LAZY HORSE SECRETS

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@tanon823 7 ай бұрын

I have an Andalusian that has a gentle, quiet personality. After I had him for about a year I found he was getting what I assumed was lazy, slow to react, and not forward at all. There were a couple of subtle things he did that for some reason made me wonder if there was something else besides typical laziness. One day I got inspired and decided to ride him bareback (a bit of a daring choice as he was only 5 and had been under saddle for about a year). It was hilarious because he literally looked at me as I went to mount as if he was wondering if I had forgotten something (the saddle). After about five minutes he showed me he wasn’t lazy. He just hated the saddle I had him in at the time. No saddle equaled a forward horse. So I rode him bareback for three months while I waited for a new saddle (including in my dressage lessons). That was just one of the many things I have learned over the years of owning him. I can say he has been one to inspire creativity and innovation as I try a figure out why he does certain things and solutions to whatever we are dealing with at any given time.

@shirleybroady 7 ай бұрын

How did the new saddle work?

@tanon823 7 ай бұрын

@@shirleybroady It was fine for about two years and then I invested in a custom made Schleese saddle. As he grew my fellow ended up having very wide powerful shoulders and, combined with his short back, standard saddles were not working. Schleese’s Obrigado model was made for Lusitanos so it worked well for an old style Baroque Andalusian. Moral of the story is don’t invest in an expensive saddle until your horse finishes growing. ☺️

@danw6014 7 ай бұрын

One of the things Tom Dorrence said was "all trouble comes from horses not moving their feet". I guess i never got the idea that horses were lazy. After awhile I learned that a horse could be tight and ice up or they just don't have any response with respect, meaning they just don't respect the rider and don't take them seriously. There a lot people who will write a horse off because they think its lazy or another good one, it's stubborn. That's a key word to me that the horse has out smarted the rider. Great video. I like hearing your thoughts. You and Amelia are top notch.

@shirleybroady 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for relating the so called “lazy horse” to not having “connection “. I learned that what we call lazy is really a crooked horse out of balance who feels he CANNOT go forward in that condition and which is caused by a rider who doesn’t feel the crookedness or can’t correct it. The majority of amateurs I’m watching understand the technical explanation of connection and therefore think they have it. The horse isn’t in danger of falling but his chances for balance and straightness are constantly being compromised by the mistakes we make in not feeling or misinterpreting what we do feel and the poor timing of our aids. It’s true that horses have a variety of reactions to the many possibilities of awkward riders but those reactions are SYMPTOMS we notice while not understanding the cause. Even in the moments we are admitting our mistakes, we are preserving the shadows of our delusions. It’s the hallmark of human nature and it’s especially exaggerated in a competitive environment.

@krdorner 7 ай бұрын

This is a great thought and idea, the initiating the slower transition. I like it and going to give it a try.

@dannakjohnston 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Super helpful - this helped me get my horse forward today.

@barbaraleighroberts5561 7 ай бұрын

Oh I just love these videos, thanks again for many tips.

@Krinsta1 7 ай бұрын

I don't have a horse. One of the riding school horses, a favourite of mine, had a weird trot. It eventually turned out to be a back issue, and he needed a different type of shoe. Moe's trot is beautiful and smooth now. Never underestimate a biological issue. The same thing applies to people.