HOW TO TEACH YOUR HORSE TO CONNECT IN A SLIDING STOP 

That’s fantastic! That’s why I do it!

Every being learns from the release!!

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Little pressure as necessary

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Haha! It my take three! 😜😜

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Good eye!

@@mattmillsreining1 nice to see one!!😉 So many trainers don't build that.

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The reason your horse is stopping on his front end is because you are asking for the stop at the wrong part of his stride. Gotta say whoa when the front feet are on the ground and the hind feet are in the air. With his hind legs free, he can shoot them under his body.

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Some advice I can give you is keeping putting your weight in the stirrups and lean back. Also engage your core muscles!

Are you saying he has a hard mouth?

Backdrop 4:45

If she’s trying to slide that’s her stopping on her hind end

If she stops heavy on her front end, doing this exercise will help her shift that weight to her hind end instead. Backing the horse right after stopping teaches them to think backwards when asking for the woah. If you can consistently do this your horse will begin to think backwards automatically when you stop, thus putting her in the correct position for backing up/ ie usinng her hind end to stop. Another helpful exercise is to ask her to trot real big and ask for her to lift her back by squeezing her belly with both legs until you see that pole (top of her head) drop slightly. Don’t worry about speed, if she needs to speed up that’s fine, she wants to canter that’s fine, she will figure out she doesn’t need to go faster. Every time she drops that head slightly you take your legs off her side and that’s her reward. This will teach her to lift her back naturally and shifts the power to her hind end instead of the front.

@@catdog7497 If they aren't bred for reining, they aren't going to do the sliding stop.

@@eileenmcnutt9159 That way of thinking that a horse can only do what it was bred for is a bit out-dated. Breeding / selecting for reigners can certainly create an elite athlete but it does not mean that horses that weren't chosen for the discipline cant also have physical traits and the training to enable them to perform a sliding stop.

@@catdog7497 my mare does the same thing, she was a cutting horse as well. I’ve been working on her frame for a few months. I’m going to be putting her into barrel racing and poles, she’s going to thrive in this discipline. I will definitely be trying what you said. I think a lot of barrel racers have a bad rep because of how harsh they are with their horses mouth and how bad their horses are behaved. Although, I’m trying to put a different perspective on it. So I’ve been doing a lot of flatwork and groundwork with my horse. She’s a very forward little mare. I still have many things to touch up with her as well. I’m glad I was looking through the comments and saw yours!!!

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The low head carry is a result from lifting the back and belly of the horse to create a rounded back, and allow the horse to truly use its hindquarters as the power source. A horse can carry his head low and not use his hind end well, but a horse that rounds his back and pushes off with his hind end will carry his head low naturally. This is a desired effect in dressage, english pleasure, western pleasure, reigning, and a few other disciplines. The desire isn’t so much for a low head as it is for a powerful hindquarters and rounded, arched back, lifting at the barrel. This is the desire. The horses head follows naturally by resting lower.

@@catdog7497 That was a wonderful explanation. Thank you.

The below explanation is a great one for conformation!! Reining horses are bred to have a level top line which means a “ low “ headset. I personally try to pick prospects that naturally carry their heads in this position.

Thank you! I appreciate you saying that!

@@mattmillsreining1 I'm experienced in hunters and dressage but I'm interested in 'jumping' over to the 'other' side after watching you ride and coach. The foundations are the same.

It could be her focus face. My horse pins her ears when I do liberty but it’s because she’s focusing

Loud tail too. No offense cause she's a pretty mare but isn't she too camped out in back to ever be a good stopper?

@@cicibradley2809At the risk of showing my ignorance, what is "camped out"?

You are wrong! She is a very happy camper. Brandy loves her job. Let’s not go down this road...

She is a great stopper. No offense taken. Not all horses are made to use their tails equally Brandy has been very active with her tail long before we put a saddle on her. Never be in a hurry to go negative!

4:44 is Matt explaining the process. lol

I see what you see! I’m a fan of Matt’s training so that was disappointing to see at his barn. However, I wouldn’t call this abuse. It’s important to remember that Matt is not the one on the horse- and we don’t know who is. I would hope to see more finesse if Matt was the one riding. The word ‘abuse’ get thrown around so much that I think the overuse of it contributes to the blurring of “the line” where training becomes abuse. The horse in the background appears pretty much unbothered and relaxed. I take that as a good sign. I’ve seen riders that do this on autopilot because they know nothing else and that shit really gets to me because it serves no purpose other than making your horse dull to your aids. Is it ideal? No. Is it abuse? Also no.

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