9/24/2023 0 Comments My new horseOften allowing your horse to ‘let off’ some of his extra energy is the best way of dealing with an overly fresh horse. However, if you open the cap just a fraction and release a little of the gas and then repeat this over and over you will eventually get the cap off without having to wear your drink. If you were to just open the bottle as normal, the result wouldn’t be great! You would be covered in ‘fizz’ and foam. And let’s pretend it falls out of your hands, on to the ground. Let’s pretend you had a bottle of soda or fizzy drink. The horse becomes more and more enthusiastic! What you focus on expands… This is so true when it comes to riding a fresh horse! Focusing on the extra energy and trying to ‘manage’ it, often only results in it growing and expanding. It also keeps him moving, which works out some of the energy 4. Asking different questions, over and over, will help you to do that. Your number one focus should be to get your horses attention and focus back on you. It also works brilliantly when working with a resistant or ‘nappy’ horse. Distraction is your friend when it comes to working with a fresh horse. I am going to rather suggest continuously changing things up. ![]() In my experience circling often is responsible for quickly converting excessive energy from enthusiasm to frustration.Ĭircles are, by their very nature, repetitive. They are often told to circle the horse in order to, well, I’m not quite sure! Rather than calming the situation down and relaxing horse and rider, it most often has the opposite result. Now this one goes against the grain of advice many riders receive when dealing with a fresh horse. If you know in advance that your horse is possibly going to be full of the joys of life, hold back on mounting up until the other person is ready to leave. Being mounted up on a fresh horse and then having to try keep things ‘relaxed’ while your companion fuffs and faffs about is frustrating for all involved. This applies equally as much to anyone you are riding with. This will help you to remain influential and safe when riding a fresh horse. Try and aim to get things moving as soon as possible. Being able to mount up and get moving in a relaxed but timely fashion will help you when riding a fresh horse. ![]() It is also great advice for when things are not going as well as you would like. Having everything ready is not just advice for the days when things go to plan. The more you put off, procrastinate or ‘dilly dally’ with getting on with the ride, the more likely that extra energy is going to convert from feelings of mere enthusiasm to frustration for your horse This is one of the worst things you can do in this particular situation. And very often, when riders are in this situation they can, well, procrastinate on actually getting their bum in the saddle. I get it often you can tell your horse is fresh before even mounting up. This, as before, can lead to your horse deciding to ‘help’ you both out and try to remove himself from the situation! 2. In this case, the flow of extra energy.įreezing up will result in you moving against your horse, rather than with your horse. The other reason freezing up can work against you, is due to your being less able to ‘go with the flow’. Giving them the perfect reason to put that extra energy to good use by trying to get out of that situation! ![]() And it usually feels uncomfortable for the horse. The trouble is, when you clamp down your horse can feel this. I realise this is often a case of ‘easier said than done’! However remaining supple and flexible in the saddle is key to riding through a case of the ‘highland fling’ with your fresh horse. In this episode of the Daily Strides Podcast you will learn how to help return energy levels back to normal by NOT doing a few different things.
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