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Post by jaffa2311 on Apr 24, 2016 10:51:27 GMT
My almost yearling understands trotting in the arena.
She goes on my voice and trots next to me.
However, the trot is very slow and half arsed. Absolute minimal effort on her part with a face like thunder, as she is having to conform to what I have asked
Any tips on getting her trot out properly? As in for showing?
She has a lot of nervous energy and is an adrenalin pumped pony so will probably not be trotting like that at a show anyway, however would like to teach her correctly at home.
I am considering using a lunge line, instead of a lead rope to give her room to explode. Also introducing a whip.
She moves well when she wants to. her siblings are all out winning! I have not yet been out with her for various reasons (colic, horsebox refurb, strangles) but intend to from June, when the summer coat is here.
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sarahp
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Post by sarahp on Apr 25, 2016 8:36:22 GMT
My Ds are intended for ridden work later, so I don't encourage them to be as flamboyant in the IH ring as some are, but in the absence of any other suggestions I'll tell you what I do with mine to at least get them moving freely and willingly alongside you.
When I halter break them I first teach them to be very light in hand backwards, forwards and doing turns on the forehand in both directions, using a rope halter and pressure/release technique. When going on to walking them around I insist on them walking and never jogging or pulling - to prevent this if they do it I halt them, back them up and then go forward again. Repeat if necessary. When I am confident they will walk freely with me without jogging or pulling I add on the trot by walking faster and longer myself until they have to break into a jog/trot to keep up when I tell them how good they are and break into a run myself. If you try running while they are walking they will pull back and be reluctant. I'm on my own, but if you have a helper do this along a hedge on the pony's RHS to keep him straight, and let the helper encourage him forward into trot from behind. The most important thing is that when they go into trot you must have a slack rein and go with it, even if in the wrong direction, telling them how good they are to make the point that that is what you want from them. You can refine the steering later! Using a whip behind your back will only make them swing their quqrters out in the opposite direction.
I did teach my ridden horse to extend in trot on the lunge in the field, trotting at normal pace on the circle and then letting her go out straight on a tangent encouraging her to go forward for as long as I could keep up with her (not very far!). As she was ridden and knew canter aids on the circle she knew not to canter at that point which made it easy to teach that way, but I've never done it with an in hander.
If she's that way inclined, once she's got the message that trotting out is what you want it may be easy from there! Arranging matters to get them to do what you want and then praising when they do is the way to get the message over. She sounds to me a bit confused at present!
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