Bareback

Busterzkool · 06-28-2005, 11:29 AM

How do you go about getting a horse used to bareback? I've only had him a couple months so i don't know that much about him but he's trustworthy under saddle so i feel comfortable trying it. He's good double back if that counts for anything? so how should i try it? just hop on and have someone hold him or is there a way to get him used to it. I've just been putting my arm around his back with no saddle and leaning on him to see if he minded and he doesn't lol. Any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks!

cassidy · 06-28-2005, 11:31 AM

i would just hop on thats what i did!

Busterzkool · 06-28-2005, 11:31 AM

lol ok. what did your horse do when you did it?

SunBun · 06-28-2005, 11:33 AM

Lay across his back first, rub him all around, if he's good, pet him say good boy, then hope on. Sit there for awhile, get him used to the feeling. Shouldn't be hard, most horses don't have a problem with it.

Busterzkool · 06-28-2005, 11:34 AM

ok...umm one more thing lol how do you get up there? he's 15.3 and im like five foot four. so i don't think it'd be THAT hard. do i just jump and grab on?

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 06-28-2005, 11:39 AM

Honestly I just got on my mare. She didn't do anything unusual. Use a mounting block to get on. Though there is a way to get on from the ground. You stand a little infront of their shoulder facing their rear and you have your left hand just infront of the withers holding the mane. And then you take kinda jump and land and on the second jump you really only use your left leg to hoist yourself up and you have your right leg bent a little to get over the back...I was taught this way but I was never able to do it LOL But it may work for you

BBJ

Busterzkool · 06-28-2005, 11:41 AM

HA! if only my horse had a mane lol!! he's an appaloosa so there's like nothing there. but i'll try it anyways!

BarebackJourney · 06-28-2005, 11:41 AM

Jumping on is extremely hard for me, and my horse dislikes it A LOT. Your best bet is to get up there using a mounting block, bucket, or have someone hoist you up. If he's good under saddle, he should behave bareback. Remember to wear a helmet, too, as bareback is just as risky, if not more, as having a saddle on.

Busterzkool · 06-28-2005, 11:43 AM

yeah i always wear a helmet. i'll have someone help me up that's a good idea.

Xiphias · 06-28-2005, 12:08 PM

I've never had a horse that did not like bareback, I started my babies out leaning on them when they were in the cross ties, when I was grooming them, and eventually sat on them in the cross ties, but they were quiet babies, and not untill they were 2 yrs. old, had my friend lead me with a halter and lead around a little, I havn't got on my TB mare bareback, she is too flighty, and likes to walk on 2 legs.....:O

06-28-2005, 11:29 AM	#1
Busterzkool Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ny Posts: 833 Images: 28	Bareback How do you go about getting a horse used to bareback? I've only had him a couple months so i don't know that much about him but he's trustworthy under saddle so i feel comfortable trying it. He's good double back if that counts for anything? so how should i try it? just hop on and have someone hold him or is there a way to get him used to it. I've just been putting my arm around his back with no saddle and leaning on him to see if he minded and he doesn't lol. Any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks! __________________ When riding my horse I no longer have my heart in my chest, but between my knees. There is no secret so close as that between a rider and her horse.

06-28-2005, 11:31 AM	#2
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,789 Images: 843	i would just hop on thats what i did! __________________ bluebell , haribo , william & lil bill May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

06-28-2005, 11:31 AM	#3
Busterzkool Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ny Posts: 833 Images: 28	lol ok. what did your horse do when you did it? __________________ When riding my horse I no longer have my heart in my chest, but between my knees. There is no secret so close as that between a rider and her horse.

06-28-2005, 11:34 AM	#5
Busterzkool Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ny Posts: 833 Images: 28	ok...umm one more thing lol how do you get up there? he's 15.3 and im like five foot four. so i don't think it'd be THAT hard. do i just jump and grab on? __________________ When riding my horse I no longer have my heart in my chest, but between my knees. There is no secret so close as that between a rider and her horse.

06-28-2005, 11:39 AM	#6
bay_blnd jmpr07 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: N. Granby, CT Posts: 11,634 Images: 425	Honestly I just got on my mare. She didn't do anything unusual. Use a mounting block to get on. Though there is a way to get on from the ground. You stand a little infront of their shoulder facing their rear and you have your left hand just infront of the withers holding the mane. And then you take kinda jump and land and on the second jump you really only use your left leg to hoist yourself up and you have your right leg bent a little to get over the back...I was taught this way but I was never able to do it LOL But it may work for you BBJ __________________ Semper Paratus

06-28-2005, 11:41 AM	#7
Busterzkool Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ny Posts: 833 Images: 28	HA! if only my horse had a mane lol!! he's an appaloosa so there's like nothing there. but i'll try it anyways! __________________ When riding my horse I no longer have my heart in my chest, but between my knees. There is no secret so close as that between a rider and her horse.

06-28-2005, 11:41 AM	#8
BarebackJourney Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,184 Images: 193 Blog Entries: 6	Jumping on is extremely hard for me, and my horse dislikes it A LOT. Your best bet is to get up there using a mounting block, bucket, or have someone hoist you up. If he's good under saddle, he should behave bareback. Remember to wear a helmet, too, as bareback is just as risky, if not more, as having a saddle on. __________________ Intuition tells me how to live my day, Intuition tells me, when to walk away.

06-28-2005, 11:43 AM	#9
Busterzkool Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ny Posts: 833 Images: 28	yeah i always wear a helmet. i'll have someone help me up that's a good idea. __________________ When riding my horse I no longer have my heart in my chest, but between my knees. There is no secret so close as that between a rider and her horse.

06-28-2005, 12:08 PM	#10
Xiphias Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, horse country USA Posts: 18,546 Images: 647 Blog Entries: 29	I've never had a horse that did not like bareback, I started my babies out leaning on them when they were in the cross ties, when I was grooming them, and eventually sat on them in the cross ties, but they were quiet babies, and not untill they were 2 yrs. old, had my friend lead me with a halter and lead around a little, I havn't got on my TB mare bareback, she is too flighty, and likes to walk on 2 legs.....:O __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! I was on HGS when we hit 2 & 3 million posts Proud owner of Xiphias 23 yr old ottb and Mikey aka Little Kadittlehopper 5 yr old overgrown mini app.

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