How to Stay on when your horse Freaks out!

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  • @patmalan3902
    @patmalan3902 8 років тому +287

    I rode race horses for a living. What we would do when the horse would start bucking was to get them to go forward fast and pick their head up making it hard to effectively buck. We would also do what's called putting your feet in the dashboard. Put your feet forward so that you're not thrown off. Hope this helps.

  • @adoerfler
    @adoerfler 4 роки тому +57

    I am always amazed at how many thoughts I have in those few seconds. It does take experience to stay relaxed and in the middle.

    • @cynthiamarston2208
      @cynthiamarston2208 3 роки тому

      I was always a beginner or advanced beginner. The difference is the automatic response that requires no thinking that an experienced rider has. It takes many hours in the saddle. It is so much more complicated than people think to become experienced rider and every horse is different. We are retired. Pasture pet and me. She has her horse too. My hot twh taught me soooo much. Having started at 50 i stayed advanced beginner. I hope my soul gets another life and finds her soul to continue.

  • @annettefournier9655
    @annettefournier9655 7 років тому +46

    Yup that sit back is one of the most important tips there is and so easy everyone can do it.

  • @sbdreamin
    @sbdreamin 8 років тому +217

    When i was trained in the military as a pilot, one of the first things you learn to remind yourself at the beginning of an emergency is to 'Fly the plane!' Always remember to keep flying. Applied to the horse would be, "Ride the horse!" concentrate on NOT falling off and eventually, regaining control.
    My pony ran off with me when I was a relatively new rider. Alone, quite a ways from the corral, in the mountains in Mexico, across a gopher-hole strewn field with gulleys, two of which he jumped. I'm 55 years old. I do NOT want to fall off a galloping horse. So, I grabbed the horn with one hand, the reins with the other, and reminded myself, "Ride the horse!" When the jumps came, I did my best to mimic youtube videos of jumpers, and we cleared them both nicely. I knew the ride was going to come to come to a fairly quick end (as soon as we caught up to the rest of the run away herd, who had now slowed to a walk 1/4 mile ahead) so i was not concerned about getting him to eventually stop. I knew I had made mistakes to get myself into this situation, and now I just had to ride that horse. After the fact I will admit it was exhilarating, as I had never been in a full-out gallop before. I vowed to do some practice cantering and galloping on the beach so I would be comfortable at that speed, and also, to never get myself into that position again on a horse.

    • @theodiggers
      @theodiggers 8 років тому +4

      +sbdreamin This sounds awesome. What jumping videos did you watch?

    • @vasi8090
      @vasi8090 8 років тому +18

      +sbdreamin I too was a military pilot, US Navy, and I retired as an airline captain. When I started riding lessons, I saw the parallel with learning to fly and learning to ride. Both require control, both use controls that require fineness, and both react to input. Also, leaning a skill requires time and effort. And as you stated, both require that we keep our minds engaged and not panic. I am quite impressed with 'calm under stress' approach to your situation. I am sure I would have ended up in the dirt. I have yet to ride at a gallop, but I hope to do this sometime this month.

    • @sbdreamin
      @sbdreamin 8 років тому +12

      +Robert Metheney Riding at a gallop, or even a canter, is actually a pretty intense workout. I rode on the beach one day with a very experienced rider who galloped alongside me and gave me pointers while we went, which was nice. Much easier than trying to listen to a teacher across an arena holler at you. Basically, i needed to relax my body into it; I was too tense.

    • @vasi8090
      @vasi8090 8 років тому +6

      +sbdreamin every article I read, and every video I watch says to 'relax.' not so easy with a 1200 lb ( or more) animal under you with a mind of his own.

    • @sbdreamin
      @sbdreamin 8 років тому +15

      +Robert Metheney that's why I ride a pony... not so far to fall and he's not strong enough to get me out of the saddle. I highly recommend for us older folks as safe (read: experienced) a horse as you can get your hands on. When they have some years on them doing all sorts of jobs, like riding kids, teaching, chasing cows, etc. they tend to be more level-headed and less likely to freak out if a plastic bag blows under their feet. 8-20 years old is perfect, or older if the horse is in good shape. My first horse was 20. She had been there, done that, and took very good care of me. She still may have been afraid a few times, but she knew better than to bolt or do something silly. Young horses tend to do sillier things than older ones. Good luck! Stay as safe as you can, and just remember to ride that thing if it gets whacky under you.

  • @hayforhorses9515
    @hayforhorses9515 9 років тому +174

    easier said then done

    • @erinilocks
      @erinilocks 9 років тому +5

      Exactly lol

    • @eventhorizon
      @eventhorizon 8 років тому +10

      +HayforHorses Definitely- but there are things you can practice doing on a horse that's in control, so it's second nature when you have to do it on a horse that's out of control.

    • @philipkitto6978
      @philipkitto6978 7 років тому

      erinilocks i

    • @khricket
      @khricket 5 років тому +2

      Well there isn't much else you can do other than fly off. It's just something you have to experience a few times to realise you don't have to tense, and just sit back and enjoy the ride for the most part :)

  • @kadencegillespey9845
    @kadencegillespey9845 8 років тому +106

    I remember when I was a beginner (maybe my 2nd time riding a horse) the horse I was riding got into a fight with another horse over water and I remember the other girl and I just looking at each other terrified

    • @nicole-io6wt
      @nicole-io6wt 8 років тому +2

      Kadence Gillespey That happened to my friend and I was right next to the water, I was terrified too.

    • @kaymcguire7685
      @kaymcguire7685 6 років тому +3

      I had them get too frisky together that was intense .

    • @oreopudding3133
      @oreopudding3133 6 років тому +3

      My friends OTTB screamed at the Arabian I was on and turned him into the picture of a 'bucking bronco' 😂 I was way way way too tall for him and he jumped into knee deep mud so I didnt have any trouble staying on him, but it was hilarious all the same!

  • @horsebhhbghgg
    @horsebhhbghgg 9 років тому +66

    My horse spooked and started galloping towards a 3ft vertical (I've never jumped) he jumped it but I stayed on some how
    My coach said it was the best vertical she'd ever seen 😂😂😂

    • @snowisgae5173
      @snowisgae5173 5 років тому +9

      Mackenzie Haverstock how the fuck did that happen 😂

    • @bananaisyuk23
      @bananaisyuk23 4 роки тому +5

      Lol you wish

    • @humangecko
      @humangecko 4 роки тому +13

      Yeah, the best vertical your riding coach has ever seen was done by a girl on a galloping, spooked horse that somehow managed to stay on.......who has never jumped over 3ft before....maybe you should get a new coach?

    • @CDN_Bookmouse
      @CDN_Bookmouse 4 роки тому +4

      r/thathappened

    • @jasimaine9682
      @jasimaine9682 4 роки тому

      Aww man I want that to happen to me 😭

  • @jeffmcneal592
    @jeffmcneal592 7 років тому +40

    One thing to remember is that their back tension usually tells you they are going to blow up before they actually do and many accidents can be prevented just by learning to feel their cues and ride accordingly

    • @bobbyc.1111
      @bobbyc.1111 4 роки тому

      how can you feel the hosrs with a saddle? and if you are already on what then?

