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Goodnight News: Training the Whoa Cue
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Goodnight News: Training the Whoa Cue
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Posted Wednesday, April 7, 2010 |
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Training the Whoa Cue
Q: I enjoy your presentations....and I have a question that I hope you can help me with my horse, Rocky. During ground work he does not respond to the verbal command "Whoa." What would you suggest I do while longeing? While under saddle? Details: Rocky is new to me, a green 12 yr old Fjord and before I got him, he had only 50 rides-within his 12 years of life. I have only owned him for 2 months. On the longe line, when the verbal command "Whoa" is given, he does not stop immediately, and when he decides to stop, it's only after he takes an additional 7 -10 steps. I am worried about taking him out on the trail. Is he safe? Please advise. -- Perkylynn I wouldn't worry about taking him out on the trail as long as he responds to your stop cues while riding. Since the cues from the ground and from the saddle are different physically and the context is quite different for the horse, you'll have to teach these cues separately. But since you are teaching primarily a voice cue from the ground, once he learns it, he should stop better under saddle too.
Your horse isn't built to stop like a reiner but he should respond abruptly to the whoa command by coming immediately and promptly to a halt, shifting his weight back on his haunches. The Norwegian Fjords are draft type horses which are bred to be pullers and thus tend to be heavy on the forehand. It's really easy, especially when riding in a snaffle to inadvertently teach this type horse to lean into your hands... KEEP READING>> OR SEE A VIDEO CLIP>>
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