working on teaching my mare to do collection.. any tips..and she does this dressage thing.. it's when we are like in a walk but she does like a canter at a walk speed..but her head is held really high and it's really bouncey almost like she is raring up and walking at the same time..i see it a lot in the dressage ring..what is that called..thank you for your help
2006-11-19 12:00:45 · 7 answers · asked by i love my son wyatt 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
If her head is up and she's very bouncy, I think you're cranking her in a bit too much. True passage and piaffe are somewhat bouncy, but horse can't do them if their head is up -- they need to stretch through their neck. A very advanced horse will look like his neck is shortened, but you need to be careful not to create that "look" with short reins, or else all you have is tension. It requires significant physical strength and athleticism for a horse to get to that stage. Otherwise, it's just dancing around on short reins.
If you're just now teaching collection, you want to focus on keeping as little tension as possible, especially through your reins. Practice unlocking your shoulders and elbows so that your hands stay steady even while the rest of your body moves. Your horse will naturally collect on her own more and more as her strength and balance improve, so at this stage, make sure that she can move evenly into your hands via the bit and that your hands make the bit a very steady, comfortable place to be. If you shorten the reins too much during this process, she'll fall out of balance, and that's when you'll see her head go high and when she'll feel more bouncy.
2006-11-19 13:34:00 · answer #1 · answered by FairlyErica 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
part of all this problem is you are giving her wrong cues. if she is doing a piaffe for you, you have collection. and I'm thinking that her head is flexed over at the poll while she is doing this, and not straight up in the air.
or the other thing is she's trying to get away from your hands and the bit, cuz you have her held to tight and giving her cues with your legs which is sending her forward but she has no place to go since you have the brakes on at the same time.
in order to get collection you have to understand it. your almost there but not quite. engage the hind quarters and ask her to move into the bridle and you have to make she you have her bridled correctly. flexed at the poll and on the bit, soften your hands and let her come thru. at watch most of your problems will go. remember what your legs are doing also, too much gas/leg will send her too fast, so once you have her going soften your legs too.
get a trainer!!! before you have more problems and get hurt!!! good luck
2006-11-20 01:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by cattledog_vinnie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It sound like a lack of flexibility.. Side yield drills at all 3 gauts are the best way to deal with it.
2006-11-19 23:16:08 · answer #3 · answered by cowboymanhrsetrnr 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you are describing a piaffe or passage. Anyway, buy a Pessoa. Its a lunging aid that encourages the horse to collect itself and hold itself properly. You'll find her much easier to work with after this.
2006-11-19 20:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by BigEasy 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Bumb her, (Pull back and forth), and keep back on the rains and keep legs onto her
2006-11-19 22:47:13 · answer #5 · answered by katiemustang 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
i think horses are a waste of human time
they are large and take up space
get a cat or something
they make more sense.
2006-11-19 20:08:54 · answer #6 · answered by sheala 2 · 0⤊ 8⤋
gates are gilt.
2006-11-19 20:45:26 · answer #7 · answered by George K 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