Mine is an old stallion and he loves to take control because no one rides him frequently. Whenever he smells a mare around he goes crazy and starts to misbehave so I give him many uncoordinated orders to confuse him I know this is not the safest or best thing but it worked sometimes. Thanks for the new tips ❤
My horse's M/O seems to be an obsession with knowing what other horses are doing -- and he is super nervous about new objects [& cows] anywhere. For the lack of focus, I keep him working using leg yields, serpentines, bending & turning 20M circles, and breathing & relaxing & it works at home in my arena. The problem is that, at venues away from home, I have only felt comfortable longing him b/c he is so high-headed, wide-eyed, unfocused & curious about the other horses [or overly worried about objects or cows nearby]. I have tried doing transitions in both directions on the lunge & repeatedly correcting his lack of focus with a sound he knows -- he just won't calm down & it is very difficult to get up on a 17H horse that isn't paying attention -- the few times that I did he acted out with various responses like not paying attention to aids or contact, bolting, twirling, jumping straight up in the air on all 4s, etc.!
I'm trying to ride a circle but like I said. he's just bending his head and running forward. I have to lean back in the saddle and use my voice to calm him down and then he stops somehow...but it happens really often and after that he gets really nervous and riding isn't possible anymore. I'm trying to get home safe with him and try again some other day.
Definitely circles can slow down a horse. I was in a situation when my horse began to speed up uncontrollably and didnt want to stop or slow down. I was riding him in the open mountain area and I didnt use a bridle but a halter... I managed to bend his head agressively and to slow him down. I did it insinctively as no one had taught me this before. The horse was trained for endurance competition and the owner was just irresponsible to give me such a horse just for a hack. I avoid such horses. There is nothing to prove in riding them and a lot to lose... I prefer to take for a hack a horse that I know and with whom I have a nice established relationship.
As a kid I remember being taught to stop a runaway horse by forcing them to circle. I never understood why this would work. Now I see what it is and how it works. Thank you.
Tbh this rarely works because as soon as the horse starts to sprint his head and neck are tight and you’ll never ever have the strength to intervene/ interact with the neck and head. A few month ago my horse bolted, she went up front first and then her hind flew up and I fell infront of the saddle first and then I hung at the side somehow I managed to her back on and I had zero control and she shot uphill and just before we crashed into the wood I pulled her head to the right and then she stopped gladly but there was no way I could’ve stopped it because it was a 0 to 100 situation
I got bucked off a few months ago and ended up with a nasty concussion. One second everything was great and the next he was bucking like a bronc. It happened so fast I didn't have a chance to react. The stinker started eating grass as soon as I hit the ground.
Amelia I appreciated SO MUCH that you started with “I was a horrible rider...” I am saving this one! Plus such an IMPORTANT topic!!! You are so cool and relatable I look forward to your videos
I don't think a good rider is a person who stays in the saddle in any situation. I think a good rider is a person who is able to prevent and stop this situation.
I had this 'experience' just 2 Sundays ago, on a horse I ride often in the school and on hacks. A new horse, I've been thinking of taking on. At a gallop on a group hack, I tried to slow him off the back of the horse in front. He instantly viewed this as an affront and leapt into the air like an antelope. When he hit the ground he started bunny-hopping and thrashing side to side and finished off the performance with a huge buck! (h'es almost 18 hands tall and was still galloping). At this point, my right knee was up on the top of the saddle and I was hanging on to his mane with both hands with left foot in the stirrup. I knew if I held onto him, he woujld continue trying to get me off his back, so I let him go. He shot off straight ahead and gave me the chance to get my leg down and back near the stirrup. Finally he caught up with the other horses who had all now come to a trot. At the end of this experience, I thought, 'Why am I riding? This is insane?' and then a few days went by. I rode him again in a lesson, and then in another, and then rode him on a long hack this past Sunday. Somehow the fear was gone,. I'm paying attention to her suggestions, but really, when the 'accident in progress' happens, you're very rarely prepared for it. Especially when it happens when your horse is running fast and hot.
Hey... I know you posted this comment long ago, but really while reading it I could feel the fear just from the description .. you are really strong to go back and ride the same horse again 👏 I had a fall two weeks ago and it's nothing close to what you went through, yours is much worse and I'm still afraid to canter, but no rush I will take it slowly.
Thank you Amelia for sharing the one rein stop! I already researched for this topic years ago and I think still so many people are afraid to lose control. One rein stop is amazing and saved me so many time, it also taught my horse that when he is scared, running off isn't gonna work. What he does now instead is standing still! I taught him that :)
Thank you. I'm a beginner rider after several decades off. I think I learned things like this as a kid, but have forgotten over the years. I've only had a couple of wrecks with horses in my life. The worst was getting scraped off on a tree and breaking my wrist. No biggie. The horse had a great time and my wrist healed quickly. Unexpectedly leaving the saddle is more than just embarrassing for an older rider as I am now. It's important to have a specific plan available when/if I need it. I really love all the videos. Appreciate you taking the time to make them.
same I recently got back in the saddle myself after a 33 year break its only been 3 months since I started back again so videos like this one are very helpful great refresher, its like riding a bike it's just getting my core stronger so hopefully it will help me not have a fall , it helps I'm riding a 23 year old thoroughbred who is sweet and calm !! happy trails n be safe its not like we are teenagers anymore its lot more dangerous falling off at 50 yrs old lol
Great tips Amelia! My horse bolted in the scary corner of the arena earlier this week. I put her back to work in that corner and she was fine afterwards, but knowing how to prevent this is important. After all, winter is coming!
I will keep these tips in mind when I ride a mare this afternoon that has dumped me before and likes to look for something to react about. I think the "keep her busy" will work just fine!. Thank you 💚
YES... my horse bucked snatched the bit and bolted around the warm up at my competition last weekend when asking for left lead canter just munites before going in my test - luckily he did good when it mattered 😁
You can also square turn, this will slow them down and give them something else to think about. And when they are done don’t let them sit keep doing what ever they were doing
I had an Arab who was super sane, but occasionally he would get "inspired" to go back to the barn as fast as his little legs could carry him, and no amount of bending with the rein alone would do the trick, because he was very agile and quite capable of running at full gallop with his nose touching my knee; not very safe! My horsemanship trainer taught me to "get his hind quarters" with my LEG and twisting my upper body toward the bend. That did the trick. Because my horse was used to me asking him to turn on forehand from walk, trot, and canter, all I had to do was to employ these tactics. It was useful though that he was fast on his legs when we got charged by a mature massive bull deer who dashed at us through the bushes. I would not have wanted to stay circling near that chap!
