Preventing wrecks… a proactive approach to avoiding the hospital emergency room.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to read ALL the info below the video.

IMPORTANT NOTE #1: Make sure you are interpreting this information correctly. Which means you need to watch this video several times and take the instruction “literally”. So many people don’t pay attention and then do it wrong!

On a horse that you’re unsure about, TEST YOUR CONTROL “BEFORE” THE WRECK HAPPENS. It would be a good idea to pull the horse’s head around the INSTANT you mount. Don’t wait for the wreck to happen and then try to do something about it. Become a proactive rider… don’t be a helpless passenger!

IMPORTANT NOTE #2: If you’re going on a trail ride, do things to entice your horse to be bad (and then deal with it) while you are close to the house. Don’t wait until you are out in the middle of nowhere.

IMPORTANT NOTE #3: Your horse ABSOLUTELY MUST give to your hands both LATERALLY and VERTICALLY. Without that, you have no control. I demonstrate how to get it in the video above. Also, watch the video at the bottom of this page.

If you want the ultimate in control, I suggest you get this, “Lope Slow with Complete Control“.

IMPORTANT NOTE #4: This is a big one… and common. DON’T BE THE “CAUSE” OF THE WRECK. I’ve lost count of the number of times, I’ve seen a rider unknowingly cause a wreck to happen. Oftentimes the wreck happens simply because the rider lacks horsemanship skills. They’ll unknowingly do things that freaks the horse out.

I’ve literally seen people saddle a horse, jump up in the saddle and instantly haul off and KICK the horse in the ribs (to go forward) and they wonder why the horse went to bucking!

It never dawns on them to ask the horse LIGHTLY FIRST! They use HARSH CUES without giving the horse a chance to understand. These people STARTLE a horse and cause the problems themselves.

I’ve seen people ask their horse to do something and while the horse is doing it, the rider loses his balance, falls forward and accidentally spurs the horse in the flanks.

The horse then takes off or starts to buck… and the rider has no idea why.

I’ve see this time and time again. I’ve seen it happen to people who’ve owned horses for 30 years!

The solution? LEARN TO RIDE!

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