Need advice on training ayoung horse

littlemoney08 · 06-30-2009, 07:46 AM

I have trained a few young horses, but this time I am trying to help a friend with her young horse.

I already worked on a lot of ground manners because he has absolutely none, the farrier was even impressed after i had work with him because use to be difficult.

but we don't have a round pen at the barn we are at now. and i am use to training them in round pens.

so we are we working on the whole lunging thing but the horse trys to make his own circles and he is smart. he likes to make them where he is about to run into the fence so he has to stop.

Then i brought him out to the hay field and walked in the middle where he had no fence to go to. That worked a lot, but he still tried to make his own circles. I mean i still kept him moving and I got him back to mine,but he still keeps doing it.

Another thing is he hates to go forward sometimes. and he doesnt care if you smack him hard with the whip, nothing bothers him. Is there a good way of asking him to go forward? I have tried doing short sessions of trotting, but he just took advantage of that.

I have never really dealt with such a stubborn horse. Any suggestions would be greatly apperciated.

Zanerkin177 · 06-30-2009, 08:17 AM

I don't really understand...he dosn't walk forward when your just walking him? or he dosn't lunge?

rosewood · 07-01-2009, 07:38 AM

try tapping his flank with the whip...that might wake him up a bit. I work on just moving the shoulders by circling the whip towards their shoulder...if I get it to move i quit...then try the same with the rear, then repeat on the other side. Then when it comes to making a full circle I can move out their shoulder or their rear to get them going in a nice circle. Sorry if this doesn't make sense it's hard to explain without showing you.

Vegashorselady · 07-01-2009, 10:32 AM

My colt would sometimes stop and refuse to move forward when I was lunging him. I tied a plastic grocery bag to the end of the lunge whip and the next time i tapped him with it, he moved. If your horse is really scared of the bag I've seen other people use a flag and that seems to work well also.

06-30-2009, 07:46 AM	#1
littlemoney08 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,706 Images: 130 Blog Entries: 5	Need advice on training ayoung horse I have trained a few young horses, but this time I am trying to help a friend with her young horse. I already worked on a lot of ground manners because he has absolutely none, the farrier was even impressed after i had work with him because use to be difficult. but we don't have a round pen at the barn we are at now. and i am use to training them in round pens. so we are we working on the whole lunging thing but the horse trys to make his own circles and he is smart. he likes to make them where he is about to run into the fence so he has to stop. Then i brought him out to the hay field and walked in the middle where he had no fence to go to. That worked a lot, but he still tried to make his own circles. I mean i still kept him moving and I got him back to mine,but he still keeps doing it. Another thing is he hates to go forward sometimes. and he doesnt care if you smack him hard with the whip, nothing bothers him. Is there a good way of asking him to go forward? I have tried doing short sessions of trotting, but he just took advantage of that. I have never really dealt with such a stubborn horse. Any suggestions would be greatly apperciated. __________________ Pictures: http://photobucket.com/albums/v324/littlemoney08/ http://photobucket.com/albums/b299/Beau08/ Website: http://littlemoney08.tripod.com/jsli...ney/index.html Tackie Troopers:http://tackietroopers.tripod.com/ Myspace: http://myspace.com/camry08 April

06-30-2009, 08:17 AM	#2
Zanerkin177 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Army :D Posts: 1,296 Images: 7	I don't really understand...he dosn't walk forward when your just walking him? or he dosn't lunge? __________________ A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

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07-01-2009, 07:38 AM	#3
rosewood Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Upper Midwest Posts: 1,284 Images: 77	try tapping his flank with the whip...that might wake him up a bit. I work on just moving the shoulders by circling the whip towards their shoulder...if I get it to move i quit...then try the same with the rear, then repeat on the other side. Then when it comes to making a full circle I can move out their shoulder or their rear to get them going in a nice circle. Sorry if this doesn't make sense it's hard to explain without showing you.

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Vegashorselady Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Nevada Posts: 60 Images: 3	My colt would sometimes stop and refuse to move forward when I was lunging him. I tied a plastic grocery bag to the end of the lunge whip and the next time i tapped him with it, he moved. If your horse is really scared of the bag I've seen other people use a flag and that seems to work well also.