Groundwork with the neck rope: 5 tips to make a good start
There are plenty of reasons to start "groundwork with the neck rope"! These 5 tips will help you make a good start!
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Groundwork with horses
Knowing how to lead your horse can keep you out of trouble
Leading your horse on the ground in a correct way is one of the very basic skills you need to avoid many horse problems. Let's have a look.
3 extra tips for successful groundwork with your horse
Yesterday I wrote you about the importance of Basic Groundwork, and the pivotal role it plays. Today I want to give you 3 extra tips, for successful groundwork. Here we go:
3 things you need to do to master groundwork with your horse
Today, I want to talk about something super important: mastering the basics in groundwork training. Basic Groundwork is like the ABCs for horses. If you were to ask me, "What should I do to be good in groundwork, or what should I do so my horse is good in groundwork?" Well, my answer would be:
Groundwork training with horses: 5 tips
Tip #1 - When a horse doesn't feel a connection with you, when the relationship is not strong, it will be harder/more difficult to train your horse in groundwork. It's logical: the more trust, the deeper the connection, the more your horse will be willing to do things together with you.
Your sensitivity, softness & sweetness is your power
"I'm very emotional, and my horse feels that. How can I be less emotional?" "I'm too sensitive and soft to be able to train my horse well. How can I be more firm? " "Whenever I'm stressed I start to cry. And this also happens when I'm with my horse. I don't want my horse to think I'm weak."
10 fun exercises with a tarpaulin on the ground
1️⃣ Leading your horse over it in the lead position, the partner position, and the drive position in walk and trot. 2️⃣ Circling your horse over the tarpaulin in walk, trot, and canter. 3️⃣ Asking your horse to halt and then back up on the tarpaulin.
This is key when asking your horse for distance
When leading your horse, regularly ask him to stay out of your personal space = min 3 to 4 meters distance. When you lead your horse at a distance, you are leading your horse from the "lead position". Be calm and polite when you ask for more distance.But there's also something else that is important, and that is:
Do horses like groundwork training?
When you see all the problems in horse training and the so-called “problematic” horses, you might be under the impression that horses really don’t like to be trained, also not in groundwork. It could make you think..
Working with the double long lines: 12 reasons why you should!
You can train your horse on a single lunge (lunging), but you can also use 2 lunges. This is called “double lunging”. When you use a double lunge, you stay in the circle position (the horse moves around..
Leading your horse or being led?
Leading is a very important exercise in Horsefulness Training. Whoever can’t successfully lead their horse will also encounter problems with their horse in other areas. That’s why this is the most important basic..
Does your horse yield to or evade the pressure?
There is a big difference between yielding for pressure and evading pressure (physical/driving pressure). Even if it does seem the same at first. When you ask your horse to yield for physical pressure , let’s say on..
Yielding to physical pressure, with feel
To teach the horse how to yield to physical pressure(= direct pressure) is teaching your horse to yield to the light pressure you apply with a halter or your hands somewhere on his body. For example: I place my..
5 ways to make groundwork with your horse more challenging
You do groundwork for several reasons. Think about learning to deal with human requests and keeping an optimal connection with your horse. But another important reason is also that you try to keep your horse mentally..
Groundwork : the 5 basic exercises
Groundwork: the 5 basic exercises The second training component of Horsefulness Training is Groundwork (Liberty Connection Training is the first training component). Groundwork consists of exercises that you do with your
Lead exercises
Lead Exercises Leading is a Basis Groundwork exercise. Horsefulness Training distinguishes 3 types of lead exercises. First, you have leading from the lead position. Second, you have leading from the partner