How to Slow Down Your Fast Horse: Turning Go into Whoa

[@olocippicolo]

Super well done video! All the other vids I've watched had the horse's nose almost touching their chest constantly (bit in mouth and everything), which wasn't really pleasing to watch... Then I saw yours, bitless, almost bareback, explains the importance of groundwork, simply amazing! Exactly what I've been searching for

[@notafan6]

I need to be with horses right now.

[@HisLovedOne]

Thank You! Would love to ride this way. I will when I have my own horse. And: asking with the mind works! Amazing,

[@KINGkelso15]

Hi Caroline, any tips for the opposite problem - a horse with more woah than go?? I ride a big drum horse with a calm disposition, and it’s difficult to get him to move and when he does, he walks at a glacial pace! Thank you, love your videos! 🐎🐎🐎

[@Marta-df2hs]

Hi Caroline, what type of bitless bridle are you using? Is it Dr. Cooks?

[@TaoofHorsemanship]

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[@JessicaEconomou]

Thank you for your very educational posts! They help❤️

[@TaoofHorsemanship]

Hi Fuzzy! I'm so glad they help! You can learn more from the entire video. The full training version is posted on my Everything Horses & More! Video Library. It's only $24/month and gives you access to hundreds of my training videos with a new video sent to your inbox every Friday. Click here to learn more www.taoacademy-horse-training-courses.com/video-library

[@jaceyrhine5121]

Hi I am re-training a standardbread at the moment and I was wondering what type of ground work you did with your horses to get them to slow down my horse is all go go go

[@mdee860]

Jacey - watch her videos, but also check out the newer ( only past 2 years) of Warwick Schiller's videos. Huge focus on groundwork, connection, etc. You will see many videos from 6 - 8 yrs. ago but he has had his own epiphany - tons of psychological reading, meeting with experts in their fields & meditation! like her - and only works with horses when he is fully in the moment, centered & grounded. Huge difference. His videos are so good & he explains things in a way that makes so much sense. He is Australian & has lived in U.S. for a long time now.

[@jaceyrhine5121]

@@mdee860 I have done some liberty to try and build the bond between us and lots of free lunging work but I just cant get him to use his back please help

[@mdee860]

Jacey - I had an OTTB and did so much of what Warwick Schiller now teaches, naturally. These videos sadly weren't around 20 yrs. ago. Seriously - go on KZbin, type in Warwick Schiller & you will truly have EVERYTHING you need to help both your horse... and yourself. He looks like a cowboy - but so advanced in his thinking. Covers everything from groundwork, loading a trailer, how to bridle a tall, difficult horse, spooking & on & on & on. I am literally obsessed now. A cross between intuitive, psychological foundations, bonding. Just do it it... but select videos from last few years. You'll be so glad you did & your horse will love you for it. His horses end up being such calm, centered horses. Amazing transformations. His videos of his classes/seminars where people bring their own horses with many different issues are great. Also one everyone should watch: How to prevent freak accidents.

[@jaceyrhine5121]

@@mdee860 ok i will thanks

[@robertholitik5729]

I want to ride either Lovie or Zore, and I don’t mind, and maybe I could do it sometime!

[@louissmith1393]

Hi Caroline. What kind of duct tape do you recommend for a poultice job? My horses hoof needs fixing up.

[@mdee860]

Agree 100%. If your horse is not mentally connected to you at a walk it would be idiotic to move to a trot, etc., etc. Especially great lesson for reprogramming Off the Track TBs. Most don't get any desensatizing conditioning either. So much groundwork, leadership & trust building before a saddle should ever go on a OTTB. Question: I love the Spanish Moss hanging from the trees in the background. What Southern state do you live in?

[@TaoofHorsemanship]

Hi M Dee and Welcome! I agree! I am located outside Ocala, FL.

[@mdee860]

@@TaoofHorsemanship - love your bareback pad. I started bareback, then bareback pad w/ stirrups...then Eng. saddle. Every instructor always said I had such a great seat, balanced, etc. I owe it all to bareback & saddle pad start. No other way to actually 'feel' your horse & develop a good, safe seat. Well, you can, but it takes a lot longer. Do you ever ask your students to ride w/ a bareback pad sometimes? Just curious. Love what you're doing.

[@_veronica_r]

@@mdee860 She almost always rides bareback

[@mdee860]

@@_veronica_r - I know Carolyn does. My ? was, does she ask her students to ride with a bareback pad, or pad worth stirrups. However, there are certain breeds that are painful to ride bareback, i.e. Thoroughbreds - high spine, high withers = ouch, even at a walk! 😁😖

[@rachaelg1037]

This actually something very useful since most of the time when I fall off its because the horse is going to fast for me, and i loose balance.

