Ridecamp: Re: [RC] [RC] Speed Control / bits

My ex-racehorse, speed freak started to take off last night on a ride, I
pulled his head over to his left shoulder and made him circle until he
calmed down, this worked for me this time.

My first horse was a TB off the tracks, this guy would take off to the point
where you would have to run him into the side of the indoor arena to stop
him.  He's 26 now and the girl I've loaned him to still has an occassional
problem with him running away.  He's had tons of ring and dressage work ,
he's just a real jerk sometimes.

C.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brittany Murphy" <murphytown@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Speed Control / bits


> < Remember it's not the mouth thats running away, it's the legs. You can
> stop the mouth but what you really need to do is stop the legs. A steady
> pull/tug on a mouth to slow down will only cause the horse to dive down
> on the front end, pull against your hands and encourage the horse to go
> faster. >
>
> OK, this is where I want to dive into this thread. Just last night I was
> riding and I apparently had gotten the 'speed freak' out of the pasture
> instead of my normal, laid back mount. I am NOT a trainer but I have
worked
> with my horse on his cues/aids, but when he wants to go, he just does.
> Forget me! There's nothing I can do and I feel exactly like what Char
> described above. So what can I do training-wise to stop the legs and not
the
> mouth? When I do arena work with him, he is perfect. Most of the time on
the
> trail he is very responsive, but... sometimes that alter-ego kicks in and
> he's SPEED FREAK! I want to do it right, I just don't know how :(  Very
> frusterating
>
> Brittany
>
>
>
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