Getting Your Horse Unstuck
What do you do when your horse feels 'stuck' and unwilling to go forward? This article challenges the common approach of using force and instead asks us to look at the root cause. Discover why a 'stuck' horse is often a problem on the front end, not the hind end, and how your own perspective and actions are the key to allowing your horse to move freely and willingly.
Article Summary
This article explores the common problem of a horse that feels 'stuck' or unwilling to move forward. It reframes the issue away from a lack of 'go' and towards a physical or emotional block on the front end. Learn why whips and spurs are often a misdiagnosis and how to determine if your horse is truly stuck or simply wants to go in a different direction.
The full text provides a crucial shift in perspective, moving from "how do I get my horse to do this?" to "how do I work on myself to allow my horse to do this?". It's a foundational lesson in solving problems by addressing the root cause, not just the symptom.
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I don’t release from the hind end when the horse is stuck. No spurs no whips -- I get the horse unstuck from the front.
I do this from the ground when taking them in or out, I do this from their back and help my riders do this as well.
From the ground because it changes the relationship that I have with the horses that I work with. It makes a difference to them whether we chase them or they choose to follow us.
When we ride, if you need whips and spurs, this provides a diagnosis of what is happening in the body of the horse. A diagnosis of what is going wrong. A diagnosis of what we need to do to make this right.
And if you need whips or spurs to make a flight animal go... well, there is a problem here.
If you need whips or spurs that means the horse is stuck. The hind end not moving, not going the way we need it to. But because it never got a chance to. Ask yourself is the horse stuck on the hind end? Or is the hind end waiting for the front end to get out of the way?
So, what options do we have to take care of this problem?
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