Horse Lunging Problems and How To Solve Them, Mike Hughes,, Auburn California 

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Poor yearling if you carry on Wachin him your colt or phillie is gonna be ruined

@@10ksubswithoutanyvideoscha36 you know nothing about horses

Thank you, yes I know, when review the video's I always find things I could of done differently :)

Nice, horsemen and women who listen to each other and then make their own opinion often improve themselves more quickly than those who only trust their own methods. That's why I like you, because you listen to other people if they give some valid arguments.

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Thank You So Much :)

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Dis this method help? My mare does the se thing

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@@lucocoacry3798 that's not a random link, it's the guy who owns and runs the training channel you're watching's Web site.

@@southernforestgypsy okay

Sometimes it is safer to work close and some times is better to work them from a distance

Hi Yael! Have you had your horse checked through by a chiropractor?! If my horse, no matter what age, was showing these symptoms, I would, definitely, suspect some sort of physical issues. And I would, definitely, not sit on her back, before I had had this, possible issue solved! It might even be her tooth tips, that need to be rasped... Just some thoughts to take in consideration... All the best, to you both!🤠

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The horse is good and does not have that behavior any more, she is great, thank you for your comment :)

Thanks to you :-) !!

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If she is only halter broke you can always hand walk her for an hour a day, if she knows how to lunge you can walk and trot her on a lunge line for 15 to 20 minutes a day, also check out my new members page at mikehugheshorsetraining.vhx.tv/

I do have video's on that here on youtube but e-mail me at info@crib-free.com and I may be able to help you more :)

I have the same problem. I figured it out that it was my fault ( I was backing away making her think oh she's afraid.) well now I am because she turns her butt and kicks towards me. :/

Exactly the same problem with me, Lisa.

My gelding will turn and try to take off. He will also if you restrict him from taking off will rear up. And tips would be amazing!

First off guys for horses that turn and run, use a round pen until you have more control of and respect from your horse. This immediately solved the "turning to the outside" problem until the horse gets the idea of things. Being afraid of your horse is a no-no and moving away from their pressure is how you end up on the bottom of the totem pole. In a round pen, with an attached lunge line is how you should begin. If you were using a lunge whip, perhaps it was too much pressure for the space you had, and you need to downgrade to maybe just a dressage whip for the time being. Honestly, when I start a horse lunging, I don't even use a stick at all, but due to the fact that these horses have gotten over on you, I would say a dressage whip would suffice. Do a test with this dressage whip before you connect the horse to the lunge line. You are going to move your horse to the left, so have the whip in your right hand. Start just in neutral with your nose down and the whip touching the ground. THEN I want you to look up, swivel your hips so that when you stand square and look ahead, you are at a 45 degree angle behind the horse's shoulder (don't move the whip). Did your horse respond? Did they look at you (asking a question)? Start walking(looked for an answer to your pressure)? Etc? Keeping yourself at a 45 degree angle behind the horse's shoulder, I want you to now point the whip in your right hand at that shoulder but don't lift the tip off the ground. If your horse didn't walk before, is it walking now? If it already was, did it increase in speed? Then I want you to stare down that shoulder intensely and if your horse moves btw relax for a moment after to give the horse a release of pressure (but keep being at that angle). NOW, maintaining everything up to now, I want you to slowly lift the tip of the whip until it is parallel to the ground, pointing it at your horse (mind you, if you are looking at the shoulder, your arm and whip should be pointing further back on the horse but at that 45 degree angle, I don't want you immediately at the flank because this is a test to gauge the horse's sensitivity). As you are lifting the tip of the whip, I want you to gauge your horse's reaction. Is your horse moving? Did it get faster as you lifted the whip or did it only move at the end?how quickly did it respond and pick up speed? Is this horse ignoring you, or moving around? If moving, how fast? If your horse has been ignoring you this whole time, feel free to crack the whip to get the horse's attention and redo the test (but only after you have done all steps at least once). This is all to gauge the sensitivity of your horse when it comes to pressure and whether or not this is a respect issue or a fear/oversensitivity/overwhelmed by pressure issue. If your horse is overly sensitive, then be sensitive to that and apply your pressure strategically. If your horse is dead to this pressure and needs an attitude readjustment (bucking, rearing, etc), by all means, grab the lunge whip again, attach the lunge line and push that horse out, change directions, do not give to their pressure or take steps back from them, stand your ground, snap the lunge if the horse turns to kick you, making him face you instead and then change its direction -- but still be sure to relieve the horse from pressure when it does something right (so that the horse is encouraged to continue its good behavior). Add pressure as correctional and release pressure as a reward, don't overwhelm it and don't be afraid of your horse

I would teach him the forward cue, flexing and keeping on the distance of the circle that you would like him to be on. I teach all of these things on my horse training video's at mikehugheshorsetraining.vhx.tv

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The best way is to reteach the lunging lesson and if they act up I can go into the change of direction on the lunge line with them really having them work hard and at the same time improving there performance on the ground. All my full video's are on my members page at mikehugheshorsetraining.vhx.tv When you do become a member you can join my group page on facebook and post videos, pictures and ask more questions so I can help you more.