Is it true riding Arabian horse for beginners is dangerous? I heard only professionals should and that theyre high tempered. Genuinely asking im curious theyre native to my homeland but i never met anyone here who has one
Thank you!!!! I feel like no one wants to talk about this it just gets pushed under the rug until something happens. What do you do after a horse spooks/bucks/rears/bolts?
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage did this next video come out already and what's the title pls. I am realising that almost every horse I've ridden in the past year has run off with me at some point and it's very depressing. It's usually when I'm feeling good and positive too, so it happens really out of the blue and I'm left wondering what went wrong. Last weeks I've been riding a famously lazy horse who they said needs to be exercised so I was slowly building up a program for him, and that day I was getting him to trot further without stopping and working on bends and serpentines and he just took off suddenly. So it seems to me like I was working on moving him laterally, moving the hindquarters, but he still managed to bolt. I've managed to stay on but now even if the horse has just warmed up and starts feeling hot I'm getting phobic and I just want to get off I"m just dreading that feeling when you know the horse is about to take off. :(
Love the one rein stop. It was so helpful withmy OTTB . It actually became a calming and refocusing exercise for my mare. Ir actually settles her and we continue on. Don't have to use it much anymore.
One rein stop is basic training, it should never be skipped. It is a good check to go through on any horse you ride just to test how much control you are going to have. The rider needs to practice using it, so that they will remember to use it in an emergency. Although better still is get your horse busy on bending lines like she said. They can’t brace against you turning like they can going straight. Turning really does help with relaxation and establishes who is in control. I have a bucking strap on my saddle but I am actually terrified to lean forward and grab it, because then I just helped my horse get my weight out of the saddle. I have also in the process just given my horse the reins to make it easier for him to get his head down. What I do instead is lean back into the buck or crow hop and even go up with it while pulling on one rein. Pulling on two reins they can pull you out of the saddle. Pulling on one rein usually ends the situation in one buck.
Can the one stop rein be applied when he bucks at canter? He is going fast at this point, feels also can be risky at that point. I think is good before happening
I am glad to hear someone talk about the hindquarters. I see people getting lessons and sometimes giving lessons and when I ask about how the one rein stop is going they look at me like I'm speaking Chinese. Some riders are pretty sticky when the horse gets a little broncy but I won't think twice about grabbing the Cheyenne roll. If my horse is a bit tight I like to do several things. Sometimes I have had horses get lost when they switch eyes so I ask them to do snake trails. A lot of start and stops. I'll ride around obstacles and over cavaletie pole in I'm in an arena. I'll send them over rocks so they are starting to pay attention to where they put their feet. Great video as always.
Hi Dan! Thanks for the input! "Cheyenne rolls and snake trails" bring back such good memories from my western days! I should do a video on switching eyes... A lot of people don't know about that!!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I started to figure out what it meant for the horse to switch eyes from a video my mentor showed me of Ray Hunt starting a colt. He allowed it to look at the cinch on it's right side as he brought it up around it's girth. It was the piece I was missing with my thoroughbred. From that I started to get the picture and see her get tight when she turned her ear and eye. She hasn't bucked in a long time. She gets anxious sometimes. When the time is right I'll stop her and ask her to just look around. It's hard to believe what a difference that has made. I really enjoy your channel. To me the riding discipline doesn't matter. Good horsemanship is good horsemanship. These pieces mean everything to our horses. I don't feel like I have even scratched the surface on what's going on inside my horse. I look forward to a video on switching eyes. I think it's an important piece that I would like to learn more about. Thank you again.
Such sound advice, a one rein stop must be integrated into your training, it's not a slam on the brakes hail Mary when things are going south, I am so glad to see all of Amelia's techniques taught in a discipline, i.e., dressage, that may not be familiar with many of the approaches or techniques she teaches and embraces.....
Thank you Amelia, I knew about the bending but didn't really understand so have not used it. You explained that it was about disengaging the hind quarters, so I now know why and how it works. I have a spooky horse so will be practicing this technique from now!!!
Hi, most of the time i keep them busy in transitions. I will train the horse on the on reign stop and on the bend and release solution as well. Thank you so much for the video. Regards from Germany. Tanja
Thank you Amelia. I appreciate you walking us through these steps. A horse can spook at any level of training. These tips are important for any level of rider. These tools take time to learn, and are invaluable tools to aquire, for all riders, when practiced, and done correctly.
Hey Amelia i love your tips! I missed the tip that wenn the horse really rears up what to do. Like grab around the neck with your hands and do not pull the reins so you do not tip over backwards. Thank you for the video.
Thank you. You gave me something to work with today instead of just trying to push away my fear after my horse became strong with me and I did everything fetally wrong! I fell, fortunately in water and mud so I wasn't hurt, nor was my horse. But I'm 69 and need better ways to handle these rare situations.
My problem is as soon as my horse sprints and I have zero control my mind goes blank and my instinct is „stay on“ and I can’t react at all. That’s a really rare situation but if it happens I always think it’s my last minute of life 😂
Today my horse reared and we fall down together. It reminded me and flashed your instruction to keep your hands down and lower your center of gravity. I did not upset and kept my hands down. For the sake of your timely email I did not scared at all, but a little bit scratched my arm. Thank you Amelia.
Great video and well explained and demonstrated. This is what I've used many times riding young horses that have gotten overexuberant and it works. This is a great video to share with young and novice riders.
A lot of people who do natural horsemanship are promoting themselves as having ridden with Tom Dorrance and Ray Hunt. One thing that Tom said was most problems were in the hindquarters. The depth of this I do not fully understand, and I bet a lot of so called natural horsemanship trainers don't either. I was fortunate enough to have had a mentor who spent a lot of time with Tom. Because Tom and Ray emphasized it is why others do now too.
I was riding bareback on a CRAZY pony with a big ass neck who could just ignore a 1 rein stop. She got it fine when practicing but in real use she'd just bend her head and keep running. We did a jump towards the barn (no arena just a big field) she took off crow hopping and running in excitement (not naughtiness there). My crazy ass solution for staying on. Slip the reins out and put them in 1 hand so I can stay back and not get pulled forward
Thanks so much for this video! I am a 54 year old beginner (riding 8 months) and for my first horse I bought a 7 year old gelding (Oldenburg KWPN) 5 months ago. He is a very smart, sweet, sensitive and a pretty submissive boy. He also has all of the power of his bloodline. Today, he spooked and bolted on me. I suffered my very first fall. I learned how important having consistent contact, staying centered and focused before the spook matters. Had i done so, maybe I would have sensed what was about to happen and circled him to prevent him from bolting. Your content has been so helpful to me on my riding and ownership journey. Thanks so much!!!
I definitely feel like I have surfed so many videos when my horse and I are in a funk.... Somehow I always end up on your lessons and you really have an amazing way of just getting to the point and making sense. Thank you!
