{"id":145,"date":"2009-05-18T16:12:10","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T22:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=145"},"modified":"2009-05-18T16:12:10","modified_gmt":"2009-05-18T22:12:10","slug":"my-horse-wont-stand-still","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/my-horse-wont-stand-still\/","title":{"rendered":"My Horse Won&#8217;t Stand Still!"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/authover.css\" media=\"screen\" \/>\r\n\t       <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/simplemodel.css\" media=\"screen\"\/>\r\n\t          <script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n\tsrc=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery-1.7.2.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery.simplemodal.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/authover.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\t\t\tvar jq = jQuery.noConflict();\r\n\t\t\t\tfunction openPopup(url,width,height,delay,useajax,iframe,exitt){\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\talert(url);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tauthover.configure({\r\n\t\t\t\t\tiFrameAttribute : {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\" : \"autFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"id\" : \"authFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"src\" : \"http:\/\/wikipedia.com\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"height\" : \"100%\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"width\" : \"100%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\tmodalContent : url,\r\n\t\t\t\twidth : width,\r\n\t\t\t\theight : height,\r\n\t\t\t\tdelay : delay,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupUseAjax: 0,\r\n\t\t\t\ttargetUseIframe: iframe,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupIsRedirect: useajax,\r\n\t\t\t\texitAlertText: exitt\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\tauthover.triggerModal();\r\nreturn false;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/script><p><strong>\u00a0&#8220;My Horse Won&#8217;t Stand Still!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First &#8211; I got a nice note form Lucy:<\/p>\n<p>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been getting your daily emails for a while now and i<br \/>\njust wanted to say what help they have been.<\/p>\n<p>i have a 4 (nearly 5) year old welsh who is lovely in<br \/>\nevery way but is sometimes a bit spooky out hacking and some<br \/>\ntimes forgets who&#8217;s the owner.<\/p>\n<p>with your emails, i have learnt a lot on how to control him<br \/>\nand teaching him new things. as i was told before, a horse<br \/>\nnever stops learning.<\/p>\n<p>he&#8217;s come on leaps and bounds and i wanted to thank you once again.<\/p>\n<p>keep it up and a note to other horse owners with problem horses:<\/p>\n<p>Keep trying. a dream is the hardest thing to achieve. but<br \/>\nwhen you have it, it&#8217;s Amazing.<\/p>\n<p>thanks again,\u00a0\u00a0 Lucy and Toby x&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n<p>A common question I get is:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;What do I do when my horse won&#8217;t stand still?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Horse won&#8217;t stand when mounting and, in many cases,<br \/>\nthe horse won&#8217;t stand still for anything &#8211; mounting,<br \/>\ngrooming, saddling, picking up his feet, etc.<\/p>\n<p>This is a common problem and may have a few different causes:<\/p>\n<p>1. First &#8211; training, or lack of training.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not trying<br \/>\nto be cute but many horses simply haven&#8217;t been trained to<br \/>\nstand still when mounting.\u00a0 They start to move once you<br \/>\nplace weight on the stirrup or start to put the saddle<br \/>\nblanket on, etc.\u00a0 If you continue to let them get away<br \/>\nwith it then it forms a bad habit and they will always do it.<\/p>\n<p>In short &#8211; they have conditioned YOU to put up with it!<\/p>\n<p>2. The second cause could be due to discomfort.\u00a0 If your<br \/>\nhorse has sore muscles, saddle sores, poor-fitting tack,<br \/>\netc. then the horse may be reacting to the discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>Remember &#8211; horses will tend to move away from pressure<br \/>\nor pain.\u00a0 (Wouldn&#8217;t you?)\u00a0 If they&#8217;re moving when you mount<br \/>\nit might be due to discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure your tack fits right, the horse doesn&#8217;t have<br \/>\nlumps or sores, and that the girth and cinch are done properly.<\/p>\n<p>Mounting, especially when using a Western saddle, puts a<br \/>\nlot of pressure on the horse and the twisting and pulling<br \/>\nis throwing the horse out of balance.\u00a0 You can imagine<br \/>\nthat it&#8217;s somewhat natural for the horse to react to those<br \/>\npressures if not trained to stand.