Neck Reining

QTRgirl · 05-28-2004, 04:09 PM

I have a new horse and want to teach her to neck rein. Does anyone have suggestions on the best way to teach this process. I am new to horses and riding and am trying very hard to learn everything I can.

Blistering Winds · 05-28-2004, 04:24 PM

THe way I've taught it, you neck, then you direct rein. Neck, direct EVERY TIME. Eventually the horse figures out, if I move when the rein is applied, they don't Pull my mouth!!!

But also, you want to add leg in there. Leg, neck, and then direct rein.

Also, so you know, to go right, you put the left rein on the neck. TO go left, you put the right rein on the neck.

Also, the best way to teach this is in a Curb bit. Reason is because these are MADE for neck reining. Horses understand the neck rein much better because the bit is being communicated to slightly with the shift of the reins.

But it can be taught in a snaffle, just not as quickly.

Paint_luver · 05-28-2004, 04:34 PM

yep, pretty well said! I'm just teaching my horse to neck rein also and that's basically what I've been doing. Just use both reins when turning, the outside one as neck reining and the inside as direct. Also use the outside leg pressure.

Super Step · 05-28-2004, 06:30 PM

Yep, Just what BW said.

You may add shift in there.

For a right turn:
Shift your seat to the right, apply left leg, apply left rein to the neck, apply direct pull right rein.

05-28-2004, 04:09 PM	#1
QTRgirl Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,055	Neck Reining I have a new horse and want to teach her to neck rein. Does anyone have suggestions on the best way to teach this process. I am new to horses and riding and am trying very hard to learn everything I can.

05-28-2004, 04:24 PM	#2
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	THe way I've taught it, you neck, then you direct rein. Neck, direct EVERY TIME. Eventually the horse figures out, if I move when the rein is applied, they don't Pull my mouth!!! But also, you want to add leg in there. Leg, neck, and then direct rein. Also, so you know, to go right, you put the left rein on the neck. TO go left, you put the right rein on the neck. Also, the best way to teach this is in a Curb bit. Reason is because these are MADE for neck reining. Horses understand the neck rein much better because the bit is being communicated to slightly with the shift of the reins. But it can be taught in a snaffle, just not as quickly. __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

05-28-2004, 04:34 PM	#3
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,888 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	yep, pretty well said! I'm just teaching my horse to neck rein also and that's basically what I've been doing. Just use both reins when turning, the outside one as neck reining and the inside as direct. Also use the outside leg pressure. __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

05-28-2004, 06:30 PM	#4
Super Step Senior Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 11,534 Images: 226 Blog Entries: 50	Yep, Just what BW said. You may add shift in there. For a right turn: Shift your seat to the right, apply left leg, apply left rein to the neck, apply direct pull right rein. __________________ I have never had a horse lie to me. Dodging Snowballs I have been NOEL’ed. Blessed Is His Name

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