headset

horselover0129 · 03-07-2005, 12:33 PM

how do you teach a horse to keep their headset. snickers will do a headset but only for a little bit and i really have to work with her on it but if im not really trying she wont do it. how do i make her do it on a daily basis? she tucks her head nicely when she wants to

AQHA1972 · 03-07-2005, 12:38 PM

I know Im going to get bashed for this, but I like using a training fork, or in English terms, a running martingale.

horselover0129 · 03-07-2005, 12:45 PM

this is what her headset looks like:

Note:the pic isnt actually of snickers i found it online but it looks like her headset

AQHA1972 · 03-07-2005, 12:52 PM

That looks good to me, what are you wanting different? What type of riding do you do?

QHGirl · 03-07-2005, 12:57 PM

You are not holding her in frame then if she won't keep it there. You need to work on exercises to allow her to feel comfortable holding it that way.

I agree with AQHA...

horselover0129 · 03-07-2005, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AQHA1972

That looks good to me, what are you wanting different? What type of riding do you do?

she only does it sometimes,i have to work really hard to get her to do it. i am doing hunter under saddle.

horselover0129 · 03-07-2005, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QHGirl

You are not holding her in frame then if she won't keep it there. You need to work on exercises to allow her to feel comfortable holding it that way.

I agree with AQHA...

do you know of any excersises i could do?

MysticRealm · 03-07-2005, 01:17 PM

u do NOT want a head set, you want a round horse from head to tail. you need to push your horse up with your leg in to your hand so she works from her hind end forward, once she has that then her head should come right into place, and she should be able to hold it all on her own (once she builds the muscles up).
P.S. where that head and neck are in that pic is to high for hunters

horselover0129 · 03-07-2005, 03:12 PM

ive seen that head set a lot at shows so i just alwayz figured it was right and no one ever told me it was wrong. ive been working at the head set for a while,thanks for telling me its not right

MysticRealm · 03-07-2005, 04:41 PM

when your horse is round from head to toe it will have a 'head set' and by that I mean it will have a round neck and a tucked in head (not behind the verticle) so having the head at the verticle is not incorrect it's how you achieve the head set. You want to focus on the hind end not the head and neck. Here is a pic of my mare

Now she is very slightly behind the verticle (she was super lazt this day) but that's about where you want the neck and head to be. She is using her hind end and she should be tracking up b/c of this. me and her pretty much always place in the a and b rated shows, especially on the flat. I do want to say that some judges like a little bit of a poked out nose, but I like them at the verticle and so do alot of judges i think

03-07-2005, 12:33 PM	#1
horselover0129 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Massachusettes Posts: 1,194 Images: 117	headset how do you teach a horse to keep their headset. snickers will do a headset but only for a little bit and i really have to work with her on it but if im not really trying she wont do it. how do i make her do it on a daily basis? she tucks her head nicely when she wants to __________________ Devilinareddress aka "snickers" 16H OTTB

03-07-2005, 12:45 PM	#3
horselover0129 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Massachusettes Posts: 1,194 Images: 117	this is what her headset looks like: Note:the pic isnt actually of snickers i found it online but it looks like her headset __________________ Devilinareddress aka "snickers" 16H OTTB

03-07-2005, 12:57 PM	#5
QHGirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 6,989 Images: 264	You are not holding her in frame then if she won't keep it there. You need to work on exercises to allow her to feel comfortable holding it that way. I agree with AQHA... __________________ I must not forget to thank the difficult horses, who made my life miserable, but who were better teachers than the well-behaved school horses who raised no problems. -Alois Podhaisky

03-07-2005, 01:17 PM	#8
MysticRealm Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,606 Images: 44	u do NOT want a head set, you want a round horse from head to tail. you need to push your horse up with your leg in to your hand so she works from her hind end forward, once she has that then her head should come right into place, and she should be able to hold it all on her own (once she builds the muscles up). P.S. where that head and neck are in that pic is to high for hunters __________________ Proud Owner of Markie (thoroughbred), Bear (pomeranian/shih tzu/ terrier), and Styder (Toy Poodle) and Vega (thoroughbred)

03-07-2005, 03:12 PM	#9
horselover0129 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Massachusettes Posts: 1,194 Images: 117	ive seen that head set a lot at shows so i just alwayz figured it was right and no one ever told me it was wrong. ive been working at the head set for a while,thanks for telling me its not right __________________ Devilinareddress aka "snickers" 16H OTTB

03-07-2005, 12:38 PM	#2
AQHA1972 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,599	I know Im going to get bashed for this, but I like using a training fork, or in English terms, a running martingale.

03-07-2005, 12:52 PM	#4
AQHA1972 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,599	That looks good to me, what are you wanting different? What type of riding do you do?

03-07-2005, 04:41 PM	#10
MysticRealm Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,606 Images: 44	when your horse is round from head to toe it will have a 'head set' and by that I mean it will have a round neck and a tucked in head (not behind the verticle) so having the head at the verticle is not incorrect it's how you achieve the head set. You want to focus on the hind end not the head and neck. Here is a pic of my mare Now she is very slightly behind the verticle (she was super lazt this day) but that's about where you want the neck and head to be. She is using her hind end and she should be tracking up b/c of this. me and her pretty much always place in the a and b rated shows, especially on the flat. I do want to say that some judges like a little bit of a poked out nose, but I like them at the verticle and so do alot of judges i think __________________ Proud Owner of Markie (thoroughbred), Bear (pomeranian/shih tzu/ terrier), and Styder (Toy Poodle) and Vega (thoroughbred)

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