Thanks for watching! I hope this video was helpful 😊 If you want more riding tips, here’s a video I did on how to improve your seat when riding: ua-cam.com/video/31AhD5E8FHs/v-deo.html
I love a coach who doesn't pull any punches -- like, "it was your fault you fell off, now let's talk about how to make sure it doesn't happen again". Ha!
I've been riding for 3 years but this has helped me so much. I keep slipping out of my stirrups sometimes, sometimes not, and I never noticed what could've been my mistake.
I’ve laid on my horse bareback whilst trotting him around lol it’s pretty fun and when I touch his tail he stops makes my friends laugh when I show them tho sometimes when he stops I slip off😔
i really wish my coach taught me the one-rein stop earlier because I'm 7 years into my riding and just learned it through a green young thoroughbred who bolts every chance he gets. thx for all the tips, much appreciated.
The one rein stop is a weapon, to be used judiciously. If your horse is good with flexions and accepts it, you are probably ok. It does not work on all horses, though.
I’ve been riding for like 2 and half years and this really helped! The gripping with your knees helped me because I still struggle with my legs moving to much but this helped me realise what I did wrong.
My goal is to be less afraid of horses. I'm not ready to ride (probably never will be), but right now my goal is to be able to walk beside the horse and everyone be comfortable. I appreciate your videos. I've been watching a lot of them these past few days to learn, because when you learn about something, it becomes less scary. Tucker seems nice, and seeing how he is sweet with you is really helpful, too.
Very true to look to yourself before blaming your horse. It almost Always is down to bad riding. I remember the lessons I did take they actually told you to grip with your knees, it took getting my own horse at around 8 years old to get out of that because he bucked. A lot of bad riding goes back to bad instruction. I remember telling a riding teacher that I didnt have to be driving my own horse on all the time because he liked responding and going out, she told me he must be badly schooled?! Some instructors were awful back in the day...thats the early 60's in case youre wondering. I dont use bits or anything nowadays as I find I get better results without "artificial aids". I think the looking down thing is one way that horses differentiate between experienced and non experienced riders. You know how much they play up when they have a newbie on board lol. I never have that problem as whatever I do must communicate the "dont mess with this one" message to horses. When I worked at trekking centres in my holidays, riders would sometimes ask to swap horses because their mounts were being difficult and when I did, the difficult horse would instantly change demeanour whilst the horse I had been riding would gradually become lazier, eating grass and lagging behind...you know the drill.. I think the looking down thing is maybe one of the "tells" that lets them know what they can get off with, and who knows what theyre doing.
I'm not currently an owner or a rider, but the goal is to one day have enough land of my own to have a few horses and perhaps a goat or two. So these videos are definitely helpful :)
Great advice! My goal is to be more confident, sit better in my seat and to not rely on my stirrups so much. I’m currently taking lessons on a 16.2hh OTTB, were both learning!
When I get nervous i tell my trainer i just need to take some deep breaths, and he just gives me a moment to collect myself. Then I'll feel better. Good tip
Really good advice, I'm a non-professional dressage rider of 13 years and everything you've said in this video is how I was taught early by a classically trained dressage coach. God bless everyone who is trying to get better and build that improved relationship with your horse! I'm certainly not perfect just never give up!
I've been riding western for 10 years, but im starting english in the spring to diversify my skill set, thanks for this! I'll pay attention to these things :)
@@nadiaivanova848 very well! new trainer said i was a natural and my western trainer would hate me sdkjdfhkjs (she doesnt and actually begrudgingly admitted my riding was better hahah)
I was riding the second time yesterday. You video helped to finalize to some conclusions. I was pinching the belly with my ankles. The mere got right into trot. That was a little to fast into going fast for me. Then the reigns where to short. I could not let them loose enough. So the mere went backwards, when I wanted to go forward.
I am a horse rider in Mumbai, India For more then 50 years at the most famous Amateur Riders' club. The best civilian riding club in India. I do teach horse riding to children and adults. At that time this kind of your videos help me to guide the beginners on a dimple language. Your videos are too good. Thanks
I don’t ride at the moment I mostly do groundwork like leading and driving with my horse but soon I will start to ride and the more confident I am the better I’ll feel. Learning how to do it correct really helps so thanks for the video :)
I have been riding for seven years but I still watched this to see if I was making any beginner mistakes. Surprisingly, I had never heard about the one rein stop before. This was very helpful, thank you!
Same. And I had never heard of the one rein stop either which is unfortunate because I could've used it in many situations before. I had one horse that kept throwing me off and I didn't get any info from my teacher on how to prevent that.
