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Location: hammondsville, ohio | We have a 4year old MFT horse we started to riding, she will start wakling then she just stops,no matter what you do she will not move until she is ready. She has had 2 months of training and with the trainer she look real nice. |
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Location: KY | Turn her head; she will move to follow her head (unless she is so acrobatic that she can stand with her head in her flank for hours).
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Location: La Cygne, KS | Does she do this on the ground or just under saddle? If only under saddle, I'd look for a physical cause - poor saddle fit, teeth floated, uncomfortable bit etc. Or lack of approripate timing and leg que from rider. If your trainer doesn't have an issue with using the same tack, then I'd look to the rider needing to learn the queues that were taught to the horse. |
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Location: central IL | My opinion~since you asked.....she's got you buffaloed. You might have to give her a snap with the end of a mecate. It'll only take once. Next time she starts to balk, she'll respond when she sees you even slightly lift that mecate. |
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| That is very common in young horses. I agree with others -#1 check tack fit. Are you popping her in the mouth at the same time as asking to go forward? Is anybody riding with you? You have to be one thought ahead of a young horse driving them forward before they stop. Some of em are really stubborn. It can't be comfortable for them when they stop. I do not mean you have to physically hurt them I mean you may have to agravate them so much that moving is the only way out of the stand still. Shorten the reins, hands up by their ears and squeeze kicking drive with your seat until you are out of breath and sweating, any foot movement gets a release, if only one foot moves and they stop then get back at the agravation. |
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Location: Lincoln, NE | Teach her when she's on the lunge line that a "cluck" means move it! Use the cluck then encourage her to move out if she is stopped or step into the next gait if moving. When she starts to coast or slow down cluck at her again. If she doesn't move out encourage her with loose end of lunge line, lunge whip with plastic bag on end, whatever it takes to get her going.
When she obeys the cluck immediately going both directions online and maintaining her gait until you cue her otherwise it's time to try it on board. Wave your legs a bit, push with your pelvis, make sure your not bumping here mouth then cluck. Try to sense when she is fixing to stop and push nher forward.
Once you are sure she knows what leg squeezes mean than try this:
Clint Anderson or one of the other clinicians uses this sequence. If the first one doesn't work go the next if needed. If that doesn't work then the next.
"Squeeze; cluck; tap" That's squeeze with your legs, if she doesn't move right out then cluck. If she doesn't move right out tap her butt with your dressage whip.
Good luck. You can probably find some Clinton Anderson videos on UTube dealing with this. |
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Location: central IL | IMO, the clue here is that the horse did so well with the trainer. Either the horse is seeing what she can get by with the rider, or it might be that there are miscues firing here. It might be worth the time and money to take some lessons with the trainer. Maybe you, the rider, are miscueing the horse. All trainers have their methods, and it would be money well spent to ride with the trainer for some sessions and have him/her give you tips as to how the horse was trained. After that, it's up to the rider to instill confidence in the horse that all is well and that you can lead the filly through her fears. Good luck and hope this helps. |
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Location: Illinois | Could this possibly be a "confidence " problem ? |
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Young horse will not keep moving