Health issue

I am so sorry you got kicked. So yes do lots of flexing, forward cue and showing respect. When you do start letting her out on the line to lunge her make sure you are out of her kicking range and then go from there. If she turns her butt to you use the forward cue firmly and really getting her working for you. mikehugheshorsetraining.vhx.tv

So that would tell you your horse needs a lot of practice going the bad way. In cases like that I will always go back to teaching the lesson with the flexing, disengaging the horses hips, the forward cue etc. When my horse is good both ways now I will go in to teaching the change of direction on the lunge line mikehugheshorsetraining.vhx.tv

This is the best way to go about teaching a horse to lunge. As far as the bad comments, some people have nothing better to do then bad mouth video's all day long, If there is anything I can help you with please let me know

Mike Hughes Okay thank you very much!

I don't bad mouth all day you ruin horses all day and your new horse is gonna be ruined so

@@Marcoeful this is Janet not Glen lol. i have a 17 month old draft cross and she is shoulder pushy and has space issues. i am a greenie so this behaviour makes me nervous but imagine couple hundred more pounds, less manners and fresh after winter...not so good. I have to use her breed traits to her advantage. I found the first part very helpful to get her started moving out and then extend the line. i can practise that this am . i cant seem to get myself behind her energetically and with my body to keep forward motion. i give her the wrong message she slows down and turns to face me like she was just taught. i dont want to chase her heels with a whip so i hope the very first skill in your video works!

Hi L. K! I would, definitely, get in touch with a professional horse trainer, if both you -and the horse are so green..!! Are you kidding me -that combination could go, dangerously, wrong..(!!) If you don't know the equine language, at all -the misunderstandings, frustrations, and so forth, are very likely to build up, if not being addressed correctly..(!!) All the best!

Lunging is typically used to help better your horse when you go to ride him - typically not the other way around. I’ve found one of the best ways to fix that problem is to ask someone to help you for 10 minutes a few times a week (Should only take a 2-5 sessions). Have someone walk on the outside of the horse and lead them around you while you give the horse queues while youre lunging. During the last few minutes of each session, have your helper stop holding the horse but keep walking next to them. Eventually have your friend move further away. After a few sessions your friend shouldnt have to lead the horse around you but can just guide her. If you can get your horse solid at the walk, typically once you pick up a gait it will be easier for them to stay out on a longer line. Horses are pretty smart, yours should pick up on this technique pretty quickly. Best of luck!

@@tedthecameraman9514 Wow, just before you made this comment I had the same idea. It worked perfectly. I thought I was the only one who had the idea to try that. I guess not. Thanks

Yes this would work for you to begin with and you can give him more line as he gets better, also for more information contact me at info@crib-free.com

Alright! Thank you very much I will try it on him.

E-mail me at info@crib-free.com to begin with and I probably can help you more

But what do u think i can do to start

You can start teaching him how to flex and disengage his hips, Check out my Horsemanship Members Page, I have over 160 video's on there with 8 new video's added each month and the video's walk your through step by step with easy to follow methods in anything you would like to teach your horse, Here is the Link mikehugheshorsetraining.vhx.tv/

ok thanks because he doesnt know how to flex so that is a start

Good Morning, When horse do that I go back into teaching the lunging lesson in having her flex to the halter both to the right and to the left, the forward cue, having the horse do small circles at a walk around me staying flexed and then I will start giving more line making the circles bigger and then build it up into a trot. As far as the biting goes I will replace the biting with something I want the horse to do like round penning, lunging, etc. The exercise has to take work and something you want your horse to work on so you are replacing the biting with a performance lesson on the ground mikehugheshorsetraining.vhx.tv

@@Marcoeful Can i just say a big thank you for replying and we are off to go try this on her in the morning hope it works that you so much!