This was very helpful for me, I always forget to release pressure! 😅 I’m gonna try harder to remember that and the stirrup one was pretty helpful too. I always put my foot too high and now I know not to do that. Thanks!
It is my biggest dream in life to ride and be around horses. Unfortunately I cannot afford lessons, so I am watching many UA-cam videos to prepare for the day I hopefully am able to sigh up!
you are literally amazing!! I go riding with my friend every once in awhile, and I watch your videos everytime for a week before the lesson/ride!! you have actually made me a better rider if I’m being honest. I just actually watched your video about post trotting, and this helped me SO much. thank you for all your hard work and for making me a even better rider with your videos!!
I remember my last riding lesson, about six months ago, before school started, my trainer told me to just drop the reins and post with my arms out, I never understood why until now!
Awesome tips for beginners! I'm always going to struggle with having straight arms lol. I try so hard to get a bend, but my arms are so short and my mare's neck is so long 😂
It is all relative. Keeping bend in your elbow and thumbs up is not just for show but your muscle function. The horse can feel the difference wether you ride english with contact or even a loose rein. You won't see many top riders with crappy equitation. Riding very green horses will or can shift some better equitation riding habits...
Do you need longer reins? I've found over the last several years that whenever I end up with straight arms when riding, it's because my reins are actually too short. The thoroughbred where I ride, we started out with him having reins almost as short as roping reins (4ft, so 8ft total) and they were *waaay* too short, so we tried the standard 54" reins, and those were still too short (even I was still riding on the buckle), so he now has 7ft split reins (7ft each side), and those are perfect, as they're plenty long enough for anyone who rides him (and they're pretty much the only pair of reins on the place that are).
@@virglibrsaglove I just watched the position one she linked in the description, and she showed holding an object between her elbow and her side and keeping her elbow tucked to try to keep the object from falling out. A friend of mine holds her arms really high and wide when she rides, so I'm going to be using this trick to hopefully help correct her hand position and overall position (she brings her hand back behind her knee when turning at anything faster than a walk, causing the horse to slow down every time, so that's something we're going to be working hard on when she visits again in a couple months).
I have just bought a new horse that was badly neglected. We seem to be bonding and getting to know each other. At this point she is respectful but I want to be able to trust her at all gaits. She's a 6 year old OTTB that's been off the track for 2 years.
I appreciate your channel! I decided to go riding a bit and thought it would be a great idea to learn a little before riding. I have ridden years ago occasionally but really never knew the correct form etc. Now looking forward to trying this out and going riding, thanks!
How did it go? Did you feel more confident going back out now? I'm doing pretty much the same. Only I haven't been back out yet. I'm "practicing" here first.
I’m riding a young horse who gets really fast and my goal is to slow her down and try to not even let her get that fast ! I’m not a beginner rider lol I’ve been riding for 10 years but I love your videos so much!! I think this would’ve really helped me when I started riding !
I took riding lessons when I was a girl, but chickened out when we got to the "learn how to jump" part. I'm now taking English Saddle lessons again, and I want to become at least competent at it. At my age I'm not sure I can get to the "jump" point, but we'll see. Your videos are very helpful!
thank you for the knee part!! im still learning to canter, and my foot slips out of the stirrup quite often during the trot-to-canter transition, it definitely might be that im trying to "prepare" for the transition by gripping with my knees, i will definitely watch that carefully the next time i ride!
Make sure to "give and take" so kinda for with the horse so your seat goes forward and back your hands are pretty steady and your feet barely give and take
I went to a horse camp for a few years, because it was my only access to horses and any kind of riding. And I'm glad I never made most mistakes on this list. Means my instructors did a good job. Watching all of these videos on horses and the new things I'm learning is making me want to just be around a horse. I dont even have to ride, I just want to be near a horse so hecking bad! 😭 I love them, but I have no access to them.
These top 10 things are so important in hypnotherapy. The horses trained for this are exceptional because they expect their disabled writer to do all the wrong things at first.😊
my goal right now is to get better at jumping and have more control over my mare (she is super strong haha) also I am trying to get better at riding bareback! it was my second time yesterday and I am doing much better in the trot. Hope to try cantering at some point :D
Been riding for 8 years, your video's are super nice as some kind of reminder and refresher. Makes me feel good when I can check off the things I do 😊.
