backing up help...

blessingspoint · 07-19-2007, 11:45 AM

I have tried and tried and bing wont back she starts to get a bit upset when I try to get her to back. So my thought is she never was taught .

Can someone break down the steps on teaching a horse to back from scratch.

lawfilly99 · 07-19-2007, 01:12 PM

while riding or leading??

blessingspoint · 07-19-2007, 01:24 PM

while I am ridding her?

smitty · 07-19-2007, 01:46 PM

There is so much more to teaching a horse to back up than just pulling on the bit/halter. I have sent you a link that I think is very comprehensive and thoughtful in teaching a horse how to back and WHY they are resistent to it at first.
Good luck.
Just click on this link:

Teaching Your Horse to Back

Rhythm 'n Blues · 07-19-2007, 07:39 PM

I'd suggest having someone on the ground with you asking her to back as you are asking her in the saddle. Eventually she'll put 2 and 2 together.

But I might just say smitty is really right...there is a TONE more than just pulling backwards. My horse refuses to back if you ask in that manner

StormChaser · 07-20-2007, 11:38 AM

My daughter's mare had no "reverse" (under saddle) when we got her. She was 16 years old and dead broke, so we figured something must have happened to her to make her not want to back up. BUT, the first thing we did was check her teeth, back and saddle fit to make sure nothing making her sore.

Then I took her to my trainer and she worked with her. It was so sad cuz when my trainer would cue her to back up...her whole body would just tremble.

I felt so bad for her. You could tell she thought something was going to eat her. Once my trainer got her take that first step back, she released the pressure and then rewarded her. Betty was like..."hey, that wasn't so bad I guess." Now she backs like a pro.

07-19-2007, 11:45 AM	#1
blessingspoint Full Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Energy IL Posts: 72 Images: 3	backing up help... I have tried and tried and bing wont back she starts to get a bit upset when I try to get her to back. So my thought is she never was taught . Can someone break down the steps on teaching a horse to back from scratch.

07-19-2007, 01:12 PM	#2
lawfilly99 Full Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: PA Posts: 146 Images: 16	while riding or leading?? __________________ "god forbid i go to a heaven in which there are no horses" "well-behaved women rarely make history"

07-19-2007, 01:24 PM	#3
blessingspoint Full Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Energy IL Posts: 72 Images: 3	ridding while I am ridding her?

07-19-2007, 01:46 PM	#4
smitty Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 944	Article There is so much more to teaching a horse to back up than just pulling on the bit/halter. I have sent you a link that I think is very comprehensive and thoughtful in teaching a horse how to back and WHY they are resistent to it at first. Good luck. Just click on this link: Teaching Your Horse to Back __________________ never, never, never quit - winston churchill

07-19-2007, 07:39 PM	#5
Rhythm 'n Blues Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,940 Images: 76	I'd suggest having someone on the ground with you asking her to back as you are asking her in the saddle. Eventually she'll put 2 and 2 together. But I might just say smitty is really right...there is a TONE more than just pulling backwards. My horse refuses to back if you ask in that manner __________________ Pay equal (if not more) attention to your own self carriage as that of your horse

07-20-2007, 11:38 AM	#6
StormChaser Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: I live in a really small town in Kansas. Posts: 2,077 Images: 643	My daughter's mare had no "reverse" (under saddle) when we got her. She was 16 years old and dead broke, so we figured something must have happened to her to make her not want to back up. BUT, the first thing we did was check her teeth, back and saddle fit to make sure nothing making her sore. Then I took her to my trainer and she worked with her. It was so sad cuz when my trainer would cue her to back up...her whole body would just tremble. I felt so bad for her. You could tell she thought something was going to eat her. Once my trainer got her take that first step back, she released the pressure and then rewarded her. Betty was like..."hey, that wasn't so bad I guess." Now she backs like a pro. __________________ I've been SNOW BALLED!!!!!!!! "Never underestimate a man's ability to underestimate a woman." Last edited by StormChaser; 07-20-2007 at 11:57 AM.

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