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Post by Frostym on Apr 21, 2014 11:34:39 GMT -5
How do you do it? I've heard about it but that's all I know. Sounds like it could be useful.
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Post by Jenni on Apr 21, 2014 11:50:28 GMT -5
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Post by pamz on Apr 23, 2014 11:59:26 GMT -5
It amuses me when I read about the one rein stop. It's nothing new, someone just gave it a name and made it popular. When I was five years old my dad taught me how to do it before I was allowed to ride outside of the fence. Basically, if you have the horse's head turned to the side, it stops forward motion. "As goes the nose, so go the feet."  I should add, if you are on a runaway, you don't want to crank the head tight or you'll look like the horse falls in the movies. You pull slightly into a circle, making the circle smaller and smaller until the horse is under control. While teaching it ahead of time is nice, if you and your horse have not practiced ahead of time, it will still work. |
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Post by Jenni on Apr 23, 2014 13:39:02 GMT -5
Yep - that's how I used to have to stop Cricket. If I pulled on both reins she would just run faster, pulling her in a circle was the only way I had brakes sometimes. I didn't realize I was doing this fancy "one-rein stop" technique.
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Post by snelson on Apr 23, 2014 14:28:56 GMT -5
The one rein stop does have to work in conjunction with disengaging the hind quarters....before I knew that I did know the idea of "pulling" the horse in a circle...however, I had a horses nose to my knee and she was still running straight for a barbed wire fence. I bailed off of her and she plowed right through the fence. Went back to the beginning and taught her to disengage her hindquarters and never had that issue again!! All my horses know the disengage/one rein stop technique and it was the very first thing I taught my girls. When my older daughter had a run away pony she instinctively just disengaged and the pony came to stop. She said she didn't even have to think about it...just reached down and pulled her around while moving the hind end She was about 7 at the time! |
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Post by Littljoe on Apr 23, 2014 17:23:18 GMT -5
The one rein stop does have to work in conjunction with disengaging the hind quarters....before I knew that I did know the idea of "pulling" the horse in a circle...however, I had a horses nose to my knee and she was still running straight for a barbed wire fence. I bailed off of her and she plowed right through the fence. Went back to the beginning and taught her to disengage her hindquarters and never had that issue again!!! This was my experience with Joe--I found out the hard way he was perfectly capable of running south at full speed with his head pointed directly east! It took him a long time to accept that a turn was expected along with the neck bend, and sometimes he still refuses to admit he knows it. He never has forgotten that he CAN run bent sideways if he really wants to, silly little bulldog. With a horse like that the learning is easy, it's getting him to agree to it that's a challenge.  |
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Post by Marci on Apr 23, 2014 23:35:35 GMT -5
It doesn't ALWAYS work. LOL My first horse could go straight ahead full board with his head cranked to my knee. I swear though he only did it once. I had just discovered "high gear" Had no problems stopping him until I asked him to run and he took it into his head to show me who was really boss...wouldn't stop or slow down as we were coming up to the roadway....Even with his head pulled around. But I think once he made his point he stopped, inches from the road. He was such a stinker. Taught me so much. Everyone should have a King Solomon as a first horse.
Should have read further, LOL Looks like I am not the only one who has had that happen.
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Post by Vicki on Apr 24, 2014 8:25:35 GMT -5
Great reminder. I have had Rachel teach this to her pony. I just need to have her practice it this weekend.
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Post by colorless on Apr 24, 2014 11:08:07 GMT -5
I love the one rein stop. And I do know that yes you need to teach it long before you need it. Starting from the walk as both you and your horse have to learn to disengaging the hindquarters as was said here.. A person needs to know what that feels like.
And yes we have all seen horses running full blast with the head in the riders lap.. SCARY!!!!!
A run away for me is way scarier than anything else. Prob. cause when I was a kid I rode a shetland who did nothing but run away. That has been the one thing to put my heart in my throat thinking a horse is starting to pick up to much momentum .. Guess that is why I prefer the good ole pleasure type.. LOL
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Post by Littljoe on Apr 24, 2014 18:01:10 GMT -5
It doesn't ALWAYS work. LOL My first horse could go straight ahead full board with his head cranked to my knee. I swear though he only did it once. I had just discovered "high gear" Had no problems stopping him until I asked him to run and he took it into his head to show me who was really boss...wouldn't stop or slow down as we were coming up to the roadway....Even with his head pulled around. But I think once he made his point he stopped, inches from the road. He was such a stinker. Taught me so much. Everyone should have a King Solomon as a first horse. I couldn't agree more. A well-behaved horse is an incredible joy to ride, but I've learned a lot more from the Joes and King Solomons. |
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Post by Frostym on Apr 24, 2014 18:27:14 GMT -5
These are so interesting. Thanks for filling me in on the details. I'm glad none of you all got hurt in these
scary runaways.
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