    • @melissamolloy7518
      @melissamolloy7518 4 роки тому +1

      @@bobbyc.1111 Sit tight.... Its very easy to feel a horse about to explode with a saddle on. And knowing what's coming doesn't necessarily make it any easier to stay on. Lol

    • @PsychicIsaacs
      @PsychicIsaacs 4 роки тому +2

      I've been on horses that have blown up with zero warning. You can't always tell...

    • @dnr2089
      @dnr2089 3 роки тому +2

      @@bobbyc.1111 You can tell, even with a saddle, if you have had enough experience and are in tune with your horse

  • @Organicchickenlady
    @Organicchickenlady 9 років тому +18

    57 (thumbs down) people end up with their butts hitting the ground...

  • @juliasander6843
    @juliasander6843 8 років тому +46

    When I was ten I was riding a pony and it stopped to poop but at ten I wasn't really thinking about what it was doing I just knew the horse stopped but I wanted it to go. I decided it would be a good idea to crop the horse a few times to get it going but that was a very bad idea because as soon as it was done doing what it needed to do, it gave a good buck and then it reared and then it bolted. When it bucked I wasn't expecting it so I got thrown out of my saddle a bit and I was sitting on its withers while it was bolting through the arena. I realized I was still on and I wanted to stay on so I basically warped myself around the horses neck while it ran a few laps around the arena. I knew the horse wasn't going to stop by me just sitting there so I realized I would have to regain control somehow. So as the horse was running, I ever so carefully scooted back into the saddle, put my feet in the stirrups and collected my rains and immediately pulled the rein to my side and stopped him

    • @galactic-hamster7043
      @galactic-hamster7043 4 роки тому +1

      I had that happen once- I was a new rider in a jumping lesson, and my hirse was kind of an asshole. He overreached the jump, popped me up and over and bolted towards the viewing room where all the moms were. I essentially had my legs wrapped around his neck and my butt on his withers for a good 2 seconds before I slid back and grabbed the reins. It was a miracle I didnt fall off

  • @lalagames844
    @lalagames844 3 роки тому +6

    It’s all fun and games until your horse decides to rear and go over backwards 👀

  • @noodl848
    @noodl848 8 років тому +103

    It always makes me happy to see someone use a bit-less bridle :)

    • @SUGAR_XYLER
      @SUGAR_XYLER 8 років тому +6

      and no saddle

    • @andrewgardiner991
      @andrewgardiner991 8 років тому +1

      a hakimor of u mean I love them !!

    • @noodl848
      @noodl848 8 років тому +4

      There's a difference between a hackle-more and a bit-less bridle. I like hackle-mores too though :)

    • @lizlewis8401
      @lizlewis8401 7 років тому +3

      I.Am.Emma you know when I had my first pony it was actually eadyer to control my horse with just a halter and lead I tied it like rains but it was easier than a bite

    • @margaretcollins3159
      @margaretcollins3159 7 років тому +4

      I.Am.Emma hackamore?

  • @blankspace4701
    @blankspace4701 5 років тому +10

    Good tips! I was taught that if my horse spooked at something pull his head around and keep your hand right on the seam of your pants. Also use this if he bucks or refuses to stand still. The only place the horse can go is in a super tight circle, and they become annoyed and usually quite tired and usually stop pretty quickly.

  • @occfilms
    @occfilms 9 років тому +22

    I recently bought a new OTTB and was practicing my posting when he saw something out of the corner of his eye that made him spook. He rarely spooks and has a very good mind, he usually just snorts and plants his feet, but this time he jumped quite a ways to the left and thanks to a balanced seat and relaxed body I stayed in the saddle with no problem at all. He had jumped, but then again planted his feet. It came as a surprise to me and he's a big boy at 16 hh, but we did okay! It just goes to show you that any horse can spook at any time. He didn't bolt, so I didn't have to use the emergency stop, but yes, a relaxed and balanced seat is always to your advantage!

    • @denisejdowdy
      @denisejdowdy 2 роки тому +2

      same exact thing happened to me and luckily I was relaxed so my body just moved with him. I think it went better because I had no warning because my body was relaxed

  • @CryptidBogLord
    @CryptidBogLord 8 років тому +52

    That is a very patient horse, every time you showed pulling it's head to the side it was telling you ok stop now and you did it several more times and it did the same tail and head flick to tell you but it seems to be a very gentle horse.

  • @christophercruz5891
    @christophercruz5891 5 років тому +2

    I love your videos so much!
    I’m a blind boy who loves horses more than anything. I used to take riding lessons at a therapeutic
    riding center. One Saturday in 2007, I
    was on my favorite horse at the time, Huey.
    I had asked him to trot, and he was trotting, then started going faster
    and faster until he was at a canter. And
    to be honest, I didn’t know what a canter was at that time so I grab the horse’s
    main and yanked, which made him more flustered and then turn violently to the
    left. I managed to stay on, but I think
    it was by the grace of God that I didn’t fall off. These days I ride Jinx, my friend Hannah’s
    horse, and I don’t go above a trot, I’m deathly afraid of cantering.

  • @TAWSNM
    @TAWSNM 8 років тому +7

    Great reminders, THANKS. I'm returning to riding after taking the last 9+ years off and, while I used to be really good at sticking to the horse during a "spaz session", I know I've forgotten a lot. Also, I'm not so young anymore and I'm now disabled too, so it's become super important that I not have any "unscheduled dismounts"! As a result, I've become a bit fearful and so, more inclined towards leaning slightly forward when I start to feel unsafe (forgive the pun). Your reminders have already made me feel safer - I have a riding lesson/Hippotherapy session in the morning. Please keep up the excellent work and keep the videos coming!! With your the help of friends and family and instructors (you included), I hope to one day ride and compete in a novice-level 3-day Event! Thank you!

  • @emmaspare1516
    @emmaspare1516 5 років тому +12

    Let's go to Wood Prix's plans, if you want to learn how to build it yourself.

  • @clarebennett7946
    @clarebennett7946 5 років тому +3

    I'm only a humble beginner. But I get the feeling that we need to gentley/ quietly confidently let them know that we are in the driving seat. Never install fear in any animal . I am a dog lady by nature and if I am to learn that horses have any similar trates it is they need love, to know we can be trusted, boundarys, direction (with a confident loving hand) and fun ...sounds like my children. But I do hope and pray I become a good horsewoman for them and myself. I'm 53 and loving my learning.

  • @annettesmith669
    @annettesmith669 9 років тому +26

    Wouldn't mind being able to hear. Couldn't get the sound to work so put on the sub titles. I don't know who types the sub tiles, but they cannot understand an American accent and the whole text is nonsense.

    • @HorseClass
      @HorseClass  9 років тому +1

      Annette Smith Sorry about the sound issue, Annette. This was an older video where I had a terrible microphone system.

    • @MrFahrenheit2k
      @MrFahrenheit2k 9 років тому

      CRKtraining Your microphone works fine in this video. You just had to set it up in mono, not stereo. Or just mix it down in mono in editor after the shoot, not leaving it in the left channel like this.

    • @brookemacy9565
      @brookemacy9565 9 років тому

      Annette Smith I know what you mean how did they get herman from her mood?

