Horse Care & Riding : How to Trot Your Horse

[CornSnake43]

When I started riding I learned rising trot first.

[Meshelanium]

Beautiful horse.

[roselandvale]

shes better then the western chick

[SuperLadyElise]

wow your doing great! I love it very much! but try to bend your elbows!

[kaylisrose]

how to do rising trot without stirrups? i can only rise with stirrups :/

[Buffalomutt22]

She's trotin

[Footphobics01]

okay i have a problem. i love riding and i just started riding this really sensative horse. I ride english, and the horse is menat to be steered with the legs. whenever im in a trot, i tell the horse to go to the outside by pushing in with my inside leg. but whenever i do this the horse speeds p. i pull back a little, but then the horse doesn't listen

HELP any advice is welcome :)

[horsegirl555100]

@Footphobics01 i steer with reins but my instucter tells me to steer mostly with legs too so maybe you kick him too hard. you might want to kick him very gently.

[mysteryGirlz1000]

beautiful horse



[horseriderhannah]

@Msmusicca they are not she is doing nuthing with them!

[MuseJulie]

I really want to learn horse riding, but the problem is I suck at it and i'm pretty old (19) for it to learn I think. The first time I tried to trot, my foot got stuck and I fell off the horse immediately Lol =P But I really want to learn it, but not particurlarly taking lessons. Any tips to 'not fall of' a horse? =P

[MyaandKoda]

Hi, I have trouble getting the horse I ride (carlos) into a trot.. My instructor says he's lazy and need a bit of a get up and go, I've tried and feel completely hopeless: (

Please help... thanks :)

[erehgregrhegrhegr]

I remember my first and only riding lesson (thanks to my sister) and the riding instructor didn't tell me annything about what to do when the horse, well I think she was actually a pony started trotting so she had a go at me saying you have to stand up in the stirrup or you'll hurt Cookie (the pony I was riding) How was I supposed to know?!

[Tecolote41]

@erehgregrhegrhegr Same here lol...

[lillyg95]

Which one is more comfortable for the horse?

[horseriderhannah]

HER HEELS SHOULD BE DOWN !

[gioandgalactic]

@101breyercolecter you are in rithym with they hindquarters as they come forwards you should feal a bump and you should rise then sitback down lightly

[101BreyerCollector]

so when troting it would be like 1, 2, 1, 2, on the beats with the horses front legs??

i really need to know!!!

[cuberkreedz]

@101BreyerCollector

Personally.. I am very bad at sitting trot... i cant keep in the saddle... but in others, there aint anything to worry about.. I love canter.. but, about your question: i cant really give you straight answer cause you have to feel the horse movement, i have riden 2 horses, One was half smaller and she had short steps, meaning you have to move your waist quicker, and the second one is big one, he has big steps and you can feel them more.

Any more info, contact experienced.

[101BreyerCollector]

@cuberkreedz yes thank you, cause isn't it usual that a small horse has a quicker pace anyway? but thank you!

[Msmusicca]

@101BreyerCollector yeah the right front leg is going with the hind left leg , to make it more humpiere . and with an icelandic horse they have a tolt , as same you that the right front leg is going same as the right hind .

[101BreyerCollector]

@Msmusicca thanks, yes i road my friends morgan and he is both western amd english, he's awesome but only thing is, is that when you post trot with him, it's hard to define where hes at because his take off he does a little jump/buck thing, but yes i'm working on post trot now, have cones and stops, walks down, and the sit trot, now i just need post trot

[theanimallover246]

i have to say... after ALL the clips iv watched about how to trot your the most understandable one! also you say all the important things in one when the others do it bit by bit :) great clip thank you

[charlie2big]

i learned how to do a posting trot today at camp

[FreakerXoXo]

This girl makes things really easy to understand. The videos she's in are super helpful and make perfect sense. :)

[StrawberryUni]

Squeezing never works with english style. Not to make them trot.

