Horse Behavior - How to Slow a Horse Down Naturally, Part 1

Here is footage from an hour long lesson with Pony Pros.

This is an exercise Linda Parelli calls "the snake" and John Lyons uses in his dvd "Controlling Your Horse's Speed." The rider is 11 years old and has ridden about 35 times. The pony is a 15 year old Welsh/TB cross. It is their first day in the big outdoor arena with spooky jumps :) The rider does a great job figuring out how to keep her balance while making sharp turns. This helps a rider find their balance fast and is a fun exercise for long, quick horses.

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[GiddeeUpGirl]

deffinetly, when u see her next can u give her a pat oon the back for me, its hard riding a youngster when ur little. She did really well..and seemed to understand what to do and did it great

[welcometopemberley]

Sure, I totally will. She'll be stoked :) Katie is a natural with riding. She has huge drive and pretty natural balance. Like most of us, she's probably spend 24 hours a day with horses if it were possible, lol

[GiddeeUpGirl]

great vid, good riding of the lil girl for the circumstances :) gawg pony,, good comentary too :)

[welcometopemberley]

Thanks! Katie did great. Molly was hard to ride that day. They're both superstars tho :)

[GiddeeUpGirl]

Great :) thanx so much. I wish i had students like her, shes a lil ripper

[colormecoloryou]

Big changes from the start to finish.

[welcometopemberley]

That's great that you have found a way to get her to tolt. From what I understand, it can be hard to set up the right conditions. I'll be on the lookout for an Icelandic to try sometime :) I was fascinated by them with their heavy manes as a child. The Discovery Channel always had really beautiful shots of them trotting through cold mist in Iceland.

[susancoombes]

It is hard for me as she is my first horse. She is very young (4) so I don't do too tight a turn. We do semicircles across a diagonal at the moment, large snakes. I have David Lichman's DVD's. I noticed that when we move into her favoured rein is the best time to get trot or a good tolt. Otherwise we have stepping pace which is also smooth anyway.

You really must try a gaited horse it is such fun as long as you expect the unexpected a lot.

Sue

[welcometopemberley]

It's going to be an awesome baby.

[welcometopemberley]

What a nice comment, thank you! Is it a harder exercise to do with a gaited horse, do you think? I've never tried it.