Engaging the Hind End

[@bethanyjennings6365]

"If you didn't get that right I would've had to engage YOUR hind end" "Hmm, sounds interesting" "No, more like I was gonna kick you in the a-" :')))

[@henriettaharrold6113]

COME BACK I NEED MORE ADVISE ABOUT HOW TO RIDE CORRECTLY

[@idajoh09]

Yes, where are they 😅

[@emilymarie9796]

I miss Evention! I used to watch when I was younger and I'm just now riding again after a few years off. Could use their advice now!!

[@brookeharmer3081]

Please do a video on how to lengthen your horses strides

[@amandaw.1939]

This video has changed the way I ride. I've always struggled on how to engage the hind end and these exercises have made all the difference. Thanks!!

[@deborahthorne4085]

WOW! Fantastic riding - so quiet and still, wish I could keep my balance like this. This is really helpful as my horse has a tendency to be lazy behind and run on to the forehand. Ive been trying lots of half halts for balance. Thanks so much you two! Debs xxxx

[@anyaalchemy5628]

that intro tho:)

[@horsluva0758]

It was so funny!!! I love these guys.

[@elizabethschroeder2202]

This helped my horse and I so much. It helped my horse stay collected through the transitions, transition faster & smoother, as well as encouraged him to keep his hind quarters underneath himself. Thank you for this video! I look foreword to watching all of them!

[@ashley-gk3uz]

I miss you guys! We all hope you will start posting again soon! ❤

[@MMFequestrian]

miss you guys

[@RumourofSnow]

Question: I've seen many of videos and trainers that support teaching the horse to lower their head in an exercise like this to round his/her back and support the weight of the rider, using their whole body to engage and to be able to "round" and "lift". I see through this video you keep contact and a nice frame with the horse, so I was wondering what your opinion on letting the horse lower their head is? :) P.s.- you guys are awesome!!

[@feefee6889]

I’m about to go work with some clydesdales and their forward movement is lacking so I hope this helps me😩❤️

[@laurenl428]

Wish you still made videos Dom, these are really helpful and the production value is so good!

[@RavenLeeJ]

Ok! I think I understand this. May you guys make longer videos so that way I can put you on speaker so that I can ride to your instruction? By asking this I know is crazy but when you ride alone and you want to improve the horse your working on you get lonely, so can the video be an hour long one, and can you speak as if your teaching a live lesson? That would be helpful!! Thanks

[@EventionTv]

Just tryin to keep you guys guessing...thanks for paying such close attention SaintSimonRRR

[@delaneyziesemann7356]

I love Jimmy so much xD she's just so funny

[@kellysalama7399]

You two crack me up!! Love all your video's!

[@ayeallie]

"No, more like I was gonna kick you in the A-" hahahah

[@heidihoney1]

I love how you say "idear" This was a great episode! Thanks!

[@paolastoll4912]

I love Evention!

[@MsCanada9877]

That is SUCH a beautiful horse :) you are so lucky!

[@horseracer333]

you two are cute XD

[@maartjejansen8241]

omg you make it look so easy... this helped a lot thanks!

[@maravetgirl]

Soooo gorgeous!!! Love the music too! Thanks for the HELP!

[@xxXMaddieXxxX]

I love your videos! They help so much!

[@EventionTv]

He's for Sale - Check out the Bellagio Sale video

[@amelieshorses2225]

Wow, this video was really helpful! I am really excited to try this 🔜😃👍🏼.

[@jett888]

thank you! Gives me something to work on tomorrow!

[@ninomiyaTV]

This was really helpful! Thank you for giving awesome lessons for us.

[@thepetfamily903]

please reply to this: i have a horse which i have had for nearly 3 years now. she is a Connemara cross and i have issues with her trying to engage her hind end and making her supple in the neck (outline) we are currently using side reins before we ride for 5 minutes and she is lunged every Friday. any tips on how i could improve my horses bend in the neck? please reply, i am desperate for help. great video btw!