You have to give them a really wallop with your legss!!! :L

[walla236]

how do you squiz? i always try but fail :(

[countrygirl999999]

@kikululu @kikululu Well I wouldnt want to be calling my horse a hoe!Whoa is actually the correct way to say it.Its fine if you may have slipped and say "hoe" but it drives me crazy when people just normally say "Hoe" to tell their horse to stop.I personally think the girl in this video is a great rider,she is a great teacher but as everyone else everyone doesn't always agree with other people.

[Thoroughbred17]

@countrygirl999999 Uh, it actually depends on the way you train your horse, It's the sound, and the feeling of relaxation that directs them to stop, not the actual word. Usually, I don't even say 'whoa,' I just exhale and sink further into the saddle. if need be, then I say 'whoa,' and if that still doesn't work, a correction with the reins. Ask, then tell, then command.

[countrygirl999999]

@Thoroughbred17 Duh,I'm talking about on the ground what if you wanted your horse to stop on the ground you tell them "whoa" what if you lunge the horse and you want them to stop you say "whoa" this isnt a new thing this is the word that has also saved peoples life,there is this video of this lady she was doing barrels but her horse reared up and flipped over backward with her the horse got up and the horse started walking off the ladies foot was caught in the stirrup the horse started...

[countrygirl999999]

@Thoroughbred17 dragging her and the lady said "Whoa!" and the horse stopped and saved her life.

[Thoroughbred17]

@countrygirl999999 All right, all right, no need to be rude. I did say it was how the horse was trained. Horses cannot differentiate between subtle differences like 'whoa' and 'ho.' This is also a video about RIDING, not groundwork, and therefore, the energy of a rider to their horse is plainer to see. The relationship between human and horse is a delicate thing, and once it reaches its high, the horse will respond very willingly to very subtle cues.

[countrygirl999999]

@kikululu Well I wouldnt want to be calling my horse a hoe!Whoa is actually the correct way to say it.Its fine if you may have slipped and say "hoe" but it drives me crazy when people just normally say "Hoe" to tell their horse to stop.I personally think the girl in this video is a great rider,she is a great teacher but as everyone else everyone doesn't always agree with other people.

[GingerTheCarrotTop]

Ok, so normally I don't comment on Youtube, let alone login to my account, but seriously people... not telling you what to do, but you don't have to diss the girl even if you don't like her video or disagree. She's obviously trying her best here to help beginner riders. She's young, so give her a break. These personal attacks some people are writing are completely insensitive.

Personally, I don't think that her voice is annoying at all; she's just trying to project it, without shouting.

[mordmil10]

yesterday i tried to trot for the first time 2 hours later i got back pains >.<.

[MrItaliano1900]

hi, watch the best horse ever in my chennel , his name is " Varenne"

[Torgney]

loveee that horse!

[mishallka]

i gotta say your sitting is really beautiful in the sitting trot !!!mine sucks ,well some day comes [:

[seanmcc102]

thank u guess for all your support

[echoovid]

@JustSimplyLove

when you are posting, continue to squeeze with your legs to maintain the trot and squeeze in rhythm. So when you sit, squeeze

[Mr96Mal]

thanks for the video it was quite helpful

[AmandaandKiara77]

your horse is beautiful!

[bobbythecar]

i started trotting today , only thing is i cant keep my legs back you know like in the right position how do i keep them in the right poition while doing everything else ??

[CheeseCakeExtreme]

@bobbythecar Sit on your Butt, Hold with your Knees and Press Down with your Heels while they are in the Stirrups.

[kakababey]

theres actually one thing wrong with the sitting trot! she needs to have a bend in her elbows x

[ALI1247]

while trotting in a circle, do i have to match my rhythm with the outer front leg muscle of the horse before i go into a canter?

[horsesrockma]

@ALI1247 No just when you decide to canter sit and ask with your outside leg back a little bit and make sure he/she is on the right lead!!! :D hope that helped

[ALI1247]

@horsesrockma what do you mean on the right lead?

