I am riding several different breeds or crosses of horses that gait. I’d like to watch some videos and peruse a few web sites to get some ideas on how to improve these horses way of going.
TIA
I am riding several different breeds or crosses of horses that gait. I’d like to watch some videos and peruse a few web sites to get some ideas on how to improve these horses way of going.
TIA
There’s lots of gaited trainers. I’ve recently seen some videos from Ivy Schexschneider (sp?) that are very good, maybe try searching you tube for her. good luck!
Btw, your title says “baited” horses, sure it was autocorrect but maybe you should edit it.
Lee Ziegler has a great book, Easy Gaited Horses–here are some of her articles: http://www.lizgraves.com/lee_zieglers_classroom.html
Liz Graves: http://www.lizgraves.com/articlen.html
Brenda Imus: http://phoenixrisingsaddles.com/gaited-horse-training
Ivy Schexnayder: https://ivyshorses.com/home/free-training-videos/
Anita Howe
Scot McGregor
Both do clinics, Anita has videos. EITHER can help you in a clinic- Clinics with these horses make a HUGE difference.
I was terrified to think what a baited horse would be so am happy to see its gaited horses!
Corrected the title. Auto correct!!! At least it wasn’t corrected to something vulgar!!
Thanks for the recommendations so far. I have watched some of Ivy’s videos. They have been helpful, especially with the puka puka, you can really hear when they are moving correctly. I just needed to know what I was hearing.
The horses I am currently riding seem to only gait with their noses way up in the air and their neck seems jammed. It’s not a very relaxed way of going and it seems to affect their mental status as well. I’m just trying to find a way for them to gait in a relaxed manor, but also a way that doesn’t deteriorate , but improves their gait.
Don’t treat them ANY differently than you would a hollow backed trotter who was tense in their body and upheaded. It sounds like you’re riding rackers, and rackers are by design, at the very least neutral in the back, if not a little hollow backed. It’s just how they roll.
Bump these horses back down to a normal medium walk and teach them how to bend in their middles and loosen their ribs…with some baby dressage- and normal stretching type stuff- riding spiraling circles so they start to realize they CAN relax U/S, they CAN exhale and stretch their bodies out, etc. If a racker can learn at a WALK that they are allowed and encouraged to bend laterally and stretch over their topline, they may feel better mentally, too.
Do these horses canter? If yes, cantering and learning to bend, not track like a boat, will help them loosen their body, too.
http://www.gaitedhorses.net/Articles/RideGH/HowToRide8.shtml
I am very used to riding and correcting general issues with a trotting horse. I have been asked by several folks to help them with problems with their gaited horses (Rocky Mountain, Tenn Walker, Missouri Foxtrotter, and a couple of unknown lineage). For several of these horses the first issue to be fixed was to have a saddle that fit them properly. Some of the tension has eased since those owners have found saddles that fit. I think all but one knows how to canter. I haven’t’ tried to canter that one horse because he is such a ball of tightness I didn’t think it fair to add more forward to the equation. I have been trying to get that one in particular to stretch long and low. He has been a challenge, mainly because he’s been so used to being ridden without any relaxation, I don’t think he is able to stretch over his back at this point. He tries, but all he ends up doing his arching his neck and tipping his chin to his chest, and that’s without me applying any pressure to the rein.
Thanks again for the information and links. I do feel that I am working in the right direction. I just wanted to read a bit more and watch some videos of trail horse types moving correctly and seeing how they look and move.
Check out Anita Howe on you tube I think she’ll be a great source for you.
Oh…and carrot stretches are the bomb.Com for introducing stretch and chill in a tense racker who is used to zoom zoom zoom