[@Renkku95]

+Apple Dewdrop They didn't say the horse was 3 years old.

[@kapeoow]

Do you ride with a trainer? I would really recommend centred riding, it's done wonders for me and my horse. Also, do lots of bending at the neck so that she's soft and supple should help but it really comes down to a good trainer helping you as well as not forcing the head down!

[@CoverStealer21]

How would I incorporate this into my warm up? I think when it comes to warming up, my horse needs a refresher on engaging his hind end. When in his warm up should I begin to work on this?

[@Smaggie1940]

That horse is beautiful!!!

[@adysonequine4861]

Hi! I have a young stationbred mare ( my pfp ) this video was very helpful! She is very heavy in the front and we're slowly teaching her how to use her hind quarters. If you have any tips they would be appreciated. Thanks!

[@georgiaknight]

A video on teaching basic leg yielding, even starting from the ground would be great

[@drgnfr]

As a feeling to the rider, both trot and canter gaits become more lively, and the rider feels more 'elevated'. Also, a feeling that 'your horse is right in front of you'.

[@VideoBannerShop]

Hi, I love your videos! Could you do a video on things to do with your horse if they are clumsy/tripping. My mare trips a lot and is a bit of a daydreamer. i have checked her with the vet, saddler, physio and we found nothing. she's a bit unfit and trips not only on a hack but also in the school. she aslo throws a little bunny bucks during transitions, especially going from trot to a canter. Can you help?

[@EventionTv]

Thanks Mati

[@BeCrossConnectedUSA]

i frikin love these guys!

[@darkestangelofdeath]

Thank you so much for doing this video!

[@CuteRobyn10]

Subscribed. Really helpful videos. Thanks.

[@betsypearce690]

clear, concise instruction. Thanks! I just liked hearing you say G'day!

[@RunLikeAFilly]

This is really helpful! I need help with the trot because for some strange reason my mare can rock onto her haunches a lot better than at the trot.

[@MCMHC99]

That was really helpful thank you! Having Dierk Bentley's Sideways as a backing track was great!

[@katpak14]

"No. It was more like I was going to kick you in the a-"

[@HeartbreakInSterIero]

Just started watching you guys, you's are brilliant! Really funny, genuine, and helpful! What a beautiful horse, and you can tell you both enjoy what you do, and are very good at it too! :P You're a brilliantly still kind rider, which is surprisingly lacking these days! Keep up the good work :D Hope 2013 is being good to you all so far at evention ;)

[@Carlos_KQ]

Hey guys, nice videos! I just bought a 6-year-old gelding and it's taking me a great effort to get him active under my legs (he didn't get much of an education from the previous owner). Do you have any tips for me? Thanks a lot! Carlos (NL)

[@livm1282]

They have a video about getting a horse going more video :)

[@Cassattackred12]

I kind of wish they had done a bit more explaining on what a horse actually looks like with an engaged hind end, and maybe a bit about how it can help the horse, and how to know when your horse has it's hind end engaged.

[@WinnieNienna]

I have a issue with my small norwegian coldblood. He's bred to trot in races, but he's not trained for it. I've trained him since he was three. but he's had a rough time with people before that. Now he's a very good horse. My problem is to get him collected in canter. He is perfectly collected in trot and he's very strong. But when I ask him to canter he kinda bolts into a gallop. I've had veterinarian and farrier to check on him and he's got no pain or stiffness anywhere. We train academic art of riding and he is very flexible. But collected canter is hooopeless >.< I used to ride for Allan Skov, and he taught me an exercise where you ask for canter, canter a 5-10 strides and take the horse back to a halt, ask the horse to walk back 5 strides and then back to canter. This used to work wonders on my horse, but now he's started bucking when we do it. I don't want to push him into more bucking... My trainer tells me my horse is lazy and should get a smack on the bum when he bucks. But my horse has bad experience with the whip and I have used several years to train him to know that the whip is only a helper and not a "weapon". He is 9 years old now btw. There are videos of us on my channel.

