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Where To Begin When Leading Your Horse
Before the ultimate goal of saddle training can begin it is necessary to complete some important groundwork with your horse. You will first need to lead your horse from the trailer, for example, to the tack area in order to tack-up and then ride. Not much point in teaching your horse point B, the saddle riding part, if there’s no way to get there from point A is there?. Your horse will need to cooperate with you so the two of you can act as a team. This cooperation begins with your ability to approach, catch, and halter him first. Only then can you lead your horse using a halter and lead rope.
With the primary objective of safety in mind, your horse needs to learn what is acceptable behaviour. You will need to address behaviours which come naturally to him, such as pulling against the lead rope. Your horse should also know that he must not invade the personal space of the human leader on the other end of the rope. You put yourself at risk by not taking time to teach your horse basic safety manners before moving on to more advanced training. Whilst a good equine insurance policy may cover you for accidents that happen in training, it’s obviously far more preferable not to have to find this out!
Patience, persistence, and positive reinforcement, the essential three P’s of horse training, come into play when leading your horse. Having already accomplished haltering, it is likely that you have already discovered the effectiveness of the three Ps.
It is a good idea to begin lead training when the horse is still a foal. A very young horse will not need to know just yet about saddles and riding, but basic ground manners training should begin early on. The youngster will still need to cooperate for the vet, the farrier, and for various operatives moving about.
Having the dam – the foal’s mother – on site can help dramatically when beginning training as the younger horse will naturally copy her behaviours. Don’t worry if the dam is not present, as it works as well with any horse which the foal spends time with. A young horse will naturally learn from his elders. For example, you don’t need to teach a horse in the pasture how to graze or go to the water and drink. They learn to do this by watching the other horses in the herd. If your student is older, you can still use another horse’s example by haltering and leading the other horse first. Your student will be watching, as they do notice everything that happens around them, particularly if it involves other horses in their own herd.
A good place to start is to lead a more experienced horse along with the foal; lead them simultaneously with you in the middle. Stay to the left of your student’s shoulder area as it is the safest spot for you, with the older horse to the left of you. Be sure that you do not wrap the lead rope around your hand or any part of your body, just in case the young horse decides to bolt or kick up his heels. The last thing you need at this stage is complicating the process with an injury for which you may need to claim on your horse insurance.
Alternatively, if you have a calm horse that you are comfortable riding and that the foal will follow, you can use the pony method. This is done by simply towing the student horse behind using a longer lead rope. This is actually a logical method for teaching the lead, as it’s natural for the young to follow the elders behaviour.
If there are no other horses around to help your student out here, you will need to rely only on patience, persistence and positive reinforcement. You will get there in the end but it will probably take a bit longer for the horse to understand what is required.
After satisfactory progress, it’s time to try it alone. Again, standing to the left of your young horse’s shoulder and with both of you looking straight ahead, gently walk forward and as you step out, tug very gently forward, then release any pressure on the rope as soon as the horse makes any motion to go forward. Understanding that release is a reward to your horse is a valuable tip used by professional trainers. This lets your horse know that you are happy with his behaviour.
Once he has mastered walking with you in a straight line you can then attempt a small turn to the left while still maintaining the space between you. If he crowds you, use your right hand to push him out away from you and hold your arm out to the appropriate distance. Then try turning to the right with the same safety distance between the two of you, still using your right hand to guide him into the correct zone. You will need to reward him by releasing the pressure on the lead rope each time he steps in the right direction.
Lead training calls for large amounts of patience. Stay with it and you will see great improvement. To get yourself closer to the day you can saddle up for a ride, you’ll need to put in the work; little and often (every day if possible) works best and will soon give you great results.
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