Your horse has no brakes?
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Being able to slow your horse down is crucial! This video shows you how to do it WITHOUT pulling back on both reins!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction to video.
01:09 Knowing your horse
01:45 Visualising Tempo
02:22 What to do if your horse goes fast.
A few years ago, I was helping a client of mine sell her horse. We had a mother and daughter come try the horse. They told me that they knew how to ride so the kid got on and started trotting around. After a lap or so, she turned sheet white and asked - how do I get her to stop?! - I was horrified!! I think my heart started beating out of my chest!!
This week's video is all about how to slow down - which is pretty important when you are riding! Especially if your horse is hot or fresh, you must know how to control and channel their energy. And just so you know, pulling back and leaning forward does not work!
Slow down your body language:
The first thing is to know is that your horse will match your energy level. If you’re trying to get your horse to slow down, you need to have a calm and still energy and make yourself heavy like a sack of potatoes in the saddle. If you are in posting trot, think about posting slower than your horse is trotting and usually, your horse will slow down to match your body language.
Bend and turn:
Pulling back on 2 reins DOES NOT WORK to slow your horse down! Bending and turning your horse will! When you ask your horse to circle and turn it will automatically slow them down and you can accomplish this without pulling! Riding your horse in a slight shoulder-fore at all times will also help you to accomplish this and to regulate the speed of your horse!
Use your voice:
Talking to your horse in a low, calm and soothing voice can also help to regulate the tempo. When I want my horse to slow down, I start by using my seat and getting heavier in the saddle, then I use my voice and then I come with a turn or a half-halt on the outside rein.
Use a lighter driving aid:
With a hot horse, it is important that you don't over-aid the horse and get too much speed going. For example when you want to move up from walk to trot, you need to visualize in your mind the tempo you’d like the trot to be. Squeeze gently with your legs and just nudge them ever so softly into the trot so they don’t jump into a speedy gait. Then think of a metronome and don’t allow them to go any faster than the beat in your mind. Count the rhythm as you trot, one-two, one-two. Also counting out loud really helps!
Have a look at this video where I demonstrate all this with Mercurio who can rush a little once he’s warmed up and let me know if you find it helpful! - บันเทิง
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This was brilliant to hear. My horse bulldozes through my half halts and wants to race around the arena. By the way you worded it, I realized that my half halts are less-so a tightness in my core, and more-so leaning forward and pulling. I’m going to focus on leaning back and breathing.
glad this was helpful! Let me know how it goes
I love this, exactly what I learned with Link in dressage when starting out. Helped us so so much!
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Some days my horse is just right, but other days after we warm up, it's like he's got zoomies! I rarely can do straight lines with him on those days. LOL! This is a good reminder for me. Thank you!
This is my horse, Makaih, EXACTLY!!! Thank you!
when you describe Mercurio starting a little lazy snd then getting very lively I find exactly the same with my Hugo .The tips you gave are really effective
Thank you for watching!
Thank you Amelia with the clear explanation. My instructor taught me to do outside flexion to slow down the horse and it works with the school horse. Next i will try to bend inside. It’s always nice to have a different approach
The mare I ride behaves exactly like this and my instructor has me do the lateral moves you’re doing but I prefer your explanation on when to use the shoulder fore, what to look for, and when to release.
Sometimes it's hard for an instructor to get all the theory into a 45 minute lesson AS you're riding and they're instructing you on what to do :) I'm glad you liked the video
Such excellent advice, So kind. Im sure it'll give the horse confidence "you " as the rider, reducing stress/anxiety. Have a great day Amelia.
Your explanations are always so clear for achieving the results! I'm so bad about pulling and had a bad wreck because of it. This is such a great demonstration of how to fix that!
The description of the horse at the beginning exactly matches my PRE
I am doing some lessons on a horse exactly like Mercurio in how he heats up as the ride progresses, and I have a bad tendency to lean forward, so it's been a disaster, haha...
I am leasing a pony who also gets fast when you pull, so this is exactly what I needed RN!
You are reading my mind or something, it's crazy, you always do a video on a subject right when I need it!
Thank you so much for making this video! I have that problem with the horse I ride in my lesson but I'll definitely try this the next time I ride him.
Hi Amelia, my horse is exactly as you said. When I start he is lazy or sometimes super lazy, but more we get deeper into the training, doing a lot of transitions, sometimes he gets hot. Generally he stays at the right level of energy, but sometimes too hot. I always try to calm him down with serpentines, but also touching with inside hand and talking to him. He is very reactive to my voice so I use it. Anyway, I liked your suggestion regarding controlling our own energy, this helps a lot. When I am super powered I need to come to walk for a few circles, come down with my energy and then start again with a slower trot more controlled way. But this is challenging for me right now. We he is getting super hot it takes me a while to bring him back. Thank you, I will try to follow additionally your recommendations.
Just keep repeating the exercise very calmly, until you get the response you're aiming for. Let it take the time it needs to take
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage OK, thanks, I’ll do so. M
A very good instructional video, thankyou Amelia! My horse is very rushy & i constantly work on trying to regulate & relax her. I've always used the smaller circle to slow her & avoid the pulling. But, i like your strategic method that puts all the various aspects together, to attain greater control overall. You're just a masterful trainer - great approach! 😘👍🐎🙏
That is so sweet of you to say, thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos.
