Thanks for your kind words M.S.H... I've only had my RUclips Channel just over a year now. I do all my own training, video editing & some times its hard getting a cameraman to get the footage for me. I'm planning on some good stuff to come. Thanks for the sub' & please share... "Keep It Real" !!!
Typical standy, they can be hard work and a rough ride! I find the hind end does not seem to be part of the rest of the body. They seem to be bred with some connection missing. Even standies that have not raced move as if the hind end is not connected to them. A back leg get left behind much of the time when they stop and sometimes one is way forward. Even if they do not disunite at the canter, the rear end is still not in time and there is not a correct 3 beat. But.....they have great brains and try so hard to please they certainly have a place as a nice general purpose hack. Lots of calm lunging with heaps of trot canter transitions and lunging on the side of a hill at trot can help them learn to balance and gain a better canter. That way, they do not have to concentrate on balancing a rider as well as themselves. Once they are proficient; then when you get on, they are better able to cope as the muscles are already fit for what you are asking. (PS 4:10 Reign is what a queen or king does.....Reins are what are used to steer a horse.)
PayntPot Haha... thanks for the spellcheck. I’ve made the mistake a couple of times but unfortunately once the video is uploaded, there’s no going back to correct it. I was quite surprised with this Standy & how I got him to canter. Amazingly he didn’t have a preferred lead & I got him picking up his leads with simple changes really quickly. One of the great helps in re-educating these horses is putting them out in the pasture for awhile with my other horses & watch how they naturally relearn as they run around in the herd together in big open spaces. The disunited (cross firing) issue can be very frustrating at times. My latest video of the Appaloosa was the worst horse that I’ve experienced with cross firing! He refused to pick up his right lead & I constantly had to trip him into it. Then once he got comfortable with it, he then refused to pickup his left lead! He’s the most unbalanced horse I’ve ever experienced & I had to work my butt off with him. Some of these older horses have been ridden so badly for so long that it can be a nightmare to re-train & fix. Thanks for watching!
@@reallifehorsemanship4333 Understand what you mean. I only just popped a comment up on the appy video. Now I understand a bit more about why he moves so stiffly!! I am doing a proofreading course at the moment so it is becoming a habit, no offence intended. Sometimes a pole on the ground can help them get the right lead, then again, sometimes they just trip over it and it makes it harder! Keep at it!
PayntPot and Real life horsemanship...any tips for me?? I have bought a 5 yr old standard and 6 months have passed and he still can't canter. (How do.you break this?? Hes always trotting really fast like in a race.) would love for him to become a hack and in the distant future i would love for him to know what a barrel is but I am taking one thing at a time. Its very frustrating I am lunging him but he is forever cutting corners. Feel like I'm getting nowhere.
@@teresahardegger4333 put a pole on the ground and ask for the canter over this. As for cutting corners on the lunge, I think you mean he cuts in. He can't cut corners on the lunge as there are no corners in a circle! You need to push him out on the circle, make the circle smaller if you need more control. making the lunge line "wave" can get them to move out. This should be subtle and only used for a stride or 2 at the most if unfamiliar with the technique. Use your voice, praise when good, say no to correct when wrong, then praise when right. Use your whip to push him out. Go slower. Until he can do the right thing at the walk, he will never be able to do it at trot or canter. Go back to basics if you need to. Establish good circles at walk, then trot, then eventually (could be months) canter. Stop and praise when he does it right. Keep it short and fun for him, don't ask more than he can give. Enjoy him as he is, not what you want him to be and he will become what you want, without you realising it.
Thank you for the steps shown. I really want to enjoy my rescued Standie
He was trying so hard, bless him
You guys should have a lot more subs than you do, you're so good at working with these horses!
Thanks for your kind words M.S.H... I've only had my RUclips Channel just over a year now. I do all my own training, video editing & some times its hard getting a cameraman to get the footage for me. I'm planning on some good stuff to come. Thanks for the sub' & please share... "Keep It Real" !!!
Typical standy, they can be hard work and a rough ride! I find the hind end does not seem to be part of the rest of the body. They seem to be bred with some connection missing. Even standies that have not raced move as if the hind end is not connected to them. A back leg get left behind much of the time when they stop and sometimes one is way forward. Even if they do not disunite at the canter, the rear end is still not in time and there is not a correct 3 beat. But.....they have great brains and try so hard to please they certainly have a place as a nice general purpose hack.
Lots of calm lunging with heaps of trot canter transitions and lunging on the side of a hill at trot can help them learn to balance and gain a better canter. That way, they do not have to concentrate on balancing a rider as well as themselves. Once they are proficient; then when you get on, they are better able to cope as the muscles are already fit for what you are asking.
(PS 4:10 Reign is what a queen or king does.....Reins are what are used to steer a horse.)
PayntPot Haha... thanks for the spellcheck. I’ve made the mistake a couple of times but unfortunately once the video is uploaded, there’s no going back to correct it. I was quite surprised with this Standy & how I got him to canter. Amazingly he didn’t have a preferred lead & I got him picking up his leads with simple changes really quickly. One of the great helps in re-educating these horses is putting them out in the pasture for awhile with my other horses & watch how they naturally relearn as they run around in the herd together in big open spaces. The disunited (cross firing) issue can be very frustrating at times. My latest video of the Appaloosa was the worst horse that I’ve experienced with cross firing! He refused to pick up his right lead & I constantly had to trip him into it. Then once he got comfortable with it, he then refused to pickup his left lead! He’s the most unbalanced horse I’ve ever experienced & I had to work my butt off with him. Some of these older horses have been ridden so badly for so long that it can be a nightmare to re-train & fix. Thanks for watching!
@@reallifehorsemanship4333 Understand what you mean. I only just popped a comment up on the appy video. Now I understand a bit more about why he moves so stiffly!! I am doing a proofreading course at the moment so it is becoming a habit, no offence intended. Sometimes a pole on the ground can help them get the right lead, then again, sometimes they just trip over it and it makes it harder! Keep at it!
PayntPot and Real life horsemanship...any tips for me?? I have bought a 5 yr old standard and 6 months have passed and he still can't canter. (How do.you break this?? Hes always trotting really fast like in a race.) would love for him to become a hack and in the distant future i would love for him to know what a barrel is but I am taking one thing at a time. Its very frustrating I am lunging him but he is forever cutting corners. Feel like I'm getting nowhere.
@@teresahardegger4333 put a pole on the ground and ask for the canter over this.
As for cutting corners on the lunge, I think you mean he cuts in. He can't cut corners on the lunge as there are no corners in a circle! You need to push him out on the circle, make the circle smaller if you need more control. making the lunge line "wave" can get them to move out. This should be subtle and only used for a stride or 2 at the most if unfamiliar with the technique. Use your voice, praise when good, say no to correct when wrong, then praise when right. Use your whip to push him out. Go slower. Until he can do the right thing at the walk, he will never be able to do it at trot or canter. Go back to basics if you need to. Establish good circles at walk, then trot, then eventually (could be months) canter. Stop and praise when he does it right. Keep it short and fun for him, don't ask more than he can give. Enjoy him as he is, not what you want him to be and he will become what you want, without you realising it.
That saddle didn't appear to fit very well. And that was a gallop under saddle - not a canter.
How long did all this take?
Usually one to two weeks 🐴