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Horse Training Success.
Solve Your Horses Bad Habits With These Horse Whisperer Training Techniques.
Training - Ground Manners
- Horse Pulls Ahead
1.) You and the horse start out OK, horse is in good position.
2.) Horse begins to pull ahead of you.
3.) You stop, pulling horse around you.
4.) Shorten up the lead as you let the horse walk around you. Notice your positon.
5.) The horse is now in the correct position as you come out of the turn.
6.) Continue walking a few steps, stop, praise it!
Begin again and repeat as many times as needed. Do it from both sides.
2.) Horse begins to pull ahead of you.
3.) You stop, pulling horse around you.
4.) Shorten up the lead as you let the horse walk around you. Notice your positon.
5.) The horse is now in the correct position as you come out of the turn.
6.) Continue walking a few steps, stop, praise it!
Begin again and repeat as many times as needed. Do it from both sides.
By Pam Hunter
Copyright 1998-2012, All Rights Reserved - These articles are the property of Pam Hunter and Cornerstone Consulting, Inc., DBA Hunter's Pony Farm. They may not be copied or reproduced in any form - EXCEPT: ONE (1) copy of the article on Halter Breaking and ONE(1) copy of subsequent articles in the Continuing Series on Training can be made by an individual for their sole personal use. Other use violates this copyright.
Copyright 1998-2012, All Rights Reserved - These articles are the property of Pam Hunter and Cornerstone Consulting, Inc., DBA Hunter's Pony Farm. They may not be copied or reproduced in any form - EXCEPT: ONE (1) copy of the article on Halter Breaking and ONE(1) copy of subsequent articles in the Continuing Series on Training can be made by an individual for their sole personal use. Other use violates this copyright.
Remember that when a horse stiffens his neck he can get away from
you, but if his neck is soft he's always ready to respond." John Lyons
from John Lyons Perfect Horse, Vol.2#2 Feb 1998, "Countermove and
Ground Control", Pg. 5
Horses are so big and much stronger than us. That means you can't
force them to do what you want. The horse has to be willing to do it.
Jerking, yelling, hitting and other such tactics only serve to make the
horse afraid, nervous, and resistant.
It is important to teach the horse how you expect it to act by taking your
time and building a foundation one lesson at a time. Is your horse halter
broke? If not, refer back to the article Halter Breaking.
The horse that pulls on you or drags you to a choice patch of lawn is
not responding to your wants, obviously! So, you want to train it to respond, to give to you. The best place to do these exercises is somewhere that is NOT grassy and delicious looking to your equine friend...like a round pen or arena.
Put the halter and lead rope on your horse. Have your whip in hand. Have you taught your horse to go forward on command? No? Do this: Stand near you horse's left shoulder with the leaad rope in your left hand, you are facing it's rear. Have the whip in your right hand. Now, kiss to the horse or say walk at the same time you tap him gently on the hip. If the horse talks any step forward, praise it. If not, repeat. Keep working on this until the horse responds as you want. This is a very important lesson because once the horse has learned to go forward like this you can get it to load in a trailer or do other things that horses don't do easily sometimes.
After the horse is going forward well, practice without the whip. Do this from both sides. If the horse doesn't go forward with a light tap, use a little firmer tap. Don't wack it though, this will only scare it. Reward it for ANY forward motion, no matter how small. I belive in treats for difficult horses, I am sure some would disagree, but I find it can cause a horse to really warm up to you if you have a tidbit of carrot or other favorite food in hand. This works very well with abused horses. Gaining trust is the FIRST step when dealing with an animal that has learned only pain from humans.
Now, to the pulling. If you are leading your horse and it pulls ahead of you, stop your forward motion and turn the horse in a circle toward you. See illustration. Bring it back into line with your shoulder. You should be leading the horse with it's head at your shoulder. The lead rope should be 12" - 18" in length. Each time your horse pulls ahead, make the turn. Praise it when it is in the proper position. When it moves ahead, say no, give a slight pull, if no response, turn. When the turn is made take a few steps then praise it as long as it is in a good position. Stop and give it a treat or pet it.
If the horse really pulls hard, use a ring or D-ring snaffle bit with the lead attached to the right ring, run it through the left ring. Then do the same exercise. Be careful not to jerk on the horse's mouth. This method just gives you more control. You are aiming for the goal of the horse walking next to you. If you pull on its mouth, it will just pull away.
you, but if his neck is soft he's always ready to respond." John Lyons
from John Lyons Perfect Horse, Vol.2#2 Feb 1998, "Countermove and
Ground Control", Pg. 5
Horses are so big and much stronger than us. That means you can't
force them to do what you want. The horse has to be willing to do it.
Jerking, yelling, hitting and other such tactics only serve to make the
horse afraid, nervous, and resistant.
It is important to teach the horse how you expect it to act by taking your
time and building a foundation one lesson at a time. Is your horse halter
broke? If not, refer back to the article Halter Breaking.
The horse that pulls on you or drags you to a choice patch of lawn is
not responding to your wants, obviously! So, you want to train it to respond, to give to you. The best place to do these exercises is somewhere that is NOT grassy and delicious looking to your equine friend...like a round pen or arena.
Put the halter and lead rope on your horse. Have your whip in hand. Have you taught your horse to go forward on command? No? Do this: Stand near you horse's left shoulder with the leaad rope in your left hand, you are facing it's rear. Have the whip in your right hand. Now, kiss to the horse or say walk at the same time you tap him gently on the hip. If the horse talks any step forward, praise it. If not, repeat. Keep working on this until the horse responds as you want. This is a very important lesson because once the horse has learned to go forward like this you can get it to load in a trailer or do other things that horses don't do easily sometimes.
After the horse is going forward well, practice without the whip. Do this from both sides. If the horse doesn't go forward with a light tap, use a little firmer tap. Don't wack it though, this will only scare it. Reward it for ANY forward motion, no matter how small. I belive in treats for difficult horses, I am sure some would disagree, but I find it can cause a horse to really warm up to you if you have a tidbit of carrot or other favorite food in hand. This works very well with abused horses. Gaining trust is the FIRST step when dealing with an animal that has learned only pain from humans.
Now, to the pulling. If you are leading your horse and it pulls ahead of you, stop your forward motion and turn the horse in a circle toward you. See illustration. Bring it back into line with your shoulder. You should be leading the horse with it's head at your shoulder. The lead rope should be 12" - 18" in length. Each time your horse pulls ahead, make the turn. Praise it when it is in the proper position. When it moves ahead, say no, give a slight pull, if no response, turn. When the turn is made take a few steps then praise it as long as it is in a good position. Stop and give it a treat or pet it.
If the horse really pulls hard, use a ring or D-ring snaffle bit with the lead attached to the right ring, run it through the left ring. Then do the same exercise. Be careful not to jerk on the horse's mouth. This method just gives you more control. You are aiming for the goal of the horse walking next to you. If you pull on its mouth, it will just pull away.