BEGINNER HORSE RIDING MISTAKES - TOP 10 🐴
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- In this video, I am covering my top 10 beginner horse riding mistakes. These are ones I have seen most often over the past 10 years teaching many students and their horses. We all make mistakes starting off (and even later on) so don't get discouraged! The point of this video is to bring awareness to top beginner horse riding mistakes to help enable you to become the best rider possible :) Hope you enjoy and I'll talk to you soon!
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Toes Pointed Down
1:37 Incorrect Position In The Stirrup
2:38 Braced Legs
3:39 Gripping With Legs
4:44 Holding The Reins Incorrectly
5:30 Straight Arms
6:37 Pulling On The Reins To Stop
7:11 Pulling On The Reins To Turn
7:54 Riding In A Chair Seat
8:49 Leaning Forward
9:45 Words Of Encouragement
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Hope this video helps. Stay Positive! Everyone makes mistakes :) Here is a video I did on how you can use your seat more then the reins when riding for those looking for some clarification: th-cam.com/video/zJaca2QQtfE/w-d-xo.html Let me know if you have any questions or videos you would like to see in the future!
How do you prevent the stirrup from sliding to the bridge of the foot? I have this issue ALOT
@@jackiehemphill7366 you just keep putting your heals down I had this problem to but as your leg gets stronger it will get easier.
I don't understand what you did correctly regarding stopping and turning, if not using the reins. These are both things I was taught to do when I was young. What is the rider doing exactly to signal to her horse to stop or turn? It looks like they've got a psychic connection.
Thanks for the tips! I’ve been riding for two years and I had to stop bc of the virus and I’ve just gotten back into riding!
Lol same me onely 7 lol
When I learned to ride, first lesson, my instructor just said, "Anything you want to do, do the opposite, and you'll be fine."
Best damn advice I ever got.
😅😅 That's awesome!
Yep 😂
😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
No Malice oop
@No Malice normally the first thing you do is go forward when you are out of balance or your legs go backward and like that so just do the opposite instead of going forward go back when you are out of balance and the legs instead of going backward go forward lol sorry if my English is mad
Me a 20 year equestrian: yes yes this is the video for me
Xd I am a 10 year equestrian lol
Im a 3 month equestrian
@@Caz_Hamilton Well then this is indeed the video for you
@@FallenAngel-jm9nq 😂😂😂 no clue how I got here like....I literally do 5star eventing and here I am fully invested in the video lmao
I'm a 8 year old equestrian
Having flashbacks to hearing "HEELS DOWN" yelled at me in every beginner lesson 🤣
BAHAHA YES😂😂😂😭
Yeah lol
HEELS DOWN
My instructor would just take a picture and show me what they looked like and then I would end up fixing it on my own
I’m just getting back into riding xD and that is basically all my trainer says LOL
Why, after riding for 16 years and competing in the GB eventing trials, and training many young horses do I still feel I HAVE to watch the beginner rider tips
Hannah X haha I'm watching this and was curious and I've rode for 4 years 😂
I've ridden for 10 years and I'm so confused why I'm watching this
Bewn riding for 10 or 9 years and reay felt I HAD to click on this. Lol
Eden Puppyland SSO SAMEEE LOL
12 years lmao 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭
"heels down, thumbs up, sit straight, legs back!" every damn lesson 😂😂
Ah, yes 👍
Or the "look where your going!"
@@sophieporzi6116 yes! 😂
When you learn to canter ever get “sit sit sit sit sit” and can’t sit
@@bshaw2221 my problem is more my legs rather than sitting, so shes like STOP BOUNCING YOUR FEET
I am a beginner rider and I’m pretty sure I did at least 9 of these🤦🏻♀️
You're not alone 😂
Don’t be embarrassed, trust me there will be some extremely difficult things in horseback riding
I didn’t watch this yet but I know they r about to come at my neck😭
I’m not a beginning rider and I’m probably 10 for 10.
Ouch
me watching this even tho i've ridden for 8 years and know not to do these: 👁👄👁
Same
I've been riding for six years! So let's just say we are both very experienced!