Yes get a lunge whip that is longer for the lunging. We always stay as gentle as we can but as firm as we need to be. You horse is telling you no and we have to say yes you will lunge for me as long as he is not in pain. Now what I mean by being firm is when a horse does that to me I will hit the ground with the whip as hard as I need to. If he still does not move or kick out then I will tap him on the hind end as firm as I need to until he moves off. So give it a try and let me know how it goes for you. :)

You can't train horses

Good Afternoon, if you horse is no supple enough then you need to take a few steps back and work on getting him to flex both directions to left and to the right until he is butter soft and then teach him to disengage his hips while he is flexed until he is just as soft and then continue on to this exercise, If you join my group page on facebook you can send me videos of you working with your horse so i can help you more. https//mikehugheshorsetraining.vhx.tv

@@Marcoeful thanks. I joined the fb group and I'll get a video, maybe hes not as supple as i think and need to go back

@@rlckwd2 Sounds Good, When you get a chance video tape him and post your video on the group page and i can see what is going on and help you more :)

@@Marcoeful thank you! And thank you for your timely reply

@@rlckwd2 You are very Welcome :)

You can use your voice all day long with a disrespectful horse and at the end of the day they are still going to be disrespectful. The whip is only a extension your arm not to hurt the horse in any way or manner, in no way was this mare ever scared of me or anything else

Voice command only works for so long. Horses are like children if there is no follow up consequence or push for understanding they dont give a damn or dont improve and get worse. You dont let a child think b is d and go with it or let them jump on the lounge and watch them you correct them or give a consequence. Its all apart of learning.

The horse that you are working with is far from the above mentioned. I think you are not looking at her body language only what you want to achieve. As well as Horse are not made to disrespect anything - find the underlying problem and work with it - a troubled horse needs to except and see that you are not the same as the previous RESPECT does not come from a whip - as people we know this.

No i disagree - children get worse when power is enforced and you only expect a certain act or response when needed and the rest of the time people are not bothered Like your child will jump on your coach when you are not there (guaranteed), but through COMMUNICATION - VOICING your unhappiness a layer Of understanding is already put in place NOW if you child or horse does it again you voice it stronger - and done again you whip slightly, this will provide a level of I understood - I tried again and this is her response - POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT . Now horses are much like that - Force and already damaged horse and you will only receive what needs to be given at the time, now thats not what you are looking for, you look for a well rounded horse who aims to satisfy and enjoys the process. Another thing RESPECT , COMMUNICATION, COURAGE and openness is what people should provide their horses - not just ride and jump off - you cant carry your child and just leave it when you feel so. Horses know when we come with good spirit and intentions and they know when they are being little shits :) - I bother my horse so much - if he is grumpy towards me - I sit in his stall until he shows me the respect i deserve as I portray to him he gives it back when we are in the arena !

I am glad you can tell ma all about this horse when you were not even there and are watching a 3 minute video, yes this horse was disrespectful and I did not use the whip on her, so watch the video again

Work on teaching her to move her shoulders, and once she gets good at it you can cue her to move her shoulders away from you while lunging. Hope that makes sense!

Start teaching him on to flex with the halter on and the forward cue to get him relaxed and then start slowly teach him how to lunge

Mike Hughes I did that, now he lunged freely without a rope. I had to work in a round pen though. My barn area was too small, pasture was definitely too big so I used my round pen. Thank you! (Justice (this horse) is a fast learner) It's been 4 days since I've tried. He freaks out in open areas but is to enclosed in small areas

By the way, I found out from his coggins that he's not even cob or TWH blood at all, he's a standardbred

Yes it would help out a lot and teach this in full on my Horsemanship members page at mikehugheshorsetraining.vhx.tv/ if you would like to join

Get control of his hind quarters

There are simple ways to fix the issues with any horse. Sometimes horses will test those limits but staying consistent will go along ways

To begin with I am going to make sure the horse I am working with has not kicking problems and if he does I will take care of it, then I am going to have him or her soft on the lunge line that if they even think about it I will pull their nose in and have them move that hip away from me but for more info contact me at info@crib-free.com

ok thanks for helping me but he has just got out of pasture from 3 years of not being touched and i finally was able to put the saddle on without him moving away and he does fine with the ride its just after that one day he hasnt let me near him without pinning his ears back and trying to kick me

When they shut down after escalating it’s because they’ve dropped into a dorsal “freeze” response. Basically her nervous system responded to a threat (probably pain as you mentioned) by first trying flight (jigging). When that didn’t work, it went to fight (kicking out). When that also wasn’t effective, it responded by dropping into freeze, which is basically every mammal’s way of coping with a threat that it can’t run from or fight

This horse did kick out, i just had to keep her nose on me when she was acting up. She was a handful but today she gives children lessons. mikehugheshorsetraining.vhx.tv