I made all these mistakes first time on a horse. ALL of them. What happened was the horse realized there was a dweeb on top and took off galloping through the stables with me like a bobble head astride. Then it made a 90 degree turn that almost threw me, and took me into the open field at full gallop, and ran under a low hanging branch that I barely missed by crouching low to its neck. Then it bucked, and tho I stayed on, I kept pulling back on the reins for balance. What a nightmare. I KNEW I was doing it all wrong but didn't know how and the horse was fed up with me. Finally, someone rode out to rescue me (well, probably US), led us back at a walk in icy silence, and I got off with the horse GLARING at me, whites all around, as well as everyone else standing nearby. One person spat, "It's bad form to ride through the stables!" Like that was the worse of my worries at the time ... ETIQUETTE. :D I don't blame the horse - didn't then either - but realized the importance of understanding rider 'language' through handling. I'm much better at it now. :D
The looking up makes a lot of sense for those that have done gymnastics/cheerleading. My coach would say “look where you want to go, not where you want to avoid.”
I’ve never ridden English, it fascinates me though, it’s like a ballet. In all my trail rides the guides tell me to hold the reins in one hand (western). I didn’t know you could hold with both. I guess the one hand is supposed to allow us to push against the horn or grip the back if we’re feeling a little unsteady, instead of using our legs to grip.
I never was told about the one rein stop, and that shattered my confidence as my horse often played up for me and in the end I just gave up and stopped riding. THANK YOU!!!
My first real "lesson horse" is an amazing giant horse with tremendous heart and his very own mind. There are horses who can block the one rein stop by bracing their neck. One certainly could "break" the horse by applying sufficient (huge) force to that one rein stop, but, hey, who is so savage to want to do that? Not me and not my instructor.So instead I had to turn the horse on a big circle, then gradually shrinking it to the size of a volte. It could take a minute or two until he needed to take a breath. Fell down more than once in the initial period of training. That horse taught me not to use the one rein stop. The one rein stop is to be thought as a weapon, not a proper riding technique. Edit: There is such thing as flexion in standstill with a nervous horse. It too is a weapon, but far less dangerous than to halt abruptly a galloping horse
Great tips. My knees were always an issue and I have to consciously think about not gripping cuz I loose my stirrups everytime I trot. Once I fixed that it was a total game changer and took less energy to ride as well
I have my own pony, she’s a beautiful cob (13.1h) I can only trot atm but I’m soon gonna start learning to canter. In the future I’d love to learn to jump bareback. Or just jump in general lol. Or ride bareback, hoping to be working on that. I love the thought of it. Your videos have helped me so much so far, thank you.
The third mistake, Putting your foot too far in the stirrup, I never thought I had to put it on like the tip of the foot! Helped me a lot! Thanks! Also! You got a new subscriber! Really helpful videos! Thanks!
I've done SO many of these! Especially the looking at the horse. As for the one rein stop, my horse is a runner so she'll get random zoomies when im on her and we cant be doing that so i make her go in circles to calm down. Super important and helpful! I've been riding for 4 years now, and i'm def improving, Even this video. I'm taking tips here lol Thanks!
Be careful because The One-Rein Stop does not always work on some horses. I went with a few friends to a riding stable and while waiting for our turn I noticed there was a quarter horse that had no breaks. This was very dangerous since at the last 500 feet or so of the ride, the horses are allowed to make a mad dash to the fence. So I have seen riders go flying over the head of the quarter horse when he make a sharp stop at the fence. When it came to out turn they could see one of my friends was nervous and was the first time riding, and what do they give him? Yes, this quarter horse with no breaks. Half way threw the ride we all got off and I took this opportunity to switch horses with my friend since I had way more experience riding. At the end where the mad dash to the fence started I tried to hold him .back. It was Impossible. I tried the one-rein stop and had his head turn all the way to my knee and he continued running forward. I found this to be so much more dangerous that I had to give him his head. I didn't want him bumping into the other horses or tripping because he couldn't see where he was running. By some miracle, I managed to stay on him when he made his sharp stop at the fence, though I did fly forward but managed to stay in the saddle. That horse should not have been used at a riding stable and especially given to people who had no experience in riding a horse. So extremally dangerous.
Just found your channel. I just want to become for comfortable and confident in the saddle to ride better. I used to ride with a friend when I was young and now taking some lesson as an adult but just riding for enjoyment
My barn gives us exercises to grip with our knee and teach us to do that and I did not do it before she taught us that and now I know why my lower leg is bad
As a 14 yr old I was riding a green Arab that all of a sudden was hell bent. I had to reach down and grab near his mouth because his neck was super rigid. I had just learned the one rein stop not long b4 this incident. It saved my butt!
hi, i've been riding for just over a year and i find your videos so helpful to learn more things to do with the horses i ride ( i don't own the msadly) and i find your videos so heplful to remind me to really focus on the basics when i'm having trouble with them.
Thanks for tips. Good reminders to teach my students. Starting 3 newbies today, and you forget that what is 2nd nature for an experienced rider, the new students have no idea.