You have explained what disengage the hind means for me! Thank you! I am a new horse owner and last night I had to grab two handfuls of mane because he freaked out! One rein stop did not work.
great video, its very good that you only talk about keeping save and helping your horse trough it, instead of using punishments. I especially think tip 2 is a very good. Keep up the good work.
This is helpful. My horse spooked 3 years ago and I fell of and landed on my back. I’m just now getting back into riding again with a new horse. Thank you!
Thank for this. I have a red head who gets quick and spooky. Small circles have helped, but the point to bend and release is one I will try next ride. I had both hips replaced last year and I must have become very rigid in them before that, as I struggled to keep riding. I have been undoing and rebuilding my position bit by bit over the last year and just started a constant focus on flexing in my hip joints and both of my boys responded really well. I video and see much better posting and sitting. The hot one stiffens and rushes as soon as I lose that softer following with my hip joints. He is super sensitive. The lazier one moves more energetically. Thankful they are so forgiving.
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage The hot one has upward transitions that can be rocket propelled and I'm having trouble staying soft in THAT canter, though it could be his highlight. His hind end propulsion really moves him and he still can't transition down promptly. Some days when he is UP, I just don't canter. It's taken me several years to wrap my mind and body around riding him, but pros love him and have always stated that "when" he accepts the aides he will be really nice and has FEI potential. He MAY be accepting my aides now...calming supplement, change of bit (USDF legal) and spurs to stop him from spooking and blowing through my leg. Any tips or a video I missed? His 1/2 bro with a bit of Clyde starts out almost 4 beat till I get him well warmed up. They are Welsh Cobs by a GP CDI competitor and 2014 USDF GP Freestyle champ. Blaming the super charge on the dam. She loved eventing for the first time at age 15.
OTTB will have moments, i have found that changing directions with him only gets him hotter and more reactive, i have taken to putting him on the short side of the arena and doing trot walk transitions with small turns in the corner and when that stops working leg yield him down the short side with nose to the fence, throwing in some turn on the haunches and turn on the forehand in between all of this. He will not always come back down from the adrenaline rush, he is a TB, but he will soften a bit and not launch or bolt.
I’m 57 and a brand new rider. We bought a 17 hh grandson of Seattle Slew and a 15.2hh Paint eventing horse (who is highly trained while I got on a horse for the first time 9 months ago). We’ve owned the horses for 7 months. Being my horse (Paint) is highly trained and I’m lowly trained, I frustrate him. We do have a trainer come every week and I’m so glad we have videoed along my journey, as I can see how long I’ve come. Gus tried bucking me twice (I rode them both out, one being about 80 yards) until we took a ride on our river dike. My husband broke the cardinal rule one “do not pass on a trail ride” .. my horse got spooked and me being a novice just yanked on his reins and we instantly turned into a bucking bronco scene. I was wearing a helmet with a go pro (crazy footage) and luckily, when we took off I had my “Map My Tracks” app running in my saddle pouch so when we finally caught up to him, we could see his every move, down to the MPH he was running. Since then, I practice flexing and one rein stop on every single ride. Amelia...this is a great video! PS .. I was riding in my western saddle, thank gawd for the Saddle horn .... I still haven’t ridden in my English saddle. Maybe a video riding in western vs English saddle could be on your list ... keep up the great work!❤️🐴👏🏻
The horse I have every wednesday spooked in the arena last week. There were people there and he didn’t notice them right away. Such a baby, yet he’s 24😅 I held on for some time trying to get him on one rain like you said here while he was being a rodeo horse, but then got tossed off to the side and landed flat on my back. I was scared to move, but when I saw his belly I rolled away faster than I could think🙈😅 So that’s my tip. IF you fall, make sure to get up or roll away fast so you don’t get a hoof in your face. This was my first BIG fall, and I’m still so sore and stiff, it feels like I’ve been working out for a week straight. My friend said my fall looked really bad. But thank God I came out of it just bruised😊
My 4yo niece really love horses, she would always ask me to ride with her (ofc with an instructor). So I'm thinking of learning horseback riding as a sport. This video is helpful, thank you 🙏🏻
Thanks for this! Wish I had watched it before my dressage lesson a couple of days ago ... my mare was really kicking off so my main achievement of the session was staying on! Next time she is like that I will remember your tips. :-)
Yup yesterday my horse spooked really bad I stayed on and calmed her down I almost fell off sida is one of those horses who only spooks once in a while ♥️💕♥️
Thank you so much for watching! Have a search round the youtube channel as I've got a video for almost any problem and I upload a new one every Wednesday! Also, if you want to further your dressage education, I'm having a sale until Saturday on my masterclass on the Dressage Training Scale if you'd like to sign up the link is here! Would love to see you on the course and it will help your journey so much ! www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/trainingscalemasterclass/?fbclid=IwAR0VbN0HaZqzSqu5nvCJfeITvoiovRkYxqtPFOrtUKrli3Y1YvRI0R_8_rQ
Nicely done! Very good demo & explanation. This is an excellent example of how dressage principles are valuable in any situation. I suspect that many of your followers may be a bit more dilligant, at least for a while, in their work sessions outside of lessons!
Great tips...I wish I knew this before I got bucked off my horse this past Saturday. I will ride her again when I feel better. Im currently at a hospital with two small fractures in my back.
Thank you. My 5 year old mare Andalusian just started bucking and rearing. I've been able to ride it out and work through it until last night when she went on and on until she eventually dropped her shoulder and threw me off. : ( I was trying to push her forward but I think I kept my hands forward to instead of dropping them and therefore my center of gravity. Good point that I will begin working on as well as that tight circle bend. Thank you.
Yes, thank you for a great video, this has been working great for me! Thank you Amelia. Your videos are so helpful, thankyou for taking the time to share your knowledge
I learnt the one rein stop while having western lessons but was in a round yard and on a very well trained western cutting horse. As I ride trail horses I wonder what I would do on a narrow track if the horse wouldn't stop or started bucking. Suffice to say in 35 years of trail riding and longer with owning my own horses (I'm 68) I can't actually remember it happening. I always ride horses that suit my capabilities but you just never know.......maybe I just hang on!! I'd be interested on your (or anyone else's) thoughts....
Be careful tho my horse tripped with very Gentle one rein stopped, fell with me still in the saddle hitting the ground....broke wirst, sprained ankles, bruised ribs
I’m anxious to try this ! It makes the best sense of anything anyone has told me ! I suffered a mild concussion from a young horse several years ago .. I sold the horse .☹️I got a different one from a rescue whom is high energy & always looking around . I’ve not fallen .. yet.. but I panicked when he spooked & it’s taken me mos to get back on even with assistance & I didn’t even fall off! But I know I can ride him eventually. The arenas available have very low railing & for security Id prefer better fencing ! But … ?
