Training the sliding stop

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[@emilylewis7642]

Wow I've never heard the stop being explained as a transition before, but it makes perfect sense! Just like any other maneuver requires impulsion, so the stop is not really a cessation of movement; It's putting the impulsion in a different direction. Makes perfect sense!

[@ToddMartinPerformanceHorses]

Thanks!

[@MsMns-ws3dd]

Yes i concur. Amazingly done.

[@andrewrougeau2586]

​@@ToddMartinPerformanceHorseshello would you tell me what kind of bit to use to get my horse to take to the slide and stop?

[@andrewrougeau2586]

​@@ToddMartinPerformanceHorses would you tell me what type of bits to use for this stop and back up

[@bronwest6984]

defineatly like to see this on a horse that doesn't know it at all...

[@markmahnken6409]

Nothing new in the past 15 years. Basically you ask the horse to stop on a loose rein and when they don't you hang the reins on the nearest fence post as you go by. They get to understanding that they are left alone when they stop well. Nearest fence post is a joke but you get the picture.

[@Luciferdelight]

Grey vid fr🎉

[@kevinferguson3196]

Great video! My question is, my horse is very responsive to light rein and light leg cues and he stops great. In an arena, which I only get to ride when I am team penning he responds great. However, when I trail ride, his mind is wandering because of other horses and basically he's always looking around, ie, distracted. I believe this distraction is causing him to ignore my ask. Should I not ask as much or maybe not at all other than the basics needed for trail riding?

[@finngamesknudson1457]

This is a subject where I think dog training methods cross over. If horse is overly distracted by multiple distractions, you need to go back to practicing perfect compliance without those distractions (arena). Then introduce distractions one at a time at a low level. Work your way up insisting on good compliance at every level as you go. For example if other horses are a distraction, start with other horses at edge of his awareness such as tied outside the arena while you work inside. Once you have his attention step up a tiny bit such as tying horses inside but at other end of arena and slowly work closer. May need to do this with a single other horse and work up toward multiple other horses. Once you’ve dealt with that distraction, figure out what else distracts him and go through similar process. Finally you get to start on trails, but do it tiny increments. If you can ride from arena to trail, start in arena to get him focused on you then head for trail. Don’t go longer than than you can hold his attention. If possible pick boring times and places - not when birds, deer, cows, or hogs are active. If you have friends with super calm trail horses, follow them so your horse can observe how relaxed the other horses behave. Good luck.

[@gerrycoleman7290]

The sliding stop is stupid. It is all about the person's ego, not what is in the best interests of the horse.

[@finngamesknudson1457]

This video is about training a quick stop and enforcing it. Tell me a reliable quick stop is not in horses interest when heading into fast traffic or facing other hazards. I agree rodeo style sliding stops are for showing off and ego, but like most remodel demonstrations that is just a useful skill taken to extreme.