[@outremer5340]

Yana Lauperak Can you canter your horse on a loose rein? A calm controlled canter, with no rush? If you can't I would start with that, because a horse that is rushing cannot be collected. (you ask for canter, and if he starts to rush, bend to trot/walk until calm, then try again. Do this as long as you have to to get a calm canter) If he can canter relaxed on a loose rein, I would canter in circles with only inside rein and slowly pick up the outside rein. As the horse then gets soft (gives) I would release, so that he learns to give. Then it is a question of rinse and repeat until you can canter softly in circles and on straight lines without him pulling against you.

[@mariequestrian8361]

could it be a saddle fit issue? if he has gotten stronger as you've trained him he could have developed more muscle along his topline and his saddle may not fit like it used to

[@batuquedog]

HI I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHOW TO LOST THE FEAR TO HIGH JUMPS I KNOW IS ME AND NOT MY HORSES WHAT CAN I DO???THANKS YOU ARE GREAT!!!!!

[@Strawberryneko0]

My Appaloosa gelding doesn’t really use his back end. He is heavy on the front and it causes him to trip after jumps and he sometimes trots right before a jump instead of cantering like I asked. I need to get his hind end to engaged for jumping but I’m not sure how. My trainer said working on transitions on the flat but I didn’t know if there were any quicker ways?

[@northernirishgal2681]

Great video very helpful x

[@drgnfr]

superb riding!

[@macybiggar9217]

My horse is constantly rushing into fences, as he's too ken which is good in some aspects, although it mostly leads to him tanking away from me after the jump and when I pull back to collect him heflings his head into the air and trips, we either fall or just collapse into a trot either or I feel it's due just to him taking his head and putting it in the air and not seeing where he's going! Do you have any excercises that will help resolve this problem as he's got an amazing jump but can't go and compete at high level due to this issue and trying to fix it at smaller fences before moving on! Thanks x

[@XxHorsexObsessionxX]

This was great!

[@josephinetolsma2705]

thanks that helped, BTW awesome intro!

[@20000surfsup]

Do you have any tips on slowing down a green horses canter without them breaking? thanks

[@cairobamako]

Would doing the circles while lunging your horse also make them think about their hind end?

[@tuckytm]

My horse is green and extremely unbalanced on the right rein but fine on the left. Can you give me any tips to help?

[@ellayates7857]

Mine too

[@lidiatchai886]

tuckytm it's always like that left is always easier

[@tanishakiteley342]

That is not true Karmi, My mare is balanced and even on the left where as my Gelding is much better on the right. Every horse is different

[@lidiatchai886]

Tanisha Kiteley for most horses it's much easier on the left I'd say about 99% of them prefer the left

[@cyand1e]

when trotting on the right rein try to keep your posting lead on the innside leg. it's a bit easier for the horse to keep balanced

[@alyssasumru]

i love you guys!

[@rinoira1047]

love this video.. thanks!

[@clarissaward4888]

My horse is extra lazy and when working tends to lean on my hands and his forehand. When I take contact to rock him back on his hind end, he doesn't accept the bit. I apply more leg, he bulks, and slows down. What can I do to make him go forward when I apply leg instead of him leaning on my legs and hands.

[@animalmania2873]

Hi my horse likes to tank off in canter in the school could you please do a video showing how to do a collected canter on a fast horse? As my horse likes to tank off round the school and I have little control and get panicked

[@imtired3596]

I’ve really wanted to show 2 feet for the past few months, but I’ve realized that I want to work on stuff like this first.

[@AveryWiersema]

I love the video! But I also really wanna know what the song you use in the beginning is called..

[@takeittotheextreme09]

I used soundhound and the song is called Yourself by The Fireflies, but I cannot seem to find it on youtube... :(

[@AveryWiersema]

Thanks!

[@fortheloveofsimon]

CoolestRock333 the song in the beginning is called Meant To Live by Switchfoot. :)

[@takeittotheextreme09]

TinyPumpkin Thanks! I don't know why my phone read wrong! haha

[@AveryWiersema]

TinyPumpkin Ah okay haha thank you!