Same lmao
Same
10 years! 😂
I remember the first time I was riding bareback and leaned way too much forward. I tried to feel safe, but it was impossible to even trot like that. Learning to sit back and relax is one of the most important things I have learned when riding horses. It feels so much more secure 😊
hi how are u
The first time i rode bareback was an interesting experience 😅
Essentially, sit down and let gravity do most the work of keeping you on that horse
This helps me know more how to ride because I have never rid before and I’m 10 and I am going to start riding horses soon
how’s your lessons going?
Why does comment make me so happy? Good luck. You'll do fine.
Ya did it? I hope you did well anyways.
im 13 and ive been riding for more than 5 years.i first rode when i was 6 years old
@Jasmineyonee ` i also fell from a horse 2 times in one year when i was 6.its better that ur older so u have better strenght to keep urself on da horse.but its also better to start younger
This is so helpful thank you! I wish the instructors spoke more during my lessons..
I agree! Lots of times the instructors will say little corrections instead of like you know
When I started riding every lesson was “toes up! Heels down! Sit tall! And change your posting diagonal!” 😂 my couch is awesome
Hello Klara how’s the weather over there
Me knowing I’ll never be able to buy or ride a horse: yes this is the video for me😚😌
Whhyyy??
Girl I think it's a sign
count me in to the club
Never say never! After 19 years of desperately wanting a horse, I’m finally going to start regular lessons and buy a horse of my own in a few months. If you love it enough, you’ll wait for it.
@@bonjovisfamclub Yayyy !! That’s amazing have fun and work hard ! Never give up I promise it pays off
Even though I haven't been a beginner for many years I sometimes come back to beginner type videos to see if there's anything I didn't learn that I might've of missed along the way.
Good advice, I'm 13 and I'm preparing for a horse show with my group, I'm supper exited and am trying to get good advice. 😀😳
That’s exciting! Glad this was a help ❤️
Good Luck I’m a nube never have ride a horse 🐎 I want to but COVID
@@mc-squared3190 I started lessons in the middle of quarantine but idk how it is in your area- good luck trying to find some lessons lol
Here's a piece of advice dear. Just relax, keep you in the horse safe, and have fun😊😊😊 good luck!!!!!! Try and do your best that's all you can do. No pressure for you or the horse because the horse will know if you're nervous and then he'll get nervous. Again, just enjoy yourself okay?!?, M
So refreshing yo have someone go thru the things we all need to know but without the loud aggressive tone and nature. Thank you for your videos will definitely watch more. 😄
This year marks the 3rd year of riding... And I remember my trainer yelling at me, " put your heals down! Don't curl those legs!"
Good times.
Flomie Forever same been riding for 4 years and I remember that to 😂
I always heard, “Stop sitting up so straight, relax those heels a bit, stretch your leg, and stop taking your knee off!” Lol.. apparently my posture was a bit too good as it caused me to become tight in the shoulders, also my heels are very flexible and would bend too far and make me work harder 😂
@@bronzephantomgaming-9447 ikr!! I've been riding for 7 years now, and I still sometimes get told that 😂- SOMETIMES..
I love how well you said all this, you sound like such an amazing teacher just by the way you inform us. Usually I feel like an idiot if I mess up simple things but the way you word it makes me want to fix it lol
hi how are u
That helped me a lot. I am a beginner horse rider and very passionate about tent-pegging and other equestrian sports. I just realized I was making a couple of mistakes that you have discussed in this video. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Since I have recently started taking horseback riding classes, I simply love your videos! They are super useful and I am binge-watching now :) Keep them coming!
Can you do a video on common illnesses and things to look out for when buying a horse and things that could make things harder in the future
That is a great idea 👍 I will add it to my list. Thanks for the suggestion 😊
JSHorsemanship oo please do. I’ve been wanting to get a horse forever but I want to know more first. Do you have a top 10 first time horse owner mistake video? If so that would be a great thing too
I'm not even a beginner but this vid may help
🐎
Really well presented. I'm a lifelong experienced rider but watched this with my daughter who is a beginner. You covered some of the things she's been corrected on by her instructor and it gave some extra context to hear it from someone else.
Going to go ride a horse for the first time tomorrow, just watched a few of your videos to get some background knowledge. Wish me luck!