    • @BlackMorc
      @BlackMorc 8 років тому +1

      +Annette Smith It is SOOO funny with the subtitles on!

    • @alhiatus6815
      @alhiatus6815 8 років тому +1

      Nobody's typing the subtitles, they are computer generated. I think the computer is doing a decent job. A couple of years ago when UA-cam started to use this programme, the subtitles were pure gibberish. Now there are only minor errors. :) Science is an amazing thing !

  • @andrewcrow5787
    @andrewcrow5787 10 років тому +6

    Thanks for the tip. Something I already kind of knew as a horse trainer, but definitely needed the refresher of staying calm and sitting back. I am training a green mustang and she has bucked 3 times with me in the past 3 weeks (2x in one session in arena) and unfortunately came off each time. Training IS going really well with her and was doing great in arena, walking out nicely there for a good 10-15min. It was when we stopped in a corner and asked her to back when she lost it. Did start to turn her head for control, but she stiffened her neck and knew I was done for, but didn't get hurt too badly. Just bruised and sore. Helmet and vest definitely helped :)

  • @twilightingX
    @twilightingX 10 років тому +59

    I seem to have no problem staying on in every freak out but one. They can be spinning, prowling backwards into a ditch and rearing full up and it's no problem staying on. But I have real trouble staying on a bucking horse. I'm ok with one pop. But two or three and I'm on my arse on the floor. Last time was on one of my horses I had started and it was the first canter I asked her to do out of the sand school. She was bucking really high (she had never done it before, I think something spooked her) and I came off and was knocked out cold haha! I came round laughing. But I had a head aches for about a week after. I'm sure it was quite funny watching me trying to get back on the horse when my legs weren't working and the world was spinning.
    I tend to grab a piece of mane and end up leaning forwards instinctively. I wish I had the balls to lean back. I probably wouldn't have come off then.

    • @HorseClass
      @HorseClass  10 років тому +15

      It is a tough thing to train your body to do.. try riding a mechanical bull, haha!

    • @sbdreamin
      @sbdreamin 8 років тому +8

      +grace x you might try watching some professional bronc rides, or looking for videos on bronc training so you can understand the correct position. Then practice it. In an emergency, it's best if you have some muscle memory or at least repetition of what you are going to do. When I was going to learn to surf, I knew getting up was going to be hard, so I practiced with my board on my bedroom floor. Sit on a barrel or something, and say 'Bucking!', then do whatever it is that they do...lean back, I believe, loose at the hips.. not sure, i'm gonna go watch right now! Good luck!

    • @jordanregoord433
      @jordanregoord433 8 років тому +2

      I have been almost bucked off. luckily my mare only wanted her breakfast! not to unseat me

    • @equijess6319
      @equijess6319 8 років тому +3

      I am the complete opposite, I can always stay on when they buck, a horse has never bucked me off before but I can't handle other things.

    • @eventhorizon
      @eventhorizon 8 років тому +4

      +grace x I've been riding for 30 years- and I find bucking to be harder to sit... I usually do, I won't lie- there have been the occasions here and there when I can still be tossed of course- that said- even if I'm sitting a buck just fine- and stay relaxed, and not outwardly freak out, any big bucks makes me very uncomfortable. I can still think and do what I have to do- but of all the ways a horse can freak out- I dislike having to deal with a bucking horse the most.
      I mean, fact is if you keep a horse moving forward, you can usually prevent a lot if you know it's an issue- and can usually smooth out a bucking horse...
      But bleh. LoL- I can have fun on a horse that's acting out in other ways, but a bucker always makes me cringe on a soul level until we sort it out.

  • @cjam191
    @cjam191 8 років тому +10

    i can stay on for bucking and bolting off in a straight line its the sharp 90 degree turns and physics throws me off haha

    • @TheDingoes8mybaby
      @TheDingoes8mybaby 8 років тому

      lol, my horse would never rear or buck but he's still the current record holder at the barn for ditching the most riders. He doesn't do it on purpose, but he's got moves like a cow horse even though he's gaited and it's often more than people are able to handle :-)

    • @cjam191
      @cjam191 8 років тому

      +Amanda McKinney yeah mines not one for bucking just like bolting for the gate to realise it's closed and sharp turn haha

  • @instridewith_life
    @instridewith_life 8 років тому +10

    I have no trouble staying on usually but what I would like is a ride without having to worry about her spooking, how do I help her not spook at everything!!! She's perfect when she's jumping and everything but also very unpredictable, I can walk past the same corner about two times and then the next time she spooks, WHAT DO I DO!!!!

    • @PsychicIsaacs
      @PsychicIsaacs 4 роки тому

      Desensetization training...

    • @thereseember2800
      @thereseember2800 4 роки тому

      First examine the corner to assess what she is seeing there that is frightening her (loose wire/splintered fence; snake, gopher, bees/wasps, squirrels, ravens, coyote nearby, helicopter/drone/motorcycle noise nearby; a waving flag; etc.).
      If clear, place a bucket or grain feeder of molasses on the ground (or on the fence) in that corner to help desensitize her.
      Bring an experienced, older, bombproof horse to that corner to lead in front of her and/or hang-out there with her. You can place a flake of alfalfa there. If she’s concentrating on eating instead, she might pay less attention to what she’s spooked about.

  • @elizabethb.3351
    @elizabethb.3351 10 років тому +6

    I have a few stories. I've been riding for nearly two years and I've only fallen off once. I was doing a stretch where I leaned down as far as I could to try and touch my toe and the horse spooked and turned and I fell of screaming. The next time a horse ran off with me was when I was cantering recently and she just started running off then stopped and started doing these really weird little buck hops. I stayed calm the whole time and was able to stop her. The third time was two weeks ago with the same horse, she just randomly ran off galloping. I lost both my stirrups but my strong core kept me on and I was able to stop her after one scream and her running across the entire arena, I'm probably going to ride that same horse today, (she's my favorite lesson horse), and if she runs off hopefully I'll stay calm!

  • @braedensimons5132
    @braedensimons5132 7 років тому +7

    My horse is name is Emma and once I almost fell off after a jump and then I saved myself! I cried a little cause I was a little scared at first but then I felt proud of myself for staying on.

  • @keriellackaross1456
    @keriellackaross1456 10 років тому +30

    I recently (Saturday the 17th) Managed to stay on a bolting Arab. I was learning to canter, only the second time I had attempted it, when suddenly i realized he was not going to stop, he was going to take me on a full flat tack gallop. There was a moment of shear panic, then i realized i was already in the correct slouch back position, so i held that focused on keeping calm and kept tugging the reins gently commanding him to stand. it looked like we were going to stop for a moment then he decided he was having none of it at kept going galloping around a corner. going around the corner i felt my balancing going off side so i righted that just in time to notice we were heading for a fence. having never jumped at all i knew i had to turn him away and managed to successfully do so. At this point the owner of the horse had come over and was also commanding him to stand. Once hearing her, his demeanor changed completely and he slowed to a stop. The owner of the horse said she was extremely proud. She said my tone of voice when i was telling him to stand was commanding and didn't sound terrified, she said my seat was nicely slouched back, elbows in, legs relaxed and not kicking him. the only thing i didn't have right was i had brought my hands up too high. I rode him at a boring walk for around half an hour afterwards doing circles any time he disobeyed me to remind him who the boss was and by the time we were finishing up he was walking quietly head down again. The rest of the herd who witnessed his bolting also spent the rest of the day and night beating him up. All the horses know that bolting is a big NO. He's going to be drilled a bit over the week to work some manners back into him and i'll ride him again next Saturday, just to prove to myself I can control him and to remind him i am most definitely the boss.

