2006-10-08 11:34:37 · 7 answers · asked by scotter 48 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
When you say fight the bit, do you mean head tossing or rooting? Either way, you should ride from your inside leg to outside rein (push her into the outside rein to make your connection.) At the same time, use enough outside leg to keep her off of the rail. You may need to bump her with your legs, rather than a constant pressure (they tend to ignore that). Also, you can play with the reins, especially the outside, with slight variances in pressure to avoid locking on the bit. Hope this helps.
2006-10-08 11:45:25 · answer #1 · answered by Carson 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the best way to get your 5yr old mare to stop fighting the bit is just take a apple or a different treat up with you and give it to your mare give half of it to her for you try to put the bit in her mouth and give the rest to after she takes the bit, and eventually she take the bit without a fight. as for her wanting to be close to the fence just put cones about 5 feet out from the fence and keep the cones in between her and the fence and just keep moving the cones out a little farther everyday until she doesn't have an interest in being by the fence anymore
2006-10-08 18:49:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
beleive me, i KNOW exactly what you mean!!!I ride a pony does that and he was riding along a barb-wired fence and he was verrrrry close and my boot got cauht on it!!ouuuuch!! well when my horse puts his head down to fight the bit, push your thum in to his withers around that area (as hard as you can)(trust me your thumb will not kill her) and it makes it hurts for her head to go down. or put one of those leather strap things on the the sadlle and hook it on her bridle then make it tight so she can't move her head tooo far down. when she fights it make sure that she doesn't get away with it. the more she does it knowing she can with out punishment the worse the habit will get. you DON'T want to be cantering around and she decides to her her head down, you go flying over and she tramples you.
now about the fence business, have you taughther leg yeilds yet??? In case you don't know what it is it's when your horse kinda goes diagonal-forward but to a side- lets say you want to yeild right-then yousqueeze the horse with your left leg only and pull your right rein out. when your horse gets close to a fence and it knows how to do that then just shift to the other side clear of the fence : - )!! hope2help----I L<3VE PAINTS!!!!
2006-10-08 19:26:06 · answer #3 · answered by henna<3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More ground lessons that reinforce leg aids would be useful for your situation. With better leg aids you will be able to push the horse off of the rail with your outside leg when you need to. The horse will also be more sensitive to your aids to go forward, which will help you with the issue of fighting the bit. Remember to drive the horse forward and maintain a steady (but forgiving) hold on the reins. Bouncy or choppy hands will be annoying and even painful for the horse, so make sure that you are steady and gentle. Tugging and pulling aren't useful, steadiness and rewarding the horse with suppled elbows are your best bet.
Hope that helps!
2006-10-08 18:41:30 · answer #4 · answered by kbiequestrian 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Teach her to relax at the poll, make sure you're using soft hands too.
You could take a whip on the outside and every time she tries to move into the fence, tap her, reinforce with your leg as much as possible too.
2006-10-08 19:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by Rina 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Use your outside leg to push her off of the fenceline, if that doesn't work try riding for a while on the inside track, then try going on the outside again.
2006-10-08 18:41:12 · answer #6 · answered by snuggly_rat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-08 21:55:12 · answer #7 · answered by trainer53 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