tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post3293550981414457274..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Riley is overflexed -- What would Lendon do?Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-32391929459072887372010-12-15T15:57:58.423-05:002010-12-15T15:57:58.423-05:00My horse used to alternate between above the bit a...My horse used to alternate between above the bit and overflexed. He could not find a neutral head position for more than few steps. It was especially upsetting when bystanders would comment about his head position. I was not forcing his head into a frame and the problem worsened with increased impulsion.<br /><br />Thank goodness I met my Connected Riding teacher shortly after buying the Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-85693800087257810182010-12-14T23:14:09.672-05:002010-12-14T23:14:09.672-05:00My re-training project was taught to go behind the...My re-training project was taught to go behind the bit, stick her head between her knees and motor along on her forehand. Bad Bad western pleasure training. They get this way by jerking their head up until they tuck it out of self defense, at which point the rider stops jerking. This is big powerful jerks, not the little tugs Lendon is suggesting. <br />The distraction one works great, let Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571711150060964222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-32534183565128027832010-12-14T18:45:04.678-05:002010-12-14T18:45:04.678-05:00The best way to bring a horse out of going behind ...The best way to bring a horse out of going behind the bit is to get more engagement from the hindquarters while releasing some tension in the contact. When the rider absorbs the contact as the horse comes behind the bit, she generally then holds too much tension in the shoulders, elbows and/or hands. The horse then cannot come out of that frame. <br /><br />The rider needs to maintain light AnneGagehttp://www.annegage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-10091272341611338772010-12-14T17:00:17.455-05:002010-12-14T17:00:17.455-05:00Ah, a most annoying habit. Riley, right now, think...Ah, a most annoying habit. Riley, right now, thinks it's the right thing to do. He is "overgenerous" in front. <br /><br />The "upjerk" really does work, but you have to be quick and ready to give your hand an instant later. <br /><br />And, in all the other methods, you also have to be ready to follow with your hand when the horse does go out to the bit. <br /><br />With Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-72903752651530350112010-12-14T16:23:17.258-05:002010-12-14T16:23:17.258-05:00Overflexing is a learned behavior - the horse thin...Overflexing is a learned behavior - the horse thinks it is correct - my Dawn has had this issue and we worked through it very successfully. The horse is on the forehand and often "falsely" flexing and is often worried - the top line isn't relaxed - rather than worrying about the head position, I worry about impulsion, often working on a loose rein, until the horse is loose and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-22321390980635663582010-12-14T16:15:38.368-05:002010-12-14T16:15:38.368-05:00Part 2:
September - neck is longer still, and he ...Part 2:<br /><br />September - neck is longer still, and he was reaching for contact. His mouth is open in a LOT of photos, because he's constantly chewing the bit. Small TB mouth, he opens and closes it happily most of the time. This is a warmup trot, and he's not really using his hind end yet - thus he is slightly btv. Had I had a photographer taking photos later in the ride (Mom Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-6933585461994658292010-12-14T16:15:03.761-05:002010-12-14T16:15:03.761-05:00Here's a very long comment, and it has to be b...Here's a very long comment, and it has to be broken up. Part 1:<br /><br />It's very fixable! Especially if it's a new thing. Most likely in his case, it's lack of engagement of the hind end and he doesn't want to work hard, as everything is getting harder. I say that because of his age, level of training, and it's just a VERY typical point for it to crop up.<br /><br Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-48041762823768279012010-12-14T16:14:34.528-05:002010-12-14T16:14:34.528-05:00Here's a very long comment, and it has to be b...Here's a very long comment, and it has to be broken up. Part 1:<br /><br />It's very fixable! Especially if it's a new thing. Most likely in his case, it's lack of engagement of the hind end and he doesn't want to work hard, as everything is getting harder. I say that because of his age, level of training, and it's just a VERY typical point for it to crop up.<br /><br Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-39149921891466934512010-12-14T16:14:13.653-05:002010-12-14T16:14:13.653-05:00Here's a very long comment, and it has to be b...Here's a very long comment, and it has to be broken up. Part 1:<br /><br />It's very fixable! Especially if it's a new thing. Most likely in his case, it's lack of engagement of the hind end and he doesn't want to work hard, as everything is getting harder. I say that because of his age, level of training, and it's just a VERY typical point for it to crop up.<br /><br Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-86480025733677477922010-12-14T16:14:03.216-05:002010-12-14T16:14:03.216-05:00Here's a very long comment, and it has to be b...Here's a very long comment, and it has to be broken up. Part 1:<br /><br />It's very fixable! Especially if it's a new thing. Most likely in his case, it's lack of engagement of the hind end and he doesn't want to work hard, as everything is getting harder. I say that because of his age, level of training, and it's just a VERY typical point for it to crop up.<br /><br Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.com