    • @maddyhannah6214
      @maddyhannah6214 7 років тому +12

      Keriel Lackaross You aren't the boss, you're his/her partner

    • @duskexx1742
      @duskexx1742 5 років тому +5

      @@maddyhannah6214 that wont work with all horses

    • @kalea7112
      @kalea7112 5 років тому +3

      Maddy Hannah you have to show who’s boss at most times,the horse must do what you want and not be stubborn

    • @misaafy
      @misaafy 3 роки тому +1

      Its literally the same with me. I was going to LEARN how to canter last week but the Arabian that I was riding wasn’t having that & wanted to gallop in full pace lol. I was genuinely confused when we stopped in front of the fence door, like, what just happened or HOW?! My instructor was laughing & he said I was good anyways lol

  • @rachelleadston9234
    @rachelleadston9234 8 років тому +3

    Also something I find really useful is bracing the lower leg, so jamming the heels right down and allowing the lower leg to move forward a few inches, you can really secure yourself on a spook or buck if you have enough time to react. Although it only works best if you stay relaxed at the same time. Keeps me in the saddle at work!

  • @amberpamper1
    @amberpamper1 4 роки тому +3

    Very helpful. I knew all this 20 years ago when I had horses and was riding all the time. Then memory failed me: 25 years later have my new young wonderful mare, and the reminders bring it all back to me. Thank you!

  • @wintershock
    @wintershock 4 роки тому +3

    Usually when my horse spooks at a random spot in the dirt and takes off, I just kind of think “welp, I guess we’re going!”

  • @judyweinmann8236
    @judyweinmann8236 6 років тому +2

    Wow! I just finished reading many of the comments and a lot of folks are getting bucked off or parting ways with their horse from spooking, bolting, jumping, rearing, etc. I've found that doing ground work exercises that gives the horse the necessary skills such as (softness, suppleness, obedience, respect for the person, and trust, etc.) that may be lacking or have been skipped over, will definitely prevent most all of the problems that cause these falls or near falls! BUT, these ground work skills MUST be done correctly! With obedience to the rider/handler, comes "less disobedience" from the horse. Think about it: if the horse doesn't bolt, spin/run off, etc. because he's been taught to use his thinking side rather than "reactive" side" of his brain (from being taught desensitizing exercises and sensitizing exercise)....thus being taught to stay calm in scary situations & (trusts you), the worse case scenario is: he may "spook in place" (No horse can ever be taught never to spook!)...but, best case scenario is that NOW he has been taught to be a safer horse! The bending/softening exercises will help prevent bucking, rearing, etc. because the rider can keep the horse engaged and focused on her/him with (serpentines, circles, S's, etc. to give a nervous horse something else to think about ( patterns,figure 8;s changes of direction or transitions are helpful, too.) So YOU and YOUR agenda keep YOU in control, rather than his personal agenda taking you down his road! Horses with a "JOB" don't have time to "do their own thing" if they're too busy doing what you ask them to do! This is one of the best tips I can give my student riders!...THE ONE REIN STOP IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT and must be taught to you and the horse in a controlled environment until you can do it in your sleep! Hope it helps you.

  • @ingridblohm-hyde805
    @ingridblohm-hyde805 5 років тому +2

    Callie, that was VERY helpful to me. After having fallen off the horse and broken my ribs, I am terrified to get back on, but what you are saying about pulling the horses head around and down makes a lot of sense - assuming we catch this in time and do not get bucked off first.

  • @VickiDrummer
    @VickiDrummer 7 років тому +2

    I had a horse take off at a full gallop yesterday when they had moved the herd from one pasture to another. The horse I was riding could no longer see them. My first feeling was fear but I was able to get control of that and sat back and rode it out to the top of the pasture. I know I tightened my legs to help hold on. I will try to overcome this in the future. Adrenaline was pumping. Thank you for these tips so I can practice them in order to be prepared if something like this happens again.

  • @crystalwest3905
    @crystalwest3905 7 років тому +3

    First and foremost I love your videos! But you forgot to mention that when doing your one reined stop, or your spiral stop that the most important aspect about this is the dis-engaging of the hindquarters. Dis-engaging that hindquarter will help in using more of the horses energy like riding a large circle to a very small circle until the horse stops. Don't forget a horse running away can still run somewhat straight and move forward with their head cranked to your knee. It is only until the hindquarter is dis-engaged when a run away horse can be taken back into control, and your schooling continue. Again, love your videos, def. helps spruce my riding. : ~ )

  • @spartaeus
    @spartaeus 4 роки тому +3

    I wish you had some advice for handling a driving horse that spooks.

  • @lesliegums5119
    @lesliegums5119 Рік тому +1

    As a new and older rider I got dumped off 4 x and stuck with 3 more and it's just bizarre how the body can accommodate a blowout surprise. I just remember the good feeling of being able to go with the flow but can't directly identify how I stayed on as opposed to hitting the ground other than hitting the ground wasn't all that bad and of course jumped back into the saddle after. I never had good seat and probably would have done better if I could have been able to do a long distance lope without any turns. I never was able to develop a muscle memory and therefore a comfort so no seat for me. But it was still a great experience at the ripe old age of 60. I'll always love and respect this beautiful beast.

  • @bunnypaws8655
    @bunnypaws8655 8 років тому +1

    2 days ago when i was riding my horse got spooked because of the wind and it kept bucking. i mangaged to stay on but it would of been helpful if i knew this information before hand XD

  • @leoniefourie7378
    @leoniefourie7378 8 місяців тому +1

    I am a fairly new rider at 48 years old, still finding my seat and balance in a trot, last week my horse got spooked twice, the first time I grabbed onto his neck with both arms and my instructor yelled that I must let go and sit back, and I did manage that, I also lost my stirrups but boy I stayed on, and the second time I immediately just sat back and relaxed and just rode the wave and although I lost my balance to the right I managed to regain it without stirrups and I stayed on, I was super proud as a novice rider, having fallen off my fair share of times already!

  • @madelynescholp2390
    @madelynescholp2390 8 років тому +1

    sit back and squeeze ur thighs when your horse bucks it helps me Everytime when my horse butter cup gets bit by a horse fly when I don't see it and they will buck so there r my tips and tricks

  • @rebamiller6418
    @rebamiller6418 7 років тому +3

    today I had my first riding lesson. I hadn't even taken the reigns yet because I was still nervous. One of my trainers friends had shown up to muck out the stables and since it was cold out he had a hoodie on. Well, my horse Dallas didn't see him right away and spooked and took off on a canter and a slight jump. The whole episode probably lasted 20-30 seconds and I was actually able to keep my seat. But, I was mad at myself because my initial instinct was to try and hug her neck. It's funny though because I didn't fall off then but when I dismounted for the first time I hit my head and shoulder really hard and now I have a golf ball sized hematoma (goose egg) on my left temple :/ lol well I look forward to my second lesson tomorrow nonetheless!

