Cantering que needed for leg reined horse

vradtke · 10-19-2009, 08:03 PM

We have a 10 yr old Haflinger/Quarterhorse who was trained with leg pressure by previous owner. We are trying to cross train him with neck reining also. He will walk and trot without problem but the normal canter que is not working. Any suggestions?

His previous owner had health issues and he was a rescue case so I don't know if she is still around to contact.

meljean · 10-19-2009, 08:24 PM

By normal cue, are you talking cueing on the side you want him to pick up lead on, by moving that leg forward and turning head to rail, or are you cueing off of the opposite side, by bumping elbow with toe?

Gutter_Doll · 10-20-2009, 01:24 AM

Exactly what is a 'normal cue?'

tabinmaine · 10-20-2009, 12:11 PM

Was the horse previously ridden english or western ?

GotaDunQH · 10-20-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by meljean

By normal cue, are you talking cueing on the side you want him to pick up lead on, by moving that leg forward and turning head to rail, or are you cueing off of the opposite side, by bumping elbow with toe?

???. Have never heard of either of these two cues. I use my leg cue BEHIND the girth because you want to cue the HIND END of the horse as the start of the lead comes from the back and not the front. Tipping the head is not good either...head should always be straight. I've never heard of the second one....with the elbow/toe thing.

Jennifer

GotaDunQH · 10-20-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by tabinmaine

Was the horse previously ridden english or western ?

The discipline should not matter...asking for a correct lead is the same no matter what tack you have on the horse.

Jennifer

ponytrainer77 · 10-20-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by vradtke

We have a 10 yr old Haflinger/Quarterhorse who was trained with leg pressure by previous owner. We are trying to cross train him with neck reining also. He will walk and trot without problem but the normal canter que is not working. Any suggestions?

His previous owner had health issues and he was a rescue case so I don't know if she is still around to contact.

Completely, utterly and totally hi******* the thread here and completely, utterly and totally off topic, but.....

my maiden name is Radtke...

vradtke · 10-20-2009, 04:54 PM

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.

tabinmaine · 10-20-2009, 05:05 PM

Well the cue I have always used for canter is the inside foot forward or right at the cinch/girth and the outside leg back behind the girth, outside rein to help balance and lift the inside shoulder, the leg behind the girth/cinch is the main cue though
Never heard of a horse smelling the toe so they will behave or listen ?? What does that mean ? Do you mean the horse's neck is flexed to the left side so his nose is near the rider's toe when mounting ?

John · 10-20-2009, 05:43 PM

Quote:

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.

Was he also traind to stop at stop signs?

10-19-2009, 08:03 PM	#1
vradtke Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: West of Madison WI Posts: 28 Images: 2	Cantering que needed for leg reined horse We have a 10 yr old Haflinger/Quarterhorse who was trained with leg pressure by previous owner. We are trying to cross train him with neck reining also. He will walk and trot without problem but the normal canter que is not working. Any suggestions? His previous owner had health issues and he was a rescue case so I don't know if she is still around to contact.

10-19-2009, 08:24 PM	#2
meljean Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NW MO Posts: 1,017	By normal cue, are you talking cueing on the side you want him to pick up lead on, by moving that leg forward and turning head to rail, or are you cueing off of the opposite side, by bumping elbow with toe? __________________ "If you listen to the horse, the horse will tell you what it wants to be." Dale Pugh "You can undo in five seconds, the training it took you five years to accomplish." Wyman E. Bennett

10-20-2009, 01:24 AM	#3
Gutter_Doll Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central West, Australia. Posts: 1,431 Images: 36	Exactly what is a 'normal cue?' __________________ photography new site. "Orana Quest" - tricks (bow, lay down, kneel, smile, sit, count, pick up a saddle pad) and in reining training.

10-20-2009, 12:11 PM	#4
tabinmaine Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: I live in Northern Maine Posts: 201 Images: 5	Was the horse previously ridden english or western ? __________________ Mommy of: 12 yr old QH Buckskin: Cash

10-20-2009, 05:05 PM	#9
tabinmaine Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: I live in Northern Maine Posts: 201 Images: 5	Well the cue I have always used for canter is the inside foot forward or right at the cinch/girth and the outside leg back behind the girth, outside rein to help balance and lift the inside shoulder, the leg behind the girth/cinch is the main cue though Never heard of a horse smelling the toe so they will behave or listen ?? What does that mean ? Do you mean the horse's neck is flexed to the left side so his nose is near the rider's toe when mounting ? __________________ Mommy of: 12 yr old QH Buckskin: Cash

10-20-2009, 04:54 PM	#8
vradtke Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: West of Madison WI Posts: 28 Images: 2	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.

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