How to use head down to get Gait! LIVE

If you come to one of my clinics, you'll hear me talk a lot about head down. We use head down to get relaxation and to help the horse lift their back and shoulders. In dressage, this is called, "long and low".
I'm going to show you a two very different horses that we did head down with and show you how it helped them get gait.
Some horses will need more than just head down, but this is where you start and a lot of pacey horses are fixed using this method.
NOTE head down will not help a trotty horse gait, but it can help them relax.
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[@sarahmcmichael3984]

Love the stop and praise. Soak time truly works. Thanks for the great videos, just starting the head down work with my new Peruvian horse. He’s quite a nervous horse so I’m looking forward to being able to help him have relaxation under saddle. That’s my main goal. Thanks again from Sarah in New Zealand

[@anitamcdaniel4427]

Excellent teaching and describing the head and neck position! Thanks!

[@tevans45]

Love when you slow down so I can see, but can you consider moving the graphic to the top of the screen so it's not in the way of us watching the hooves, please? Thank you :)

[@juliericheson222]

Really looking forward to General finally getting there...

[@mystictailsfarmga]

Love your videos! It looks like he is having issues with the bit? Once you give him more rein he settles down.

[@debranourse8797]

I have a 4 year old Shackleford horse from the outer banks. He is green broke. He gaits in the field, how. Do I teach him to gait under saddle.

[@IvyS]

If you want a gaited horse, go for it!

[@LamaMama34]

Do you ever plan on doing a clinic in Montana?

[@IvyS]

Possibly this year. Still working on dates.

[@Arias67able]

I thought that TWH bobbed their heads if they are gaiting. I have a pacey walker and when he gaits he bobs his head. Maybe that’s not the case for all of them?

[@billyman5756]

How do you feel the difference in the saddle between pace and trot?

[@IvyS]

Best way is to video just to see what your horse is doing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIazZ6F-ideXnMk

[@kylesmith8827]

What about for a trotter , got one that needs her head down

[@IvyS]

You would train softness, but you l realize that head down doesn't help with gait. Once the horse is soft and relaxed, do this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3eqoWNtgsmUZ5Y

[@IvyS]

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