    • @eyesea123
      @eyesea123 2 роки тому

      A hoodie?! That'd be scary for sure!

  • @miawhitehall6932
    @miawhitehall6932 7 років тому +1

    Does anyone know how to fix these problems?
    The yard I stable my mare at just has a load of fields, no school. So I ride there as I don't ride on the road for my own reasons, but the owner of the yard who lives next to the stables has two Rottweilers that bark at my pony thinking she's a robber or something (they're guard dogs.)
    Because of this when I ride her she walks around the field fine, but when I trot her past the hedge where the dogs bark she bolts and bucks me off.
    I can barely stay on as I'm still learning to get through it but I am going to practise now I've found this video that's helped me know what to do.
    Another problem is she's been taught (not by me of course) that the bigger the better with jumps.
    So I've gradually taught her to actually jump a foot high one without stepping over it and actually jumping but when I go higher she rushes into it and doesn't care where I am- on the floor, on her neck or on her back trying not to fall.
    I'd really appreciate some help as I just want these issues fixed, but I have no clue how to fix it.
    She's a pony that just wants to run but I have nowhere to give her a proper run as she just gallops and bucks and I loose control completely.

  • @iclynnx
    @iclynnx 6 років тому +1

    I just came because I saw the dapple-gray horse! :3 I love dapple-gray horses, they're so beautiful

  • @moocowLPS
    @moocowLPS 5 років тому +2

    I remember my first take off I fell onto my horses butt

  • @ellagigg4664
    @ellagigg4664 9 років тому +3

    the first time i fell off a few years ago, I was riding a little pony and he spooked at something in the field next to us the first time i stayed on but I have a feeling that was luck as the second time he did that i went flying, i also got thrown off a year or so ago but he started bucking as i was bent over stroking him so i was in the worst possible position to stay on i stayed on for the first buck but the second i fell

  • @suzetridesanandalusian8529
    @suzetridesanandalusian8529 7 років тому +2

    Very nice. After 50+ years in the saddle I know that sooner or later you're going to wreck. It's only a question of when and how bad. It also matter how old you are, I'm not as strong as I was 20-30 years ago. My wreck was very bad and I was around 58, I'm 64 now. I was helping a fella with a young horse, just putting on miles when something behind us spooked him. He took the bit and bolted also doing the barnyard buck, farting and all. I hand no control then I was flying. I hit the packed dirt of the staging area which felt like hitting concrete. I didn't know it, but I was seriously injured. I thought I'd broken my hip, but I hadn't. When I hit the ground I broke 3 ribs, one of which punctured and collapsed my left lung along with internal bleeding. I spent a week in critical care in hospital, fun times! ;-p I still ride, but I'm happy with older mares or geldings! lol

  • @123loveMLPTM
    @123loveMLPTM 8 років тому +2

    My horse once got bit by a dog cantered then bucked and I fell off without hurting anything. PS It wasn't my horse ;( PSS I have never ha shores lessons but have studied them all my life.

  • @scooby45247
    @scooby45247 7 років тому +2

    i love horses from the front.. never on top or the rear.. 1000 lbs that is easily startled scares me..
    best wishes to those who ride..

  • @ebonypegasus9864
    @ebonypegasus9864 8 років тому +4

    Best description of one rein stop I've seen as it includes seat not just the rein. I have an experience where I came off a horse and I do NOT know what happened as due to a head injury I did not remember the fall. that is where i lost my confidence. before that I had many incidences where a horse shied and I stayed calm and in the saddle sometimes, and someties fell. I'm not sure what went wrong in the final fall. I'm slowly re building confidence at walk and trott on an ex race horse whose also been dressage trained. He hates the bit, so I switched him over to a Dr Cooks Bitless bridle and I'm teaching him this one rien stop.

    • @vasi8090
      @vasi8090 8 років тому

      +Ebony Eclipse I fell off at a cantor a few weeks ago, so I understand how you feel. After the fall, I got back on and put him in a cantor stopped him and put him back in a cantor. He likes to go fast and when I lost my balance again I reigned him to a stop. My instructor switched me from a race horse who wanted to go fast to a warm-blooded mare. On the race horse I was always working to slow him and now on the mare I have to kick her to keep her moving. This has helped me be in control. Control and a sense of security go hand in hand, at lea`st for me. I admire you for your courage.

    • @ebonypegasus9864
      @ebonypegasus9864 8 років тому

      Robert Metheney Sadly I couldn't get back on after my fall as I was too severely injured and kept going unconscious. I also had memory loss from the concussion

  • @molliereeves5686
    @molliereeves5686 7 років тому +2

    hears a good 1 how to stop ur horse from being scared of pigeons 😂 my horse is scared of pigeons his shadow and water

  • @BlessedHopeForever
    @BlessedHopeForever 5 років тому

    Excellent advice. No creature, including ourselves, wants to be "rode." We call it riding. It's really more like being taken for a ride. The horse should really be riding us.

  • @auroradavison8854
    @auroradavison8854 7 років тому +2

    I love all your videos, helps me see what I need to know.

  • @leviathan9438
    @leviathan9438 9 років тому +1

    A while ago, I was riding a friend's horse and she wanted attention and thought it would be a good idea to start bucking. Nothing spooked her, she just bolted and started bucking. Luckily before that, my uncle taught me the emergency stop the summer before on my mule. I grabbed onto the horn of the saddle by instinct, since we all ride western. After I realized the situation and that I was about to fall off because I was leaning forward against her shoulders, I leaned back and pulled her head to my foot. She tried to pull away, but luckily I was able to calm her down. Thank you so much for this video!

  • @kyleepierce39
    @kyleepierce39 7 років тому +2

    I completly agree with this video except for one thing... When your horse desides to buck and bucks a lot, I get that you would want to calm the horse down by staying loose and not tensing up or tightening your legs but that doesn't nessisarly help you stay on, if you squeez your legs around the horses sides then you can stay on a bit better.

  • @braedensimons5132
    @braedensimons5132 7 років тому +3

    Wow thank you! You said that really well!

  • @philweissburg2194
    @philweissburg2194 9 років тому +3

    We needed to see it used at a gallup....not just a discussion.

    • @ss616
      @ss616 5 років тому

      you dont rly need to see it

  • @yagirlsilverr
    @yagirlsilverr 7 років тому +1

    My left ear loved this video.

  • @nojaah
    @nojaah 9 років тому +3

    My horse spooked something three times when I was cantering and the first two times I managed to stay on by leaning a little back, holding my weight mostly on the stirrups (he was having huge jumps so I wasn't able to sit down deeply in the saddle) and pulling nicely from the reins. Third time I wasn't expecting it because the two first times happend and the same spot but the third at the opposite place, plus I wasn't cantering yet. Horse bucked me on the fence and I fell over it, hitting it first. I got back on but this video was very helpful tho I think I wasn't relaxed (I have only been riding for about six months and haven't galloped a lot). Thanks!