I had a POA that the one rein stop didn't work to slow her down. I could turn her head just about back to touch her rump, she not only would continue to run straight, but would even speed up. I had to use the saw rein approach instead where you tugged on one rein and then the other consistently with the same amount of pressure. This was a long time ago, so maybe there are better methods, but it worked very well for her. She turned out to be a very good pleasure and speed horse. She did love to run.
The sane safe approach is to start on the ground, to lunge the horse before getting on. To work hard on not to scare the horse, for the horse to feel safe with you in that environment. The one rein stop is a weapon that can injure a horse, and should only be used a few times in lifetime, if ever. The sawing, although less damaging immediately, is still nothing one should ever aspire to do and is horrible if done for long time.
Short term goal for my horse and I: work on basic commands so don't need to rely on the reins so much with stoping and turning Long term goal: give my horse the best life possible. Meaning having good mental exercise (aka I want him to be a genius lol), and physical exercise (strong boi lol) and keep him happy with lots of treats and love :)
This was very helpful to me as a beginner. I think I have done about 7/10 of these mistakes. my coach tells me i'm a natural and i don't even have a horse...YET. Again this was very helpful. thank you!
My goal is to learn how to shorten/tighten the reins whilst trotting, I have only been to 2 lessons yet I have improved a lot and find trotting really easy now, but I just need to learn and master balancing in order to shorten the reins whilst going up and down 😅♥️
I would consider myself as a newer rider as I've been riding since March and I go twice a month but I've actually done a few of these not realizing it and now that I watch this video then look back at photos and videos I realize how many mistakes there are-
My biggest issue was keeping my palms horizontal. Turns out that I just need to pull my elbows in a little and my hands naturally turn to the correct position.
Thanks for watching! I hope this video was helpful 😊 If you want more riding tips, here’s a video I did on how to improve your seat when riding: ua-cam.com/video/31AhD5E8FHs/v-deo.html
You’re amazing🤩
This helped so much thank you
I ride freisan dressage
I had my first lesson today and your video totally helped. Thank you so much.
I just stared horse back ridding thank you this helped me so much awesome video!
I have no goals I just like watching Tucker... such a nice horse
he's so adorable
lamo! Me too
No nice
I want a horse but don't have one but I go to horse camp a lot
I love a coach who doesn't pull any punches -- like, "it was your fault you fell off, now let's talk about how to make sure it doesn't happen again". Ha!
Fun fact: horses can hear and feel your heartbeat from 6 feet away
Really? Never heard of it! Well, interesting! Thank you!
Proof?
@@juniperwood2291 try to look it up
Great, can they hear what I'm thinking?
@@juniperwood2291 source:trust me bro
I've been riding for 3 years but this has helped me so much. I keep slipping out of my stirrups sometimes, sometimes not, and I never noticed what could've been my mistake.
If you loose your stirrups often you may need to put your heels down a little more
Omg I’ve been riding for 3 years too 😂 well almost four years
@@eris7399 its almost four for me too! Well, in September I think
@@f.horstmann8447 it’s July for me 😂 but I really hope that one day I can get a horse :(
@@eris7399 yesh same here, probably have to share it with my sister but its probably for the best. Extra love don't hurt!
Title: HORSE RIDING MISTAKES - 10 WORST MISTAKES
Thumbnail: Literally riding the horse backwards
Lmao I think that's the point haha to get your attention to roofing incorrectly🤣
I ride my horse backwards sometimes 😅
I’ve laid on my horse bareback whilst trotting him around lol it’s pretty fun and when I touch his tail he stops makes my friends laugh when I show them tho sometimes when he stops I slip off😔
Very clear and helpful information. I like that you get straight to the point and don't fill your video with unnecessary babble
My riding goal is exactly what you said! Be able to communicate confidence and safety even if I’m feeling anxious!
i really wish my coach taught me the one-rein stop earlier because I'm 7 years into my riding and just learned it through a green young thoroughbred who bolts every chance he gets. thx for all the tips, much appreciated.
The one rein stop is a weapon, to be used judiciously. If your horse is good with flexions and accepts it, you are probably ok. It does not work on all horses, though.
I’ve been riding for like 2 and half years and this really helped! The gripping with your knees helped me because I still struggle with my legs moving to much but this helped me realise what I did wrong.
I’ve been riding for 12 years and just NOW learned about the one rein stop. Thanks for your helpful videos!
My goal is to be less afraid of horses. I'm not ready to ride (probably never will be), but right now my goal is to be able to walk beside the horse and everyone be comfortable. I appreciate your videos. I've been watching a lot of them these past few days to learn, because when you learn about something, it becomes less scary. Tucker seems nice, and seeing how he is sweet with you is really helpful, too.
Tucker is such a good horse he’s so patient!!