[@TaoofHorsemanship]

Hi Rachael and Welcome! I'm so glad I can help! You can learn more from the entire video. The full training version is posted on my Everything Horses & More! Video Library. It's only $24/month and gives you access to hundreds of my training videos with a new video sent to your inbox every Friday. Click here to learn more www.taoacademy-horse-training-courses.com/video-library

[@_veronica_r]

Hey Caroline. I have a question. My horse is great at the walk and canter, but gets real bouncy at the trot. Any tips on that? I'm bitless as well.

[@TaoofHorsemanship]

Hi Veronica! There is a lot that needs to be looked at in order to give a correct assessment of why your horse's trot is bouncy. First, bouncy sounds like your horse as a lot of action, big mover. Where as using the word choppy refers to a movement that is tight. Which one is it?

[@TaoofHorsemanship]

@@_veronica_r Thanks for that clarification. This will help us. A horse that is bouncy means they have a lot of action. This type of movement is an inherited trait and while we can improve it, it is what it is. Lots of lunging transitions and riding transitions as well as in-hand exercises and riding gymnastics will improve the trot but you also need to be taught how to ride that horses movement. In next week's video I will be discussing and demonstrating with my horse Lovey, who has a huge movement, how we can improve the trot and learn to ride it!

[@_veronica_r]

@@TaoofHorsemanship Thank you so much!

[@FfStar]

I have a horse who will not slow down no matter working a circle or redirecting her feet when doing flat work. I have her in a halter/lead rn to try to ensure its not my hands. But shes very hard faced and i have to "drag" her face to get her to turn.

[@TaoofHorsemanship]

Hi FStar and Welcome! Sounds like your mare needs her nervous system rewired. Horses are naturally wired to conserve energy. When a horse has more go than whoa (they naturally have more whoa), something is wrong meaning they have been taught to go-go-go and until their nervous system is blown, overwhelmed by the intensity of their adrenaline during training experiences. This is why you cannot physically control her or slow her down. You have to slow down her nervous system which requires rewiring it. This is done through a series of ground exercises that involve slow, methodical practice. If you would like to learn more we can schedule a long distance coaching session www.taoofhorsemanship.com/virtual-lessons-and-coaching or you can learn how in my video library or Mastery Riding Foundation Program www.taoofhorsemanship.com/online-masterclass-courses.

[@FfStar]

@@TaoofHorsemanship thanks for the insite.

[@roxannedesvergnes8080]

I just got bucked off my horse today and he has an extremely fast trot going into the canter so I need to figure out how to slow him down.

[@shepherdlover1955]

If you’re just kicking your horse to go into canter from trot then that’s probably why. There should be a separate canter cue and not just kicking because he just thinks you wanna go faster.

[@jimwilliams4088]

So Do you lightly press down with your seat ti make the horse move?

[@brittanyritenour4695]

People say Thoroughbreds are hot but really they are really calm or can be really calm and gentle, Saddlebreds I deffinately think are hotter and more energetic sometimes. They are hotter in my opinion the Arabians, but because they are so sensitive, willing to please, and sensitive to pressure they are super flexible horses and fairly controllable because of that, and they never forget things.

[@sharonlamb589]

What type of bridle are you using?

[@roofbuns]

She's using a halter with a lead rope connected to it as reins

[@_veronica_r]

It's a hybrid halter, and it can be found here: shop.horseeducation.com/products/leather-horse-halter?variant=36289144750245&currency=USD&gclid=Cj0KCQjwktKFBhCkARIsAJeDT0jJWzeUWuBC-v7AzOAH-P_hyK1heoLRQSB0NqHG6eJPF8BuzmyhxBwaAsXDEALw_wcB

[@_veronica_r]

@@roofbuns She does use that, but not in this video

[@debbiesander8208]

I don’t really learn anything from your videos. So much talking but no actual teaching about the topic. I’m not interested in all the learning you’ve done or money you’ve spent. I want to know tips for slowing a forward horse.

[@TaoofHorsemanship]

Hi Debbie and Welcome! Sorry to hear you feel that way. I explain in the description that this is a "snippet" or teaser of the full length video (30 minutes) found in my video library www.taoacademy-horse-training-courses.com/video-library. In the end, learning begins with study - studying principles, theories and movement so we can train the eye. This should happen before we practice too. And, there are no quick tips or easy solutions to developing ourselves and our horses. It takes time, commitment and learning.

[@akirajak414]

I have horse

[@gaynorwoodington4059]

OMG that is a hors

[@highnoushighnous8041]

i like your pit less riding

[@roseault6335]

Oh! You don't need to wear a helmet? Cool thanks