Cueing A Horse For The Stop

http://www.HorseTrainingVideos.com/WesternRiding.htm In this short video clip, reining and cutting horse trainer, Larry Trocha shows what cues the rider needs to use to ask a horse for a light, balanced stop.

Special attention is given to how the rider should use his hands, legs and seat to get a good response from the horse.

This clip was taken from one of Larry Trocha's horse training videos titled, "Western Riding Know How".

The video is ideal for western riders wanting to know the fundamentals of horsemanship.

You can purchase the entire 2-hour DVD at Larry Trocha's website on this webpage:
http://www.HorseTrainingVideos.com/WesternRiding.htm

Larry is a professional reining and cutting horse trainer located in northern California.

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• horsemanship
• horse training
• western riding
• horseback riding
• cues for stopping a horse
• reining
• cutting horse
• reining horse training

[maukequine]

i watched this video a couple of days ago...rode my horse today and felt that i was better but still not as good as i'd like to be..just watched again and plan on working harder on my form...you do a great job covering all the pieces and parts of stopping for the horse and the rider..if i can ever lean to sit on my butt i'll be able to get a good stop...

[ltrocha]

@maukequine Hi Maukeqine. You sound like the real deal. Hang in there. You can do it.

Larry T.

[downundercolour]

Excellent video Larry - thanks! I just watched this last night, and worked with my mare for a couple of hours this morning applying these stopping and backing techniques. It worked like a dream! I am just learning to ride, and your videos have been a huge help. I can't wait to get your DVD's.

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[ltrocha]

@downundercolour I'm glad this training technique worked well for your mare. Good luck with your future riding and training.

Larry T.

[Cheez183]

So my mare tends to fall on her forehand at the release part of the stop. I set the stop up with my body and ask/set and she steps under herself and stops forward movement for a split second. As soon as I release she falls on her forehand and hollows out.I have tried holding the ask/set a little longer but than she gets resistant and the head comes up like you describe at the end of the video. I have tried backing right after and it gets her all excited/overreacts.

[ltrocha]

@Cheez183 Your mare is doing this because there is too long of a release between your "sets".

The releases should only be a split second.

Larry T.

[TheDougpearse]

I have a 15 year old gelding QH who has a good whoah but braces his front legs when I ask for the backup - I have been working on the set and release with a medium port shank bit with a copper roller in it - the most I can get is 2 to 3 steps back - any suggestions? I was thinking of going back to a snaffle to lower the gradient a bit. I was thinking next time I would make him turn around 3 or 4 times if he doesn't back up - what do you think Larry?

[BarbwireChains]

This will.work SO well for.my horses! Awesome video!

[jktcz]

very helpful video! thank you!

I am wondering, why do western-ridden horses look so different from english? they are rounder. Is it just the head down low? It seems like their butts are rounder. Is that a breed thing or is this because they are ridden differently?

[TheCountrygal123]

you have the most helpful videos on youtube. thanks!

[KCashatt]

Thanks Larry - good reminder, working on this with a WP training horse that came in with a bit of a sour attitude...couldn't see that I needed to change anything I was doing with her, but I love to watch your straight forward no smoke and magic dust way of teaching and showing the CORRECT way to train a horse! THANKS!

[tinkerbelllove151]

i wish people in my area cared as much for horses as this guy does.people in WV seem to only care about four wheelers to go mudding and not having any intrest in one of the best creatures god put on this planet...i wish i knew people like this cowboy.

[4mustangsandapaint]

Good Video, can't wait to try this, was wondering how to get my horse to stop better and back. Also explained why you use your feet to back a horse. Thanks

Deann

[Lillybust]

This has worked so well with my paint gelding. I visualize the brick wall and squeeze his sides and he backs. Amazing!  No one has ever taught me this before.... it's so different than pulling back on his mouth...! Thank you!

[sassyaussie94]

Hi Larry,

I subscribe to your online newsletter, and its fantastic. At one point in your video you say "shake his head down" when you go to back up your horse.I assume you mean asking him to break at the poll by doing a see-sawing motion on the reins, is that correct? Also, what are the steps to get a horse to break at the poll, I understand that on a trained horse will flex like this, but what about when a horse resists? As in, they stiffen their jaw and neck.

Thanks!