[SunBun]

Soo I got this new horse. He's a 12 year old QH gelding that was trained in Reining. He was reined a LOT for 3 years, and now he hasn't reined at all for about 4 years or so.

Anyway, he was supposedly this AWESOME reiner, won all sorts of stuff, blah blah blah, and since I've always been fascinated with reining of course I want to play around and try out a few things!!

I got him to do wimpy little sliding stops and he can spin, but its just bearly a full turn, then he moves his backend out.

I know it might just be a matter of finding what "buttons" to push, but since I have nooo reining experience at all, I thought I would call upon HGS to tell me which "buttons" to try

Thanks!

Oh and I also realize there is LOTS more to reining than sliding stops and spins. I was just using them as examples.

[cowgirlnat]

Well...a lot of it come from seat. For a sliding stop, sit DEEP. For a spin, sit deep and use outside leg at the girth. Ironically, in reining the reins are one of the last things you use.

[SunBun]

Originally Posted by cowgirlnat

Ironically, in reining the reins are one of the last things you use.

Lol, I knew that, and always thought it was funny. They should call it "slegging" (seat + leg...ha..ha..oh nevermind..lol)

Thanks for the tips. I think his stop will become better the more he gets in shape, and with the spin I'm pretty sure that's rider error!! Poor boy, I bet he's thinking "What is she DOING up there?!!"

[lacy]

Originally Posted by SunBun

I think his stop will become better the more he gets in shape, and with the spin I'm pretty sure that's rider error!! Poor boy, I bet he's thinking "What is she DOING up there?!!"

I know exactly how you feel! I bought a year old QH and plan on doing reining with her- but I have never done it before. Of course I will get a trainer when the time comes... but still... I wonder what the heck Im trying to accomplish sometimes.

[reiner girl]

as was said to slide better take a deep seat. and with spin i have been taught that if you pick up your hand the slightest bit to start the spin and the drop it down on the neck but drop your hand slowly, then when you put your leg on the horse he should fly around..but keep in mind that he has had some time of from reining and may be a tad on the rusty side, what i would recomend is to work with a reining trainer so you can get the most out him! good luck! oh one more thing, when you are doing a "rundown" for your slide when you get about half way or so put your heels into him so you pick up speed, the sit down lift your hand slightly say whoa .the drop your hand slowly! that how i was taught but work with a trainer! good luck!

[Blistering Winds]

wouldn't hurt to have someone who you can find, who does reining, ride her and find her buttons. Different trainers will have buttons at different spots sometimes. So knowing where they are helps.

Also, unless your horse has sliders on, don't be trying some serious slides. Sliders protect the horse from getting hurt during a slide....

[SunBun]

Originally Posted by Blistering Winds

wouldn't hurt to have someone who you can find, who does reining, ride her and find her buttons. Different trainers will have buttons at different spots sometimes. So knowing where they are helps.

Yeah, I know that there are different ways of training reiners, and I was just wanting to get a few different ideas to try out on him.

I could probably get someone to come ride him that does reining, but I don't want to put any money into it since he's going to be trained in barrels, haha.

And we aren't doing anything serious, I just thought doing some spins and stuff every now and then would be fun. And expanding your horsey-knowledge is always a plus!

Thanks for the tips.

[kaotic_cowgirl]

I agree watch trying to stop without plates on as you can seriously injure your horse. Also be careful about stopping ground...without proper footing injury is likely and if you hurt your horse in a stop and scare him then u will have problems getting him to stop after that. Always sit deep and say whoa before touching your reins in your stop. Also, if he has forgotten the word "whoa" tell him from a walk/ jog and back him up if he doesnt stop on his haunches. in you spins...make sure you can do a proper turn on the haunches before even attempting to speed it up. I suggest even just a few lessons or some advice/help from a trainer/coach in your area...reining is a very difficult discipline to learn on your own even with a finished horse! Good luck and have fun!!

[SunBun]

He has EXTREMELY good woah and I realize that hardcore spins and espically stops can injure a horse. I'm not doing anything hardcore. Just playing around, stuff to do when we're not doing barrels, since he is a horse that needs to keep thinking all the time or he gets bored. VERY much an 'all business' horse! I love it.

[USAbarrels]

I like this thred... its interesting for everyone (me) who like reining, but don't know much about it.