Ok, this is probably the world's dumbest question, but I seriously don't even know. So bear with me. :lol:
Disclaimer: I'm not the world's greatest riding talent, nor do I have access to a knowledgeable instructor, so I'm kind of making things up as I go = we're getting there, but I don't have any idea of the names of half the things I'm training. I just know they should happen so I'm training for them. :lol:
So. I've been working lately with my guy on his lateral flexibilty. On the ground I can easily get him to move his forehand over - separately from his hind end, he easily moves his hind end away when I ask - separately from his front end, and I can ask him to sidepass for a step or two without any issues.
We just started working on moving his front end over undersaddle, and he picked it up quite quickly.
But now we've hit a wall, so to speak. I don't know how to get him to move his hindquarters over undersaddle.
I did train my mare to move her hindquarters, but she was more naturally inclined to it than this guy - her natural go-to was moving her hind end...this guy is the polar opposite = I can't just rely on dumb luck like I did with my mare.
Or maybe I'm thinking of it the opposite way of what it is, just in case, I'll describe:
He has no issue planting his hind end and going in a circle "around" his hind end.
I want to be able to also plant his front end and move his hind end.
Ultimately I want to be able to sidepass him, but I feel like moving the hindquarters is probably a step in that process...someone correct me if I'm wrong...
SO. Since he can do it from the ground no problem, how do I translate that into an undersaddle movement?
Disclaimer: I'm not the world's greatest riding talent, nor do I have access to a knowledgeable instructor, so I'm kind of making things up as I go = we're getting there, but I don't have any idea of the names of half the things I'm training. I just know they should happen so I'm training for them. :lol:
So. I've been working lately with my guy on his lateral flexibilty. On the ground I can easily get him to move his forehand over - separately from his hind end, he easily moves his hind end away when I ask - separately from his front end, and I can ask him to sidepass for a step or two without any issues.
We just started working on moving his front end over undersaddle, and he picked it up quite quickly.
But now we've hit a wall, so to speak. I don't know how to get him to move his hindquarters over undersaddle.
I did train my mare to move her hindquarters, but she was more naturally inclined to it than this guy - her natural go-to was moving her hind end...this guy is the polar opposite = I can't just rely on dumb luck like I did with my mare.
Or maybe I'm thinking of it the opposite way of what it is, just in case, I'll describe:
He has no issue planting his hind end and going in a circle "around" his hind end.
I want to be able to also plant his front end and move his hind end.
Ultimately I want to be able to sidepass him, but I feel like moving the hindquarters is probably a step in that process...someone correct me if I'm wrong...
SO. Since he can do it from the ground no problem, how do I translate that into an undersaddle movement?