Does your horse go too fast? Use head down to slow down

[@LizWeber]

Head down has been a game changer in just the past 3 days. My gelding understood on Day 1. Today was day 3 of working on this. He really understood today that head down is a safe place for him. Thank you!!!

[@IvyS]

Wow! Great job! I can't wait to hear how it goes!

[@gailh6424]

This is so very true. My horse would speed up in the fields last summer and my trainer told me I was forgetting the use the head down to get her to gait slower. It works really well - immediately!

[@louisetrimble3490]

Your knowledge of correct movement is so welcome, especially in a a portion of the horse world so renowned for abuse. Thank you!

[@clegg334]

love these head down vidoes. thank you so much for sharing these with us.

[@kathrindettmann8829]

Amazing job you do! Lovely to see and very well described. Thank you!

[@chaneyrus]

Great job on teaching his owner how to ride on a loose rein.

[@rajeevbhardwaj8514]

True ,it works ,thanks

[@alisonlevinson2638]

Really helpful specific instructions, thanks!

[@SLOROB55]

What a pretty horse.

[@sheilagoodwin3715]

can you practice gait in a round pen or does it have to be a straight line

[@sheilagoodwin3715]

also what brand is the saddle on that horse

[@sherylstrack2093]

Thanks good instructive video.

[@v9311]

I’ve never in my life ridden a gaited horse before, do they trot too or do they just go to the canter??

[@IvyS]

They can trot and canter as well as gait.

[@AmandaHoranGoBookYourself]

What type of saddle is on this horse, please?

[@IvyS]

I'm sorry, this was over 4 years ago and not my horse or my saddle.

[@AyeZimbra]

Please tell me what kind of saddle you are using. Thank you!

[@IvyS]

I'm sorry, I'm not sure what kind it is. It isn't my saddle.

[@atsushisakurai7849]

The bit is quite strong, and your movment with hand/arm is to much. It's not necessarily to pull that much, I've seen that kind of move only on beginners, and I correct that immediately. Is that normal to be that strong in western riding? 1:58 why u bend so much to the front? While stoping the horse u should take your body back to change weigh on the saddel, use leg to a horse go from leg to a hand and it will be "closed" between them, u are not using your body at all. Insted of taking head down, It's better to work with the horse again from begining since it doesn't understand basics... somebody thought him this way. Yes, my eng is quite bad.. so sorry for that.

[@knittingggg326]

I agree, the bit is clearly uncomfortable.. Why not just use a halter?

[@hollythecrossstitchaddict83]

I guess it's normal to lean forward and stop horses using your hands rather than using your weight and have horses sitting behind to transition down. The reins are far too long and the riders have no connection hand to mouth. Western riding is so strange.

[@bassemhodhod8226]

does using a running martingale helps ?

[@IvyS]

Not at all. It only pulls the nose in, and we want head down and nose out.

[@chrisflorio]

In other words anxious riders are making their horses anxious by clutching the reins.

[@RealtorMandy]

But HOW do you "ask" to drop the head? Thats what i need

[@IvyS]

You sign up with your email here to get the free head down training video. forms.aweber.com/form/20/1789372020.htm

[@hollythecrossstitchaddict83]

Lots of half halt. Inside leg, and tweak the outside rein. This also brings about the connection. You can't just force the horses head down. You have to make sure you have energy created from behind, and this is where the half halt comes in to play.

[@RealtorMandy]

@@hollythecrossstitchaddict83 k agree. I never force, however I only trail ride. Unfortunately I do not have a round pen or Arena to work with. I have lots of land with tons of trails.

[@hollythecrossstitchaddict83]

@@RealtorMandy you can use trail. Practice going from collected walk to working, same in trot. Lots of collected to working. It gets them using their back end which really helps with balance and them being able to drop the head. That with lots of inside leg to create energy and tweaks on the outside rein to collect the energy. You want them coming up rather than running forward. It takes practice hun. Also remember tou horse doesn't have the muscle to sustain an 'in contact outline' so he will find it difficult at first. It's like doing the splits you have to train the muscles. You will feel a difference when you have the connection though because suddenly the back end feels connected to the front end, they are light in front, and tweaks on the outside rein brings them back with the slightest touch. It's amazing when you get it. Good luck! Xx

[@daltonobryan6537]

No such thing as to fast