Cantering que needed for leg reined horse

Gutter_Doll · 10-20-2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by John

Was he also traind to stop at stop signs?

I lol'd.

alquatic · 10-20-2009, 06:18 PM

You shouldn't be tightening your reins when you ask for an upward transition. Half-halt, yes, but not a tightening. That may be why he's not picking it up because you have too much tension in your reins.

cmckeown · 10-21-2009, 12:30 PM

you should teach your horse to yeald to pressure the way i was taught was by putting a bridle and don't hop on the horses back just practice flexing his head to the side and soon or later the horse will learn

cmckeown · 10-21-2009, 12:39 PM

my horse i got when you put pressure on the bit the horse will sooner or later learn

myhorsethunder6 · 10-21-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by John

Was he also traind to stop at stop signs?

Anyway, i agree. You should'nt be tightening up your reins because that would tell him not to go, right?

Britt

vradtke · 10-23-2009, 05:44 PM

I don't understand the reasoning for the foot smelling either. HE is the first we have ever encountered with it. Apparently if he doesn't smell your foot he won't recognize that you are controlling him. My daughter puts her foot under his nose and then climbs into the saddle. If she forgets to we have to take her boot off and let him smell it. I know it sounds crazy but ... That's the way the original trainer trained him. We will not continue this practice with any of our other horses.

K Riding Girl · 10-23-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by vradtke

The canter cue we were taught was to tighten the reins, press with your outside foot and sit forward in the saddle.
We ride Western and that is what the what the horse was trained.
He was also trained to smell the riders foot before they get on or he doesn't listen. He won't move.
Thank you for your help.

whaaattt???? i've never heard of having a horse smell my foot before i got on!!!

Gutter_Doll · 10-23-2009, 06:51 PM

I think she means by "smell the riders foot" the previous owner has done a lot of lateral flextion when they get on. Other than that I know a mare who used to do it to get out of work. Kicked her in the chops once and she doesn't do it anymore.

LindaMM · 10-23-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Gutter_Doll

I think she means by "smell the riders foot" the previous owner has done a lot of lateral flextion when they get on. Other than that I know a mare who used to do it to get out of work. Kicked her in the chops once and she doesn't do it anymore.

No... she mentioned taking off the boot when mounted so he can smell it...... ??????

farmchickisr · 10-25-2009, 12:35 AM

Hey sniffing the boot can't be that strange, after having read one of the Natural Trainers was teaching the people to walk around like a horse on 4 to facilitate the bonding process. Now that is pretty strange!!! As they say, different strokes for different folks.

10-23-2009, 06:51 PM	#18
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10-20-2009, 06:18 PM	#12
alquatic Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14	You shouldn't be tightening your reins when you ask for an upward transition. Half-halt, yes, but not a tightening. That may be why he's not picking it up because you have too much tension in your reins.

10-21-2009, 12:30 PM	#13
cmckeown Full Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: I live in arena wisconsin and on a farm Posts: 147 Images: 1 Blog Entries: 5	you should teach your horse to yeald to pressure the way i was taught was by putting a bridle and don't hop on the horses back just practice flexing his head to the side and soon or later the horse will learn

10-21-2009, 12:39 PM	#14
cmckeown Full Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: I live in arena wisconsin and on a farm Posts: 147 Images: 1 Blog Entries: 5	my horse i got when you put pressure on the bit the horse will sooner or later learn

10-23-2009, 05:44 PM	#16
vradtke Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: West of Madison WI Posts: 28 Images: 2	I don't understand the reasoning for the foot smelling either. HE is the first we have ever encountered with it. Apparently if he doesn't smell your foot he won't recognize that you are controlling him. My daughter puts her foot under his nose and then climbs into the saddle. If she forgets to we have to take her boot off and let him smell it. I know it sounds crazy but ... That's the way the original trainer trained him. We will not continue this practice with any of our other horses.

10-25-2009, 12:35 AM	#20
farmchickisr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Country of Israel Posts: 403 Images: 26	Hey sniffing the boot can't be that strange, after having read one of the Natural Trainers was teaching the people to walk around like a horse on 4 to facilitate the bonding process. Now that is pretty strange!!! As they say, different strokes for different folks.