    • @olenomena9554
      @olenomena9554 8 років тому

      suomalainen! aavistan sen 😂

    • @nojaah
      @nojaah 8 років тому

      +Eevi Leino todellakin xD

  • @mollieharkinxo9129
    @mollieharkinxo9129 10 років тому +2

    The horse I rode yesterday bolted, basically we had a few canters and we were trotting happily when she suddenly broke into a gallop , I could not stop her so my instructor said turn her so I tried to and we turned on a corner she slipped and kicked the fence, the she got up a went back into canter and I slowly managed to get her back to a steady trot/walk I nearly fell off her twice, I want to ride her again but I'm scared any advice?

    • @ashohkawa2419
      @ashohkawa2419 10 років тому

      If she bolted near a particular place, try to find anything that might have scared her. A piece of plastic bag flapping in the breeze or a brightly colored piece of anything can scare a horse. Also, try not to be scared. Horses react badly when you're scared. If you relax and act confident when you ride, the horse draws on your confidence and is less likely to spook.

    • @mollieharkinxo9129
      @mollieharkinxo9129 10 років тому

      The thing is I don't think she spooked because she is naturally a very fast horse and she goes galloping on the beach very often, thanks for the advice tho x

    • @yamixyoukai
      @yamixyoukai 10 років тому

      I would say, if you go riding her again, have someone ride another horse that you aren't afraid to ride with you. That way, you can simply ride her, but when you really feel that you can't ride her, you can switch horses. It's not really a solution, but I've done the same thing with a horse, and I found out that having the option to switch horses made me less scared and rode the horse I was afraid off the whole time we were riding. Didn't even remember I was scared off him until I got off.

    • @yamixyoukai
      @yamixyoukai 10 років тому +1

      The horse I always ride does that a lot too, I personally think it's funny as hell when she tries nowadays. Mostly it's just, sit back get her onto a circle and then make it smaller until she can't keep up the canter/gallop anymore.
      OMGeeHorses is right. You stayed on and she didn't go for a full out, run like hell gallop. That means you already had a measure of control over her. Next time you ride her, just take a deep breath and forget about this little incident. You already had some control last time, if it happens again you'll have even more control. You already know what to do.

    • @smorebunny
      @smorebunny 10 років тому

      In my opinion, saddle her up, get on, and just walk around the ring or wherever you ride. Stay calm, talk, sing or laugh to let your horse know you are calm.
      I hope you find your confidence again!
      :3

  • @gogokarra
    @gogokarra 8 років тому +3

    I fell of the horse today!! I started horse riding lessons about 2 weeks ago. I have a "communication problem" with the horses when I ride.. That' s why I do the lessons! The horses don' t listen to me because I am not so sure about my self or the feel that they can do whatever they want. So the teachers gave me to use this stick to hit him (it is called horsewhip? i don' t like to use it, I would prefer to learn first use my legs). So all this time I' m trying to find my confidence and today and the previous day I thought I was in the right way!! One of the teachers told me in the beginning of the lessons to kick constantly the horse to walk and while trotting (this is extremely difficult for me and I' m working hard to this).. So i did all the times with both horses (i ride two), and today I must overdid it!! I was kicking him constantly together I hit his neck with the horsewhip in case not to stop while we were passing from the spot he usually stops.. And (he probably thought that I gave him the sign of gallop), he started to gallop, I was completely unbalanced in the saddle non knowing what to do, my legs didn' t hold him tight, around him, he understood that I was in a bad position to fall and he stops suddenly moved his head forward to the ground and I fell!! Was pretty painful I have to admit and I was scared a lot!! The teacher told me to get back in the saddle and so I did after he promise me that he would hold him also with his halter (line, cord or whatever..) and we did a little trot and we finish... It' s a bad experience I think but I suppose this things can happen when riding a horse.. Now I have 3 lessons left and I hope I will not be terrified when I will be in the saddle!! Before this incident I was thinking to do another month the lessons but now I' m thinking maybe not... Maybe it' s not for me the horse riding!

    • @gogokarra
      @gogokarra 8 років тому

      He did canter... Gallop is more fast?

    • @gracerogers2510
      @gracerogers2510 8 років тому +1

      you should be able to feel when your horse is about to buck. so if your teacher is telling you to constantly kick, stop when they get at a speed you like. when you get to a speed you like you can relax with your horse and the horse should keep at that speed x

    • @shmeeden
      @shmeeden 8 років тому

      If you've only started riding lessons a couple of weeks ago, don't feel too badly that you're having problems! Listen to your instructor, and don't push to advance too quickly. It's better to learn slowly and thoroughly.
      Don't be afraid to use the stick, either. Try it on yourself, and you'll see: it doesn't hurt them unless you REALLY hit them with it hard. And until your legs are stronger and more in control, it's better for the horse and for you to squeeze with your legs, then tap with the whip if you need more forward motion, than it is to keep kicking them forward. It's less annoying and it's less confusing. Eventually you'll probably need it less.

    • @equineella
      @equineella 6 років тому +1

      gogokara27011985 yeah gallop is more fast. Iv galloped. But not on an English horse. They don't gallop as fast as the western horses. Western is faster than English. So, it shouldn't have been so bad

  • @Fullmoon202
    @Fullmoon202 7 років тому +1

    who else cant do a gallop

  • @judyweinmann8236
    @judyweinmann8236 6 років тому +1

    I like to "slide my bending rein hand" down the rein (about halfway down it to shorten that rein) as a "pre-cue" so the horse knows what's coming before you bring that hand to your thigh or hip. I love this technique and am so glad you are showing and explaining its use.Also, remember to make sure the rein on the opposite side is slack, or the horse won't be able to bend toward your toe. Another point is to not use this technique when you're on a hillside or uneven/bumpy ground which might cause the horse to lose his balance and fall. As one other reader commented, I, too, wondered if your bitless hackamore (sidepull?) is a little low on the horse's nose.

  • @skysmith3384
    @skysmith3384 6 років тому +1

    I'm about to purchase a slightly over weight horse and I'm needing some help on figuring out what to do to help him lose weight I'm already going to buy one of those net things you put hay into and be exercising him alot do have any sugestions or low calorie treats

  • @kairos4797
    @kairos4797 5 років тому

    If you GONNA fall off *jump* off I am telling you there is no shame in falling, try and get as far away to prevent injuries, other wise try so sit down and push your feet forward during a buck and spook, when a rear comes out stand up and go toward their head (like jumping a big ol jump) I've been riding for over 13 years and I've been thrown many many times 🤣🤣

  • @eringeorge7639
    @eringeorge7639 8 років тому

    What is going on with the DISCRIPTION 😒🙂🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙂🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

  • @noelko2483
    @noelko2483 7 років тому

    I really don't want to brag but to be honest, I stay well on when a horse spooks, i have NO idea how its possible, but i ride almost 6 years and i only fell off twice (while my horse jumped way too high, and when i went to canter and something spooked him and he started galloping in a riding hall) It's kinda weird but maybe it's just my luck

  • @zainetheequestrian5677
    @zainetheequestrian5677 5 років тому +1

    I sat my first buck the other day and I was bareback and a couple minutes after that she spooked

  • @wildhorses3098
    @wildhorses3098 8 років тому

    I learned to ride by myself with my horse, so i have picked up a lot of bad habits, one of them being leaning forward, when my horse spooks and bucks i get scared and lean forward to grab mane then fall off. It's hard to break a habit you've been doing for years! Getting better but still lean forward when my horse spooks, used to ride leaning forward.