[63rdfaceofboe]

@ALI1247 When your horse canters, they have one front leg stretching further forward than the other. You can check this by looking down at the top of their shoulder blades and it is quite an obvious action. To get the right lead, ask your horse to canter, and if their inside leg is stretching further forward, you have the correct one, if not, you can trot and try again, or do a flying change (which is quite an advanced move) :) Hope this helps :)

[ALI1247]

@63rdfaceofboe thanks, i got it. the canter is very bouncy and uncomfortable when the horse is in the wrong lead.

[equestrian978]

@1GirlHorse1Dream- u know u shouldnt be soo rude your not the only one right even if u think you r. So dont be rude everyone learns diffrent and horse to!!! So be quiet and keep mean comments to your self or i will flag u as innaproprite.. not anyone else just u!!!

Thanks equestrian98

[Ilana138]

Well 1Girl1Horse1Dream - the horses where i ride are very well trained and they DO listen to some noises and voice camands....im suprised you didnt know that

[1Girl1Horse1Dream]

@Ilana138 uh huh yeah.hahah.. you kinda just proved my point.. your obviously really stupid if you havent figured it out.. i said okay now read this slowly. I. Said.That.Your.Horses.Are.SoTr­ained.That.You.Dont. Really.Have.To. do. anything.just. make.stupid.sounds. what.you.really.need.to do is. squeeze.kick. or tap your horses with the crop. read this maybe 5 times and i think you will understand but if you dont than read my other comment

Best Wishes

hope you learn how to ride soon

:)

[Ilana138]

@1Girl1Horse1Dream umm no YOUR realy stupid.....where i ride we are kind and gentle and if you click your toung and say trott, and IF YOU HAVE TO gently squeeze with your lower leg

[Horselur219]

you are MY FAVE!!!!

[mryoshiieee]

im pretty sure people should learn how to do rising first, before sitting.

[1Girl1Horse1Dream]

@mryoshiieee sitting is easier for beginners

[lemurfan123]

ok im * years old and i can gallop, how come these people cant even canter?

[Ilana138]

wow your horse is really well behaved... but instead of squesing your horse i click my touge or just say trott

[1Girl1Horse1Dream]

@Ilana138 well than your not good at riding because you obviously have what is called a "toy horse" you just get on it talk to and it does everything... the correct way is to squeeze your horse if he dosent listen kick and if not that then tap him with the crop.. thats the hard part of riding "real horses" dont speak english.. they just can kinda of understand the pitch of your voice..a stuborn horse dosent listen if you yell at it and say "TROT! or CLK CLK CLk" urghh

[Ilana138]

@1Girl1Horse1Dream Well 1Girl1Horse1Dream - the horses where i ride are very well trained and they DO listen to some noises and voice camands....im suprised you didnt know that

[Ilana138]

wow your horse is so well behaved

[iHeartKyu]

My coach tells me to kick the horse than applying pressure with my legs...

Does it matter which way or how you do it?

I personally think I should try squeezing my legs... Because I always tend to lose my stirrups when I kick the horse forward to trot.

[joyrebeccatarahannie]

@iHeartKyu i was taught to squeeze first then noise and kick then u use the crop

[iJessieca]

Lol, I thought that the way I stopped trotting was not how you did it, like she said you have to sit deep and apply pressure or something like that and I'm no pro or anything and I just do it like that. Nice to know I got it right ;)

[DeathByPurpleUnicorn]

Your riding pretty much sucks ma'am. I hope you receive lessons, not give them :/

[horselover200098]

@DeathByPurpleUnicorn She is actually really good you are just made she has a way better horse than you and knows how to ride.

