What can I do to calm down a hot horse? He is always excitable and jigs in the ring and more outside the ring. He has been ground worked and is perfect on the ground.
Your horse might need to learn his job. Teach the horse that when they jig they aren’t getting anywhere faster. Teach the horse this by doing lots of transitions especially when they jig. They need to know this is not allowed. When they start to jig let them know this is not allowed by doing a gentle tug on the reigns(making sure not to make the mouth sore). You want to make sure not to try and always calm down your horse by making him run because then he will get to fit and be able to over power you.
How to teach your horse be easy when putting the bit into his mouth ? My horse is sometimes good but otherwise tosses his head up so I can't reach and he makes it hard for me ?
Have a treat in your hand so he wants to except the but, and stand on a mounting box so he knows that you are taller then him and can't avoid the bit if he puts his head up high
The horse I ride always bends to the outside while cantering and I don't know what to do! I will give him almost all of my outside reign and he still doesn't listen. Do you have any tips ?
Try doing shoulder in excersises to get the horse to understand that you are asking him to move his head to the inside. Also do some circles and make sure you can get a bend in his head and neck to the side you want.
my horse is ottb and he likes to do the jig thing that racehorses do.
Do you know any tips on how to stop that ?
Do you know any tips on how to stop that ?
Make sure you are breathing and relaxed. You can talk the horse or sing your abc's. Also when the horse jigs tell them that's not allowed by doing a more forceful half hault. You can also make the horse back when they jig to teach them it's not going to get them there any faster.
Do you have any ideas how to stop refusing a jump?
If your horse keeps running out to a certain side put the crop on that side and make sure that you want the horse to jump it also. Turn the horse the opposite way of where they ran it out. Get the horse to know you want him to go to the jump before you get there.
When I bring the horse I lease to shows she gets very nervous if she is sitting at the trailer without a horse she knows right near by. Anything I can do to help her calm down?
When I bring the horse I lease to shows she gets very nervous if she is sitting at the trailer without a horse she knows right near by. Anything I can do to help her calm down?
My pony gets very excited to jump, so he gets speedy. What can I do to make him slow down more ?
Do lots of halting transitions and downward transitions. Once your horse is listening try halting a little while after the jump and try to stop straight from the jump. Also time with this will teach the horse they don't have to rush!