[@amandam8623]

My horse is forward and engaged when I first start riding but a few minutes in he stops and refuses to use his hind end. Sometimes he even shuts down and refuses to do anything. These only help for a few minutes and he goes right back to his habit.

[@boztris]

My horse is to overweight and my family and I can't afford to put her on a diet, I only see her every weekend so she doesnt get that much excercise. Can you help me with some tips to help her lose weight?

[@boztris]

AnimeLover5125 The said thing is there is no one really at my barn to ride her, she isnt really the horse that everybody or just anybody would want to ride. She is stubborn, spoiled {Just cuz me} but thats just because she is a pony. If anything I am not selling her no matter what. I'm more than likely just going to try and get out there more often if I can. But thanks for the help.

[@HmainTomlinson]

How can you not afford to out her on a diet? Feed her less food. Duh...

[@SirLuke226]

I liked the song at the start too, meant to live - switchfoot

[@thepetfamily903]

also my horse is always on the forehand and head down :(

[@skyblue1918]

But don’t you want your horses head to be down or is that only in a trot/Cantar?

[@wilsonbulktransportltd2725]

awesome thank you

[@Rainingwildfire]

How can you tell if the horse is engaging the hind end? What does it feel like?

[@ven0mite]

the horse would feel light on the hand and would have a rounded back. try rounding your horse at the walk by lowering and widening your hand to drop the head and frame (or package) them up, you'll feel them lift their back. at the trot and canter the horse will feel lighter in the step and slightly more relaxed. if your hands and arms feel like their being dragged down, your horse is on the forehand or too forward. it's slight but noticeable.

[@shawnterm813]

the intro 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Unbridled396]

omg has anyone tried the closed captioning? it's hysterical!

[@michellecoburn5137]

Hate to se horses cranked behind the vertical, he may be more flexible and used to it but it’s such a rampant abuse in show horses perhaps you can do a video of why it’s not a good idea. Also include why not to use nose bands cranked down. Been seeing a lot of abuse on both these fronts in shows lately.

[@jusosa7236]

How tall are u and your horse? I wanna start learning how to ride soon and idk what the perfect size horse is for my im 175cm

[@ticklemyfancy1234]

You should probably let the barn you want to start riding at know how tall you are and your weight. They will be able to put you on a horse that would fit you :)

[@101jumpergirl101]

how many feet are you?

[@ticklemyfancy1234]

Im 5ft. I have a 14.1hh pony and an 18hh horse. Very different in size! haha

[@101jumpergirl101]

Pilar Rae Schrage lol yeah im 4'11" gonna get up to 5' and i fit on a 15.2hh horse fine it depends on where your leg falls. for me because i have a short thigh and am mostly torsi i need a horse with a high ribcage. i fit on this 14.2hh pony beter than this 13.3hh pony and same with 2 16.1-16.2hh horses. i fit on this one named icy better than i did on dixon and better on remy who was 16.2hh dixon is almost 16.2hh. so it just depends on the horse

[@fcthecool]

thankyou!

[@ThatAwkwardEquestrian]

How do you get the horse into frame like that to help engage the hind end?

[@choochoolewis]

The frame comes with the hind end engagement. Frame should not be your first priority, rather impulsion and rhythm. People falsely think that with frame comes collection, but it is the other way around. So I would say to get your horse engaged, then focus on head carriage later when your horse is collected, which won't be hard if he has true collection.

[@ThatAwkwardEquestrian]

Ellie Lewis I wasn't really asking that. But how do you get engaged? It doesn't make any sense.

[@outremer5340]

That Awkward Equestrian You need a couple of things to get a horse engaged. The horse need to have forward motion, aka "in front of your leg". That means the horse needs to move with more enery than you put in. If you put on a lot for leg, the horse has to be moving quickly. If you put on a lot of leg and he horse is barely moving forward, you don't have it.When you have forward then you can start on getting those transitions good. walk to stop, stop-walk, walk-trot, trot-walk etc. From 2:12 you see a good example of an engaged hind end. When the horse slows down, it slows with the hind end, not bracing on the front legs. (the front legs are moving as in a normal walk). This is actual engagement. The horse is prepared to both slow down and speed up at the same time. Wich also happens to be a part of collection. Propulsion and energy should come from the hind end, and you should not feel like your holding your horse up with your hands. Hope that helped a little.

