My guy tries to do this too, esp. when tense. The "pacey" ones are capable of producing better-quality "real" gaits than the "trotty" ones. Slow him down, relax him, get him nodding, give him a little nice light-traction contact, then pelvic-tilt forward and ask him to ease it up a notch. That should do it! Practice makes perfect, but if you still have trouble, try trimming him so his hind feet are a little shorter and his front toes a little longer; changes the timing a bit!
@FirstClassSkeptic Yes he is a TWH, it says so in his certificate :) after a lot of work I got him to walk very nicely and I'm very happy with him now! Harnessing him to a race bike is supposed to show me that he's a TWH or am I understanding this wrong?
@FirstClassSkeptic Both standardbreds and TWHs can pace. :)All gaited horses might pace. Making them softer, riding a bit of dressage (no focus on headset nd such, but to move the horses body, bending and flexing) usully helps. When I gait my standardbred I se my leg and weight to move his hind end a bit if he starts pacing, that might help with this horse too. Half halts and changing tempos can also help.
I live in South Carolina. I show with Natioanl Walking Horse Association. Look it up on nwha.com. I am glad your horse finally got better. What you did are really good solutions to your problem.
Lower your hands a little bit. I have the same problem with my horse sometimes. So, I usually canter her because that is the opposite of a pace. I believe that should probably work with your horse, since it worked with mine and she is a multiple national championship winner.
@NWHAhorserider333 a lot of people also told me to get him to trot a lot, because that would get the stiffness in his back out. I lunged him a lot, since that's the only time when he would trot (without a rider), I also walked him uphill a lot of times to build the muscles in his back and did a lot of circling and stuff like that! everyday at least an hour helped him a lot and got him in a very smooth walk! I don't have him anymore though, cause I'm in the usa now! but thank you! where are you?
Slow him down. Take him from the walk and ever so slightly speed up. Speeding up on hills will make the process go faster. The most important thing is to go slow though.
Also pacing is a sign of tension in the back. Get him to relax his top line by lowering his head.
He is extending himself to far, that is why he is bouncy. Get some thicker shoes on the back to add weight. Keep this on for a while and he will begin to become more collected and you'll have yourself a very smooth walker.
well one try to keep his head from lackadaisically hanging down. pull in without getting in his mouth.and if all else fells wooden rollers or wet wraps on the back feet should help!
Like GBGVMAN said, you need to take the slack out of your reins and se saw lightly on his mouth and gradually increase the see sawing pressure till he corrects his gait or comes down to a walk and attpt to push him from a dog walk to a flat. After successfully getting the flat footed walk attept the running walk using the same procedure. Simply be very clear with your commands and the horse will pick up very quickly...
Wow GBGVMAN your not very smart. no u do not punish him for doing what comes natural, he is a very lateral moving horse and to square him up to make him walk, slow him down and get his head down, his stomach muscles are 2 weak 2 hold u and him so he does whats easy. so slow him down and get your timing right, start in a 20 meter circle so you see his inside eye and start slow his back is
You need to correct him with a slight pop in your reins and a grunt in your voice and get him back into a flat walk. If you are bouncing he is pacing. Pacing is a horse TWH being lazy. Good luck!!
I added your videos to the gaited-horse blog so that we can get suggestions to improve his gait, from the subscribers of the YahooGroups gaitedhorse list.
Das ist kein Pass sondern Schweinepass
GudiniLove 2 months ago
Get him to stand still, then take a step, then stand still again... eventually your twh should get the message.
Breyerhorserider 3 months ago
My guy tries to do this too, esp. when tense. The "pacey" ones are capable of producing better-quality "real" gaits than the "trotty" ones. Slow him down, relax him, get him nodding, give him a little nice light-traction contact, then pelvic-tilt forward and ask him to ease it up a notch. That should do it! Practice makes perfect, but if you still have trouble, try trimming him so his hind feet are a little shorter and his front toes a little longer; changes the timing a bit!
Hagunsei1 4 months ago
Are you sure this is a TWH? Maybe it's a Standardbred. Have you ever gotten him to walk like a TWH?
Harness him to a race bike and see if he'll do a mile in less than two and a half minutes.
