What you said in the beginning "if your horse can feel a fly on their back, there ia no reason for hitting, kicking etc." Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Can we pass that on?!
At the riding school I got to, a lot of the horses are fairly lazy, possibly because they get ridden by different people, so I'm definitely going to use stuff from this video. I don't think it helps that I've got into a bad habit of my feet being too far back
This really really helps. My horse is a lazy ottb. It’s super hard to get him moving at first. This really helped me. Now I’m going to work on getting him to slow down because once you get him going he doesn’t want to stop...
I had one of those in the past too 😂 to be honest, he just hated groundwork. He was very backwards minded for dressage, but as soon as poles appeared or we went galloping in hacking, he was a different horse! ❤️ Could have been to do with my riding ability too at the time as I was just a pre-teen when I had him ☺️
Thank you for making this video!! You made this very clear and this was super helpful!! Thank you so so much. My gelding will go off at the beginning and then he slowly just stops listening to my leg, and now I realize it was most likely because I never gave a release from my leg.
Great video! Watching your videos is like having classroom lectures that review and confirm what your trainer tells you and that you can watch over and over again. Thanks from a loyal fan. Beautiful PSG on Harvard in another video.
I am really becoming a huge fan of this channel. This video was VERY helpful for me as I'm developing a young horse who lives behind the leg. It's the "little things" that are often forgotten or overlooked in daily riding and training, and your explanations are very clear and easy to comprehend and apply to your riding. Between you and Joseph, I am in dressage RU-vid heaven! Haha. Thank you! Really great vid!
I agree, I can't think of any lazy horses. Tight, yes! I think that people have gotten in the way their horse so much that they get dull. I know because I am guilty of the charge. So I work very hard at trying to stay out of her way. Tight horses are another story. My last clinic with my mentor he said to get to her feet and she'll be quiet as a church mouse. Tom Dorrance said that all trouble comes from horses not moving their feet. Thank you for another great video. It reminded me of some things I have learned.
If your horse doesn't want to move off your leg, make sure you check your saddle fit before being more firm; it might be that it's causing discomfort or even pain and impeding the horse's ability to do what you're asking.
I have have a horse that is lazy. In fact I have to work really hard on the ground to get him to canter. He will generally only do three or four rounds in the canter. When he does canter his canter is very nice and smooth. Any suggestions?
Hello! I’ve recently been obsessed with your videos. I’ve been riding for a while, but only once a month. Now my parents are finally able to pay for weekly lessons, and I’ll be joining team riding this year! I’ve been trying to find videos to help me improve my riding. Yours are very informative in particular! You explain things in a simple yet helpful way. I also like how you show what not to do, and I’ve realized that I’ve been doing some of those things. Now I know how I can fix them! I just have one question. There is a lesson pony at my barn who is very lazy, and doesn’t respond well to leg pressure. I’m confident I can get her going more using the tips in this video, but there’s just one issue: she bucks. This mare will buck when I put any pressure with my leg. Then I waste a bunch of time trying to get her to move while she bucks for a while. Do you have any tips? I’m not sure what I can do as she is a lesson horse, so it’s not like I can work with her on a daily basis. I’m excited for future uploads!
Hi! Yes, how cool that you are going to get to ride more! That's awesome! Since it is a school horse, I'm guessing the pony is used to intimidating the rider and getting them to give up when she bucks. It's all about pressure and release. Keep asking until she goes and stops bucking, then leave her alone. It is hard though since you are not riding her consistently.... Good luck!!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage Thank you so much! I can ride the pony now with little to no bucks and she's much more responsive to my leg. I'm so glad I found your channel :)
Can you explain what you are doing with your lower leg at the trot as it appears you are spurring him every stride? Or is he bouncy and your lower leg is moving in tempo? I have a lazy horse and am struggling with this. Your video is helpful as I think I do clamp with the lower leg. Thanks!
the horse i ride used to be a lesson horse so he definitely knows how to get around work but it’s become so hard to ride him because he’s so lazy i really want to be able to grow as a rider but it’s really hard. He never wants to work whenever i try to jump him it takes so much work to get him to trot and then when we come up to e jump he goes into a walk and steps over it and if he does jump at a trot right after the jump he stops
In another video about turning with the outside rein and leg you say that if the horse does not turn it's usually because you don't have enough leg. I am confused about how to do more leg ind the turning without clamping or missing up the aid for going forward?
Hi Sabrina, thanks so much for watching, The turning is about getting them around the inside leg with the outside leg acting as a guide for them. This video really explains turning well too ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l1uu2P5lhyg.html
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Thanks for focussing on the so many common problems encountered at the lower levels. I have a question about taking the bottom of your calf off. My horse has problems bending around my inside leg, and staying steady on the outside rein when we are going left. He also wants to pop his right shoulder. Should I keep my inside leg on continuously or should I be taking it on and off on a 20 m circle. Thanks
You don't want to have to support your horse constantly with your lower leg. So I would move him over, then try to release the pressure and if he falls in again, then put your leg back on.
So I have a 12 yo OTTB who just stands there right off the mounting block. Wont take a foot forward (with me. He is better with the more experienced rider). I get worried about kicking him or using the whip because I don’t want to escalate the situation. Any groundwork exercises you recommend ?
Sometimes it's the location of the mounting block, you could try moving it. Or have someone with you practice mounting, and then while you're mounted, add leg and get them to hand walk you off (multiple times). Or you could ride for a bit, get him reactive to your leg, and then come back to practice mounting and walking off.
Amelia - any thoughts on an OTTB that I would say is “lazy” but he is very sticky. I’ve had him a year and we had to go back to basic ground work for about 6 months and now have maybe 3 months of time under saddle again. Every day he responds to the leg by slowing down at first. We start with transitions and eventually he gets going and then is almost over responsive - I feel like he is reading my mind before I ask. But I don’t quite understand why we have to repeat that conversation daily of the fact that he needs to go when I put leg on. We introduced canter departs a week ago and it seemed like he was starting to get the idea but then the next day I got on and he refused to go forward at all and that’s been my week. Progressing through the aids - leg, kick, whip and then my trainer with a lunger whip behind him to get him to go. I feel like there is some mental piece I am missing. I don’t understand his motivation for not wanting to go. I am trying my best to immediately release and make things really nice and happy every time he does respond by going forward. But I don’t get what’s happening in his head that he doesn’t seek the happy place in going forward…
I will add that he has a ton of go on the trail, he does okay with going forward in the indoor area but outdoors has been the biggest sticky place. Which adds to why I feel like it’s something I am missing in understanding his motivations or how to make going in the arena appealing like it is out on the trail.
