By: Lyle Jackson
While comparing notes with my friend and fellow trainer, Jimmy Anderson, we agreed that we have a mutual pet peeve within the reining industry. A common thorn in our side is the reluctance of our non-pro riders to ride one handed.
Whenever the situation gets tough, they always revert back to two hands. The problem is that they then plow-rein the horse left, right, here and there, and in doing so totally mess up the horse’s frame.
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At the beginning of every training session, I warm up my colt in the round pen both ways. All athletes warm up their muscles before a work out, and this is a very important part of the training.
Last month we discussed the first 30 days of training with Jesse Thomson of 7P Ranch Horses in High River, Alberta. This month Thomson will give us an idea of what surprises the next 30 days will hold and what we should expect from our young horses as they progress through their training.
One of the most difficult parts of training reining horses and cow horses is learning when to pull the reins and when to push with the leg. This is timing, and riders fail at training horses usually because they get it wrong.
It is a “must back, now” response called “get back” that I feel is crucial in developing a great stop. In my program, it is imperative that a horse feels a “sense of urgency” to get back. This means he must be willing to respond immediately to the signal by rocking back over his hind end and stepping quickly back.
The process for teaching your horse to finish their turn-around can be broken down into four steps.