How was it?
Soo how was it ik its been a year but im gonna ask
It's been more than a year how did you do?
How did it go?
I’m going to start coaching in 2021. I’m very excited, but I love watching your videos to help me explain and educate my students. :)
Been riding for 26 years. :)
That’s awesome😊 congratulations on starting coaching in 2021! Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad you are finding the videos to be helpful.🐴💕
As someone who doesn’t ride often, this really helped. Thank you!
I only ride one every two weeks lol
Me: *Has been riding for 7 years* Yes, this is the video for me.
Same
Me, who’s been consistently riding for 11 years: yes this video would be very helpful
Hello Megan how’s the weather over there
I’ve been riding for 2 years and a few weeks! If you have braced legs just think “ears, elbow, hips, heels” it should make an imaginary line from each part, also if you point your thumbs inside just think you’re holding 2 ice cream cones!! (You don’t want to tip your ice cream!)🙃
Yeah, my instructor always said to our group, "imagine you have something really precious or breakable and you don't want to drop it"
Getting a horse soon and I’m 13 and never even cantered before, so this is helpful hehe.
I haven’t ridden for 15 years, this video is exactly what I needed. Thanks! ❤️
Just started riding again in the summer and I’m making so many of these mistakes 😭 The straight arms because I don’t want to pull at my horse, the tight legs and bracing, the posture … I am starting to relax though and it’s lovely to see the horse responding better even though the input is so much lighter.
I learned to put my heels down years before I started riding. I watched so many videos when I was younger so I learned a lot
i've been riding for 3 years and this video is explaining to me why I've fell off so many times by listening to my instructor. she always tells me to use my reins to stop and turn. i will use what i have learnt and hopefully do better! :) thank you
Same... But all of the horses only respond to the reigns when it comes to stopping and turning... I think that they have been trained that way?!🤔
Is it just me or does she have a really calming voice
I’m going to have lessons again soon after like 4 years so this really helped thanks
Got some pretty good lessons a while back, and I remember all of this except for the reins, you learn everyday.
This was a great video! I’m guilty of doing 4 of them on a regular basis. Especially the gripping your horse with your legs one. I corrected this today and also took your advice in the posting the trot video and had an amazing lesson today. I can’t wait to watch more of your videos. I love your channel. Thanks for your calm patience and for including the “why” something is wrong. You’re a great teacher!!❤
I’m so glad you found the videos helpful:D Thank you for the kind words and support. I hope you continue to enjoy your horsemanship journey.🐴😊
In all 12 years of riding I’ve thought that I was supposed to hold myself to the horse by gripping with my legs. I never quite understood how else I’m supposed to keep my legs still if I can’t hold them to a point.
Hello Laurel how’s the weather over there
Thank you bery much for the video. It helped me a lot to progrees quicker with my first class.
Hello Chante how’s the weather over there
My life was a whole lie when it comes to turning and stopping
same here 😭😭
Same I don’t think it is true tho
Ye my riding instructor says that you pull on the reins to stop like since when do you not
Exactly, and I don’t really understand the explanation of how to do it her way.
I was always taught to use the reins. I know you can slow or even stop from a walk by using thigh muscles but I really don’t understand the rest of it.
I was looking for comments like this how does she stop and turn without the reins ?
I started riding at the age of 5 and I stopped it three years later (don’t ask me why, it was probably the dumbest decision I have ever made). Now, I’m 15 and I’ve always wanted to start it again and the time finally came!! My parents finally allowed it and I started it again. I have two riding lessons in a week and it’s soooo hard! My biggest mistake is that my heels are literally never down, I just can’t get used to it XD (but I’m practicing hard!)
A good exercise is to stand on the bottom step on your stairs and let your heels hang down over the edge while keeping your toes and balls of feet on the step so that you get a nice stretch!
@@shea5638 balls?
I start riding in 2 weeks. I’m going to start out by doing a week of horse camp then I’m starting lessons. I’ve been watching videos on how to tack up and what are common mistakes.
how’s your lessons going?
