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Horse Behavior and Training

cueing for leads

By:

jor

Date:

2012-Feb-24 at 09:19AM

Hi all
Does anyone have any advice on cueing for correct leads.I am starting to train a young(green)horse and he tends to take off on the wrong lead-sometimes disunited-.

Regards Karl

renjaho - Hamburg, Germany 2012-Feb-24 at 02:58PM

Hi Karl,
I would advice you to take a look at the videos about changing leads. There are many good advices, also the cues.
Happy tooting by the daughter of a german flutemaker!
Jasmin

MaggieF, Melbourne - Australia 2012-Feb-25 at 03:17AM

I have had problems with wrong leads in the past. The videos are good but I am also taking lessons and have learnt more there. You will only require a correct lead on circle work and some horses, like my young horse Tricka, will automatically use the right lead. Others have more problems particularly if the hoof that is required to lead had been injured in the past. They are reluctant to strike out on it. This is true of my Nicky when cantering right as her right hoof had really bad seedy toe about 10 years ago and I still have to monitor it closely. So to get Nicky onto the right lead the aids need to be very clear. From rising trot in the circle then sit trot for a few strides, keep your contact with the outside rein but lead the head inside a little by opening out the inside rein and at the same times squeeze or kick with the outside leg behind the girth. The outside leg should be just behind the girth and the inside leg on the girth. It takes practice - remember to breath, sit tall and keep balanced. If this fails then circle in a 10 metre circle to the right in a sitting trot and as you come back out of the circle ask for the canter again using the same aids as above. Inside rein leading to the right - about 30cm or 12 inches from the neck outside rein held steady insidel leg on the girth and steady, outside leg behind the girth squeeze or gently kick with side of boot and maybe say "canter" or someother endearing command to encourage forward movement. I am sure some of the expert riders can improve on this advice!!! It may even create a few laughs but Nicky and I have finally mastered it! I had given up on dressage with her until Tricka's back injury encouraged me to take her again to our rallies and my lessons. She is now doing better than Tricka although she is now almost 20 years old. It looks like her Western Riding days are finally behind her!

jor 2012-Feb-27 at 09:06AM

Thank you MaggieF and Jasmin!