FirstClassSkeptic 6 months ago
@FirstClassSkeptic Yes he is a TWH, it says so in his certificate :) after a lot of work I got him to walk very nicely and I'm very happy with him now! Harnessing him to a race bike is supposed to show me that he's a TWH or am I understanding this wrong?
boiselle 5 months ago
@FirstClassSkeptic Both standardbreds and TWHs can pace. :)All gaited horses might pace. Making them softer, riding a bit of dressage (no focus on headset nd such, but to move the horses body, bending and flexing) usully helps. When I gait my standardbred I se my leg and weight to move his hind end a bit if he starts pacing, that might help with this horse too. Half halts and changing tempos can also help.
nanakla 2 months ago
I live in South Carolina. I show with Natioanl Walking Horse Association. Look it up on nwha.com. I am glad your horse finally got better. What you did are really good solutions to your problem.
NWHAhorserider333 11 months ago
Lower your hands a little bit. I have the same problem with my horse sometimes. So, I usually canter her because that is the opposite of a pace. I believe that should probably work with your horse, since it worked with mine and she is a multiple national championship winner.
NWHAhorserider333 1 year ago
@NWHAhorserider333 a lot of people also told me to get him to trot a lot, because that would get the stiffness in his back out. I lunged him a lot, since that's the only time when he would trot (without a rider), I also walked him uphill a lot of times to build the muscles in his back and did a lot of circling and stuff like that! everyday at least an hour helped him a lot and got him in a very smooth walk! I don't have him anymore though, cause I'm in the usa now! but thank you! where are you?
boiselle 1 year ago
Slow him down. Take him from the walk and ever so slightly speed up. Speeding up on hills will make the process go faster. The most important thing is to go slow though.
Also pacing is a sign of tension in the back. Get him to relax his top line by lowering his head.
Hope that helps!
RackOn344 1 year ago
Yeah i have a pacing standardbred and if you pull back on the reins more when you kick him his pace will look alot better & more together : )
rockymntgirl215 1 year ago
He is extending himself to far, that is why he is bouncy. Get some thicker shoes on the back to add weight. Keep this on for a while and he will begin to become more collected and you'll have yourself a very smooth walker.
randomblond92 1 year ago
pull back on your reins and demand him to go at the same time.
MrTaurus14 1 year ago
pull back on the reins and demand him to go
MrTaurus14 1 year ago
well one try to keep his head from lackadaisically hanging down. pull in without getting in his mouth.and if all else fells wooden rollers or wet wraps on the back feet should help!
roodywo13 2 years ago
you dont know pacing until you see my video of my rough riding walker! LOL!
spears368 2 years ago
Like GBGVMAN said, you need to take the slack out of your reins and se saw lightly on his mouth and gradually increase the see sawing pressure till he corrects his gait or comes down to a walk and attpt to push him from a dog walk to a flat. After successfully getting the flat footed walk attept the running walk using the same procedure. Simply be very clear with your commands and the horse will pick up very quickly...
Kentuckyboy101 2 years ago
Wow GBGVMAN your not very smart. no u do not punish him for doing what comes natural, he is a very lateral moving horse and to square him up to make him walk, slow him down and get his head down, his stomach muscles are 2 weak 2 hold u and him so he does whats easy. so slow him down and get your timing right, start in a 20 meter circle so you see his inside eye and start slow his back is
ronancelynayjackson 2 years ago
He's a gaited horse! He does that naturally.
BlondeeAndBlonder 2 years ago
Lots of circles, flexing, going up hill and cantering performed a miracle for my pacing mare. She now has a great flat walk.
TwoWebs 3 years ago
What kind of shoe do you have on him?
hollycgate 3 years ago
You need to correct him with a slight pop in your reins and a grunt in your voice and get him back into a flat walk. If you are bouncing he is pacing. Pacing is a horse TWH being lazy. Good luck!!
GBGVMAN 3 years ago
I added your videos to the gaited-horse blog so that we can get suggestions to improve his gait, from the subscribers of the YahooGroups gaitedhorse list.
icehorses 3 years ago
wow, thanks a lot!! Do you think you can ask them how to improve his walk? because they just said what gait it is!^^
thx again^^
boiselle 3 years ago