[@ThatAwkwardEquestrian]

Outremer I literally have done everything you said already, but I honestly don't feel or see anything with the engagement. He is most vocal, very sensitive. He rushes and likes to go fast.

[@outremer5340]

That Awkward Equestrian You say he rushes. Can you ride him on the buckle? If not I would start there. Engagement and collection need the horse to be calm in addition to everything else. So if he rushes. I would work on getting him calm, by doing one rein stops whenever he start to rush (or just ask for a lower gate, still using the one rein). As he starts to learn the one rein stop, make sure he is relaxed before you let go of the rein. Then it is rinse and repeat until you have a horse that do not rush in any gate. Then you can start working on transitions and engagement. (You might have to work on the forward again also)

[@odettbelenyes7407]

Hy! Please you can tell me the breed of the horse? e.g.: hannoverian. Its a big thinkg to me ,because ,now i'm going to buy a horse .

[@horsecalledpokey4623]

+Belényes Odi I believe they mostly use TB's

[@maddihannan]

Thoroughbred. You should consider one they are excellent horses.

[@horsluva0758]

I have an OTTB and she's fabulous :)

[@TheTeapotte]

I wouldn't buy an OTTB unless you really know what you are doing though

[@sarahjanekilsby6245]

can't wait to try this ;)

[@emmietaplin7885]

I love that 💋

[@sabrinaswitzer8338]

make a video on how to keep yourself balanced in your half seat when a pony is cantering at a fast canter

[@bastiancassidyfeddern9253]

LOL nice intro!

[@TheAQHAGirl88]

When a horse's hind end is engaged you will notice the horse working off the hind end more than the front end. I'm sure you can google image it and find lots of examples of what it looks like. Same with KZbin. (:

[@SaintSimonRRR]

Where are the evention tips of the day!

[@abbywestman4060]

Can he just be my trainer please

[@ano.theart3050]

Yep

[@MajedMajed-gw4il]

I like that

[@MrNateHunter]

Make a video on how to keep a green horse that tosses his head collected

[@101jumpergirl101]

lol the beginning

[@klsunsnowluck]

really helpful, but the quarter sheet made it a bit difficult to see

[@igoriding]

please can you do one on teaching a horse not to rush into canter please

[@SplashOfCular]

video on teaching lead changes!!! Please i need help haha

[@gruf05]

What song was that?

[@kfcutiepie23]

In the beginning after the intro was How Country Feels by Randy Houser, just the instrumental version.

[@kfcutiepie23]

Second is the instrumental of Sideways by Dierks Bently

[@beckahparslow3605]

sideways. by Dierks Bentley lol I was singing the song

[@101jumpergirl101]

aww it cut off the last word to the preview thingy ma bobber

[@alexnaughton3993]

Video starts at 1:34

[@corona979]

3:49 YOUR HEELS!!!!!!!

[@lidiatchai886]

xMOZZYx 21 that’s dressage, they don’t put their heels down as much as hunters/jumpers

[@corona979]

Equestrian Soul I know duh but still this isn't dressage

[@lidiatchai886]

xMOZZYx 21 if you look closely that is a dressage saddle and he’s doing dressage

[@corona979]

Equestrian Soul dude....I look after horse..so I think I can spot the saddle pads+your wrong

[@graceconnolly5765]

it is dressage though..

[@wigrllvshorses]

Holly St Vincent

[@iTraumax]

Start at 1:00

[@horseychick852]

Switchfoot!!!!^_^

[@itwasmee]

Too much talk and jabbajabba but otherwise good spreading of knowledge

[@beverly7710]

Ever heard of editing?