Very true to look to yourself before blaming your horse. It almost Always is down to bad riding. I remember the lessons I did take they actually told you to grip with your knees, it took getting my own horse at around 8 years old to get out of that because he bucked. A lot of bad riding goes back to bad instruction. I remember telling a riding teacher that I didnt have to be driving my own horse on all the time because he liked responding and going out, she told me he must be badly schooled?! Some instructors were awful back in the day...thats the early 60's in case youre wondering. I dont use bits or anything nowadays as I find I get better results without "artificial aids". I think the looking down thing is one way that horses differentiate between experienced and non experienced riders. You know how much they play up when they have a newbie on board lol. I never have that problem as whatever I do must communicate the "dont mess with this one" message to horses. When I worked at trekking centres in my holidays, riders would sometimes ask to swap horses because their mounts were being difficult and when I did, the difficult horse would instantly change demeanour whilst the horse I had been riding would gradually become lazier, eating grass and lagging behind...you know the drill..
I think the looking down thing is maybe one of the "tells" that lets them know what they can get off with, and who knows what theyre doing.
I'm not currently an owner or a rider, but the goal is to one day have enough land of my own to have a few horses and perhaps a goat or two. So these videos are definitely helpful :)
Great advice! My goal is to be more confident, sit better in my seat and to not rely on my stirrups so much. I’m currently taking lessons on a 16.2hh OTTB, were both learning!
A good way to practice that last one is riding bareback, because you don’t have any stirrups to rely on.
When I get nervous i tell my trainer i just need to take some deep breaths, and he just gives me a moment to collect myself. Then I'll feel better. Good tip
Tucker is the cutest horse horse ever. Please can you do a how to sit a buck
You kinda just feel how to
Really good advice, I'm a non-professional dressage rider of 13 years and everything you've said in this video is how I was taught early by a classically trained dressage coach. God bless everyone who is trying to get better and build that improved relationship with your horse! I'm certainly not perfect just never give up!
I've been riding western for 10 years, but im starting english in the spring to diversify my skill set, thanks for this! I'll pay attention to these things :)
Hey, how did it go? :)
@@nadiaivanova848 very well! new trainer said i was a natural and my western trainer would hate me sdkjdfhkjs (she doesnt and actually begrudgingly admitted my riding was better hahah)
I was riding the second time yesterday. You video helped to finalize to some conclusions.
I was pinching the belly with my ankles. The mere got right into trot. That was a little to fast into going fast for me. Then the reigns where to short. I could not let them loose enough. So the mere went backwards, when I wanted to go forward.
I am a horse rider in Mumbai, India
For more then 50 years at the most famous Amateur Riders' club. The best civilian riding club in India. I do teach horse riding to children and adults. At that time this kind of your videos help me to guide the beginners on a dimple language. Your videos are too good. Thanks
I don’t ride at the moment I mostly do groundwork like leading and driving with my horse but soon I will start to ride and the more confident I am the better I’ll feel. Learning how to do it correct really helps so thanks for the video :)
I have been riding for seven years but I still watched this to see if I was making any beginner mistakes. Surprisingly, I had never heard about the one rein stop before. This was very helpful, thank you!
Same. And I had never heard of the one rein stop either which is unfortunate because I could've used it in many situations before. I had one horse that kept throwing me off and I didn't get any info from my teacher on how to prevent that.
This was very helpful for me, I always forget to release pressure! 😅 I’m gonna try harder to remember that and the stirrup one was pretty helpful too. I always put my foot too high and now I know not to do that. Thanks!
It is my biggest dream in life to ride and be around horses. Unfortunately I cannot afford lessons, so I am watching many UA-cam videos to prepare for the day I hopefully am able to sigh up!
you are literally amazing!! I go riding with my friend every once in awhile, and I watch your videos everytime for a week before the lesson/ride!! you have actually made me a better rider if I’m being honest. I just actually watched your video about post trotting, and this helped me SO much. thank you for all your hard work and for making me a even better rider with your videos!!
I remember my last riding lesson, about six months ago, before school started, my trainer told me to just drop the reins and post with my arms out, I never understood why until now!
i took lessons for 7 years and i learned how to jump and do figure 8's at canters and such. I find this very informative and i wanna say great job :D
Awesome tips for beginners! I'm always going to struggle with having straight arms lol. I try so hard to get a bend, but my arms are so short and my mare's neck is so long 😂
It is all relative.
Keeping bend in your elbow and thumbs up is not just for show but your muscle function.
The horse can feel the difference wether you ride english with contact or even a loose rein.
You won't see many top riders with crappy equitation.