I have always been taught to use my rains to stop and turn
Same, by 3 different instructors
Same
Same by 5 different trainers one was a Olympic rider too and she still said too
SourMinecraft wow! 😳 😯
Bumblina ik is weird
Thanks for this effort, my 7 yr old granddaughter is just starting to ride one of our 3 horses. 25 yr old Arab/quarter cross. I’ve been working with her in the paddock at our farm until the summer heat got too much for us. We are planning to start back soon and we just finished watching your video together. Great refresher for me, it’s been 50 years since I was taught this same stuff but 1/2 of it has been forgotten. Very well done, Charlotte and I thank you!
I’m so glad you found the video helpful😊
It’s always a wonderful gift to pass on what you love 🐴❤️
My first lesson was yesterday! And I had a great position
That’s awesome!😊
JSHorsemanship thank you!
Good job!
lol I started the same same time you did
haha we started about the same time! How have you been doing with it?
I am so glad I found your channel. I've just started horseback riding lessons and between lessons I seem to get things jumbled up with respect to what I have just learned. Your video are so clear in explanations and demonstrations that I feel more confident when I go in for my next lesson. Your videos are now part of my weekly routine. Thanks!!!!!
A fantastic clear and concise video, explaining everything that a beginner would need to know, thank you!
It is so easy to understand your explanations! I love your simple and clear instructions. I'm definitely a beginner so this is very helpful for me. The one thing I feel is lacking is using seat/balance to direct the horse, which I've been trying to work on lately. I'm sure that could take lots of practice to really develop. Thanks for the video!
I don’t pull the reins to the side I need to go, I pull back to my stomach, my trainer is the best trainer I could have and this is what she does and what I do.
One of the best explanation is I have seen about horseback riding. very clear, simple, and eloquent. And best of all is a great attitude.
Thank you
Thank you so much! I am a beginner and tend to just do horseback riding when travelling somewhere and I absolutely love it but I can tell I lack proper posture and just need to be educated on how to ride properly. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video, I can relate to more than half of those mistakes and even the ones I don’t do, it was nice that you explained why not to do that. Very informative and straight to the point. Thanks again!
I'm so glad I watched this, I've ridden a horse only 1 or 2 times in my life, and I'm not gonna lie, I've done some of these so I'll try my best to remember these when I start lessons
Good stuff! I bookmarked this video months ago because I've never had an off-ranch lesson or given much thought to my riding position and habits despite riding cow horses off and on for over 50 years. While I'll never exhibit a horse or compete in a discipline, it was fun to explore this and make observations - not just about my riding style, but what I see among other ranch riders and western competitors. We're not actually "worlds apart," but very different for sure. As I look around at reiners, ropers and cutters, foot position is usually all over the place during the ride, but almost always with the heel against the stirrup. (Western stirrups tend to be more of a platform than a bar and built for this.) Posture depends on what is happening, but at the walk I generally slouch a bit because it's more comfortable for me. Those few differences aside, I really enjoyed looking across the fence and following along. Up voted!
Ive LITARLLY just started riding. Ive only bin riding in 1 month, this rlly helps.
Thank you so much! This is the most beneficial video I have come across. Thank you a million times. My horses and I are so grateful!
I know this was posted in 2019 and no one will like ever see this but in my lessons my instructor is always telling me to put my heels down. Before we lunge i always have to stand up and get my heels down. By the end of the lesson my feet are in so much pain. And then gives me homework to 'walk on my heels' but it isn't helping. What do I do?
'heels down' really is just an expression!! You aren't necessarily supposed to jam your heels down, it's a soft angle that will come naturally and you'll end up doing it without noticing. I know as a beginner riding short makes you feel safer but take the time to ask your trainer or you can do it yourself, make your stirrups a tad longer so you really have to concentrate on getting your feet in the right position and not grip on with your calves. I usually use the bone on my ankle as reference for a good length of stirrup. But at the end of the day do what makes you comfortable. Try going up and down on your toes at the edge of the stairs to build up your calf muscles and learn to use your heels like springs. Don't push too hard to the point of pain at the beginning. Strength comes with time
Ok so the best thing to do is just relax your ankle make sure the stirrup looks kinda like this \ looking down at your left foot and like this / looking down at your right. That is very exaggerated angle but you get the point just don't have it like this --. That will free up your heel a little bit. The main thing is to not force your toes up but let your heel drop down. Also stretch before you get on. Get on a step and let your heels drop. That is the feeling your supposed to have but less exaggerated when on a horse. It will get better with time!! I hope this helps! Happy riding!
