how do you teach a horse to spin really fast?

Question

how can i teach my horse to spin really really fast?

Answer 1

It seems to me like you are trying to train your horse for reining competetion? You might look into a trainer you can train you and your horse at the same time, so you can get tips from a pro while you ride.
Spins, or turn-arounds, are required in both directions. A spin is a 360-degree turn on the hind legs. The horse's rear remains stationary while the front legs step around this pivot point. The faster the horse is stepping, the higher the degree of difficulty. This way of executing the spin results in a flat, smooth, fluid, even, cadenced motion. The horse ideally stays flat, with his head down, his back up, and his outside front leg crossing over in front of the inside front leg.
As soon as the horse quits stepping with his front legs and starts to hop or jump around, the spin becomes a minus maneuver. This usually occurs when a horse is asked to go faster than what he can handle. If the rear end doesn't remain stationary but wanders off, that also results in a minus maneuver. The horse is then actually turning around his middle instead around his rear end, it is "swapping ends".
Your horse must know how to pivot his front half around his back legs, without moving them. Tap your heel, as far up as you can get close to the girth,(on the left side, as I'm giving you instructions how to get him to spin right) or whatever you do when you ask him to move over his front hand. Give slight pressure on the right rein, to keep him from moving forward. when he takes 2 steps pivioting around his back end, "drop" the reins(take the pressure off of him from everywhere, his mouth and your leg) pat him on the neck as a reward. Work on this until you can add more and more steps to his turn, until he turns completely around his back end without moving it. It will take a few weeks to get him trained to do it both ways. When he can do those fine at a 'walk' ask for him to get a little faster, by tapping him a few more times and a little quicker, making him move his front end faster. But remember, not to let him move his backend. If you find he is taking steps backwards, don't pull so hard on the rein. When you feel he is ready, you can tap him as he goes all the way around, and this will cause for a very fast spin.

Answer 2

Teaching A Horse To Spin

Answer 3

Teaching a horse to spin isn't very hard, if you break down each "mini" cue of a spin then its easy to understand. I'll try to go from the riders hands to their feet teaching a horse to spin. With the hands. Say you want the horse to turn right. you'll want the right rein tight and you'll want the left rein on the neck. This way it once the horse understands you don't have to pull on the right rein. Legs. This one is a little bit more tricky. With your left leg you need to be at your horse's shoulder. With your right leg you'll want it towards the horses hips. Why do this. With tapping on the shoulder your asking for the front legs to move, a crossover with the hip your asking that the back end with move the opposite direction. It sounds strange but this is the beginning of a spin. Putting it together this won't come over night You'll want the horse to walk into a circle each time you go around make the circle smaller and smaller. When the horse's front end crosses over then let it walk out of the spin, its a reward. After a while it'll come together Good luck

Answer 4

If you are wanting to teach your horse this, I would suggest going to a reining horse trainer. If this is not possible, I would suggest getting the videos in the link below. They are by one of the top reiner trainers and they work very well. Had my horse spinning in no time at all. Has the "teach you horse to spin" video on sale for $9 right now. Hope this helps

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Answer 5

1st u start with the basics. Make ur horse turn on his hind quarters in slow circles. U have got 2 go slow when 1st starting off. Spinning is all in ur leg pressure. Say ur workin with him 2 the left. u take ur left leg off an move it as far away as possible so u wont kick him. u take ur right leg an nudge ur horse 2 start 2 move. u then take ur leg off an stick it forward so its at ur horses shoulder that way u can ask him 2 speed up.The same as for when u go 2 the right.
After u've taught ur horse these basics. its time 2 really start spinning. day by day u need 2 work with ur horse 2 make him spin correctly but slowly after u''ve maintained accuracy ur ready 2 spin faster. just slowly make ur horse speed up faster an faster but only is he's spinning correctly if u let ur horse mess up while spinning u've pretty much taught him 2 mess up all the time. Good luck an let me kno if u need any help wat so ever.

Answer 6

Learn Train Your Horse Easy!

Answer 7

I am assuming you mean for reining. start slow- you can't spin fast without having the basics. (Moves to spin off your leg) After he has it perfect at a slower speed- add more leg pressure until he goes faster and faster- take it slow though and don't try to go up a speed until he has the slower one down.
You also don't want to practice too much- it is very very hard on their back legs and if you do it too much you can end up with early arthritis or leg problems pretty quickly.

Answer 8

Good question. I don't think the horse would appreciate that very much.

Answer 9

show him how to do it yourself, and he'll imitate you