Riding very green horses will or can shift some better equitation riding habits...
i have the same problem 😂
I was taught to ride Western with my arm out straight. 🤦 I'd like to learn to do it this way now.
Do you need longer reins? I've found over the last several years that whenever I end up with straight arms when riding, it's because my reins are actually too short. The thoroughbred where I ride, we started out with him having reins almost as short as roping reins (4ft, so 8ft total) and they were *waaay* too short, so we tried the standard 54" reins, and those were still too short (even I was still riding on the buckle), so he now has 7ft split reins (7ft each side), and those are perfect, as they're plenty long enough for anyone who rides him (and they're pretty much the only pair of reins on the place that are).
@@virglibrsaglove I just watched the position one she linked in the description, and she showed holding an object between her elbow and her side and keeping her elbow tucked to try to keep the object from falling out. A friend of mine holds her arms really high and wide when she rides, so I'm going to be using this trick to hopefully help correct her hand position and overall position (she brings her hand back behind her knee when turning at anything faster than a walk, causing the horse to slow down every time, so that's something we're going to be working hard on when she visits again in a couple months).
I have just bought a new horse that was badly neglected. We seem to be bonding and getting to know each other. At this point she is respectful but I want to be able to trust her at all gaits. She's a 6 year old OTTB that's been off the track for 2 years.
I appreciate your channel! I decided to go riding a bit and thought it would be a great idea to learn a little before riding. I have ridden years ago occasionally but really never knew the correct form etc. Now looking forward to trying this out and going riding, thanks!
How did it go? Did you feel more confident going back out now? I'm doing pretty much the same. Only I haven't been back out yet. I'm "practicing" here first.
I'm so grateful for ur channel I want to start horse riding soon but I have no clue how and these really help! 💕🥺
This helps me so so much i'm going to riding school in a few months so i'm gratefully for this info!! Thanks:)
Great video! Very informative for beginning horseback riders. 🙂
I’m riding a young horse who gets really fast and my goal is to slow her down and try to not even let her get that fast ! I’m not a beginner rider lol I’ve been riding for 10 years but I love your videos so much!! I think this would’ve really helped me when I started riding !
Thanks for your support, Lena!
her facial expression in 5:07 is amazing 😂😂. Thank you for this helpful video.
I took riding lessons when I was a girl, but chickened out when we got to the "learn how to jump" part. I'm now taking English Saddle lessons again, and I want to become at least competent at it. At my age I'm not sure I can get to the "jump" point, but we'll see. Your videos are very helpful!
thank you for the knee part!! im still learning to canter, and my foot slips out of the stirrup quite often during the trot-to-canter transition, it definitely might be that im trying to "prepare" for the transition by gripping with my knees, i will definitely watch that carefully the next time i ride!
Make sure to "give and take" so kinda for with the horse so your seat goes forward and back your hands are pretty steady and your feet barely give and take
My horse is afraid of the barn so we are working on that 😊
Wow! These were incredibly valuable tips! Thanks for sharing what not to do, and what to do INSTEAD!
I went to a horse camp for a few years, because it was my only access to horses and any kind of riding. And I'm glad I never made most mistakes on this list. Means my instructors did a good job.
Watching all of these videos on horses and the new things I'm learning is making me want to just be around a horse. I dont even have to ride, I just want to be near a horse so hecking bad! 😭 I love them, but I have no access to them.
These top 10 things are so important in hypnotherapy. The horses trained for this are exceptional because they expect their disabled writer to do all the wrong things at first.😊
As an instructor this video was so helpful!
The Horse be like: "You good?"
I am not a beginner, I ride horse pretty well but this video helps me to prevent mistakes
Well... as for goals at the time being I’m just trying to actually sit the center without flopping all over the place 😅
When you set the bar low, it's easier to accomplish your goals 😉
I'm just trying to sit the trot sitting the canter for me Is easy peasy
@@mostlyschleich187 huh, for me it’s the opposite, if it helps just try and relax and absorb the bouncyness through your heels 😅
@@mostlyschleich187 What i was taught with the trot was to be a sack of potatoes. Just relax, keep yourself upright and let the horse move you haha
2:09 my trainer has a saying for this. Pressure for the command release to reward. I adapted it lmao
my goal right now is to get better at jumping and have more control over my mare (she is super strong haha)
also I am trying to get better at riding bareback! it was my second time yesterday and I am doing much better in the trot. Hope to try cantering at some point :D
I just love watching tucker
Me too, haven't ridden in 10 years when my kids were young and now want to get back and gain some confidence.
@@daisymermaid1418 Go you! 👍 I'm planning to start again later in life, too.
Thank you! Although Im novice, some problems represented in this video was very relatable and helpful, as my goal is to jump at the end of the year.
