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| I running a mare that really drops in the front to make her turns. To best describe it, imagine when you place your forehead on the baseball bat and spin around. This mare drops her head and swings her butt in the turns. She is sound, no ulcers, utd on teeth, etc...
Any ideas on drills/exercises to get her working off her back end again?
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Location: Pa | Lots of roll backs ! |
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| Izzy+coy - 2015-09-01 10:00 AM Lots of roll backs !
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Location: Loco,Ok | Most always unless they run down hill.The reason is the rider is holding the horse up pulling too much and droping them right at the turn.
Stop rock back two or three steps and turn go to a target.Directional rein has to be balanced with the balance rein to keep horse balanced.If you just pull on one rein around that can swing the horses rear out and plant the front end in the ground.
Most aways ones I get that do that.Dive in or drop Have been pulled on and dropped at the turn.Plant front feet and swing their rear out.They have to go straight stop straight and draw straight first.Rock back and go to a target.
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| clampitt - 2015-09-01 3:12 PM
Most always unless they run down hill.The reason is the rider is holding the horse up pulling too much and droping them right at the turn.
Stop rock back two or three steps and turn go to a target.Directional rein has to be balanced with the balance rein to keep horse balanced.If you just pull on one rein around that can swing the horses rear out and plant the front end in the ground.
Most aways ones I get that do that.Dive in or drop Have been pulled on and dropped at the turn.Plant front feet and swing their rear out.They have to go straight stop straight and draw straight first.Rock back and go to a target.
Thank you. |
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Location: MD | When they are that kind of front endy, all of the tricks and drills in the world aren't truly going to help. These are the horses that need to go back and get fixed in the dry work. In order to be able to stand upright and use themselves properly in a turn, a horse must be balanced, engaged from behind, in self carriage and broke laterally. If one is dumping onto it's front end so bad it's like they're turning on their nose and slinging their hind end out with no control, they are quite obviously lacking these fundamentals. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | WrapSnap - 2015-09-01 11:30 PM
When they are that kind of front endy, all of the tricks and drills in the world aren't truly going to help. These are the horses that need to go back and get fixed in the dry work. In order to be able to stand upright and use themselves properly in a turn, a horse must be balanced, engaged from behind, in self carriage and broke laterally. If one is dumping onto it's front end so bad it's like they're turning on their nose and slinging their hind end out with no control, they are quite obviously lacking these fundamentals.
I second that. But, I think it's fixable. I won a LOT of money on one.
Keep in mind, if you've been running barrels like this for a while, it might be a habit now, and your horse will ALWAYS know how to do this. It is going to be an uphill battle to keep them working on their hind end. Like, you're going to have to make it part of your daily routine and build muscle memory.
Use your legs more. EVERY time you stop, sit up first (without touching the reins). Drop your heels, squeeze a little with your calves then, use your reins to bring him to a stop. Back up every time you stop.
When you position yourself for the turn at each barrel, your horse will eventually begin to feel you sit up and get on its hind end. |
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| Nita - 2015-09-01 10:50 PM WrapSnap - 2015-09-01 11:30 PM When they are that kind of front endy, all of the tricks and drills in the world aren't truly going to help. These are the horses that need to go back and get fixed in the dry work. In order to be able to stand upright and use themselves properly in a turn, a horse must be balanced, engaged from behind, in self carriage and broke laterally. If one is dumping onto it's front end so bad it's like they're turning on their nose and slinging their hind end out with no control, they are quite obviously lacking these fundamentals. I second that. But, I think it's fixable. I won a LOT of money on one. Keep in mind, if you've been running barrels like this for a while, it might be a habit now, and your horse will ALWAYS know how to do this. It is going to be an uphill battle to keep them working on their hind end. Like, you're going to have to make it part of your daily routine and build muscle memory. Use your legs more. EVERY time you stop, sit up first (without touching the reins ). Drop your heels, squeeze a little with your calves then, use your reins to bring him to a stop. Back up every time you stop. When you position yourself for the turn at each barrel, your horse will eventually begin to feel you sit up and get on its hind end.
Thanks. She hasn't been doing this for too long. I didn't realize really what she was doing until I started comparing videos - my times kept getting slower and slower. I appreciate all the advise! I'll definitely be backing off and going back to fundamentals! |
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Location: Midwest | If it's new, check for hind end soreness |
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| She's not sore... I definitely think it's something I'm doing. |
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