Horseback Riding
Horseback Riding Lesson - Rein Techniques
Monday, December 28th, 2009
There are all kinds of types of reins to use when riding a horse such as:
- Neck Rein - laying the rein on the horse’s neck to turn right or left. The neck rein is a Western type of rein technique where the rider rides with one hand. This type of technique is best suited to a bit with shanks and a solid mouth piece although if the horse is trained well enough it may be used with any type of or no bit.
- Direct Rein - this may be used in English or Western Riding. The direct rein is used when you directly pull the horse’s nose in the direction that you would like to turn.
- Indirect Rein - this technique may be used in English or Western Riding. An indirect rein is a more advanced way of turning the horse. If you are turning right, your main rein with be the left rein and if you are turning left, your right rein will be the main rein. You indirectly use your rein to turn your horse as opposed to pulling his nose around to make a turn.
- Leading Rein - There are two possible descriptions for the leading rein, which can sometimes be confusing. Sometimes the direct rein is referred to as a leading rein, but a more accurate description is when you use an indirect rein to turn, your opposite hand/rein is the leading rein. It does not tip or turn the horse’s nose into the turn rather it leads or guides the horse in the direction of the turn.
- Opening Rein - Same as Leading Rein
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Help Your Horse Do What YOU Want
Monday, July 27th, 2009
Even if you are not the best rider in the world the one thing you can do to drastically improve your riding and relationship with your horse is to be consistent.
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A New Addition To Our Equine Herd
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Yesterday Fredi and I went to pick up our new 12 year old horse Redford. He is a beautiful Appendix Quarter Horse. I guess there was some miscommunication on my part because his owners were not home. Hopefully I get it straightened out and we bring him home by Wednesday. Redford has been a bit of a pasture ornament for the last four years so he is desperately in need of training. But, the lovely people who have had him are just wonderful animal lovers and he has been taken care of exceptionally well. I do like to retrain horse’s who have been sitting in a pasture and give them a job. His personality is very sweet, and he seems to have a good head on his shoulders.
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Refuse Fear When Horseback Riding
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
The best way to make your horse prideful and dangerous is to be afraid of him. Horses know what we are feeling, and when they sense our fear they become nervous. Pride in a horse can end up being dangerous and difficult to fix unless you fix it right away. If your horse is scaring you, put him in training. Perhaps if you are afraid of your horse, he isn’t the right horse for you.
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