Thank you! Probably one of the most useful videos I've ever seen. Very appro po for my 4 y.o. Azteca.
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Thank you Amelia...your video comes at the right moment ... love it
You're so welcome!
The video I've been needing!
Thanks for a great video! 👍. My trainer uses this approach on my boy that likes to just get faster and faster!
😊Thank you Amelia! That is exactly what I need for Mollie tonight!!!
That makes me so happy to hear!
Really helpful video. Thanks so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are amazingly helpful thanks so much
Very helpful 👌 Thanks Amelia
You’re welcome 😊
Super video thx
THANK YOU!!!
He's so beautiful. What a lovely ride and video.
Thank you so much!
My horse is always going faster and just everybody says do a lot of tempo changes, pull on both reins and your horse should learn you legs are around. So nice to see it can learned a different way with her....I am confident I will succeed with this approach. Thank you a lot Amelia.
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Dear Amelia,
Slowly getting there. I feel her more moving under me, but still have to pay attention not to fall back in old habits. The only problem I expercience is getting her back from canter. She will get her head up and pull on the reins. I try to let my reins a bit loose, make a 20m circle and say hoooo. Kind regard, José
Thank you. really helpful. On a follow up i'd like to see more closely how you place your horse on a circle with your hand and leg aids ..i am still not sure how to place my legs and hands for this..just like shoulder in ..supposed to slow a horse too
Thank you 😊 Another perfect video for us 🦄✨💫🙏
So glad!
Very helpful !!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Wouldn't a HH or 2 be useful when he speeds up?? So as I was as typing my question .. as the video continued to play... I heard you say " Half Halt" a few times!! :D :D Great Minds... ! :D :D
Hello! I noticed Mercurio´s tail is always a little to the left, you may want to let him be checked by a Fisio-Quiropractic, he may need to reajust something there ;)
Your timing is always spot on for me. We have had such bad air quality in Oregon and then a minor injury so we have not been able to ride in months and now my horse is sooooo forward and we have no brakes. Yesterday I lunged since our ride the day before was so wild. But then she ran wild on lunge I am not a fan of letting my horse get crazy on lunge line but how else do you get rid of all that energy?
I agree, crazy on the lunge is not what we want. If you have safe turnout or can let them have some time in arena turnout, that can help :)
Omg 😱 this is exactly what I needed with my DHH. He was fox hunted, so he really just really wants to go….
Let me know how it goes for you!
This is exactly how I have been slowing down my keyed up horse…even including the turning round bushes in the field with cows…counting…slow rising (posting)…but my instructor says that the mare now anticipates the circle when I want her to slow and I should teach her to accept my hand by pulling on both reins???
Pulling on both reins will not work. She will learn to pull back and she's much stronger than you.
Thank you for your explanation, could you do the same exercise in the canter ? I can’t use any leg help in the canter because my mare is too hot and I end up pulling both rains 😢
yes for sure!
I didn’t realise Mercurio could be hot like that but I love to watch him . Is he a bit of a lazy boy when you first get on?
I have one that is behind the leg at first but once he’s got going he can become too forward
Very goog video
Great explanation ! Can I do the same with canter?
Yes!
My horse is a bit like Macurio. He is a Croatian warmblood and looks a bit like a PRE - strong built and not so tall. He has a strong mind and test me both in riding and handling. He uses tempo and being strong as evasion. Sometimes it’s also a balance issue if he is speeding. Steady tempo is definitely what we need . And turning shoulder for and taking releasing the medicine. Any other tips on horse that uses speed as evasion?
All the points in this video are helpful! I also have a course on Evasions you could try: dressage-training-progress.teachable.com/p/evasions
I have tried the circle approach many times with my gelding who rushes, but he always breaks gait into a walk when we go into a circle. What would you suggest? Thanks in advance!
Be sure you keep your seat and legs working to keep him from breaking!
When it gets cooler/cold my horse goes faster in his trot. Part of the of the barn is heated (for the automatic waterers) but the indoor arena is not. Could he be reacting to the temperature change? He doesn't slow down, I will work on this....more circles and things. Thank you.
yes for sure he could be!
can you make a video on how to get your horse to not chuck his head/put it up high in the trot without using a martingale
See if this helps you: th-cam.com/video/5GVY6sZ2264/w-d-xo.html
Is it more work for a horse to go slow with a big step? Is that why my horse wants to rush with a flatter step?
Collection is DEFINITELY harder! Speeding away from the aids is an evasion for sure!
First!!!!!!!!!!
Yay!!
Is it possible to teach a hot horse to rate better, especially if you need to do rate changes? Thanks
Yes! I recommend doing lots of transitions.
I struggle so much with an over acheiving horse that will get tense and he gets happy legs instead of staying soft. I'm soooooo frustrated
Make sure you are varying exercises to keep him guessing. He sounds like a smart boy. Try serpentines in shallow loops, ribbon candy exercises, and snowman with transitions! And lots and lots of half halts. and transitions. Happy Riding!
That is my new horse to a T