I bought an 11 year old quarter horse who has an issue with backing up. We bought him as a rope prospect but he needs to be able to back up and he rears up if you try to back him up a few steps. I can get him to back up 2 or 3 steps anything after that he’s in the air or throwing his head. I’m open for any suggestions. I’m planning on working with him but I’m looking for some advice. Thanks

Richard,

Do you work on any ranch-roping at your clinics?

Hello! I’m Shelbe and I just joined here! I’m a young but fiercely passionate horse enthusiast. I just got done with my 7th year coaching the high school Interscholastic horsemanship team here in Wisconsin and can really get back in my own saddle now! I have lots of horse experience but I’m always looking to learn more. I’ve sold my good using horses, bought some broodmares and right now my focus is raising up my home bred stallion that I have big hopes for! Plans are for him to step into his first ranch horse show next fall and I’d love some help keeping him on track and utilizing the videos and knowledge here! Pictures are of Amerrican Sensation aka Panzi, my 2019 stallion.

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Hello, I am mentoring under you Richard, without you knowing it...lol! I am learning so much about riding colts and just improving my horsemanship. My husband and I are ranchers and I ride colts on the side. I wouldn’t call myself a trainer but a student of making good horses. I recently bought two colts that are full brothers. One is a long yearling and the other is a 2 yr old with 30 days, and it looks like 30 good days, lol. They are Gunnatrashya, Reminic, Nic it in the bud. Both are really gentle and need to learn to be a bit more responsive. What are some exercises or things I can do to get that quick response without a lot of spurring or frustration😳. We move our cattle to different pastures throughout the winter so I want to start taking the two year old Anything outside I can do to quicken things up?

Thanks again for posting all these videos! I refer to them often

Amy

Central Oregon

Hello, I just joined. I'm loving these videos so far. I'm from NE Indiana and just purchased a Pitzer-bred weanling. I've had other weanlings before and we used them for trail riding. I would like to do more work with Bristol (filly) in the ranch-type classes and work.

So far, I brush and pick up her feet and pick them out each day. She is doing really well with this. She has had one trim and did okay. Kinda of wiggly but she is only 7 months old. She will yield her hindquarters by stepping over about three steps. She backs up. We are working on the trailer loading and accepting clippers. She will pony off my trail horse. I've also taken her for a walk in the woods by herself.

My question is about how much "training" How much time should I do with her each day?

I attached a picture of her playing in the round pen. She is a bit dirty because of course she rolled.

I have an older mare that I bought as broke. All lies haha. I have been using your tips and videos to great success so far with her leading and standing still under saddle and still for farrier. I have hit a lull with her under saddle. She is still when I mount but as soon as I apply pressure to move forward she stiffens her legs and turns to try and bite. She does the same if trying to turn her with the reins. Please help lol

We had a great lesson today both on and off cattle. Lisa and Jennie both knocked it out of the park! Good job guys!

This is the 3:10 Ranch Life string grazing on a desert meadow. I though y'all might enjoy this shot. Have a great Sunday! Richard

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