this has given me a lot of food for thought ... I don't think I've ever heard of someone teaching flexion in order to address the mounting problem. Probably because most of the time if the horse puts his nose towards you, he swings out his hindquarters at the same time. But I'm going to try this!
Just bought a new horse and surprise! He walks off or backwards on me when mounting. I really like your approach as opposed to all the move his feet, which gets him excited and then desire to stand. This approach seems calmer yet still requires respect and yielding. I'm trying this approach...thanks for the video!
First thing I do is make sure the horse knows how to stand still. Whether you are mounting or not. I then stand at the mounting block patting, stroking and generally giving lots of love. I wait to be invited to mount. This could take a while in the beginning, after a few practices, my horse was much calmer. Always ensure there are no physical reasons for your horse being unsettled.
I’m seeing this in 2020. Have you been doing this since she was 4? And you said she is 11? That is a long time for her to still not get it. Why do you think that it? Have you tried other training techniques?
Meg Walsh Thank you for your comment. I thankfully have not had this issue every time I get on my horse. This was just a video idea I wanted to share because it helped me so much with my horse. I hope that helps.
Naturally Gaited Horse thank you for your reply. Particularly given the time frame between video and comment! Thank you for sharing your strategy for helping others with this same issue. I, and many others, appreciate it. Cheers Meg.
this has given me a lot of food for thought ... I don't think I've ever heard of someone teaching flexion in order to address the mounting problem. Probably because most of the time if the horse puts his nose towards you, he swings out his hindquarters at the same time. But I'm going to try this!
Just bought a new horse and surprise! He walks off or backwards on me when mounting. I really like your approach as opposed to all the move his feet, which gets him excited and then desire to stand. This approach seems calmer yet still requires respect and yielding. I'm trying this approach...thanks for the video!
First thing I do is make sure the horse knows how to stand still. Whether you are mounting or not. I then stand at the mounting block patting, stroking and generally giving lots of love. I wait to be invited to mount. This could take a while in the beginning, after a few practices, my horse was much calmer. Always ensure there are no physical reasons for your horse being unsettled.
How is it that flexing one direction clears tension in the poll/neck, etc. Shouldn't you flex the other side as well?
Great question. Yes, I flex both sides. In this video, I was just flexing the left side for mounting purposes.
I’m seeing this in 2020. Have you been doing this since she was 4? And you said she is 11? That is a long time for her to still not get it. Why do you think that it? Have you tried other training techniques?
Meg Walsh Thank you for your comment. I thankfully have not had this issue every time I get on my horse. This was just a video idea I wanted to share because it helped me so much with my horse. I hope that helps.
Naturally Gaited Horse thank you for your reply. Particularly given the time frame between video and comment! Thank you for sharing your strategy for helping others with this same issue. I, and many others, appreciate it. Cheers Meg.