This is a wonderful video. I'll be playing it for my daughter's multiple times!
That appaloosa is so pretty!! Thanks for the tips.
I wanna start getting more comfortable in my galloping! Xxx
just started horse riding. Your videos are very helpful
I just want to love a huge animal like that. I love riding and am considering finally making that commitment. Great video, thank you.
as a beginner, this video is very helpful to me! thank you so much
Goal: Do show jumping and try to win a scholarship in a few years.
Good luck to you!!❤🙏💯
Great Tips.....very helpful!!!!
Been riding for 8 years, your video's are super nice as some kind of reminder and refresher. Makes me feel good when I can check off the things I do 😊.
I made all these mistakes first time on a horse. ALL of them. What happened was the horse realized there was a dweeb on top and took off galloping through the stables with me like a bobble head astride. Then it made a 90 degree turn that almost threw me, and took me into the open field at full gallop, and ran under a low hanging branch that I barely missed by crouching low to its neck. Then it bucked, and tho I stayed on, I kept pulling back on the reins for balance. What a nightmare. I KNEW I was doing it all wrong but didn't know how and the horse was fed up with me. Finally, someone rode out to rescue me (well, probably US), led us back at a walk in icy silence, and I got off with the horse GLARING at me, whites all around, as well as everyone else standing nearby. One person spat, "It's bad form to ride through the stables!" Like that was the worse of my worries at the time ... ETIQUETTE. :D
I don't blame the horse - didn't then either - but realized the importance of understanding rider 'language' through handling. I'm much better at it now. :D
This is a really good video that does a great job of simplifying complex information.
The looking up makes a lot of sense for those that have done gymnastics/cheerleading. My coach would say “look where you want to go, not where you want to avoid.”
For the tensing up- if I’m suddenly in pain (it’s a medical thing) how can I reassure the horse that everything is we’re ok?
I’ve never ridden English, it fascinates me though, it’s like a ballet. In all my trail rides the guides tell me to hold the reins in one hand (western). I didn’t know you could hold with both. I guess the one hand is supposed to allow us to push against the horn or grip the back if we’re feeling a little unsteady, instead of using our legs to grip.
I just started riding!
This makes me realise why my instructor used to make me trot on a lunge with no reins when I started out
Very good stuff. I wouldn't mind doing such exercises right now :)
I never was told about the one rein stop, and that shattered my confidence as my horse often played up for me and in the end I just gave up and stopped riding. THANK YOU!!!
My first real "lesson horse" is an amazing giant horse with tremendous heart and his very own mind. There are horses who can block the one rein stop by bracing their neck. One certainly could "break" the horse by applying sufficient (huge) force to that one rein stop, but, hey, who is so savage to want to do that? Not me and not my instructor.So instead I had to turn the horse on a big circle, then gradually shrinking it to the size of a volte. It could take a minute or two until he needed to take a breath. Fell down more than once in the initial period of training. That horse taught me not to use the one rein stop. The one rein stop is to be thought as a weapon, not a proper riding technique. Edit: There is such thing as flexion in standstill with a nervous horse. It too is a weapon, but far less dangerous than to halt abruptly a galloping horse
You are so knowledgeable about horses! I have *definitely* subscribed. I want to become a good rider.
This video was so helpful! I always wondered if I could stop a pony if they ever bolted, or any unexpected thing, Thankyou so much!!!
Great tips. My knees were always an issue and I have to consciously think about not gripping cuz I loose my stirrups everytime I trot. Once I fixed that it was a total game changer and took less energy to ride as well
I have my own pony, she’s a beautiful cob (13.1h) I can only trot atm but I’m soon gonna start learning to canter. In the future I’d love to learn to jump bareback. Or just jump in general lol. Or ride bareback, hoping to be working on that. I love the thought of it. Your videos have helped me so much so far, thank you.
The third mistake, Putting your foot too far in the stirrup, I never thought I had to put it on like the tip of the foot! Helped me a lot! Thanks! Also! You got a new subscriber! Really helpful videos! Thanks!
I've done SO many of these! Especially the looking at the horse. As for the one rein stop, my horse is a runner so she'll get random zoomies when im on her and we cant be doing that so i make her go in circles to calm down. Super important and helpful! I've been riding for 4 years now, and i'm def improving, Even this video. I'm taking tips here lol Thanks!