Using a one rein stop, before even knowing what it was, has saved me so many times. During a lesson my horse was not in the mood to be ridden and just wanted to be outside and run (the first snow of the year) and so every single time we hit one point of the arena he would start cantering as fast as he could and just going for it. At the time I had been riding for a month and honestly idk how I stayed on. I didn’t curl up into a ball or hunch in I stayed open and circled him until I had control
Great advice!! Thank you for sharing:) Have you done a video on desensitizing your horse? I did exactly what you just showed the other day on my horse who wanted to buck, I put him to work using lots of circles/leg yield combinations worked really well until I felt calm and rhythm return to our riding.
You're welcome Terri! Thanks for watching! I'm giving a free Dressage Training Scale Webinar on Sunday 12th! I'd love you to join! You can sign up at the link below. Hopefully see you there! www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/trainingscalewebinar/
Excellent video! Thank you so much! You asked for other things I would do: round pen work with spook in place excercises. See John Lyons (horse trainer) material. He can explain it a heck of a lot better than I can. I used his training methods and they work! For spooky horses, it is nice to be able to work on their fear and reaction in a controlled environment, without me on their back and it is amazing how the horses can change given the opportunity to learn in an environment that makes sense to them.
yesterday my horse started to run like crazy after our lessons, no effect was made when i wanted him to turn (head). only the standard straight way worked. after that he was so intense, even the slightest release and he wants to run. but the feeling of control was there.
Thank you I’m ten I got a older horse but she was neglected she has a horrible right lead and she bolted and the canter on her bad lead she would not stop I had to run her slighted in the wall thx for this let’s hope it works on her!
Years ago the horse I was on reared up and fell over backwards and fell on top of me. I have no idea what actually happened and why he did that but I am thankful that it happened on a beach otherwise i think i would have broken my back. No idea how my internal organs weren't mushed as the cantle squished into my body as he rolled off me. Took me 30 years to get back on a horse.
My go to is the one rein stop. Then one day I was on a breaker out on the trail and a mountain biker ran into the back of her. As I went to one rein stop my left rein broke, she got way up over the bridle and I couldn't get a stop on the other side. I had to just pray it was going to go well and hung on as she bolted down the trail. I managed to guide her into a corner of a back property boundry and she stopped. On the upside she didn't buck me off, which you don't always know what a baby might do in an extenuating circumstance.
Not a scratch, definitely one of those moments where I was like I might die today. Then I got off, ran back up the trail looking for the mountain biker, he'd done a runner (they aren't meant to be on those trails for this exact reason). Didn't even come to see if he'd just killed someone...
Thank you! Your videos are so instructive. My horse can't go into the paddock during our wet Europen winter due to an old hoof injury, so can get spooky and silly.
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My horse is one of those...I bought him from a man that was not very nice to him, he even got beat up from time to time if he didn't want to do what the owner said. If I ride him in an Arena, he's doing great, he's also really lazy and slow and you always have to use much pressure to get him going faster. But if you're riding outside, he does whatever he wants like he learned it. He bolts or bucks and if I bend him, he takes the head to the shoulder and runs straight forward...the more pressure I put on him, the faster he gets. My friend said I won't be able to train him properly because he's already 17 years old and that I can't correct what he learned over years. That's so sad cuz I like riding him and he can do so great if he want
Try looking up Shawna karrash. She helped me enormously with this problem and I now feel I can manage. It doesn't matter how old your horse is they can always learn. 😄
Hi Amelia, thanks for the great tips. What I don't understand on the one rein stop is if you just use inside hand won;t that throw horse onto the outside shoulder? I've had "use your outside aids" drilled into me.
Hi Beth! Great question! Then answer is yes, in a one rein stop the horse is falling on to the outside shoulder and through the outside rein and technically in dressage training we do not want this. However, when you have a misbehaving or difficult horse, this is a very useful technique. You don't want to "live" riding like this but it can save you life in a pinch!
Need to emphasize; one rein stop needs to be practised before you get into trouble! Learned the hard way at 18. Horse was unprepared for slow down, or stop, lost balance fell over, and crushed my foot
What strategies or techniques do you use when your horse gets out of control?!
Mine is an old stallion and he loves to take control because no one rides him frequently. Whenever he smells a mare around he goes crazy and starts to misbehave so I give him many uncoordinated orders to confuse him I know this is not the safest or best thing but it worked sometimes. Thanks for the new tips ❤
My horse's M/O seems to be an obsession with knowing what other horses are doing -- and he is super nervous about new objects [& cows] anywhere. For the lack of focus, I keep him working using leg yields, serpentines, bending & turning 20M circles, and breathing & relaxing & it works at home in my arena. The problem is that, at venues away from home, I have only felt comfortable longing him b/c he is so high-headed, wide-eyed, unfocused & curious about the other horses [or overly worried about objects or cows nearby]. I have tried doing transitions in both directions on the lunge & repeatedly correcting his lack of focus with a sound he knows -- he just won't calm down & it is very difficult to get up on a 17H horse that isn't paying attention -- the few times that I did he acted out with various responses like not paying attention to aids or contact, bolting, twirling, jumping straight up in the air on all 4s, etc.!
I'm trying to ride a circle but like I said. he's just bending his head and running forward. I have to lean back in the saddle and use my voice to calm him down and then he stops somehow...but it happens really often and after that he gets really nervous and riding isn't possible anymore. I'm trying to get home safe with him and try again some other day.
MARIGOLDS!!!! They weren’t there yesterday. Monsters!!! They will eat me! My guy went from summer lazy to fall freak. 😩
Definitely circles can slow down a horse. I was in a situation when my horse began to speed up uncontrollably and didnt want to stop or slow down. I was riding him in the open mountain area and I didnt use a bridle but a halter... I managed to bend his head agressively and to slow him down. I did it insinctively as no one had taught me this before. The horse was trained for endurance competition and the owner was just irresponsible to give me such a horse just for a hack. I avoid such horses. There is nothing to prove in riding them and a lot to lose... I prefer to take for a hack a horse that I know and with whom I have a nice established relationship.
My horse: starts running and freaks out
Me in my head:”BEND AND CONTROL THE SITUATION!”
I mean def step 1 but when that doesn't work hang on lol
As a kid I remember being taught to stop a runaway horse by forcing them to circle. I never understood why this would work. Now I see what it is and how it works. Thank you.