One thing that helps me is if you have stairs or some type of platform, hold on to the handrail or something and then put only put the front of your foot on the edge of the step,it will help train your legs to put your heels down
I’m not a beginner but what I do is I point my toes up I know it is the same as putting your heels down but I find it makes it easier. idrk y tho
I have the same problem. I have short tendons. Sometimes people are more flexible than others. While it's fairly important to put your heals down, if you cram them down so hard that you stand, you'll never be balanced in the saddle. While I struggle to keep my heels down sometimes, I've learned how to allow them to stretch naturally. When we jam our heels down, we create tension and can't relax that tendon for stretching. Try standing on a stair, holding on to something for balance, lifting one leg, and allowing the ankle that is on the stair to drop down. Let your heel fall naturally. Don't force it, if you do you could pull something (believe me, I did!) Try to achieve at least 60% of your natural flexibility you reached on the stairs when you sit down and have your feet in stirrups. When you lunge in two-point to stretch, it's a good exercise so you learn to put weight in your heels. If you brace, your weight is actually in your knees which is not good...they do the shock absorbing, not the balancing! Picture the stirrups as stairs and you are just "Warming them up." The point of standing in stirrups before lessons is to stretch before you ride, not to break your feet in half, so just relax and let it happen naturally :) While flexibility is always helpful for a rider, forcing it will always cause issues. If you can't get your heels down as far as your trainer wants, talk to him/her and let them know what is comfortable and natural to you and what causes you to brace, as a bracing position with heels down to the ground is much less balanced than a relaxed position with your feet straight. As long as you allow your center of gravity to be in your heels you'll be okay.
Anyone else watching this to make sure that they're still on point even after all your years experience
Man. Number 5 about the reins, my instructor always said to hold it with 3 fingers. Wowwww 😂
Oh my word thank you so much for sharing these tips! Starting ridership training in a couple weeks and I feel more confident in myself already 🙌🏽!
Im not a begginer but i just like watching these lol
So helpful and clearly presented :~) Another very common one that badly affects balance is the hollow arching of the back. Even with the hips, shoulders, head in a vertical line the pelvis will be tipped forward with the same problems as leaning forward, plus creating stiffness and tension.
Love this video. Thanks so much for the clear communication. I watched your video on getting the bit into my challenging Prinze’s mouth. Once it’s there he’s great. Horses are amazing.
Thank you.... I'm a beginner and i appreciate your clear, measured and educative approach.
I’ve been riding for two years and I have no clue why my instructor hasn’t told me this...
Same!!
Because you don’t have a great instructor 😕
Excellent advice and I wish riding schools actually taught riding from the core. The reality is that most horses are not so responsive to shifts of posture because they've been trained to respond to pulling on the mouth.
Love listening to your videos , you make it easy and clear to understand.
Hello Erica how’s the weather over there
Great combination of video and diagrams with clear friendly explanations. Helped me a lot to see the common errors as well as the correct method.
The pulling on the reins on I did while jumping a course cause I wasn’t told differently and I had a bad fall and I hurt my angle nearly getting dragged
Oof I had that before, but a stupider reason. I kicked my pony into walk when I was younger, and she bolted, threw me off, and I got dragged about a meter and ended up landing on a fence jump, leaving my leg and ankle black and blue all over 😂. I remember my horse got spooked during a jump and bucked me off into a hedge 😂😂
@@lisatipping7226 👏👏👏
@@charlotte6154 ikr XD
These tips are super helpful!! I’ve been riding for two years and only do like three of these. I do grip with my legs but that’s because I’ve been taught before to grip with my legs, I don’t do it often but every once in a while I’ll do it if I know I’ll lose balance, I also do it when training stirrupless. I also sometimes have my arms out straight mostly, not like in the video, I have some bend, I’m pretty sure it’s actually the correct way, it just doesn’t feel like I’m bending them much, people tell me I have them bent the correct amount, it just doesn’t feel like it. And also the stopping one I have not learned to do, some of the horses I’ve taught to stop when I tell them to, except it’s hard because most of the horses I ride are green or have never been trained
New subscriber. Haven't started riding yet but my daughter does and I would love to I'm 43 years old and just going through your beginner tutorials to get a feel for it and hopefully get all the bad habits and mistakes and everything registered in my brain before I actually mount a horse for the first time in my life and hopefully get off to a good start. Thanks for sharing your knowledge it's very informative and I'm sure it will help me out as I've learned a lot from just 2 videos. On to the next
Excellent review (even after riding for decades)--very helpful that you show correct posture vs incorrect, and also that you explain what happens when riding incorrectly. Thank you so much! Glad I found you.