  • @ednalynkim8345
    @ednalynkim8345 6 років тому

    Okay uhm one time i rode a pony and suddenly she freaked out aND DEAR GOSH i tighten my upper thighs holding the reins and holding onto deer life and gosh she was galloping turning and gaOsh and i succeded and gosh went down and went “jesus..”
    And the second one was a another pony who got scared sOOOOOO SHE RAN WITH ME RIDING HER IN THE BARN AND I WAS HOLDING ONTO MY LIFE A G A I N AND JUST AAAAAA and calmed her down and gosh everything was good
    *what a ride*

  • @allysonrojas4701
    @allysonrojas4701 9 років тому

    My Horse Huston Kept On Spooking Out From Deer And I Nearly Fell But I Thought "Im Not Going To Fall" This Happend 6 times Already.Then Cupcake Another Horse Escaped And Huston Got Spooked And Started Spiraling.I Fell In The Water Bucket,Unfortanlly..

  • @PimsriYotube
    @PimsriYotube 4 роки тому

    I was thrown off a horse for the first time last week! I didn't even know how that happen, just know that he got spooked and bolted, the next thing I saw was his chest and his front legs, and then I was on the ground! though it got me walking funny for 2 weeks, it was an amazing experience :) I will do better next time

  • @kpero9999
    @kpero9999 7 років тому +1

    First time ever riding horses, my horse witch was small one. He got spooked for some reason. I immediately did this. I don't know how he freaked out and ran off with me

  • @kacilee6227
    @kacilee6227 8 років тому

    It's called spooking !!!! Not freaking out!!!! REALLY

  • @snowisgae5173
    @snowisgae5173 5 років тому

    People are gonna say: “ShE sPaZeS oUt BeCaUsE sHe’S bItLeSs” just shut up. My horse canters bitless all the time. PLUS last night I rode my mare bitless for the first time in YEARS!! So just stop.

  • @scottiehall8695
    @scottiehall8695 5 років тому +1

    Hard to remember all that when your horse is bucking like a bugger.

  • @captaincruise_eq.8652
    @captaincruise_eq.8652 3 роки тому

    My horse bolted, there was another horse in the way, so he understandably ducked out, and the turn was pretty sharp. I didn’t stay on and I got launched. That brings me to the question of how we work the spiral if there is a crowded arena and they are dodging other horses?.

  • @johnnyzmania
    @johnnyzmania 10 років тому

    @Amber Lynn-- u actually believe a western saddle PREVENTS a rider from falling off their horse? Interesting...

  • @jodiballard8712
    @jodiballard8712 15 днів тому

    I was not so lucky. I fell off. However, I was riding a friend's horse that didn't want to canter. She would trot fast, canter, and trot fast, etc... I am a beginner and so when my friend told me I was bouncing too much on her back that maybe I needed to stand up in my stirrups some (it's been forever since I've done the 2 point) I stood up. I am 55 and I called a friend bragging that I fell off at faster speed than her because all I want to be is a "true" equestrian, and I guess you can't have experience without falling off. Lol. Luckily I was wearing a helmet though.

  • @Debbiiie99
    @Debbiiie99 10 років тому

    Felled of my horse four times. He went from walk to gallop, bucked and kicked backwards.
    Fell of. Broke my wrist (did an operation) and my foot was totally messed up, after the last two (3 days between each other. First the foot. Then the wrist).
    This times a leaned my body forwards, and my body was like a rock. Well. That didn't work hehe.
    My horse have bucked and have done a little backkick after that.. But then I reaally sat down in the saddle and moved my body backwards. Then, it was no problems. :)

  • @savannamotsinger9382
    @savannamotsinger9382 8 років тому +2

    thank you so much your videos help alot

  • @Jetblackwildflower
    @Jetblackwildflower 9 років тому

    My horse bucked when I was on him, I stayed on and all I was thinking about was staying on, I leant backwards and the horse stopped bucking

  • @katevandenbrink4078
    @katevandenbrink4078 3 роки тому +1

    As a rider of an OTTB straight from the track, this video is right up my alley 😂😂

  • @abbykoop5363
    @abbykoop5363 4 роки тому

    If a horse is going up to rear, don't pull the head to the side or you just might go over as I did! (Neither was seriously hurt).
    Also, I've been on a few runaways and had the head pulled right to my knee while the horse was still running blindly ahead, until I realized I was bracing my ribs AGAINST his bend. If you allow your ribs to bend with his intended bend, you will have a better chance at regaining control.
    I don't arena ride, so there isn't usually space to "spiral" anywhere.

  • @chandlerfaye7110
    @chandlerfaye7110 7 років тому

    I am in the middle of breaking a horse, and the first time I ever got on him he started throwing his head and Kicking and I clenched on to him and he would not stop and finally I got thrown off, that was probably why

  • @RaccoonWaffles
    @RaccoonWaffles 5 років тому

    Honestly? I'm not a trained rider. I ride for pleasure. Trail riding and all that. I've stayed on my horse with what I call sheer luck. The few times I've fallen off, I've either somehow miraculously landed on my feet, or I've eaten dirt. The very first time I fell off, I had to go to the ER for a concussion. Point is: Hold on, Keep your seat, and Pray.

  • @normanmcneal3605
    @normanmcneal3605 6 років тому

    The first riding lesson I learned was to how to kick out and push off. Subconsciously , you need to pull in a circle. Like a stampede?!?!? If they are disengaged? They cannot pitch or buck. Cowboys termed it as, up on the swell or down in the well. The acting up horse is already off balance. Come to my place

  • @hammieluvr1586
    @hammieluvr1586 10 років тому

    I've had quite a few falls but the worst was when I first got my OTTB a week after he was purchased he started bucking almost straight up and down while trying to gallop i stayed with him for a minute the instinctively leaned foward and fell off and was pretty sore after wards. but now whenever a horse freaks out I sit back and stay relaxed!!! But now thankfullly we've come a long way an have actually started showing!!!! :)

  • @countrysideup7057
    @countrysideup7057 9 років тому

    My 7 yr. old qauter horse humphrey bolted when I was a new rider, he was supposed to be no spook no buck no bolt! I finally got to take riding lessen and i am now loping (western). I was walking around on him with my on a another behind when decideed to be dumb and try to put my leg up over the saddle horn when he did one his classics! he did a trot then a lope, I already new how to ride the lope so did until he did a 20 meter circle in the workout pen right into the butt of one the other horse (tucker) grazing. The thing I was mostly trying to do was get my foot back into the stirrup, my dad said that I had the reins in both hands whole time, i usally grab the horn, ALOT! But for that slit second that they are taking off, you have no memory, and no clue whats happening until they break out into a canter or lope, you cant really remember the one rein stop for some reason, when my horse went on full out gallop for the qauter mile that I stayed on the gravel road until I found a grassy spot to jump into, i was thinking " WHOOOO Is this REALLY happening!?" love the video thanks for the importation!!!!!