[DeathByPurpleUnicorn]

@horselover200098 - Um yeah, that it's! *rolls eyes* Excuse me but pretty sure you've never seen me ride and I have a lot more than one horse each of which perform quite well. I never said anything about her horse just her. Obviously you do not know anything about horsemanship and eq. I give lessons and train horses. I know exactly what I'd tell this girl to work on.

[horses4ever2love]

@DeathByPurpleUnicorn her riding is very good! looks like u have never seen a real rider

[alexisfowler93]

@horses4ever2love - Thanks but no. I am a real rider, trainer, and instructor. This isn't bad riding but she sure doesn't have any room to tell others how to ride.

[Odenkay]

This is not a trot, in a trot the horse is off the ground on each cycle. This is still a walk.

[1Girl1Horse1Dream]

@Odenkay actually it is.. if you look at the horses feet its front outside leg goes forward when its inner hind leg goes forward so technically it is a trot. haha. and if you look at the horses steps and rythm its not 1..2..3...4 *( like the walk) its 1.2.1.2.1.2 etc.

:)

[WondersCreated]

@Odenkay Wow. You must not know anything about horses to think this is a walk.

[JemIsANinja]

i can trot better than this and I've been riding for 5 months :/ her arms are too straight

[horses4ever2love]

@JemIsANinja does it really matter?? NOO

[k3nnard1]

arms are way too straight! and im thinking that her heels are too far forward other than underneath her bum??

[horses4ever2love]

@k3nnard1 no they are fine

[atlw1999]

sorry, but your arms are straight, you should have a nice bend :/

[horseridingbuckaroo]

her arms are WAYYY to straight, they need to be bent at the sitting and posting trot.

[IStartWithGlowPlugs]

In all honesty if you have to resort to a youtube video to help you learn to ride. You need a trainer.

[horseriderhannah]

honey, u need to raise ur hands! oh did u check ur diagonals?

[RaeRaeRaYZor]

@horseriderhannah she's on the right diagonal

[GeorginaEa]

If i sit into my horse on trot he thinks to canter :)

[countrycowgirl94]

She needs to bend her elbows more, she'll have more control over her horse if he decides to pull any crap.

[mybirdyrox]

Hey pplz i was wondering how to turn a horse without the reins. I put pressure with one leg behind the girth, he sometimes turns and if he does its very wide??? PLZ HELP!

[LissCanDoMakeup]

@mybirdyrox im not an expert :P haha but my teacher is always telling me that if u shift u weight than that can help

[RaeRaeRaYZor]

@mybirdyrox you are pretty much right. if you want to turn left, take your left leg behind the girth, and apply pressure. this should make your horse turn his back side out in the opposite direction you want to go, therefore causing him to turn! (and vise versa with the right) well it should work if you have a well trained horse at least! :P Good luck

[Millymakeupx]

She needs to bend her elbows more for when she was doing sitting trot

[joygirl56ify]

@Millymakeupx you dont get everything perfect when you riding

[Millymakeupx]

@joygirl56ify i know that im just helping i dont get everything perfect when i ride for deffinate im just pointing it out

[silvicar1]

god i like so do wrong the jumping trot,..i mean do you really need power in your knees to do that?:((

[Xxhorsegirl]

trotting is easy. even I have a horse like that. his name is rodge

[breyergirl999]

@Xxhorsegirl no u don'tnd u can't trot properly u bounce alot

[Xxhorsegirl]

@breyergirl999 i don't bounce alot even i do owna horse named rodge how do u even know me anyway

[breyergirl999]

@Xxhorsegirl mabey cuz im ur cuzen nd ur a big lyer u don't even ride horses cuz ur only 8 or nine years old nd u bounce alot cuz one day i was in ur lesson nd u were otta control

[Xxhorsegirl]

@breyergirl999 even aoife u don't know that i'm riding rodg now even ask my dad

[evanescence4life13]

Ok, I have had 5 lessons on horse riding so far and i am loving it. I am off the lunge on trotting but i am finding it really hard to keep the horse going and to keep my heels down permanently. I was wondering if this is normal for a beginner and can anyway give me any tips please? Thanks :) x

[HarvestMoonMSN]

@evanescence4life13 I'm only 2 lessons in & in off the lead rope * person walked or ran beside me* & I'm trotting...

