This is so helpful thankyou So I just got an ottb about 2 months ago and I have just started riding him becuase he went lame when we first got him so I couldnt ride, when I'm riding him and is always just wanting to go in a circle and it's always him left and when I try to get him to turn right and just puts him head to the ground and pull me forward and I'm finding it hard to keep him going he just doesn't want to do anything Sorry if that doesn't make sence but I would love you hear your ideas
Hey! I am curious on a video of how to fix a leg sour horse. My mare is becoming quite sour to my leg and will pin her ears and turn to bite. She has been scoped and does not have ulcers , and her saddle fits pretty well. I am open to paying to have this video made.❤️
Thank you for all your amazing videos! I’m a huge fan of yours!! You talk about slowing down your horse in this video and I have an issue with that with my mare! Can you please give me a tip to slow down her trot. Now I am asking for trot and as soon as She goes too fast i stop her and ask her again. I tried straight against the fence and in small circles but can’t slow her down or make her head lower. She’s not an anxious horse or anything… i am practicing this since a few weeks now! Thanks!
Hey Krystelle, thanks for watching! So just like I worked on in this video, my goal is to redirect the energy over and over again, not to stop it. Pulling back and slowing the horse down to a stop, then starting again may work on some occasions, but generally I avoid that approach because it usually doesn't get them to make the mental connection. When I feel my horse start to move out too fast, I redirect the energy by swinging the shoulder over through a turn until I feel the front end lift. If I simply drag the horse over without keeping alignment through his body, his weight never shifts from his shoulder to his hip, and I'll never get that shift in speed that I'm looking for. We're trying to get the horse to move around balanced, and getting him to drive from the hip is one of the first steps. Does that make sense? That's why it's so important to me that the horse is moving off that outside rein and outside leg. I hope that's not too complicated an explanation. Let me how it goes for you!
Michael, I have never used one because I think there are much better ways to get results. However, just because I've so far never run into a situation where I'd need one as a tool, doesn't mean I never could have my eyes opened to their usefulness in certain scenarios. My goal is to create collection and frame by teaching my horses to truly use themselves.
This is helpful. I have an issue w the gate when i enter the round pen. He is dancy and very anxious to take off. Is there something i can do for that so that he’s relaxed?
@@zacharias.horsemanship on the ground. He is usually very reluctant to even enter but when i do, it is hard to keep him still while closing gate and then removing the halter or lead line. When i do, he bolts off. It is nearly dangerous to some degree bc i cannot get quick enough to keep myself at a better distance
I would put myself in a position to send him through the gate on his own, as soon as he enters, I'd move the hip over, get him to face up, and send him back through the opposite direction. Very gently and methodically, over and over again until you see even the slightest positive change. I'd do this each day for a couple weeks. It will make a big difference if done correctly. Keep your energy low and embrace the process! I don't know if you're doing this or not, but I would also do exercises only on-line in the round pen for a while until he relaxes and realizes the purpose for the roundpen isn't only to bolt around like a maniac. Once he becomes more present and feels more confident, a lot of those types of issues go away on their own. Hope this helps!
@@zacharias.horsemanship sooo helpful!! I have been working with someone at the barn and she also said to lunge him on the line first for the same reasons. Thank you so much!
I love how you treat your horses with fairness and respect and kindness. Awesome training advice!
Excellent video! Thanks
Love listening to you talk through what you are doing and why. You are an excellent speaker and learning from you is such a pleasure. Thank you.
I appreciate your feedback! Thanks for watching!
Great job, Jacqueline!
Thanks, Connie!
This is so helpful thankyou
So I just got an ottb about 2 months ago and I have just started riding him becuase he went lame when we first got him so I couldnt ride, when I'm riding him and is always just wanting to go in a circle and it's always him left and when I try to get him to turn right and just puts him head to the ground and pull me forward and I'm finding it hard to keep him going he just doesn't want to do anything
Sorry if that doesn't make sence but I would love you hear your ideas
Hey! I am curious on a video of how to fix a leg sour horse. My mare is becoming quite sour to my leg and will pin her ears and turn to bite. She has been scoped and does not have ulcers , and her saddle fits pretty well.
I am open to paying to have this video made.❤️
Hey, thanks for the question. Please shoot me an email zachariashorsemanship@gmail.com
Thank you for all your amazing videos! I’m a huge fan of yours!!
You talk about slowing down your horse in this video and I have an issue with that with my mare! Can you please give me a tip to slow down her trot.
Now I am asking for trot and as soon as She goes too fast i stop her and ask her again. I tried straight against the fence and in small circles but can’t slow her down or make her head lower. She’s not an anxious horse or anything… i am practicing this since a few weeks now!
Thanks!
Hey Krystelle, thanks for watching!
So just like I worked on in this video, my goal is to redirect the energy over and over again, not to stop it. Pulling back and slowing the horse down to a stop, then starting again may work on some occasions, but generally I avoid that approach because it usually doesn't get them to make the mental connection.
When I feel my horse start to move out too fast, I redirect the energy by swinging the shoulder over through a turn until I feel the front end lift. If I simply drag the horse over without keeping alignment through his body, his weight never shifts from his shoulder to his hip, and I'll never get that shift in speed that I'm looking for. We're trying to get the horse to move around balanced, and getting him to drive from the hip is one of the first steps. Does that make sense?
That's why it's so important to me that the horse is moving off that outside rein and outside leg.
I hope that's not too complicated an explanation.
Let me how it goes for you!
@@zacharias.horsemanship thank you for your response I really appreciate it! I will work on that tomorrow! 🙏🏻
Do you ever use a martingale? Lots of friends of mine suggest it but I would rather ease the head down over time instead.
Michael, I have never used one because I think there are much better ways to get results. However, just because I've so far never run into a situation where I'd need one as a tool, doesn't mean I never could have my eyes opened to their usefulness in certain scenarios.
My goal is to create collection and frame by teaching my horses to truly use themselves.
@@zacharias.horsemanship Thank you for getting back.
This is helpful. I have an issue w the gate when i enter the round pen. He is dancy and very anxious to take off. Is there something i can do for that so that he’s relaxed?
Hey Caren, thanks for watching! Can you give me a little more context on the issue? Does he do this when you're on the ground or in the saddle?
@@zacharias.horsemanship on the ground. He is usually very reluctant to even enter but when i do, it is hard to keep him still while closing gate and then removing the halter or lead line. When i do, he bolts off. It is nearly dangerous to some degree bc i cannot get quick enough to keep myself at a better distance
I would put myself in a position to send him through the gate on his own, as soon as he enters, I'd move the hip over, get him to face up, and send him back through the opposite direction. Very gently and methodically, over and over again until you see even the slightest positive change. I'd do this each day for a couple weeks. It will make a big difference if done correctly. Keep your energy low and embrace the process!
I don't know if you're doing this or not, but I would also do exercises only on-line in the round pen for a while until he relaxes and realizes the purpose for the roundpen isn't only to bolt around like a maniac. Once he becomes more present and feels more confident, a lot of those types of issues go away on their own.
Hope this helps!
@@zacharias.horsemanship sooo helpful!! I have been working with someone at the barn and she also said to lunge him on the line first for the same reasons. Thank you so much!