  • @crummer71
    @crummer71 10 років тому

    I was riding a horse named Snickers and at a lesson he must have got spooked or something and everyone was trotting and he started a really weird canter where he side stepped a couple of times and I almost fell of so my first instinct was to grab the mane and through all of this I almost ran into another horse so I had to steer! But know i always ride him and he hasn't done that since. But in case he does I know what to do. Thank you

  • @odeycloney
    @odeycloney 8 років тому

    Good tips. Wish I knew them when riding a friend's horse and she lunged sideways at a bush. I was riding ahead of a very good rider who was very good looking. As I went over her side I was determined not to fall off. With only one leg on her back, the rest of me dangling on her side I managed somehow to crawl back up and proceed. I noticed he was laughing but did ask if I was alright. Of course I was. No problem. Glad he couldn't see my red face.

  • @megan1950
    @megan1950 9 років тому

    A friend of mine has an OTTB that does this crazy sidewinder thing that she finds impossible to stay on through! It's only when he spooks on a hack out. No warning, front hooves go forward, his body is super super low to the ground, he scoots around while low, then takes off. The impossible part is when he does the drop--it's so sudden, she is popped out of the saddle every time. Then he's so sideways that she can't get back in the saddle. She normally has a very secure seat! Heels down, shoulders back, butt deep in the saddle. Any suggestions?

  • @viewthroughalens
    @viewthroughalens 10 років тому

    Riding my gelding out in the Aussie bush when a young boy who was up a tree (WTF) suddenly jumped down on to the track about 10 metres ahead. My horse is quick on his feet and reared and spun 180 degrees so fast I was out into the air before I registered it but kept hold of the reins and he was like, " What are you doing down there Mum, we've got to get out of here." It was such a fast unexpected spin that for the next 2 nights when falling asleep I experienced the same sensation of being flung like a theme park ride. I can't blame the horse for spooking at that, and yes I was probably too relaxed and did not have my seat deep enough. But had no time to tense up. He did that for both of us. lol. Luckily fell flat on my back so only bruising. I have since changed saddles to one where I do have a deeper seat and save my all purpose saddle for the arena.

  • @taralorraine9814
    @taralorraine9814 3 роки тому

    Went for a trail ride in Nepal recently, no helmets, got given a fresh horse because I said I am an experienced rider. Very hilly area with unsealed, rocky path...horse would NOT stop or slow down and I was scared she would buck if I kept pulling her up and the saddle was really poor and I didn't have proper shoes D': so scary. She ran down a hill I thought she was going to fall over on the rocks. Pulled her around but we ended up in someone's garden.

  • @jerricho11
    @jerricho11 5 років тому

    I was on an ocean beach trail ride in California and the horse I was on got spooked, ran off and bucked a few times. I'm an EMT and sometimes, on the ambulance, we have to get up and walk around when we are going 50-70 mph. You end up with what we call "sea legs". I guess I stayed on the horse because I had practice with not fighting gravity on a rig.

  • @suzannahkolbeck6973
    @suzannahkolbeck6973 3 роки тому

    Today my horse took off a little. New horse, and I am not the most confident rider. I stayed on, but barely, and my instructor kept telling me to shorten my reins, but how am I supposed to do that when I have a death grip on the mane - at one point the only thing keeping me on? She said I might have accidentally tapped him with the crop, but I don’t think that’s possible. He was dancing around and pushy from the moment I took him out of the pasture.
    That’s the thing I don’t like about lessons- when you switch to a new horse (which isn’t inherently bad), there’s no time to get to know them on the ground. You have to grab them and get on. If you spend 45 minutes of the lesson on groundwork, then it’s a 15-minute warm up and the lesson is over.
    Not gonna lie - feeling pretty crappy about today’s ride. 😟

  • @edwinahett6556
    @edwinahett6556 2 роки тому

    here in the UK ....you couldn't use the word 'spaz' because it means something very non PC....best to stick to the word 'spook',....love the video otherwise and hope you don't take offence at my comment.

  • @ms3delle
    @ms3delle 6 років тому

    I don't know... But for me it sounds like "you are falling from the tree - relax". Really? I'm riding an young recently broken stallion and sometimes he does freaks out. And in that moment certainly very surprising for my I find myself gripping to him as hard as with my teeth. For example when it suddenly started raining when we were outside in the fields and on our way home I found out that my horse is scared to death when the road is wet AND there cars with lit lights around him. There were couple of moments he just made 180 degrees turn in attempt to run away. 180 in mere part of the second. And I thank got I had the strength to grip to him hard enough.

  • @safetrailhorse
    @safetrailhorse 7 років тому

    from "Basic Training for a Safe Trail Horse": Kudos for using what appears to be Dr. Cook's Billess Bridle. This goes a long way to having a calm horse. Keeping toes up helps to prevent a rider from pitching forward as you would on a diving board. Note: teach horse to stand with a word "stand" and squeeze of thighs in saddle, so that any squeezing becomes a signal to stand. Stop using squeezes to mean forward movement. When making a turn in an emergency do it in a way to change the mental attitude of the horse from misbehaving to making a turn so as to keep the turn wide enough to prevent throwing horse off balance. Teach horse to pass by something spooky by turning toward what the spook is to go past it repeatedly until you can pass by with no reaction...persist, insist and be consistent. This last will be very boring for rider but more importantly boring for horse. Horses do not like to be bored and will keep themselves from future reactions that might result in boring repetition!

  • @saveouroceanlife1
    @saveouroceanlife1 2 роки тому

    Will you do a video to help people from allowing their horses to become “barn sour.” There’s nothing worse than either renting a horse or going and riding a friends horse out on a beautiful trail ride and a football field length or even more the horse knows it’s close to the barn and starts galloping home. That is so unsafe. Fortunately, I’m an experienced rider and have always been able to handle the horses I never had previous experience with.
    But I’ve literally witnessed people getting “clocked” going through gates with cross beams, tree branches, etc.
    Some horses should require being worked with more before being rented out…can you give some direction for that bad habit, please.
    Also, your opinion on allowing horses to graze when the reins are on and you’re out riding. Some people do and some people thinks it’s a bad habit to allow. Thank you…I have several friends that are new owners who are in debate…

  • @MyOlivia111
    @MyOlivia111 Рік тому

    Yesterday my horse spooked and jumped side ways and I came off. I was wearing a vest so I didn’t get hurt. How to I remain calm when I didn’t even get a warning. Luckily we were just walking. But the impact was do strong I flew right off. How do I get iver this?

  • @alanweisberg4792
    @alanweisberg4792 6 років тому

    I have a horse that is manageable in most things even though he is afraid and spooky of things. There are times he just unexpectedly does a complete 180 on me. Last week he did one, I stayed on, wasn't expecting a second one after I grabbed him up, so off I went. Luckily I just hurt my thigh as he pulled away. I don't care if he jumps a step or two, how do I stop this big 180 turn. He did stand there with me afterwards which makes me happy he didn't run off as I was alone.