Train Wild Horses » rearing http://trainwildhorsesnow.com/trainhorses Get the information to easily correct bad behavior Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:00:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Horse Training: Bucking And How To Deal With It http://trainwildhorsesnow.com/trainhorses/rearing/horse-training-bucking-and-how-to-deal-with-it/ http://trainwildhorsesnow.com/trainhorses/rearing/horse-training-bucking-and-how-to-deal-with-it/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:53:09 +0000 Horse Guy http://trainwildhorsesnow.com/trainhorses/?p=10 It’s the fear of every new horse rider, and to be honest an apprehension that even seasoned equestrians must work through at some point. Bucking injures a shocking number of people in the U.S. alone each year, and has even resulted in numerous deaths.

When a large animal bucks and heaves with you on its back, things can really get ugly!

So what causes this serious horse training problem and how can you correct it? The root cause is often either nervousness or fear on the part of horse, rider, or both.

If you are a nervous rider, your mount will pick this up and react to it by bucking. Likewise, if your horse gets spooked or has a tenancy to become nervous in new riding situations, bucking is likely to occur.

So the first order of business is to control your nervousness and relax. And if your horse is known to be apprehensive, you’ll need to spend the extra time to calm him/her down before riding into new territory. Remember the relationship is the key issue and if your animal trusts you the odds of a bucking incident are decreased exponentially.

Many trainers recommend lots of time in a circular pen to reduce nervous energy for both you and the horse. Ultimately, overcoming the problem of bucking involves plenty of time spent with your horse and a strong relationship.

Originally posted 2008-05-27 01:23:56. Republished by Blog Post Promoter


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]]> http://trainwildhorsesnow.com/trainhorses/rearing/horse-training-bucking-and-how-to-deal-with-it/feed/ 0 Horse Training For Rearing http://trainwildhorsesnow.com/trainhorses/rearing/horse-training-for-rearing/ http://trainwildhorsesnow.com/trainhorses/rearing/horse-training-for-rearing/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:42:24 +0000 Horse Guy http://trainwildhorsesnow.com/trainhorses/?p=14 Many films have ended dramatically with the image of a horse and rider silhouetted by the sunset as the horse rears back on its hind legs and sounds a victorious whinny. But the real life application of rearing is most often the result of a startled animal, and not a gesture of triumph.

Rearing, when it occurs naturally, is the horse expressing fear and possibly resistance to the handler’s direction. A basic way of correcting this is to develop the habit of turning the horses’ head and moving his/her hindquarters as soon as the rearing starts.

This likely won’t work the first few times, but eventually it will teach the horse that rearing isn’t going to work and that the only option left is to move in the desired direction with his/her feet on the ground.

Many new riders want to know how to teach a horse to rear. To be honest, this is one of the most dangerous habits you could possibly encourage in your horse!

It can be done, but unless you’re a professional stunt man it’s best to leave this one alone and focus on how to prevent unwanted rearing. Horses that are taught to rear could conceivably fail to discriminate between proper and inappropriate times to display their talent, resulting in serious rider injury.

Originally posted 2008-05-25 06:30:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter


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