When I'm riding my horse in the roundpen I'm usually just walking her around in circles, backing her up, and stopping. Are there any mentally stimulating excercise I can do with her? I just don't want her to get bored. Also, when I turn her how should my hands be? And she also has a thing where she likes to swing her head with the bit in her mouth, how can I get her to stop that? Any help will help a lot. Thanks.
2007-05-21 01:59:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
My best advice, before you do too much with her is to get yourself a colt starting video, this can give you examples and show you how to do them, much better than can be described here.
As for the head swinging, your colt is not giving to the bit and trying to get away from the pressure. You want to have a light feel of the mouth but not pulling on her face. You want to incorporate voice and seat/leg commands in your queues and you will also want to learn how to get your colt to "give" to the bit.
Good luck!
2007-05-21 02:08:13 · answer #1 · answered by hhqh01 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hope you are using a snaffle bit. To stop the head swinging, a sharp pull on one rein only. Just a quick pop, not viciously hard.
Teach her to yield to your legs -- this will progress to getting her to side pass. Put her nose on the rail, ask her to yield her rear to the center with your rail leg. This will also progress to the cue for cantering.
Figure eights in the round ring. Again using your legs as cues. For the correct body position (yours) turn your head and look at the direction you will go, your body will naturally shift (legs) -- this is the leg cue for turns. Hands down and soft, ask with pull, release, pull, release on the reins, not just cranking her head around. (helps keep her mouth soft)
Loved my little grey Arabian. Rode bareback, no bridle, did 8's in all gates. Enjoy!!
2007-05-21 09:14:04 · answer #2 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
side reins for the swinging.
how about putting some tarps down and have her walk over them, change the terrain, practice stopping by turning her head.
throw a few barrels in to do figure 8's.....
2007-05-21 09:08:35 · answer #3 · answered by oisian88 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should walk around the racnch or stable with her so you can talk with her and make new friends.
That is what I do with my horse and she is a show horse.
2007-05-21 09:09:00 · answer #4 · answered by Alec M 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