Tbh this rarely works because as soon as the horse starts to sprint his head and neck are tight and you’ll never ever have the strength to intervene/ interact with the neck and head. A few month ago my horse bolted, she went up front first and then her hind flew up and I fell infront of the saddle first and then I hung at the side somehow I managed to her back on and I had zero control and she shot uphill and just before we crashed into the wood I pulled her head to the right and then she stopped gladly but there was no way I could’ve stopped it because it was a 0 to 100 situation
@@Melina.Gioconda my horse bonts a lot and every time i bend him he stops after 1-2 minutes he stops even he speed uo or sprints a lot
I got bucked off a few months ago and ended up with a nasty concussion. One second everything was great and the next he was bucking like a bronc. It happened so fast I didn't have a chance to react. The stinker started eating grass as soon as I hit the ground.
Amelia I appreciated SO MUCH that you started with “I was a horrible rider...” I am saving this one! Plus such an IMPORTANT topic!!! You are so cool and relatable I look forward to your videos
😂😂😂. I was truly awful!
I don't think a good rider is a person who stays in the saddle in any situation. I think a good rider is a person who is able to prevent and stop this situation.
@@janiczkahell it helps if you stay in the saddle though. You can't control a horse when you are on your arse and the horse is galloping away!
I had this 'experience' just 2 Sundays ago, on a horse I ride often in the school and on hacks. A new horse, I've been thinking of taking on. At a gallop on a group hack, I tried to slow him off the back of the horse in front. He instantly viewed this as an affront and leapt into the air like an antelope. When he hit the ground he started bunny-hopping and thrashing side to side and finished off the performance with a huge buck! (h'es almost 18 hands tall and was still galloping). At this point, my right knee was up on the top of the saddle and I was hanging on to his mane with both hands with left foot in the stirrup. I knew if I held onto him, he woujld continue trying to get me off his back, so I let him go. He shot off straight ahead and gave me the chance to get my leg down and back near the stirrup. Finally he caught up with the other horses who had all now come to a trot. At the end of this experience, I thought, 'Why am I riding? This is insane?' and then a few days went by. I rode him again in a lesson, and then in another, and then rode him on a long hack this past Sunday. Somehow the fear was gone,. I'm paying attention to her suggestions, but really, when the 'accident in progress' happens, you're very rarely prepared for it. Especially when it happens when your horse is running fast and hot.
Hey... I know you posted this comment long ago, but really while reading it I could feel the fear just from the description .. you are really strong to go back and ride the same horse again 👏 I had a fall two weeks ago and it's nothing close to what you went through, yours is much worse and I'm still afraid to canter, but no rush I will take it slowly.
Thank you Amelia for sharing the one rein stop! I already researched for this topic years ago and I think still so many people are afraid to lose control. One rein stop is amazing and saved me so many time, it also taught my horse that when he is scared, running off isn't gonna work. What he does now instead is standing still! I taught him that :)
Yay! Yes, it is SUCH a great tool!!
That’s what I want
Thank you. I'm a beginner rider after several decades off. I think I learned things like this as a kid, but have forgotten over the years. I've only had a couple of wrecks with horses in my life. The worst was getting scraped off on a tree and breaking my wrist. No biggie. The horse had a great time and my wrist healed quickly. Unexpectedly leaving the saddle is more than just embarrassing for an older rider as I am now. It's important to have a specific plan available when/if I need it.
I really love all the videos. Appreciate you taking the time to make them.
same I recently got back in the saddle myself after a 33 year break its only been 3 months since I started back again so videos like this one are very helpful great refresher, its like riding a bike it's just getting my core stronger so hopefully it will help me not have a fall , it helps I'm riding a 23 year old thoroughbred who is sweet and calm !! happy trails n be safe its not like we are teenagers anymore its lot more dangerous falling off at 50 yrs old lol
Yes, it is best not to come off if you can prevent it!
Great tips Amelia! My horse bolted in the scary corner of the arena earlier this week. I put her back to work in that corner and she was fine afterwards, but knowing how to prevent this is important. After all, winter is coming!
Yeah right! Winter is coming!!
I will keep these tips in mind when I ride a mare this afternoon that has dumped me before and likes to look for something to react about. I think the "keep her busy" will work just fine!. Thank you 💚
Thankyou, so many people teach you to ride, but not many teach you how to get out of trouble.
That is the fear thats stops us from being good riders.
YES... my horse bucked snatched the bit and bolted around the warm up at my competition last weekend when asking for left lead canter just munites before going in my test - luckily he did good when it mattered 😁
You can also square turn, this will slow them down and give them something else to think about. And when they are done don’t let them sit keep doing what ever they were doing
I had an Arab who was super sane, but occasionally he would get "inspired" to go back to the barn as fast as his little legs could carry him, and no amount of bending with the rein alone would do the trick, because he was very agile and quite capable of running at full gallop with his nose touching my knee; not very safe! My horsemanship trainer taught me to "get his hind quarters" with my LEG and twisting my upper body toward the bend. That did the trick. Because my horse was used to me asking him to turn on forehand from walk, trot, and canter, all I had to do was to employ these tactics. It was useful though that he was fast on his legs when we got charged by a mature massive bull deer who dashed at us through the bushes. I would not have wanted to stay circling near that chap!
Is it true riding Arabian horse for beginners is dangerous? I heard only professionals should and that theyre high tempered. Genuinely asking im curious theyre native to my homeland but i never met anyone here who has one
Thank you!!!! I feel like no one wants to talk about this it just gets pushed under the rug until something happens. What do you do after a horse spooks/bucks/rears/bolts?
Next video!!!
Thank you!!!!!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage ok. Waiting for that one 😄
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage did this next video come out already and what's the title pls. I am realising that almost every horse I've ridden in the past year has run off with me at some point and it's very depressing. It's usually when I'm feeling good and positive too, so it happens really out of the blue and I'm left wondering what went wrong. Last weeks I've been riding a famously lazy horse who they said needs to be exercised so I was slowly building up a program for him, and that day I was getting him to trot further without stopping and working on bends and serpentines and he just took off suddenly. So it seems to me like I was working on moving him laterally, moving the hindquarters, but he still managed to bolt. I've managed to stay on but now even if the horse has just warmed up and starts feeling hot I'm getting phobic and I just want to get off I"m just dreading that feeling when you know the horse is about to take off. :(
I'd say calm the situation. Stop the horse, take a breather yourself, then continue as normal. At least I believe that's what you should do
Love the one rein stop. It was so helpful withmy OTTB . It actually became a calming and refocusing exercise for my mare. Ir actually settles her and we continue on. Don't have to use it much anymore.
