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| | I have a wonderful quarter horse named Reno. If you have ever heard of a horse with a teddy bear temperment, this should be the first horse to come to mind. He always tries to please... only sometimes it seems i cant get him to respond to my cues correctly. I think he is listening, and he tries to do what I ask him to do, but I think he is a bit confused. I am confused too. Reno and I ride Western and English pleasure, and I need some help working on the new quarter horse rules. If you dont know the new rules for Western Pleasure for Quarter Horses, here are the most significant changes.... Headset: head must be set so anywhere from the corner of the eye to the tip of the ear is level with the withers. Speed: No more "Dead horse loping" ... horse must show significant forward movement and flexing at the hocks. (I beleive this is what they said, correct me if I am wrong) Reno has been trained to "Push peanuts". He was trained to pretty much keep his head in the dirt, and his lope is pretty slow and VERY lumpy. I have tried to get him to pick up his head and speed up his lope, and he seems to be trying to do it.... but we cant seem to get it right. I have tried spurs and crops, and we both just end up getting frustrated and tired. With spurs he ends up bucking once or pinning his ears, which he only does towards the end of the workout. I take them off and continue to try and get his head up and his lope a bit faster, but nothing is working. Can someone please help me get this cleared up?  I hate using spurs and crops on him, and people are always reminding me of the new rules. I try, and try, and he does too, but we need a little advice here.
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| Well what my trainer is doing with her horses right now is asking them nicely then asking more if they don't respond. You will need a crop for this however.
One question thought is he coming from behind at all or just on his forehand? Thats could be part of your problem.
So ask for canter, then ask for a little faster canter nicely, if he doesn't go any faster smack him or BIG kick if he goes even a little bit faster give him hugh praise good boy (or something like that) really loud. Then wait a little bit then ask again.
Basically ask as much as you need then back off and lots of praise.
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| | Thanks, that sounds really helpful. He should respond to that better, he likes praise Anyone else have any suggestions?
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| May I have a couple of pictures of you guys at a jog or a lope please? It will help me configure your problems. =]
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| sure, I will try and get some pics while I go out and ride tonight.
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| Try lunging him before you ride, sometimes you just have to use a crop, I ride a horse that's kinda like that And I have to lunge him before I ride
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| K, Did you get any pics?
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