[dannny2k9]

I just cant get the rising its annoying as hell i used to be able to trot and stopped riding now cant do it anymore lol

[honey270]

@dannny2k9 Try Using a western saddle... It helps alot. :) western saddle, For me.. I don't have to push up.. The horse does it for me! :)

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

That horse is beautiful. I have such a soft heart for horses! :)

[TheLiv56]

your horse is a great mover!

[123equestrian]

beautiful horse

[iitswhitneyy]

i think this is the only person from expert village i have ever seen do something right

[zeebradaisy]

@iitswhitneyy IKR

[1989ProblemChild]

@iitswhitneyy lol aint that the truth!

[ImTheEmma]

@iitswhitneyy well there is amanda

[purdeythedog]

Too true - 'expert' villiage is full of amateurs but she is good.

[asdfghjkl8158]

you should try to bend your elbows, they shouldnt be straight as a pin.

[4everhorserider]

PERFECT ENDING!! CUTE EARS UP! AND A NICE HALT. lol.

[MultiSaddle]

do any of you's have a pony

[horsesforever1254]

will soon why

[horseridinglover7]

straight after you showed me, i got on my horse and started to trot! thanks:) it really worked!

[MsOreolover101]

@horseridinglover7 what kind of horse do you have?

[Iwasapony25]

I start with a sitting trot so I can get the right diagnol

[DesertFriesian]

i started at a posting trot... not a sitting trot...

[Castro543]

i do the posting trot works better for me but every time i do i get leg cramps does anyone know why if so please tell me

[AnnaMaeAnnaMaeMe]

how many days a week do you ride and how long have you been riding?

[Castro543]

for about 3 months and sometimes twice a week and sometimes just once

[AnnaMaeAnnaMaeMe]

mabey your body isnt used to it?

:] I have been riding for like a month lol and when i post my legs hurt too. i also ride once a week.

[AnnaMaeAnnaMaeMe]

and also it might be cause you dont have enough leg strength yet but neither do i.

:D

[Castro543]

lol yeah mabey thanks

[elizabethwong97]

i love horses so much that my dad he bought me my own american quarter horse. she is 7 and her name is sophie and he is my baby girl and im never going to let her go. I LOVE HORSES!!!!!!! and my baby girl

[Quitegirl4427]

awesome, my grandmother bought me a palomino named Bella she's 15 hands

and i love her

plus her ride is so gentle

oh and she's 8

[zeebradaisy]

wow thats awesome

[AnnaMaeAnnaMaeMe]

your lucky. I want a horse soooooooo bad but my dad wont get me one

[horseluva1221]

kellie5029 try saying to yourself "oompa loompa" over and over again and you soon get into the rhythm and posting is then soooo much easier!

[mrq0187]

Notice she sat back in her seat at 1.24 + said whoa - but kept walkin. If you're new with a horse - you must work on your commands and leads - whoa does not = walk, it means stop. I encourage people to make a full stop on a whoa, cuz if you wanna slow to a walk, you say walk n pull back - thats different. Big difference if you're new with a horse or a new horse - otherwise you're horse will keep goin! Regardless - great vid - definitely recommend it. Thanks!

[DakotaAndTiffany]

it depends on the horse, alot of times woah means go down one transition. which while your walking means stop.

[jzbabe7]

Good job!

Finally someone who actually knows what they're doing!

I love your horse! It's beautiful!

In my opinion you lean forward too much sometimes and also your arms are pretty straight most of the time:) I do the same haha; good job though!

