Training Horses to Stop Reliably: Essential Tips

[@lauraburandt2655]

You did a lot in less than 10 minutes just by changing the horse’s mindset to use the thinking side instead of the reactive side of her brain - instead of “I don’t want to, so my actions will be to ignore him,” she began to think, “oh, that’s more work. Maybe when he asks me to stop that’s a good place to be.” You effectively made the wrong thing difficult and the right thing easy without pulling harder on her to harden her mouth, or bitting her up with gimmicks to try to force her into the stop. You sure made your idea the horse’s idea, and in under 10 minutes left her in a better place than when you started! Thanks for sharing such a simple and effective technique that most of us who do any training could utilize at some point in time!

[@josephcraig765]

Learned and used this. My sorrel doesn’t like to stop, definitely made a difference! He’s a roping horse and came from Mexico and they’re super harsh. So he’s learning a much nicer life but still has to not get Complacent

[@mareehandy9184]

Wow thankyou from SI New Zealand. My green baby is a bit ignorant and doesn't want to stop either, and sometimes he doesn't want to go as well. Im going to spend a bit more time on this using what you've just shown us. Thank you so much 😊

[@pjk1714]

Enjoy your weekend. Good video, horses can't dictate rules. Great way to hurt both the horse and rider. Younger horses can still not comply when you think they will... Thanks for sharing

[@celestep4402]

Great video! I'm going to start this with my horse immediately. Thank you!

[@danamodeo7774]

Thanks always learn something new

[@cathysnedeger9026]

Another great video!! Curious, how old is Bug? Thank you for teaching us.😊🐴

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

She is almost 3 yo

[@grorob52]

Excellent video

[@jth1195]

I really enjoy your videos. I am a back yard trainer. Never going to a show. I have no time limits. I start the boys at around 2 years, but the girls, I have found are slower to develop mentally, so I usually wait until they are 4 or 5. I understand your clients want them riding and sliding at 3, but she looks pretty immature to me. Do you think there is a difference between the boys and girls?

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

Thanks for watching. I do think some mature faster than others but I don't think it's related to gender. If you go to any of the futurities and get up close to any of the high placing 3 year olds they look and act like fully mature horses. It's our job as trainers to mold the horses into whatever they can be at whatever stage they are at that time. If we push for too much we cause one problem, if we wait too long we loose important training time. What the owner wants doesn't matter, because the owner's wants are not going to make the horse mature any faster. The only thing that matters is your ability to teach the horse to be the best they are capable of being

[@sassy6292]

Thanks!

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

Thank you!

[@johnphillips2396]

A lot of wet saddle blankets will make her happy to stop. That is a good looking sorrel though.She's got a lot of cute.

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

I won a lot of money on her.

[@KK-mm8ms]

Hello, would you use this technique for a green horse that roots into a stop?

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

Usually a green horse that roots into the stop is trying to stop on their front end. For those I use a video titled something like stopping shouldn't hurt. Usually specific videos are easier to find on my KZbin channel.

[@sassy6292]

Another penny drop!! So the roll back is installed and then used if the whoa doesn’t happen. That way you’re not making a big deal out of something and getting into arguments. Smooth transition to the desired outcome. I have spent thousands on training and yet this very straightforward concept never happened. I feel like the wizard’s apprentice when I watch your videos.

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

Yes. Thanks for watching.

[@laurencedieuzy6923]

Bonjour! J adore vos vidéos. Nous aurions besoin d une personne de votre trampe en France !

[@suelee6114]

Does dust get in the horse's eyes?

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

Horses have an extra membrane covering their eyes layman's term is 3rd eye lid. That protects their eyes from most dust but their eyes can still get irritated.

[@franciscorobledo7706]

Where is your teaching facility

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

Vancleave, Mississippi.

[@godisreality7014]

I had the hardest time getting my pony´s brain to want to back up.

[@miearscs]

What if none of that works to stop a horse then what

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

The couple thousand horses I've trained in the last 30+ years that technique has always worked. If it's not working I'd look at what the rider is doing.

[@jojowellness3123]

Are horses like dogs in that they look for praise from humans? Is patting her on the neck and saying, “good girl” really a reward for a horse?