Thank you for finally explaining why we start this training on the Offside! Can't tell you how many videos I turned out of bc I thought the trainers were mind-addled, LOL. Now to go practice on my "new" 20-something boss mare who has never seen a mounting block!
I've been looking for this as my horse has suddenly stopped stopped standing to allow me to mount. Thank you so much for explaining it so well and keeping it simple.
hi there! i really love your video, and was hoping you (or someone!) could answer a question for me! i taught this to my gelding, who is very soft and he learned it straight away! I’ve tried teaching it to my friend’s mare now, but she doesn’t quite understand. i can stand there and tap her offside and click all day, but she won’t budge. it’s like she thinks that it’s a desensitization exercise. she understands moving away from pressure when i’m on the right side, but stands totally still when i get on her offside. do you have any suggestions to working with her? she’s usually very soft to pressure, but i’m sure i need to take steps back with her. thank you!!
If she does it when you’re on the right side (moves away from pressure), you could try instead of going over the back to hit that spot go under the neck and tap broadside on the far side while you’re still standing on the near side of the horse.
What to do if the horse tries to circle the mounting block when attempting this? Do you prevent him from going forward whilst applying steady pressure?
Good job! Thanks for sharing. I want to be able to mount my horses like this from either side, so I’ve been teaching them this from both sides. Do you find that most horses have one side that they catch on a lot quicker? And is there anything you would do differently for their “good side” vs “bad side”? And is this fairly typical - around 10-15 minutes- to teach it assuming you have all the prerequisite steps down good?
Usually, most horses are one-sided because people spend more time on the near side than the far side. As far as duration, I would say this video is longer than I would actually spend working on this exercise. Usually, it’s just 3 to 5 minutes after or before a ride, I find often that smaller segments more frequently are more beneficial than longer segments all at one time. However, for the purpose of showing people how I do it, this is the best set up for that, and Barron was willing to participate the entire time. A lot of times Horses can get frustrated or tuned out.
How much pressure? I tap my horse over and over and over, nothing; he doesn't move over. I added a little pressure and still no response. I don't want to wallup on him.
Depends on the horse and the circumstance. Does he move off pressure of your hand? Yield hindquarters away? Both ways? You probably need to break it into smaller steps.
