This message is from: Kim Manzoni <kim.manz...@yahoo.com>
I have been teaching my horses the one rein stop for a few years now because I have a QH that was labelled as "Dangerous" by former owners and trainers. My best advice is flex, flex, flex. You want your horse to be soft and supple so that when you pick up on the reins, even in an emergency, you are able to get that head around to your leg. A horse should not be able to continue to run away... at least not forward... if his head is bent to your leg. While I have not trained a Fjord yet, I am sure that if you get your horse soft and supple and bending that head around, it should work just the same. -Kim ... Fjordless until March ________________________________ From: Julia Webb <jemw...@hotmail.com> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 11:35 PM Subject: Training the One-rein stop? This message is from: Julia Webb <jemw...@hotmail.com> So, I'm curious about things we can learn from this.....Practical takeaways. Fjord trainers: Any differences with installing that one-rein stop/disengagement of the hind-quarters with Fjords? I'm not the best rider in the world, but as a thinking adult beginner, I've had many teachers, all of which (to some degree or another) made sure I knew how to A) Get off a moving horse as safely as possible, and B) Train that one-rein stop. (At least with a Fjord, the distance to the ground is a lot less than the 16.3 Standardbred I learned the rolling dismount on...). I know that most horses can run right through a pulley rein or a one-rein stop if they haven't had it ingrained to the point of instinct. Any experience with making it as effective as possible? -JuliaFjordless in Kansas > Thank you so much for that info Valerie! I needed the confidence boost! I > want to take Andy and J.J. to Arcadia and have thought of them running away > since reading some emails on here..very scary thought!!!! Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH-L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH-L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
