I mean i don't want her to come to a complete stop and fling me off the saddle. Also how do i keep from bouncing all over the saddle when my horse is running?
2006-08-23 09:42:49 · 22 answers · asked by Sango 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
say easy and pull up the ranes a Little and if she goes into a trot kick her to git her mooving agen and leane back
2006-08-23 09:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah(: 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you ask for the lope, you make sure you are balanced, collected in the reins and the horse's head and ask for the lope. Once the horse starts to lope, you find that motion the horse gives.
Some horses rock like a rocking horse toy, some horses have a very smooth gait while others has a lot of horse power behind each stride. (Rough).
Need to sit down in the saddle deep, knees and thighs need to be squeezed in to the saddle. Heals need to be down with point of toe tucked a lil inward. The motion of your hips goes with the horse.
Hands should be in front of saddle horn slightly near the hair line. If the horse is going too fast, ask to "slow down" with slightly pulling back and forth a few times and ask for nose to tuck in slightly. If horse slows down too much as if going into the trot, put slight pressure of your outside leg and still say "slow".
Be consistence of your words to your horse. Ex: if you want to go to the lope to the walk, don't say "whoa". What need to say is "walk". It can confused the horse if you say whoa, but don't want to stop but when you do want to stop, the horse won't know that if you use that word for other things.
You need to gain your balance and not bounce on your horses back. It can cause unbalance of you and your horse. Plus, if someone was bouncing on your back, I imagine you have a sore back.
It also would make your legs wiggle around that can cause the horse to run faster if your legs are hitting the side of the horse making the horse think you want faster.
Your stirrups could be also too long or too high. Make sure your saddle correctly fits yourself and your horse.
Have you considered a trainer?
2006-08-23 17:33:43 · answer #2 · answered by Mutchkin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get your horse to stop slowly just pull back on the Raine's slowly until you feel a response
and then pull more as needed to stop or slow
To keep from bouncing you may need to raise your stirrups higher when trotting and running try
raising up in the saddle and putting your weight
on the stirrups that should help.
2006-08-23 16:57:13 · answer #3 · answered by summer123 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sit tight in the saddle and go with the natural movement of the horse. A properly trained horse will respond to rein movement, or putting a little weight on the back of the saddle.
2006-08-23 16:46:35 · answer #4 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like you haven't been riding for a long time - no offense, or anything. Try to center yourself in the saddle at all times and go with the horse. You're supposed to use your legs to hang on, and lightly pull back and release, pull back and release, on the reins to make the horse understand that you want him to slow his pace. Practice makes perfect!
2006-08-23 16:47:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i suggest you urgently book a couple of riding lessons, what you're doing right now is not doing you or your horse any good, and you'll find riding a lot more fun once you've mastered the basics. in general, to slow a horse down without making heer stop, you pull at the reins and then let go, repeatedly if necessary. you also have to move your thighs forwards and put them together gently. and please don't use the reins as an emergency break, your horse will thank you for it.
2006-08-23 16:57:11 · answer #6 · answered by nerdyhermione 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Instead of pulling with both reins, pull one rein harder, then use the leg on that side to disengage the hip. Horses are strongest straight forward and straight back, they are fairly weak laterally so we can use this to our advantage.
Start prepping your horse for this by doing some basic drills at a walk.. One we have developed is the "cinnamon roll" drill. Start walking your horse in a circle and gradually spiral in. Raise your inside rein and use your inside leg to push his hips out. As the circle grows smaller he will stop. Reward this by letting him stand, he will eventually start seeking this relief.
The philosophy is to not make your horse stop, but let him. Our horse should stand still and wait until he receives instruction from us.
2006-08-24 08:51:23 · answer #7 · answered by cowboymanhrsetrnr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems to me that the horse needs more ground work but if you continue to ride do lift the stirups a bit and lighty pull the reins to the left or right to slow the horse so the balance is off only if slighty pulling back dont help. good luck..
2006-08-27 01:14:15 · answer #8 · answered by phazii 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When she's running you are supposed to 'post' meaning every time she goes up raise yourself up in the saddle (by standing up). If it feels like you are still bouncing you are doing it wrong.
If you want your horse to slow down, gently pull back on the reins.
2006-08-23 16:49:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
hi my name is bailey and i have had horses for a long time what i do is i do something called a see saw you pull lightly on each of the reins not to hard pull one side and loosen the other then switch and dont forget to lean back when you are riding too that will slow him or her down ...good luck on horseback riding it is truely relaxing!!
i hope i helped!!!
2006-08-23 19:20:02 · answer #10 · answered by baileyheartsu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what do you mean by running?
trotting- sit on the pockets of your jeans or post
cantering- move w/ your horse. rock your hips while keeping your upper body still
galloping- you should be in half seat or jockey position
slowing down
sit back in the saddle
keep your legs still
give a half holt pulling back towoards you
good luck!
2006-08-26 23:08:17 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