Wow in this video I see some very confusing body language from the "trainer" to the horse. First I see impulsive energy to the head and neck and the horse responds by moving his shoulder instead of moving ahead smoothly. Try using a smaller rope and a carriage to ask for forward movement and direct your center at his flank. This will keep you from over balancing yourself and will have him lunging in no time.
P.S. What you are doing in this video is teaching the horse how to LUNGE not grnd drive
in early stages of training aggressive one rein stops can cause horses to trip, if your horse was being a maniac he wouldnt care about his foot placement, also your horse should never a 'maniac' (scared to death) in the first few rides.
We also teach our horses to move toward the rope with the yo-yo game, pony them off of older horses, etc. So please understand that moving both toward and away from ropes are equally important, and taught by different commands.
You are using patience which is an important tool for teaching a horse, but I see the horse moving away from the rope. If one day you are mounted and someone hands you a rope to drag something, this horse will move away. When you are mounted you need to have a way to move his hind end the way you do with a rope. Learn simple ways from Basic Training for a Safe Trail Horse, a small paperback available for less than $10 at Amazon. Learn how to teach a horse the meaning of words.
That was supposed to be carriage whip or driving whip.
jadecatgreen 3 months ago
Wow in this video I see some very confusing body language from the "trainer" to the horse. First I see impulsive energy to the head and neck and the horse responds by moving his shoulder instead of moving ahead smoothly. Try using a smaller rope and a carriage to ask for forward movement and direct your center at his flank. This will keep you from over balancing yourself and will have him lunging in no time.
P.S. What you are doing in this video is teaching the horse how to LUNGE not grnd drive
jadecatgreen 3 months ago
in early stages of training aggressive one rein stops can cause horses to trip, if your horse was being a maniac he wouldnt care about his foot placement, also your horse should never a 'maniac' (scared to death) in the first few rides.
JessikaSaysMeow 1 year ago
Comment removed
JessikaSaysMeow 1 year ago
We also teach our horses to move toward the rope with the yo-yo game, pony them off of older horses, etc. So please understand that moving both toward and away from ropes are equally important, and taught by different commands.
cmeinel 1 year ago
You are using patience which is an important tool for teaching a horse, but I see the horse moving away from the rope. If one day you are mounted and someone hands you a rope to drag something, this horse will move away. When you are mounted you need to have a way to move his hind end the way you do with a rope. Learn simple ways from Basic Training for a Safe Trail Horse, a small paperback available for less than $10 at Amazon. Learn how to teach a horse the meaning of words.
safetrailhorse 1 year ago