One rein stop is basic training, it should never be skipped. It is a good check to go through on any horse you ride just to test how much control you are going to have. The rider needs to practice using it, so that they will remember to use it in an emergency. Although better still is get your horse busy on bending lines like she said. They can’t brace against you turning like they can going straight. Turning really does help with relaxation and establishes who is in control. I have a bucking strap on my saddle but I am actually terrified to lean forward and grab it, because then I just helped my horse get my weight out of the saddle. I have also in the process just given my horse the reins to make it easier for him to get his head down. What I do instead is lean back into the buck or crow hop and even go up with it while pulling on one rein. Pulling on two reins they can pull you out of the saddle. Pulling on one rein usually ends the situation in one buck.
Can the one stop rein be applied when he bucks at canter? He is going fast at this point, feels also can be risky at that point. I think is good before happening
I am glad to hear someone talk about the hindquarters. I see people getting lessons and sometimes giving lessons and when I ask about how the one rein stop is going they look at me like I'm speaking Chinese. Some riders are pretty sticky when the horse gets a little broncy but I won't think twice about grabbing the Cheyenne roll. If my horse is a bit tight I like to do several things. Sometimes I have had horses get lost when they switch eyes so I ask them to do snake trails. A lot of start and stops. I'll ride around obstacles and over cavaletie pole in I'm in an arena. I'll send them over rocks so they are starting to pay attention to where they put their feet. Great video as always.
Hi Dan! Thanks for the input! "Cheyenne rolls and snake trails" bring back such good memories from my western days! I should do a video on switching eyes... A lot of people don't know about that!!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I started to figure out what it meant for the horse to switch eyes from a video my mentor showed me of Ray Hunt starting a colt. He allowed it to look at the cinch on it's right side as he brought it up around it's girth. It was the piece I was missing with my thoroughbred. From that I started to get the picture and see her get tight when she turned her ear and eye. She hasn't bucked in a long time. She gets anxious sometimes. When the time is right I'll stop her and ask her to just look around. It's hard to believe what a difference that has made. I really enjoy your channel. To me the riding discipline doesn't matter. Good horsemanship is good horsemanship. These pieces mean everything to our horses. I don't feel like I have even scratched the surface on what's going on inside my horse. I look forward to a video on switching eyes. I think it's an important piece that I would like to learn more about. Thank you again.
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I don't know about switching eyes if you want to do a vidéo on it
I hope this vid will help because I’m riding a pony which bolts a lot❤
Oh dear, let me know how it goes!
Such sound advice, a one rein stop must be integrated into your training, it's not a slam on the brakes hail Mary when things are going south, I am so glad to see all of Amelia's techniques taught in a discipline, i.e., dressage, that may not be familiar with many of the approaches or techniques she teaches and embraces.....
Great tip! This horse has tons of personality. He was fun to watch.
Thank you Amelia, I knew about the bending but didn't really understand so have not used it. You explained that it was about disengaging the hind quarters, so I now know why and how it works. I have a spooky horse so will be practicing this technique from now!!!
Yay! Glad this helped!!
Hi, most of the time i keep them busy in transitions. I will train the horse on the on reign stop and on the bend and release solution as well. Thank you so much for the video. Regards from Germany. Tanja
The best bucking video I’ve seen so far.
Thank you Amelia. I appreciate you walking us through these steps. A horse can spook at any level of training. These tips are important for any level of rider. These tools take time to learn, and are invaluable tools to aquire, for all riders, when practiced, and done correctly.
Hey Amelia i love your tips! I missed the tip that wenn the horse really rears up what to do. Like grab around the neck with your hands and do not pull the reins so you do not tip over backwards. Thank you for the video.
Thanks Amelia, really appreciate the time you give to these videos - always informative 😀
Your method (one rein stop) was taught to me by husband many years ago. It works!
I ride a mare, so I always have this experience once in a while 😅😅
I already use the one rein stopp but thanks for the other solutions 👍
Dania M. The only reason I can ride ottbs is from my first mare. Boy was she the rodeo queen. She put broncos to shame
Very helpful. I scream and lean forward as a long time adult learner I am glad to hear that is a common response. I will practice,thank you.
Thank you. You gave me something to work with today instead of just trying to push away my fear after my horse became strong with me and I did everything fetally wrong! I fell, fortunately in water and mud so I wasn't hurt, nor was my horse. But I'm 69 and need better ways to handle these rare situations.
Good for you! You can do it!!
My problem is as soon as my horse sprints and I have zero control my mind goes blank and my instinct is „stay on“ and I can’t react at all. That’s a really rare situation but if it happens I always think it’s my last minute of life 😂
Today my horse reared and we fall down together. It reminded me and flashed your instruction to keep your hands down and lower your center of gravity. I did not upset and kept my hands down. For the sake of your timely email I did not scared at all, but a little bit scratched my arm. Thank you Amelia.
Oh no! I'm so glad you are ok!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage Thank you again!
Hi Amelia!! I usually use one rein stop but i am going to try the last tip when i feel him hot. Thanks for the video
Some horses can run with their heads sideways. Also do not pull them to the side in a rear
Great video and well explained and demonstrated. This is what I've used many times riding young horses that have gotten overexuberant and it works. This is a great video to share with young and novice riders.
What do you do with a mare who likes to bronk when cantering in open space?
I wonder why many natural horsemanship schools talk about disenganging the hind and I've never heard about it from the "classic" trainer...
Ditto! Thank you!
A lot of people who do natural horsemanship are promoting themselves as having ridden with Tom Dorrance and Ray Hunt. One thing that Tom said was most problems were in the hindquarters. The depth of this I do not fully understand, and I bet a lot of so called natural horsemanship trainers don't either. I was fortunate enough to have had a mentor who spent a lot of time with Tom. Because Tom and Ray emphasized it is why others do now too.
I was riding bareback on a CRAZY pony with a big ass neck who could just ignore a 1 rein stop. She got it fine when practicing but in real use she'd just bend her head and keep running. We did a jump towards the barn (no arena just a big field) she took off crow hopping and running in excitement (not naughtiness there). My crazy ass solution for staying on. Slip the reins out and put them in 1 hand so I can stay back and not get pulled forward
Such an important video!!!! Love that the horse relaxes.
Really enjoy all your very useful videos.
Thanks so much for this video! I am a 54 year old beginner (riding 8 months) and for my first horse I bought a 7 year old gelding (Oldenburg KWPN) 5 months ago. He is a very smart, sweet, sensitive and a pretty submissive boy. He also has all of the power of his bloodline. Today, he spooked and bolted on me. I suffered my very first fall. I learned how important having consistent contact, staying centered and focused before the spook matters. Had i done so, maybe I would have sensed what was about to happen and circled him to prevent him from bolting. Your content has been so helpful to me on my riding and ownership journey. Thanks so much!!!
I am so sorry this happened! Please take a look at www.amelianewcombdressage.com for some free content that may help you!
