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Horses
Can anyone help me on riding horses? Like what do I do to make him walk, trot or anything else? How do I stop him? I need answers in the next 1 and a half hours or so. I rate 5's for decent answers. HELP!!!
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to stop them you pull the rains well need any more advice just ask sam
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to make him walk make the *kissy* sound and nudge him with you heel. to make him stop pull back on the reigns. to make him turn left, pull the reigns to the left and to go right pull them to the right. also just a tip from experience, if your horse takes off in a run stand up a little that way your ass doesnt hit the saddle..if you dont you wont be able to sit for days. then just kind of pull back on the reigns and he should stop. hope this info helps you, you should have a lot of fun.
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pull straight back on the reigns. keep pulling and they'll back up
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Okay. You're a beginner. That's fairly obvious. (no offense or anything.) You probably shouldn't go faster than a jog or a trot at most. Most horses are taught to walk, trot, canter, hand-gallop, and gallop with leg pressure. NOT KICKING! A squeeze with your calves. When you're riding a horse (English, western, australian, bareback - I don't care what style) SIT UP STRAIGHT! Let your legs fall naturally slightly in front of your body. Your knees will bend a little bit, that's okay. When you're sitting, pretend you're sitting on your pockets; but keep your back straight. Your heels will fall to the ground naturally, don't push them down, let them hang there naturally. If you're using stirrups, keep the ball of your foot in the center of the stirrup. The stirrups are NOT braces. Do not brace your feet against them! This will completely throw your balance off! Think of the stirrups as footrests, nothing more.
LiFE LESSON : ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET!!!!!!!
To keep your back straight, pretend you have a book tied to your back that forces you to keep your back straight. Keep your shoulders level, slightly back. Don't look down! Keep your chin up, and smile! Fasten your saftey helmet and be sure it fits correctly. A helmet needs to be SEI approved! When you nod your head up and down and shake your head from side to side your helmet shouldn't move! A bicycle helmet WILL NOT WORK. That can actually hurt your head more than it will help! A SEI approved helmet is specially made for equestrians (horse-back riders).
It is very important to wear the correct clothes. Wear long pants (jeans, breeches, jhodpurs, sweatpants) and hard soled shoes with a small heel like paddock boots, cowboy boots, or tall-boots. If you don't have any of those, scrounge up some rain boots or galoshes. If you don't have any of those either, wear sneakers, tie them securely, but don't put your feet in the stirrups. Sneakers have gripping tread on the bottoms and that can get caught in the stirrups. Trust me, you don't want your feet caught in the stirrups, you can fall off, but your foot might get stuck and you'd be drug along! How scary! Don't wear a long T-shirt unless you tuck it in, it can get hung over the saddle horn in a western or an Australian saddle, or you can be sitting on it and falter terribly. Plus, if you're taking lessons, your teacher will want to see your form, including your lower back, seat, and upper legs - a big T-shirt hides all of those things. If you're going to wear a jacket, put it on before you get on the horse. Only experienced riders should put on / take off clothes while mounted.
LiFE LESSON : TiE YOUR SHOES EXTREMELY WELL - DOUBLE KNOTS!!
To ask your horse to go forwards, squeeze your calves against his side lightly and say "Walk," in a firm voice. If this doesn't get it, squeeze a bit harder and say 'Walk' again. Once your horse is walking, make sure you're comfortable with it. Go with the motion of the horse. Try putting one hand on his withers (shoulders) and feel the movement. Mimic the horses movements with your arms and legs. This will help you stay seated. The walk is sortof like a figure eight. It's almost as if you're making a figure eight with your seat. When your horse is thoroughly warmed up (ten minutes of walking or so), if you feel confident enough, try squeezing the horses' sides again with your calves and saying "Trot," in a firm voice. The trot is bumpy on most horses, but a few horses have smooth trots. Be warned though, you probably won't have a smooth ride! When a horse trots, its hips go side to side (as do its shoulders). Try moving your seat side to side, gently, and the ride should be a little smoother. If you're riding a very bumpy trot, or in an English saddle, try posting - or rising - to the trot. This means stand up and sit down every other step. Basically, "Stand, sit, stand, sit, stand, sit, stand, sit..." Don't rise too high, though. Use your stirrups to help you stand, but try to use your thighs and knees. You don't have to stand up very far, just a little bit. The posting (rising) trot is hard to get the hang of, but it's fun to do.
LiFE LESSON : STAY CALM. HORSES CAN SENSE FEAR, AND iF YOU'RE AFRAiD, THE HORSE WiLL BE TOO!!
Tomorrow you'll probably be so sore it hurts to walk. Trust me on this. Lol.
If you're riding with friends or a teacher, and you have a question, ASK IT!!!!!!!!!!! If you don't ask it, you might get hurt! Which is bad! Very bad!
