such a small amount...and if u can get em to take bigger steps...how? thanx a bunch!!

running_

Dawn · 11-26-2003, 10:24 AM

It's natural to take smaller steps when backing. Even people do it. For one thing, it's because of anatomy, another is that he can't see if there's a big hole behind him or not.

Blistering Winds · 11-26-2003, 12:13 PM

Time,...Time..practice...and time....

You have to overcome their fear and teach them to move backwards, let alone extend.

How do you get him to extend forward? (I was told this, so I don't know if it works).

Cue him backwards (he has to have just GOING backwards down). Then, cue him to extend and back. Takes a bit, but they start extending eventually. But they don't do full strides. Most just move faster. Mine has reached that step....moving a bit faster...which he does move his legs a little more too.

kaitlyn · 11-26-2003, 01:48 PM

yea i think he might be unsure with it but i think he just doesnt want to do it...

i have been practicing!!!

running_

Blistering Winds · 11-26-2003, 01:50 PM

Let's put it this way...mine has been learning to back in saddle since he was 2. His training has been very slow (due to pregnancies) and he's 5 now. he is just getting the idea to extend a bit more and to back STRAIGHT!!...

usually back in circles.....

Dawn · 11-26-2003, 01:51 PM

Haha, I thought you meant the horse was pregnant, then I was like, wait, you said he.

Blistering Winds · 11-26-2003, 01:52 PM

hehehe...no ME pregnant!!! Had 2 kids in 2 1/2 yrs

GrayArab · 11-26-2003, 02:14 PM

Haha ~ I thought you were referring to the horse too... My girls are 20 months apart. (3 and 1.5 yrs) Lots of work but well worth it. My 3yr old started her horse lessons last week.
running_
As for backing up... lots of practice. My horse learned to back up quicker and straighter with time and lots of treats!

Blistering Winds · 11-26-2003, 02:19 PM

Mine are 3 and 2 1/2 now. My 3 yr old rides my horse in the arena with me there, and she has a blast. She can stop, turn, and back him up. He listens better to her than to me...NO FAIR!!!!
heheh

11-26-2003, 10:19 AM	#1
kaitlyn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: md Posts: 353	Backing up?!?!?!? Hi its me again...i would like to kno if there is any way i can get my horse to take bigger steps when backing up? I mean he doesnt like to do it but when i want him to i make him...but he takes the tiniest steps and gives me a hard time for such a small amount...and if u can get em to take bigger steps...how? thanx a bunch!! running_

11-26-2003, 12:13 PM	#3
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	Time,...Time..practice...and time.... You have to overcome their fear and teach them to move backwards, let alone extend. How do you get him to extend forward? (I was told this, so I don't know if it works). Cue him backwards (he has to have just GOING backwards down). Then, cue him to extend and back. Takes a bit, but they start extending eventually. But they don't do full strides. Most just move faster. Mine has reached that step....moving a bit faster...which he does move his legs a little more too. __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

11-26-2003, 01:50 PM	#5
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	Let's put it this way...mine has been learning to back in saddle since he was 2. His training has been very slow (due to pregnancies) and he's 5 now. he is just getting the idea to extend a bit more and to back STRAIGHT!!... usually back in circles..... __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

11-26-2003, 01:52 PM	#7
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	hehehe...no ME pregnant!!! Had 2 kids in 2 1/2 yrs __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

11-26-2003, 02:19 PM	#9
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	Mine are 3 and 2 1/2 now. My 3 yr old rides my horse in the arena with me there, and she has a blast. She can stop, turn, and back him up. He listens better to her than to me...NO FAIR!!!! heheh __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

11-26-2003, 10:24 AM	#2
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,458 Images: 1390	It's natural to take smaller steps when backing. Even people do it. For one thing, it's because of anatomy, another is that he can't see if there's a big hole behind him or not.

11-26-2003, 01:48 PM	#4
kaitlyn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: md Posts: 353	yea i think he might be unsure with it but i think he just doesnt want to do it... i have been practicing!!! running_

11-26-2003, 01:51 PM	#6
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,458 Images: 1390	Haha, I thought you meant the horse was pregnant, then I was like, wait, you said he.

11-26-2003, 02:14 PM	#8
GrayArab Full Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 76	Haha ~ I thought you were referring to the horse too... My girls are 20 months apart. (3 and 1.5 yrs) Lots of work but well worth it. My 3yr old started her horse lessons last week. running_ As for backing up... lots of practice. My horse learned to back up quicker and straighter with time and lots of treats!

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