I definitely feel like I have surfed so many videos when my horse and I are in a funk.... Somehow I always end up on your lessons and you really have an amazing way of just getting to the point and making sense. Thank you!
You've got this! Thanks for being here!
You have explained what disengage the hind means for me! Thank you! I am a new horse owner and last night I had to grab two handfuls of mane because he freaked out! One rein stop did not work.
great video, its very good that you only talk about keeping save and helping your horse trough it, instead of using punishments. I especially think tip 2 is a very good. Keep up the good work.
This is helpful. My horse spooked 3 years ago and I fell of and landed on my back. I’m just now getting back into riding again with a new horse. Thank you!
Thank for this. I have a red head who gets quick and spooky. Small circles have helped, but the point to bend and release is one I will try next ride. I had both hips replaced last year and I must have become very rigid in them before that, as I struggled to keep riding. I have been undoing and rebuilding my position bit by bit over the last year and just started a constant focus on flexing in my hip joints and both of my boys responded really well. I video and see much better posting and sitting. The hot one stiffens and rushes as soon as I lose that softer following with my hip joints. He is super sensitive. The lazier one moves more energetically. Thankful they are so forgiving.
Wow! Keep up the good work!!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage The hot one has upward transitions that can be rocket propelled and I'm having trouble staying soft in THAT canter, though it could be his highlight. His hind end propulsion really moves him and he still can't transition down promptly. Some days when he is UP, I just don't canter. It's taken me several years to wrap my mind and body around riding him, but pros love him and have always stated that "when" he accepts the aides he will be really nice and has FEI potential. He MAY be accepting my aides now...calming supplement, change of bit (USDF legal) and spurs to stop him from spooking and blowing through my leg. Any tips or a video I missed? His 1/2 bro with a bit of Clyde starts out almost 4 beat till I get him well warmed up. They are Welsh Cobs by a GP CDI competitor and 2014 USDF GP Freestyle champ. Blaming the super charge on the dam. She loved eventing for the first time at age 15.
This is a brillant video and so helpfull. I think this is a major problem with horses and I am going to practice your step by step method
Your horse is beautiful. Thankyou so much this is very helpful for my green horse
OTTB will have moments, i have found that changing directions with him only gets him hotter and more reactive, i have taken to putting him on the short side of the arena and doing trot walk transitions with small turns in the corner and when that stops working leg yield him down the short side with nose to the fence, throwing in some turn on the haunches and turn on the forehand in between all of this. He will not always come back down from the adrenaline rush, he is a TB, but he will soften a bit and not launch or bolt.
Yes!! Sounds like you are on the right track!
Your explanations are so awesome and detailed thank you thank you.they are really teaching moments .
I’m 57 and a brand new rider. We bought a 17 hh grandson of Seattle Slew and a 15.2hh Paint eventing horse (who is highly trained while I got on a horse for the first time 9 months ago). We’ve owned the horses for 7 months. Being my horse (Paint) is highly trained and I’m lowly trained, I frustrate him. We do have a trainer come every week and I’m so glad we have videoed along my journey, as I can see how long I’ve come. Gus tried bucking me twice (I rode them both out, one being about 80 yards) until we took a ride on our river dike. My husband broke the cardinal rule one “do not pass on a trail ride” .. my horse got spooked and me being a novice just yanked on his reins and we instantly turned into a bucking bronco scene. I was wearing a helmet with a go pro (crazy footage) and luckily, when we took off I had my “Map My Tracks” app running in my saddle pouch so when we finally caught up to him, we could see his every move, down to the MPH he was running. Since then, I practice flexing and one rein stop on every single ride. Amelia...this is a great video! PS .. I was riding in my western saddle, thank gawd for the Saddle horn .... I still haven’t ridden in my English saddle. Maybe a video riding in western vs English saddle could be on your list ... keep up the great work!❤️🐴👏🏻
OMG! I want to see that Go Pro footage! Glad you were able to track him down and didn't get to badly hurt!!
The horse I have every wednesday spooked in the arena last week. There were people there and he didn’t notice them right away. Such a baby, yet he’s 24😅 I held on for some time trying to get him on one rain like you said here while he was being a rodeo horse, but then got tossed off to the side and landed flat on my back. I was scared to move, but when I saw his belly I rolled away faster than I could think🙈😅 So that’s my tip. IF you fall, make sure to get up or roll away fast so you don’t get a hoof in your face.
This was my first BIG fall, and I’m still so sore and stiff, it feels like I’ve been working out for a week straight. My friend said my fall looked really bad. But thank God I came out of it just bruised😊
Good tip! Sorry you came off! Sounds like you need to practice some one rein stops 😁
My 4yo niece really love horses, she would always ask me to ride with her (ofc with an instructor). So I'm thinking of learning horseback riding as a sport. This video is helpful, thank you 🙏🏻
This is great! So well explained! Ty ty appreciate! Can’t wait to try this one rein stop!
Thanks for this! Wish I had watched it before my dressage lesson a couple of days ago ... my mare was really kicking off so my main achievement of the session was staying on! Next time she is like that I will remember your tips. :-)
Yup yesterday my horse spooked really bad I stayed on and calmed her down I almost fell off sida is one of those horses who only spooks once in a while ♥️💕♥️
Thanks Amelia
Omg thank you comet won’t stop bolting and rearing this helped so much ! ^^
Thank you so much for watching! Have a search round the youtube channel as I've got a video for almost any problem and I upload a new one every Wednesday!
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Nicely done! Very good demo & explanation. This is an excellent example of how dressage principles are valuable in any situation. I suspect that many of your followers may be a bit more dilligant, at least for a while, in their work sessions outside of lessons!
Wow thanks Amelia ! A very important vid.
Good video growing up in The middle of Texas you just learn this stop naturally years of riding this is a really good video .
Great tips...I wish I knew this before I got bucked off my horse this past Saturday. I will ride her again when I feel better. Im currently at a hospital with two small fractures in my back.
Thank you, that it’s very good technique to avoid that behavior, keep the horse busy 👍
No problem 👍
Thank you for clear, concise instruction.
love this, came back to watch this.
Thank you. My 5 year old mare Andalusian just started bucking and rearing. I've been able to ride it out and work through it until last night when she went on and on until she eventually dropped her shoulder and threw me off. : ( I was trying to push her forward but I think I kept my hands forward to instead of dropping them and therefore my center of gravity. Good point that I will begin working on as well as that tight circle bend. Thank you.
Yes, thank you for a great video, this has been working great for me! Thank you Amelia. Your videos are so helpful, thankyou for taking the time to share your knowledge
It was so great to meet you and your horse in person!!!