Be careful because The One-Rein Stop does not always work on some horses. I went with a few friends to a riding stable and while waiting for our turn I noticed there was a quarter horse that had no breaks. This was very dangerous since at the last 500 feet or so of the ride, the horses are allowed to make a mad dash to the fence. So I have seen riders go flying over the head of the quarter horse when he make a sharp stop at the fence. When it came to out turn they could see one of my friends was nervous and was the first time riding, and what do they give him? Yes, this quarter horse with no breaks. Half way threw the ride we all got off and I took this opportunity to switch horses with my friend since I had way more experience riding. At the end where the mad dash to the fence started I tried to hold him .back. It was Impossible. I tried the one-rein stop and had his head turn all the way to my knee and he continued running forward. I found this to be so much more dangerous that I had to give him his head. I didn't want him bumping into the other horses or tripping because he couldn't see where he was running. By some miracle, I managed to stay on him when he made his sharp stop at the fence, though I did fly forward but managed to stay in the saddle. That horse should not have been used at a riding stable and especially given to people who had no experience in riding a horse. So extremally dangerous.
Great story, agree with you.
And eventing thoroughbred horses are something else.
Just found your channel. I just want to become for comfortable and confident in the saddle to ride better. I used to ride with a friend when I was young and now taking some lesson as an adult but just riding for enjoyment
My barn gives us exercises to grip with our knee and teach us to do that and I did not do it before she taught us that and now I know why my lower leg is bad
thank you for this video so glad i found it because a few things in this video i was doing wrong so thank you.
i think my main mistake is pointing my toes at the ground. im getting way better though! and my jumping has come on!
As a 14 yr old I was riding a green Arab that all of a sudden was hell bent. I had to reach down and grab near his mouth because his neck was super rigid. I had just learned the one rein stop not long b4 this incident. It saved my butt!
hi, i've been riding for just over a year and i find your videos so helpful to learn more things to do with the horses i ride ( i don't own the msadly) and i find your videos so heplful to remind me to really focus on the basics when i'm having trouble with them.
Thanks for tips. Good reminders to teach my students. Starting 3 newbies today, and you forget that what is 2nd nature for an experienced rider, the new students have no idea.
I'd love to start riding soon, I used to ride the ponies in the fair and it was so amazing
Wow thankyou for showing tenemergency stop really helpful I didn’t know that xxx
Thank you for this video. It has shown me that I was losing my balance by gripping with my knees. It has really helped me. 😊
I love watching and learning from you.. ur amazing !!!!
When I took lessons the whole time the instructor was saying “look at the mountains straight ahead, look at the houses straight ahead”
Ahhh love ur videos. Soo guddd explanation with clarity 🧡🧡🧡
The best advices i’ve ever heard thank u
I had a POA that the one rein stop didn't work to slow her down. I could turn her head just about back to touch her rump, she not only would continue to run straight, but would even speed up. I had to use the saw rein approach instead where you tugged on one rein and then the other consistently with the same amount of pressure. This was a long time ago, so maybe there are better methods, but it worked very well for her. She turned out to be a very good pleasure and speed horse. She did love to run.
The sane safe approach is to start on the ground, to lunge the horse before getting on. To work hard on not to scare the horse, for the horse to feel safe with you in that environment. The one rein stop is a weapon that can injure a horse, and should only be used a few times in lifetime, if ever. The sawing, although less damaging immediately, is still nothing one should ever aspire to do and is horrible if done for long time.
Thank you so I don't own a horse but if I do go riding again one day this will certainly help
1. Quitting because it’s hard. Don’t quit, stick to it! It’s possible to overcome things.
Short term goal for my horse and I: work on basic commands so don't need to rely on the reins so much with stoping and turning
Long term goal: give my horse the best life possible. Meaning having good mental exercise (aka I want him to be a genius lol), and physical exercise (strong boi lol) and keep him happy with lots of treats and love :)
Love it!
These helped a lot when I lope or Trott my boot goes to the heel in the syrup so this helped.
This was very helpful to me as a beginner. I think I have done about 7/10 of these mistakes. my coach tells me i'm a natural and i don't even have a horse...YET. Again this was very helpful. thank you!
Thanks for the helpful video! I had a horse for several years and didn't know any of this.
My goal is to learn how to shorten/tighten the reins whilst trotting, I have only been to 2 lessons yet I have improved a lot and find trotting really easy now, but I just need to learn and master balancing in order to shorten the reins whilst going up and down 😅♥️
The heels thing is also a technique you can use if you do not want to jab your horse in the ribs
I got my stirrups to long up so I got burn marks this video was really help full thx
Soooo helpful! Thanks for making this content!
thank you alot for this video. my horse and i have bonded alot becouse ive learned from my mistakes :)
I would consider myself as a newer rider as I've been riding since March and I go twice a month but I've actually done a few of these not realizing it and now that I watch this video then look back at photos and videos I realize how many mistakes there are-
My biggest issue was keeping my palms horizontal. Turns out that I just need to pull my elbows in a little and my hands naturally turn to the correct position.