Falling out through outside shoulder - any tips?

[kyanya]

I'm riding a horse at the moment who falls out through her outside shoulder, mainly on her right rein as this is her weaker side, so I was just looking for any tips that can help.

Is it support with outisde rein and outside leg, whilst maintaining inside rein? Can't think really, it's been a while since I had lessons on a horse that falls out

 

[Sol]

Dante does this, along with extremely overbending to the inside - and then occasionally to the outside for good measure (my instructor compares him to a worm... he's very flexible!) I spend a lot of time riding him bent to the outside, but only very slightly, and when he's not trying to fall out through the shoulder then bend him to the inside slightly using my inside leg, then after a few strides back to the outside BEFORE he can fall out again. Or if he starts to try and fall out, straight back to outside bend.... lots of changes of rein too, just to try and keep control of his shoulders which isn't always easy!

 

[ossy]

I would just ride her asking for a shoulder in or shoulder 4 that should help keep control of her shoulder.

 

[K27]

I'm not brilliant at explaining guessing that if they fall out though the outside shoulder, then they need to work on their straightness- the outside rein, (and inside rein to a degree), to "direct" the contact, inside leg works to outside rein to get them working off of the outside rein, and inside rein is always allowing and giving when they are soft and through. Remembering scales of training may be useful as it might be a rhythm/contact issue i.e (relaxation), rythm, suppleness, contact, impulsion, straightness, collection

Working on squares and diamond shape circles instead of round circles might be useful, and leg yielding on the square, spiralling in and out, drifting to the track in leg yield, basically anything that gets them to accept the inside leg to outside connection whilst remaining active in the hindleg.

Just some things I've learned with my horses- it may or may not help you!...

 

[sydneysmum]

I had a mare who did this but it was actually my fault by using too much inside rein (Im not saying you do this, plz dont think that) ie I was jack-knifing her.
Once I learned to steer with my body more we got over the problem. May be you could ride with a whip in your outside hand and just touch your horse on the shoulder with it, this might help