LiFE LESSON : BRUSH YOUR HORSE VERY WELL BEFORE SADDLiNG, HE WiLL THANK YOU!!
To hold the reins, make a "3" hand. (Hold up three fingers : your index finger, your middle finger, and your ring finger) and wrap them around the reins. Do this on both sides. Since you're still learning, it's probably best that you ride split reined. If your horse is trained for neck-reining, hold the reins in your right hand (unless you're left handed) and but your index finger inbetween the two reins. Wrap your other fingers around the reins. To turn left (split reins), take your left hand and GENTLY! pull it towards your left knee. The horse will go left. To turn the horse right, take your right hand and GENTLY! pull it towards your right knee. The horse will go right. To stop your horse, GENTLY! GENTLY! GENTLY! pull back on the reins, towards your waist. NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER EVER lift your hands above your waist line. A horse is more apt to rear when you're pulling up on his mouth. Keep your hands in the imaginary box right in front of the saddle. It's right about where his mane starts, put your hands there and follow the movement of the horse. When you're neck reining, and you want to go left, put your hand on the left side of the horses neck and GENTLY pull a LITTLE bit. To go right, put your hand on the right side of the horses neck and GENTLY pull a LITTLE bit. To stop, pull GENTLY back to your waist. It helps when stopping to calmly say "Whhhooaaa." Draw it out, say it in a low, calm voice - but be firm.
LiFE LESSON : LEAVE VAULTING (gymnastics on horseback) TO THE EXPERiENCED RiDERS - YOU COULD GET HURT!!
To mount (get on) the horse, stand on his left side, at his shoulder, facing his tail. Put your left foot in the stirrup and bounce (gently) three times. On the third bounce, jump (gently) up and swing your leg over the horses rear end. Be careful not to kick him! Hold carefully to the reins and the horses' mane while mounting. Horses have no nerves in their manes, they don't feel it when you pull on their mane. Most horses are good about you pulling their manes, though some are a little skittish. Be careful. When you want to dismount (get off), take your right foot out of the stirrup, stand all your weight in the left stirrup, swing your right leg over the back of the horse (don't kick him!), lean over the saddle on your stomach and slide to the ground. Bend your knees when you land or the shock of hitting the ground can make you fall. (I've done this quite a few times!)
Remember, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION -- ASK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So important.
Okay now - go have fun! Be careful! And ask questions!!
-FunnyCide
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pull back on the thing you hold on to, thats what i do, like go "stop *name*" like you wuld to hurt your sister by pulling her hair or something
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Squeeze your legs together cluck or make kissing noises and say WALK or kick him lightly in the side with your heels. same for trot, sit deep in the saddle nudge and say TROT. to halt, stop moving your body, sit down int he saddle, close your hips at stop moving your hands and pull back on the reins, as soon as he does what you want, release the preasure.
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IM my friend's SN, she teaches horse riding lessons. Her SN is tansummerbabyo8, she'll give you a lot of good tips! [=
♥ Melissa
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make a tisk sound or wistle to make them go or go faster. and pull the rains to make them stop or just say woooo.
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To make them walk you click you toungue and tap them lightly on there sides with your feet a few times until they go, and to trot you tap them a little harder and kinda squeeze with your legs, then to canter and gallop do the same thing exet squeeze harder. and to stop them tell the Hoe or Whoa and then turn then horse inside until it stops, but well trained horses usually just stop when you say Hoe or Whoa.
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To walk use your spurs if you got any on or kick the horse a lil bit to trot use your spurs a lil harder or kick him a lil harder n click to the horse or w.e n to canter you gotta ask by outside leg inside reign and keep kickin the horese to stop just pull your reigns back
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Well heres something i found for you on the internet.
So finally, your horse is handed to you, and you are about to ride for the first time. Approaching and handling your mount should be done as described above, in a calm and respectful manner, The reins should not touch the ground (the horse could walk on them and break them) and they should be held as follows: one hand should be holding both reins below the bit, while the other one should hold the end of the reins. Most horses are trained to be mounted on the left side, so as a precaution, it is better to always mount them on that side.
Before putting your foot in the stirrup, you need to make sure the girth is tight enough. If not, the saddle can flip around the horse's body and end up under their belly. A pretty funny situation indeed, but rarely when it happens to you. Like everything else in horseback riding, mounting the horse should be done calmly and slowly.
In English riding, the rein should be adjusted when you mount, to prevent the horse from stepping forward. In Western riding a hand is kept on otherwise loose reins, but their horses as usually somewhat better trained at standing at attention. Excessive agitation, speaking loudly and squeezing the horse at the side should be avoided.
Talking to your horse in a soothing voice and relaxing your whole body will make this a better experience for both the horse and rider."
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