Training Performance Horses
LESSON EIGHT
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True-False Questions
1. A supple horse is a relaxed, loose horse.
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2. Suppleness is initiated by a request for more forceful driving from the hindquarters.
3. The half-halt is a good exercise to test for suppleness.
4. A horse which grinds his teeth is uncomfortable and therefore can’t be supple.
5. Two-tracking is a difficult exercise which requires lots of preparatory work.
6. In two-tracking the rider pushes the hindquarters over while pulling the forehand in the opposite direction.
7. If the horse is having difficulty with two-tracking, use a fence line to make it easier for him.
8. The half-pass requires the horse to move both laterally and forward at the same time while working on a straight line.
9. Leg-yielding requires the horse to move away from outside leg pressure.
10. The leg-yielding horse should bend around the rider’s inside leg.
11. Leg-yielding increases a horse’s suppleness.
12. Shoulder-in is not easy for any horse because it requires radical bending.
13. Shoulder-in requires the rider to control the forehand and hindquarters independently.
14. In the haunches-in exercise, the horse must move his hindquarters over just the width of his body.
15. When doing shoulder-in, haunches-in or haunches-out, the horse establishes three distinct hoof tracks.
16. If the rider applies too much rein pressure while attempting the shoulder-in, the horse will begin to circle.
17. Don’t try to compensate for the horse’s errors while learning difficult exercises; force the horse into the correct position.
18. The rider keeps his weight in the middle of the horse when cueing for haunches-in or haunches-out.
19. Haunches-in requires just the opposite cues of the haunches-out exercise.
20. While suppleness is a great asset, it is not required for lateral exercises.
TRAINING PERFORMANCE HORSES NARRATIVE REPORT
1. Briefly explain the horse's ability to perform the exercises prior to using the course training methods:
2. Briefly describe the horse's reaction to training methods during the first few learning sessions:
3. Briefly describe the horse's progress under the training methods outlined in this lesson.
4. List any specific problems, and explain how you went about solving them. Do you need help in finding a solution or a correction?
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