little helpful trick i'd like to share

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When im on my own my horse is a bugger to get on she spins her a*se out everytime i put my foot in the stirrup

so my instructor taught me a trick that has made my life so much easier

so, from the ground i tap her hind with the whip (gently) (thats bum not stomach) and as soon as she swings it out she gets 'good girl' do the same on the other side

then get her next to the mounting block and as soon as she goes to swing her bum out tap the opposite side to where your stood so she swings in to you (not literally)

i bet 99% of people know this already but i didnt :rolleyes:
 
jessikaGinger said:
When im on my own my horse is a bugger to get on she spins her a*se out everytime i put my foot in the stirrup

so my instructor taught me a trick that has made my life so much easier

so, from the ground i tap her hind with the whip (gently) (thats bum not stomach) and as soon as she swings it out she gets 'good girl' do the same on the other side

then get her next to the mounting block and as soon as she goes to swing her bum out tap the opposite side to where your stood so she swings in to you (not literally)

i bet 99% of people know this already but i didnt :rolleyes:
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I'm in the 1% then... thank you, this will be most useful! :D
 
thats a good one, another one i was taught is take your inside rein and loosen the outside rein so the horses head is bent towards you then because their head is bent thay cant walk off when you get on :) and if the spin you know where they are going and its difficult for them to spin like that so they soon give up (if that makes sense) x
 
I teach the opposite way, I teach them to swing their quarters towards me when I tap, evasion solved. :D
 
it's so obvious yet i'd never thought of it

so long as you don't use tapping her hind for another aid it's very useful

although you do need to do the ground work the first few times prior to getting on board it soon pays off

Ive never hear of that one either shadys mum fortunatly she does stand still while im getting on but no doubt that will be her next trick! :D
 
SM, the opposite is true for swinging quarters out! If you pull the head towards you the quarters will swing AWAY from you! To mount, take a firmer hold on the OUTSIDE rein so the head bends a little AWAY from you. The quarters will then swing towards you and you hop on. The best tip though is to sort it for once and for all. Allow a couple of hours though it shouldn't take more than half an hour if you're firm and consistent. Walk ned to mounting block. If he stands still, give him a pat and mount. You don't need to be reading this lol. But if he messes around, walk him round and back to the exact same position. Do this til he's utterly fed up with the whole business and stands rock still for you. Might take as many as 25 repeats but my stubborn Haffie got fed up after about 7. When he stands still at the mounting block, go to mount as normal. If he messes about, walk him back round to the exact same position and repeat. Keep doing this until he's fed up and stands rock steady for you to mount. He may need an ocasional reminder in the early days but within no time flat he'll practically be giving you a leg up himself!
 
Box_Of_Frogs said:
SM, the opposite is true for swinging quarters out! If you pull the head towards you the quarters will swing AWAY from you! To mount, take a firmer hold on the OUTSIDE rein so the head bends a little AWAY from you. The quarters will then swing towards you and you hop on. The best tip though is to sort it for once and for all. Allow a couple of hours though it shouldn't take more than half an hour if you're firm and consistent. Walk ned to mounting block. If he stands still, give him a pat and mount. You don't need to be reading this lol. But if he messes around, walk him round and back to the exact same position. Do this til he's utterly fed up with the whole business and stands rock still for you. Might take as many as 25 repeats but my stubborn Haffie got fed up after about 7. When he stands still at the mounting block, go to mount as normal. If he messes about, walk him back round to the exact same position and repeat. Keep doing this until he's fed up and stands rock steady for you to mount. He may need an ocasional reminder in the early days but within no time flat he'll practically be giving you a leg up himself!
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the only thing about this as i used to do it is i was told that by leading the horse away they see this as a reward even if you do bring them back whereas if you just starighten them up there is no reward. also the best thing to stop by old pony was to have a large mountain block either side of the horse or have mountain block one side and fence the other so they can't stick their bums out.
 
Box of Frogs your method worked a treat for me too. My young mare used to do anything but stand still until we focused on work at the mounting block for a whole afternoon! Now if I get on the block and hesitate to zip my coat or something she starts to nudge up really close to me and virtually puts her withers against my leg! I think she's terrified we're going to go through that whole training thing again :D
 
that's a really good idea! My horse is notorious for swinging his hindquarters out when I try and get on! Will give it a go.
 
Polos! One for standing still at the block and one when your on. Works a treat, mine used to be an idiot to mount now she's a dream. If I went near her with a whip she would be tense and resistant for hours
 
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