THE HORSE GAZETTE
TRAINING
Training without force
how to start the turn on
the forehand
By Mary Rose, FBHS © 2009
Once your young
until you stop and praise him. ing effect by exerting gentle
horse is going freely forward
Always practice a pressure against his thigh and
ridden in the arena and feels
few steps from one side, praise, making him step around you
fairly supple and controlla-
change sides, and then ask a sideways as slowly as possible.
ble, then it is time to start
few steps from the other side. In the case of a lazier horse
some of the basic exercises.
Only ask this stepping over you can get his attention and
I usually start with
for a very short period and wake him up a little by us-
the Turn on the Forehand which
keep the movement slow and ing the whip in shorter, more
teaches the horse to step his
rhythmic. You will probably energetic touches to the thigh
hindquarters around his fore-
find that your horse moves or cannon encouraging him to
hand. This is the first step to
much more willingly to one move promptly and keenly.
mobilizing your horse and is
direction than the other but At first practice this
very useful in improving his
persevere quietly a few steps forehand turn only dismount-
handiness. It will also enable
at a time and you will soon ed, and preferably just before
you to open and close gates from
teach him to step well under you get on to ride. Next time
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I like to start teaching
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