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THE HORSE GAZETTE
TRAINING
Training without force
turn on the forehand - mounted
By Mary Rose, FBHS © 2009
If you have worked
Practice a few turns
and repeat. The inside rein is
your horse in-hand as I de-
each way every day and gradu-
used only to position the horse
scribed in a previous article
ally increase the number of steps
and then immediately yields.
teaching him the turn on the
until you make the full about
Try to stay in contact with
forehand when you are mounted
turn. I also like to combine this
the outside rein so your horse
should not be difficult. Start out
basic turn on the forehand work
learns to accept this rein, which
just asking one or two steps and
with leg yields along the long
controls his shoulders.
gradually work up to a full 180
side (starting with the horse
This exercise is used
degree turn.
facing the wall - an outside leg
to mobilize the hindquarters
The best place to start
yield or a counter shoulder-in).
and increase the engagement
asking for this turn is away from
The turn on the fore-
and the balance. If you use this
the wall, perhaps in the center
hand can also be performed
exercise make certain that the
of the ring. Bring your horse to
as a walking turn, in which
horse always steps the outside
a square, attentive halt from the
case you ask the horse to keep
hind leg in front of the inside
walk. Using lateral aids (the leg
walking with the front feet on a
leg and not behind it. This will
and the rein on the same side)
very small circle with his head
ensure that you maintain the
ask him to move his hindquar-
to the center of the circle and
“forward” impulse and don’t
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ters one or two steps away from
you move his hindlegs around
create the problem of your
your leg. You should not use
his forehand. It is important to
horse going “behind the aids”
much rein but just a slight turn
maintain a cadenced step and
of his head to the direction you
never allow the horse to rush
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