I learnt the one rein stop while having western lessons but was in a round yard and on a very well trained western cutting horse. As I ride trail horses I wonder what I would do on a narrow track if the horse wouldn't stop or started bucking. Suffice to say in 35 years of trail riding and longer with owning my own horses (I'm 68) I can't actually remember it happening. I always ride horses that suit my capabilities but you just never know.......maybe I just hang on!! I'd be interested on your (or anyone else's) thoughts....
True that, theres no way I can get the one rein stop technique on a galloping horse on a narrow track…..
Thanks for honesty. It means a lot f me!!!! I thought i am t worst rider, bec i am still struggling w basics and just fall off for nothing. Thanks
You definitely aren't! You got this!
Be careful tho my horse tripped with very Gentle one rein stopped, fell with me still in the saddle hitting the ground....broke wirst, sprained ankles, bruised ribs
Oh no! And yes, you have to practice the one rein stop so the horse understands to bend...
I’m anxious to try this ! It makes the best sense of anything anyone has told me !
I suffered a mild concussion from a young horse several years ago .. I sold the horse .☹️I got a different one from a rescue whom is high energy & always looking around . I’ve not fallen .. yet.. but I panicked when he spooked & it’s taken me mos to get back on even with assistance & I didn’t even fall off! But I know I can ride him eventually. The arenas available have very low railing & for security Id prefer better fencing ! But … ?
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Using a one rein stop, before even knowing what it was, has saved me so many times. During a lesson my horse was not in the mood to be ridden and just wanted to be outside and run (the first snow of the year) and so every single time we hit one point of the arena he would start cantering as fast as he could and just going for it. At the time I had been riding for a month and honestly idk how I stayed on. I didn’t curl up into a ball or hunch in I stayed open and circled him until I had control
Great advice!! Thank you for sharing:) Have you done a video on desensitizing your horse? I did exactly what you just showed the other day on my horse who wanted to buck, I put him to work using lots of circles/leg yield combinations worked really well until I felt calm and rhythm return to our riding.
Thank you 💖 for showing us 🤠
You're welcome Terri! Thanks for watching!
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Excellent video! Thank you so much! You asked for other things I would do: round pen work with spook in place excercises. See John Lyons (horse trainer) material. He can explain it a heck of a lot better than I can. I used his training methods and they work! For spooky horses, it is nice to be able to work on their fear and reaction in a controlled environment, without me on their back and it is amazing how the horses can change given the opportunity to learn in an environment that makes sense to them.
yesterday my horse started to run like crazy after our lessons, no effect was made when i wanted him to turn (head). only the standard straight way worked. after that he was so intense, even the slightest release and he wants to run. but the feeling of control was there.
Thank you so much! This was so helpful! I felt so confident after I watched this video! 😁❤️
You're so welcome!
This is so useful. Thankyou 😊
My mare bolted in the outdoor ring when I was getting on. I did not have my right stirrup yet. I barely stayed on and finally stopped her. Very scary.
Oh no! Make sure to work on that!
YES it happened to me when I was new my horse cantered off and I literally wanted to just fall of and get it over with
Thank you I’m ten I got a older horse but she was neglected she has a horrible right lead and she bolted and the canter on her bad lead she would not stop I had to run her slighted in the wall thx for this let’s hope it works on her!
Years ago the horse I was on reared up and fell over backwards and fell on top of me. I have no idea what actually happened and why he did that but I am thankful that it happened on a beach otherwise i think i would have broken my back. No idea how my internal organs weren't mushed as the cantle squished into my body as he rolled off me. Took me 30 years to get back on a horse.
Oh gosh this is my worst nightmare!
This really helped me so much because we accidentally bought a project pony and it’s really naughty and takes off and bucks a lot
My go to is the one rein stop. Then one day I was on a breaker out on the trail and a mountain biker ran into the back of her. As I went to one rein stop my left rein broke, she got way up over the bridle and I couldn't get a stop on the other side. I had to just pray it was going to go well and hung on as she bolted down the trail. I managed to guide her into a corner of a back property boundry and she stopped. On the upside she didn't buck me off, which you don't always know what a baby might do in an extenuating circumstance.
That sounds really scary! Glad you were ok!
Not a scratch, definitely one of those moments where I was like I might die today. Then I got off, ran back up the trail looking for the mountain biker, he'd done a runner (they aren't meant to be on those trails for this exact reason). Didn't even come to see if he'd just killed someone...
Thank you! Your videos are so instructive. My horse can't go into the paddock during our wet Europen winter due to an old hoof injury, so can get spooky and silly.
Great video Amelia, thankyou
Am using my dads account and my horse bucks at horse camp Amy help like I have control but he always bucks or doesn’t want to be ridden
Thank you! This was so helpful especially because i fall of allot!
once again thank you!👀
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Thank you sooo much for this it actually helped me
Great video! Thanks so much - I'll be practicing this in my regular rides this week!
My horse is one of those...I bought him from a man that was not very nice to him, he even got beat up from time to time if he didn't want to do what the owner said. If I ride him in an Arena, he's doing great, he's also really lazy and slow and you always have to use much pressure to get him going faster. But if you're riding outside, he does whatever he wants like he learned it. He bolts or bucks and if I bend him, he takes the head to the shoulder and runs straight forward...the more pressure I put on him, the faster he gets. My friend said I won't be able to train him properly because he's already 17 years old and that I can't correct what he learned over years. That's so sad cuz I like riding him and he can do so great if he want
Try looking up Shawna karrash. She helped me enormously with this problem and I now feel I can manage. It doesn't matter how old your horse is they can always learn. 😄
Hi Amelia, thanks for the great tips. What I don't understand on the one rein stop is if you just use inside hand won;t that throw horse onto the outside shoulder? I've had "use your outside aids" drilled into me.
Hi Beth! Great question! Then answer is yes, in a one rein stop the horse is falling on to the outside shoulder and through the outside rein and technically in dressage training we do not want this. However, when you have a misbehaving or difficult horse, this is a very useful technique. You don't want to "live" riding like this but it can save you life in a pinch!
they are great tips thank you for posting this video also omg your horse is stunning and a beautiful mover
Good lesson
Thanks! 😃
Need to emphasize; one rein stop needs to be practised before you get into trouble!
Learned the hard way at 18. Horse was unprepared for slow down, or stop, lost balance fell over, and crushed my foot
Oh no!! And yes, the NEED to be practiced. Thanks for sharing. I hope your foot is ok!
Lol; I'm your mom's age.
I survived, no broken bones! That was 50 some years ago. But I do practice one way stops for sure!
Excellent video, thank you
Thank you for your useful advices!
Very helpful thank you!!
Would you consider making a video on what to do with a young horse that wants to do a crow hop into the canter transition?
Great demonstration! Thanks so much