So I have never ridden a horse before and my aunt wants to take me to get horse riding lessons so um pretty scared because I don't wanna get yelled at so yep this is the perfect video for me haha
I’m not a beginner but I have been helping out at the small camp at my barn and when the kids ride I pretty much see all of these. But if they ride enough they will learn !
Another brilliant video, to the point and super clearly explained, thank you very much 😊🐴❤
Thank you for making this!! I don’t ride, but I really want to. I hopefully will start within a few months, and I’m gonna watch this like twice a day so that I can learn faster. Thank you!!
My instructor always said hold your reigns like your holding two icecreams 😂
Same
I had my first lesson today and my foot wasn’t in the stirrup properly and my foot came out of the stirrup but everything was ok and I managed to get my foot in the stirrup properly again!
Phenomenal teacher and rider
Just recently started riding again and I know that I was doing some of these things so this video was really helpful. Thank you.
I’ve been going on trails with my family, and a I love horses so I am starting lessons with my friend soon. This is so much help!
That’s wonderful 😊 I’m glad it helped 👍
Me too! I wish I could own one..
Even though I compete and have my own horse.... I still feel like I need to watch this 😂
Hello Anneliese how’s the weather over there
this is such a great and informational video!! thanks so much for putting all these tips together
I have been riding for 12 years and I watch these for fun 😂
Starting our first lessons as a family tomorrow! So grateful for your video! We are very excited and can’t wait to apply what you’ve shown us here! Thank you!!!
That’s awesome😊 I’m so glad the video was a help! I hope you have a wonderful lesson tomorrow🐴
Having my second lesson ever in five months, and I needed this refresher to do things correctly! Extremely informative and especially judging by the comments below! Thank you
I’ve been riding for about 2 and a half years and this is very helpful! I don’t do most of these but I do use the reins to stop and turn, thank you for the help! I’ll definitely try to change the way I ride.
Great video. I have been often told that I am thinking too much when learning to ride. Your explanations in this video are great. Most trainers just tell you what to do but no explanation as to why. Thank you for the information.
Been riding all 18 years of my life and yet I thought "hm I wonder if I do any of these" and clicked 😂
Hello Bibble how’s the weather over there
I totally haven't watched this more than 19 times
Good. Finally. I really wanted a clear, systematic video with those subtitles.
This explains a lot thank you for this easy amazing video it helps me a lot
Hello Amelia how’s the weather over there
I do ballet and I hope that it will help me have good posture
doing both ballet and horseback can be dangerous for your development
I dance too!
Yeah
well my back will be in lots of pain
Due to?
@@galactic-hamster7043 riding?
I'm looking to get back into horse riding in the near future. And oh boi, did I do a lot of these mistakes back then! Your video is really professional, both in content and presentation!
this actually does help me, when i’m a decent rider not a beginner, i had question about stopping while not pulling on the reins and you answered them!
Me riding for 12 years: actually learning stuff 😎
I just want to say ( and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong ) that a few of these things aren't bad, just bad when over done. Like yes, you hold on with your knees a bit but when you hold on to tight, it brings you up as you said I'm the video. Also yes, you tug back a bit when asking your horse to stop but you don't use any more strength than making your ponytail tighter. These were just the things I was taught and I've only ridden saddle seat in my life so I could be very wrong but just wanted to say something.
My first lesson is the 3rd! I’m super excited!
So helpful to have detailed information for beginners....had a bad experience as a child...just watching these videos is so helpful. Thank you