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BASIC
RIDING INSTRUCTIONS
1)
You get on the horse from the left side of the horse.
2)
Place your left foot in the stirrup and push up with your right. Use the
saddle horn on top of the saddle to hang on.
3) Always take the reins in your left hand
fist. Do not let go of the reins the entire ride.
The
reins are your breaks and steering.
4)
If the horse is just standing there, don't pull back hard on the reins
because the horse is going to start backing up
or will rear up.
5)
The finer points of control of a rental horse are 1, 2, 3. Pull the reins
right to go right, pull the reins left to go
left, and pull the reins back to slow down or
try to stop.
IF YOUR HORSE BECOMES A RUN AWAY,
HOLD ON, TRY NOT TO START YELLING AT THE TOP OF
YOUR LUNGS.
HANG ON TO THOSE REINS WHAT EVER HAPPENS AND
WITH A STEADY AND CONTINUOUS PRESSURE
PULL BACK AND BACK AND BACK.
NOT SO HARD THAT YOU BREAK THE REINS BUT HARD
ENOUGH THAT THE CURB STRAP UNDER THE HORSES
MOUTH IS STOPPING THE HORSE.
6)
To go is much more complicated. However, the best way to do this is, let
the reins out a little, giving a little kick
with your heals and clicking your tongue, click
click click, and using the word command yeah,
yeah, YEAH or loud kissy noises.
7)
Don't get nervous. Keep your breathing normal.
A horse can tell the moment you put your butt in
the saddle you don't know how to ride. Some of
them will try to take advantage of you, others
wont. Remember you are the one in control, or
should be, you have the reins.
However this does not always mean the horse well
not out reign you.
Always anticipate the movement of the horse,
before hand. If a horse is beginning to turn
around or stop or starts to eat the grass,
stopping him from doing so is always harder
after he is already doing those things. So the
instant you sense your horse making a move to
turn, stop or eat the grass give him a click and
a little kick with your heals, and a slight turn
with the reins in the opposite direction, but
FOLLOW THROUGH. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT
YOU FOLLOW THROUGH WITH YOU SIGNALS.
Don't stop your signals to the horse with just
one quick half hearted effort. Be
confident that you really know what you expect.
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