She doesn't really speed up, but she falls on the inside shoulder, she doesn't use her hindquarters very much for impulsion, how do I go about fixing that?
I 'cluck' and 'bubble' with my legs and encourage with my whip on my horses bum to get her to use her hindquarters, but I would ask your trainer, because they dont do this from the beginning in training, they do this later in training. your trainer will probably know when shes ready . But yes, it sounds like she is crooked/doesnt want to bend her ribcage out. DO NOT clamp on your inside leg, lol, trust me, i speak from experience, it doesnt work xD but I would do bending excercises like shoulder-ins, trevars (sp?) and all that, if your trainer rides dressage, she will know what those are Also, ask her about the corners, she will probably be able to expain it well
When half-halting, I use my hands and my legs. I don't pull her head up, she has a curb bit on, and apparently you are supposed to use a upward movement with the reins, not backwards? That's what my trainer told me.
Yes, but make sure you use yoru seat to so her back legs keep coming and she can round over her back.
It's weird though, because my trainer is more dressage/jumping, she just teaches western too, but only to me pretty much.
I'm not sure I am doing the right stuff with her, as what I'm doing still seems like english, kind of.
I ride dressage, but Me and my horse would do western pleasure, reining or any of that kind of stuff, Dressage can kind of be universal, it is like the basics to everything. It might seem like dressage sxtuff, but from what ive seen, theres a little dressage in every discipline.
I am thinking of going to a coach who does specifically reining and western pleasure, so that way I would be getting the exact right way to do it?
That might help, they would knwo the tricks of the trade and stuff, and simple little technques for that discipline.
I watch western pleasure videos, and all those horses have a SUPER loose rein dangling down below their shoulders, how the heck do they get those horses to balance?
lots of practice, lol. unless the horse is specifically highly bred for it or anything, most of them start out with the horses going around with their heads up But PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. and you will get there.