when i pull his head around on the mounting side to hold him when i mount he keeps swinging his hind end around and won;t stand is this defiance or misstep in his training , he was trained my someone other the me , she was a 100 mile endurabce rider.
2006-11-23 07:41:38 · 13 answers · asked by skye_night18blackey 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Here is a serious answer. You need to have someone hold the reins for you and make sure he stands still, while you mount. The previous owner probably let him get away with this unwanted behaviour, and it could take a little while for him to break the bad habit. Once he starts standing still, reward him, and do not let him walk on until you decide to walk on. If you do not have a helper when you are mounting your horse, then try mounting close to the fence or arena wall, ( so he can't swing his hind end around.) Be persistent, patient and gentle when mounting and you should see success soon! Good Luck.
2006-11-23 07:54:33 · answer #1 · answered by CAT 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Make her stand by the mounting block for a couple min. before you get on to ride. Then get on and off MANY times. Once on for the final time just stand there. Many horses pick up that as soon as the rider is on they go somewhere. The horse then anticipates and thinks ahead of the rider...
Also try standing in a corner of the arena (with her head in the corner and her off side along the wall)
2006-11-26 11:26:17 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Checklist: Does your saddle fit properly? (does it stay in the middle when you mount, or does it tend to float?)
Are you holding on to the saddle with both hands, thereby pulling it off centre, or do you hold the mane with your left hand to keep the saddle inthe middle?
Are you inadvertently pulling on your left rein - oh yes, you are, I see you mentioned that. There is your problem. You are causing the horse to lose his balance when you are mounting, and he is trying to get back in alignment by moving his hip around. Of course, he can't, because you are holding his face out of alignment.
Try mounting up with his head in front of him. If he goes to walk off, then YOU ask him to move his hip away and cross over (left hind over the right), while bringing his head around to you. Then release and say "whoa". Keep your reins and his mane in your left hand, your right hand should be placed on the pommel on the far side, you should be facing your horse's head (I don't care what any Pony Club or 4-H manual says, you should be facing your horses head, his butt doesn't talk to you, his ears do). When you go to mount up, rather than pulling the saddle toward you, push it down (on the far side) while you raise yourself up. This will act to counter-act your weight on the left stirrup and help to keep your saddle straight, which will be more comfortable for your horse. Make sure your toe is not poking him in the side or in the elbow - sometimes it helps to point it at the girth/cinch if you can't keep it off of him.
If this doesn't fix your problem, then we need to go one step further into training. Please feel free to e-mail me if you are interested in my help. You can also check out my web site to learn more about me as a trainer.
2006-11-23 17:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by JouLe 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
turn her in a circle. Circles are your ultimate chum on a youthful horse. Turning a circle makes them flow there ft. purely direct her around and use your leg and seat besides (is doesnt be counted how small the circle is) and whilst she gets shifting around purely push her forward and out of the circle. i don't recognize if this help you visualize it yet what i became consistently advised became "turn a circle and then decide for a stroll". And once you get on your first step ought to consistently be a turn. It looses them up gets them shifting and gets them listening. If shes nonetheless getting caught make particular you ask and launch and advantages the littlest trys till she gets the belief.
2016-10-17 10:59:36 · answer #4 · answered by bassage 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HEHEHE!! I know how you feel, my morab mare does that. And it is really hard to retrain her since she is 23! But I would suggest since it is a young horse that you have someone hold him while you swing on. I don't know if this would help but it would sure make your mounting a lot easier!!
2006-11-23 10:00:24 · answer #5 · answered by silverboy470 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ok first off you need to hold the reins in one hand not to tight but tight enough that if he starts to walk off while you mount you can pull back and make him whoa. ok next you need to walk up to the mounting block and just make him stand there for about 2 mins, and if he moves kind of pull on the reins and get his attention and back him up to the mounting block again and make him stand there keep doing that until he is relaxed and calm and will stand there without protest. next you need to act like you are going to mount and just put one foot in and barley put any weight in the sturrip and if he moves give him a slight jerk on the reins not hard but enough to get his attention and say hey stand still. after that get on him and get back off of him until he finaly gets that you want him to stand still as you get on him..
hope i helped...
2006-11-23 11:25:44 · answer #6 · answered by Amanda K 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Take the inner lead line and turn his head in so he goes around in cirles he will soon tire of this and stand while you mount him.
2006-11-23 08:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by tan b 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Get another person to hold the horse and maybe hole a dressage whip to the side he turns to.
2006-11-23 07:59:11 · answer #8 · answered by I ♥ my fjords! 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
get someone to hold his head and get lung crop along his side so he cant move his hindquarters and if he trys give him a light tap on his butt.
2006-11-23 07:50:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Perhaps if you lost a few pounds.
2006-11-23 07:42:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