[horsemadgabrielle]

trotting is piss easy

[PonyGirlForever]

I starting trotting last month in horse camp.

i love trotting and rising and jumping,

i can only jump like 4 hands!!!!!

thx this movie REALLY helps i might try canter next lesson ( Next Sunday)

[Horsluvr95]

Well my horse and I are trotting now and I needed some help with it. Thank you! :) And I absolutely love your horse! He has such a smooth gait!!

[rdrunnermom]

Thanks! I'm taking lessons now and learning to post at a trot. Your video helps a lot.

[kellie5029]

i just started troting and i cant seem to keep my balance while posting any tipz .

by the way pretty horse ...!

[Bearslittlewhisper]

In increasing overall balance, a good method is riding bareback or without your stirrups. Or, do a lot of work in a half-seat. It'll help your balance, but also help you sink into your heel. Once you've got a pretty solid base in your halfseat, try walk-trot-walk transitions while you're in it. If you fall back, you still need work. But, my favourite, when you're doing a posting trot, stay up for an extra beat, sit, up for two beats, sit, etc.

[casinochef1]

I Like these videos they help alot!

[myarabianhorse13]

Nice job... You exually know what ur tlking about...

[HorsieLuver4Ever]

hum i thought that sitting your bum in the saddle when the horse is troting that it messes up the back. thanx 4 the help :D

[barrels500]

ur way better than that kelly chick was that a joke?

[Alicetaylorx]

Pretty horse :)

Thankyou this video will help alot as my trainer just kind of leaves me to figure everything out for myself.

Thanks

[allison2590]

I hope you aren't paying for them to teach you then.

[Alicetaylor9]

Yes, I am.

[ilovehorses911]

any body no how 2 make the horse go faster in a rising trot my instructor keeps tellin me off cus i go slow in a rising trot

[AmberBotteley]

What you need to do is encourage your horse with your legs. When you sit for one beat nudge your horse and quicken your rising trot. So instead of 1....2....1....2 it would be like 1.2.1.2 if that makes any sense :D I used to have the same problem when I started first, but you have to feel what your horse is like and respond. Try that next time you ride :)

Hope this helps!

[ilovehorses911]

thnx i'll try that on my next lesson (2morrow)

[huntjump123]

here's a little training exercise for your horse. Ask him to trot lightly, the way you would prefer to ask (i'm sure you don't want to squeeze the crap outa him all lesson) if he doesn't respond, ask more firmly, give him a quick kick (not too hard) or a tap behind the leg with the stick. He should trot, if he does, pet him and bring him back to a walk, then ask again with a light leg, you may need to repeat but i bet he'll do it 1st or 2nd time around. Make sure your instrctor is ok with it 1st

[rockOutloud333]

wat kind of horse is that

[Ellenluvsya]

Thats a pretty horse :)

[katylovesmetal]

you might want to mention that at the posting trot you go up when the outside leg moves forward 8D. it took me a while to remember that when i first started so it might be a helpful hint to everyone new! 8D

[xHorseJackLoverx]

This is a great video, your voice is quite clear and its really understandable what you say and do well done :)

[coc0abeanrider659]

maybe i do suck to you but thank you for agreeing with me!

[GoldenOaksRanch]

very preety horse.

[trackjunky789]

i like this girl a lot better than the one on the western horse. better way to describe coming down from a trot to walk, when sitting, make sure its not like when yours sitting the trot. when sitting the trot you move with it, whereas when sitting to ask for walk, you want to make sure your not still moving with the horse. Obviously you dont want to go rigid and bounce on his back, but you dont want to be encouraging him to move forward with your seat.

[coc0abeanrider659]

ha omg wow the horse is gorgeous and her sitting trot sux!

[Iwasapony25]

the horse might not be very confortable kinda bumby

[tigercub888]

You are WAY better than Kelly on those other Expert Village videos

[rabbitboy56]

That is so write i don't like her and the canter one her horse is also on the wrong lead

[RunAwayWithYou]

That horse is beautiful!

[MISTERYFAIRYTALE93]

mint riding u should become and instructor hehe