Horsekaren
Well-Known Member
I have really started to get to grips with the outside rein, I am really starting to feel my horse respond to it, a half halt ect to stop falling in out and pushing me into the fence.
Can someone summarize what the inside rein is for and the outside rein is for (reins for dummys almost)
I recently watched a video that explained your horse will never work onto a nice contact unless you have a steady outside rein ... mine absolutely isn't but i'm learning.
Does anyone have tips or ideas i can try to help me learn to keep my hand still? but still be able to use it?
Also when you need to shorten your reins but then your arms go strait how does that even happen?
Finally when you are cantering a 20 meter circle and your horse isn't sitting back, trying to take you out to the fence at one part of the circle and dropping you in at the opposite part of the circle what aids do you use to correct this. My biggest issue is i need to slow him down and sit him back but i just cant seem to get it, we get it for 4 strides then we fall back into a really rushy trot. I have a video if any would like to see what i mean ,i can pm it. Its not an out of control mess but it is at points mainly because he locks his neck constantly and i haven't got the knack of unlocking it quick enough.
I have a really good instructor and we are working on this but i like to hear different perspectives so i have lots of ideas in my head when im riding alone.
Can someone summarize what the inside rein is for and the outside rein is for (reins for dummys almost)
I recently watched a video that explained your horse will never work onto a nice contact unless you have a steady outside rein ... mine absolutely isn't but i'm learning.
Does anyone have tips or ideas i can try to help me learn to keep my hand still? but still be able to use it?
Also when you need to shorten your reins but then your arms go strait how does that even happen?
Finally when you are cantering a 20 meter circle and your horse isn't sitting back, trying to take you out to the fence at one part of the circle and dropping you in at the opposite part of the circle what aids do you use to correct this. My biggest issue is i need to slow him down and sit him back but i just cant seem to get it, we get it for 4 strides then we fall back into a really rushy trot. I have a video if any would like to see what i mean ,i can pm it. Its not an out of control mess but it is at points mainly because he locks his neck constantly and i haven't got the knack of unlocking it quick enough.
I have a really good instructor and we are working on this but i like to hear different perspectives so i have lots of ideas in my head when im riding alone.