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230; assuming it&#8217;s not a physical problem with the<br \/>\nhorse and not a tack problem, let&#8217;s examine how we<br \/>\ncan keep your horse from moving while mounting:<\/p>\n<p>Remember &#8211; teaching a horse anything is the process of<br \/>\nforming good habits and impressing upon them what is right<br \/>\nand wrong through positive feedback or working them.<\/p>\n<p>If you ask a horse to do something and they do it, you<br \/>\nreward them with good words, pats and gentle strokes.<br \/>\nIf they do not do what you ask, you have them do work<br \/>\nor inflict pressure and then try it again.\u00a0 This is basic<br \/>\nhorse training 101.<\/p>\n<p>After they do the work or you let up the pressure, you<br \/>\nask them (or lead them) to what you want them to do again.<br \/>\nIf they do it, you reward them.\u00a0 If they don&#8217;t, you work<br \/>\nthem again.<\/p>\n<p>Sort of like &#8216;wash &#8211; rinse &#8211; repeat&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Some horses require more work than others.\u00a0 They all have<br \/>\ndifferent dispositions and react to different training<br \/>\nmethods (just like my 5 kids!).<\/p>\n<p>If your horse starts to move when mounting then one<br \/>\nway to handle it is to not finish mounting, take the<br \/>\nhorse and work it in the round pen a minute or two and<br \/>\nthen try to mount again.\u00a0 If the horse continues to move,<br \/>\nwork the horse again.\u00a0 Eventually, the horse will get<br \/>\nthe message &#8211; if I move, I get worked.\u00a0 (Wash &#8211; rinse &#8211; repeat).<\/p>\n<p>However, at the point the horse doesn&#8217;t move then<br \/>\nreward him right away.\u00a0 You can do this in steps &#8211;<br \/>\nput your foot in the stirrup and start to apply weight,<br \/>\nthen get off and reward him.\u00a0 Next, put more weight on,<br \/>\nbut don&#8217;t fully mount, dismount and reward him.<br \/>\nAgain &#8211; reward positive actions.<\/p>\n<p>This process works for many horses but takes time.\u00a0 And<br \/>\nyou have to continue to reward the horse each time<br \/>\nyou mount to fix the positive habit.<\/p>\n<p>But what do you do with the horse that won&#8217;t stand<br \/>\nfor anything due to his disposition or past problems?<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Beery&#8217;s Pulley Bridle &#8211; it is so effective for<br \/>\nso many problems it is worth having.\u00a0 It is adjustable<br \/>\nfor almost any size horse and is simple to use.<\/p>\n<p>Using the pulley bridle, you can quickly cure a horse<br \/>\nfrom multiple negative habits.\u00a0 The method is so effective<br \/>\ndue to applying pressure on top of the neck right behind<br \/>\nthe ears.\u00a0 There are exposed nerves there that will<br \/>\nliterally stop a horse in his tracks if the pressure is<br \/>\napplied properly (and MUST be used properly).<\/p>\n<p>In many cases only a couple quick jerks on the lead rope<br \/>\nof the pulley bridle will completely cure the horse.\u00a0 And,<br \/>\nit works great to teach a horse to let you lift its feet,<br \/>\nfrom shying at various things, teaching it to follow you,<br \/>\nbackup, etc.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a tremendous training aid.<\/p>\n<p>I would suggest most first-time users to have an assistant<br \/>\nwith them when using the Pulley Bridle for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The pulley bridle is a great time saver since it<br \/>\nis so effective.<\/p>\n<p>You can read about the pulley bridle here:<\/p>\n<p><strong>http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/bridle.html<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bridle comes with full instructions and examples of<br \/>\nuse for various bad habits.\u00a0 Be sure to read the instructions<br \/>\nbefore using the pulley bridle.\u00a0 It is to be used for<br \/>\ntraining purposes only.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, with the combination of the &#8220;Jesse Beery 8 Volume<br \/>\nCourse on Horsemanship&#8221; and the Pulley Bridle, you can solve<br \/>\n95% of your common horse problems.<\/p>\n<p>If you will take the time to read and study the horse<br \/>\ntraining methods in the Beery manuals and use his<br \/>\nmethods as he describes, you WILL be able to solve<br \/>\nyour horse problems.\u00a0 Guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/bridle.html<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Take time to train your horse&#8230;\u00a0 your efforts will be<br \/>\nwell-rewarded.\u00a0 Both you and your horse will enjoy each<br \/>\nother so much more.\u00a0 How long will you continue to put<br \/>\nup with a horse that has many bad habits?<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your horses&#8230;.please do it safely.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p>P.S. 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