2006-07-21 02:09:33 · 5 answers · asked by mjhorsemeg 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
When your horse starts to lope too fast turn him/her in a small circle, keep your horse moving forward at a lope and slowly increase the size of your circle. If your horse starts to speed up again, decrease the size of your circle until he/she slows down again. Do this over and over til you are sick of it, and then practice some more. Don,t forget to work in both directions equally so your horse does not start to favor one lead over the other, or become more supple on one side. If you are persistant, this will work. Don,t forget the praise!
forty six years with horses.
2006-07-21 03:59:08 · answer #1 · answered by Gypsy C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When does she loop? if it is just in certain areas she might be just afraid of that spot for some reason. I would pull back on the reins lightly and if that doesn't work change up your routin every time you take her out then she will
be more alert. John Lyons taught me that. Thank goodness you asked because there are really no other horse people on this thing!
2006-07-21 09:16:48 · answer #2 · answered by Stiemer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try working her in a round ring with a snaffle bit. You should have a strong seat, use your rump to encourage forward motion, light leg cues to maintain the proper lead, and SOFT hands to keep her collected and slow her down. You'll be asking her to go forward with your leg and seat while asking her to slow. With practice you should be able to have her lope almost in place.
2006-07-21 09:58:34 · answer #3 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your horse should build up a tolerance for your leg's presence, so you should be able to keep your leg on lightly and have a very soft contact with her mouth. doing lots of transition work to keep her alert to your cues is helpful. also, you never want to just pull pull pull. this will make her ignore your hand, get a hard mouth, and start a tug of war. to prevent this, use half-halts. half-halts are built on a "give, take" system... increase your contact for a step, then decrease. increase as needed, then decrease. do this a few times, it should get her attention and hopefully encourage her to respect your hand more. just be careful to not constantly play with your mouth. the key is to teach respect for your cues, not annoyance of them.
2006-07-21 18:45:57 · answer #4 · answered by WRX Girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sit deep im your seat almost as if u want her to halt, try to keep from holding on with your legs (knees and below grip with your thighs) dont give an signal that might be confused for "faster".if she still doesnt respond try a quick tug on the riens and repeat until she slows.
2006-07-21 13:11:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