{"id":166,"date":"2010-04-30T09:17:51","date_gmt":"2010-04-30T15:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=166"},"modified":"2010-04-30T09:17:51","modified_gmt":"2010-04-30T15:17:51","slug":"horseback-riding-being-responsive-to-your-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/horseback-riding-being-responsive-to-your-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"Horseback Riding: Being Responsive to Your Horse"},"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><h1><\/h1>\n<p><font class=\"bodytext\">Every horseback rider wants their horses to be responsive to their commands and ques.\u00a0 But what many green and intermediate riders fail to recognize is that the rider needs to be responsive to the horse as well.<\/p>\n<p>We, as riders, need to be responsive to the horse&#8217;s response&#8230;.that sounds funny but &#8217;tis true.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key principles in horse training and riding is pressure-release.\u00a0 A horse will almost always move away from pressure.\u00a0 But sensing when the horse is reacting to the pressure is the responsibility of the rider.\u00a0 In the early stages of training you must learn to sense when the horse is giving or reacting to the pressure &#8211; we call it &#8220;a try&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>What follows is an excellent article written by Prof. Clint Depew of the LSU AgCenter about this very issue.<\/p>\n<p>Also &#8211; if you didn&#8217;t take advantage of the free &#8220;Basic Horse Training&#8221; booklet we are distributing then you can get it here:<\/p>\n<p><font class=\"bodytext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/basic-horse-training.html  \" title=\"Basic Horse Training Free Booklet\" target=\"_blank\">Click  HERE for the Basic Horse Training\u00a0 Booklet<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the article now:<\/p>\n<p>One of the most critical concepts in developing a responsive  horse is to respond to\u00a0 its responses.\u00a0To respond to the horse, you  must feel his response and understand it.<\/p>\n<p>If the horse gives you  the slightest response either away from pressure on the bit or your  legs, you must remove the cue immediately for the horse to understand\u00a0he  responded correctly. <strong>You can practice learning to respond to your horse  by getting a partner and a large rubber band.<\/strong> You and your partner  should stretch the rubber band and one of you close your eyes. When your  partner moves the rubber band forward or releases pressure on the  rubber band, you move your hand forward to respond to the change in  pressure.<\/p>\n<p>You can add more incentive and excitement to this  exercise by allowing the partner to pop you with the rubber band if you  do not release the pressure immediately when he releases pressure. In  this way you are learning to respond to your partner to avoid getting  popped. As you become proficient at this exercise, you will be able to  detect the small responses of your horse better. Practice on your horse  by pulling on the reins until you have just a slight pressure on his  mouth. As soon as the horse makes the slightest movement back or drops  his nose, release the pressure on the reins. By doing this simple  exercise, you will have the horse able to\u00a0respond immediately when you  pick up the reins.<\/p>\n<p>The same exercise can be done with the leg  cues. Push one leg against the horse\u2019s side lightly and, as soon as the  horse starts to move away from the cue, immediately move your legs. As  you become more proficient at detecting these small responses in a  horse, your horse will become more responsive and more fun to ride.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/basic-horse-training.html \" title=\"Basic Horse Training Free Booklet\" target=\"_blank\">Click HERE for the Basic Horse Training\u00a0 Booklet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every horseback rider wants their horses to be responsive to their commands and ques.\u00a0 But what many green and intermediate riders fail to recognize is that the rider needs to be responsive to the horse as well. 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