Teaching a horse to sidepass,the horse makes one right crossover with his front legs,what should I do?

Question

Teaching a horse to sidepass,the horse makes one right crossover with his front legs,what should I do?

Answer 1

I like to teach them from the ground. Use your fist and  place it at the side of the shoulder and push a bit, keeping the head almost straight but turned just a bit towards you , until he steps over. When he moves (sidepasses) tell him good boy.  Try not to get fustrated it takes time for him to get the signals but once he gets it , it will be a breeze.

Work on the hind end also using the same technique except use your thumb at the spot your heal would be. This is harder because the pressure is tough on your thumb. but try to keep it consistant and not rushed. If you resort to brute force he wins.

Remember to do both sides of the horse or you will only sidepass one direction.

Good luck. This is not a fast lesson it takes time.

EM

Answer 2

get a correct cross over with the back legs and then walk, trot, or canter away RIGHT away.  

Once he starts to get it in parts (front then back, back then front is what my guys usually do) he'll start to be able to do them together, and then increase the amount he can do..

but when just beginning start with one full cross, trot off, come back and do two full crosses etc.. until he's up to where you want him [=

Don't ever reward him for JUST moving the shoulders, or just moving his hind end, as this will teach him he doesn't have to do the whole movement but just a part, which you don't want!

Good luck!

EDIT:  When i started them with my horse we (my trainer and I) took a ground pole and placed it on the ground, and my goal was to get halfway over the pole without touching it..  It make it easier to go straight over and get the feeling for it, and my horse HATES touching poles, so it was easier to get him to do it this way.

we set it up like this

O -----------

^         ^

horse   groundpole.

(head

on top..)

Answer 3

if you teach your horse to leg yield first upon a walk you can gradually increase the angle until from a halt you can side pass your horse. don't rush your horse this takes time but if you are patient you'll be happy with the results. http://tonyonehorse.weebly.com

Answer 4

He should always cross over the opposite leg to the direction he's going.  So, if he is moving to his left, his right leg should cross in front of his left leg, etc.

When you side pass, the same thing is happening with the hind legs.

I don't know what else you want to know...your question needs more detail.  To teach this, stand in front of him and hold his lead to the right with your arm outstretched.  When he takes one step to his left (your right) reward him by petting him, and so on.  I always teach my horses leg yields, two tracking, and shoulder in/out before the straight  side pass.

If he isn't trained to move his haunches over, he isn't ready to side pass.

Answer 5

I started my horse from the ground.  I faced him toward a wooden fence, kept his head and neck straight and tapped him where I would have my foot and said "over".  I did this both side passing right to left and left to right.  When I got on him, he knew exactly what I wanted when I asked for the side pass.  Once he gets the hang of it, you will be able to side pass anywhere.