Comments on: How to get a horse used to traffic? http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/ Website Traffic Generation Sun, 30 May 2010 17:02:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: snickerslover_05 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-4132 snickerslover_05 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0000 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/#comment-4132 First of all you need to get the horse to associate loud cars/noises to good experiences. When you do this take him out riding on the road to get used to the concrete footing and cars driving by them. Many horses are born with the instinct that cars and loud noises are good not danger, like the Amish horses. First of all you need to get the horse to associate loud cars/noises to good experiences. When you do this take him out riding on the road to get used to the concrete footing and cars driving by them. Many horses are born with the instinct that cars and loud noises are good not danger, like the Amish horses.

]]> By: Cowgirl8 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-4133 Cowgirl8 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0000 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/#comment-4133 Well you can start by setting up a pasture right by the road. This will get your horse used to traffic in his own setting. He can spook as he wants, but there isn't anywhere to run. After about a week of that try just leading up to the road with a halter and lead rope. Just stand at the end of you drive way for about 15 minutes. If he spooks just calm him down and wait even longer. Praise and reward him if he is good. Next step is to wlk him up and down the road daily. Don't saddle up or bridle just walk with him halter and lead rope. The saddle and bridle up and walk beside him not on his back! Walk on the road. Do every one of these steps every day until your horse is comfortable with it all. Then lastly saddle and bridle up and walk on the road. If he spooks jump off calm him down and walk beside him for awhile. Then get back on and finish riding. These are helpful steps that you can take. Just remeber to be calm and reassuring and praise and reward when your horse has done a good job. Always end your days training on a good not and have a lot of patience and Repetition!!! Well you can start by setting up a pasture right by the road. This will get your horse used to traffic in his own setting. He can spook as he wants, but there isn’t anywhere to run. After about a week of that try just leading up to the road with a halter and lead rope. Just stand at the end of you drive way for about 15 minutes. If he spooks just calm him down and wait even longer. Praise and reward him if he is good. Next step is to wlk him up and down the road daily. Don’t saddle up or bridle just walk with him halter and lead rope. The saddle and bridle up and walk beside him not on his back! Walk on the road. Do every one of these steps every day until your horse is comfortable with it all. Then lastly saddle and bridle up and walk on the road. If he spooks jump off calm him down and walk beside him for awhile. Then get back on and finish riding.

These are helpful steps that you can take. Just remeber to be calm and reassuring and praise and reward when your horse has done a good job. Always end your days training on a good not and have a lot of patience and Repetition!!!

]]> By: H M http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-4134 H M Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0000 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/#comment-4134 I don't know where you live but check out a local wagon train. Sometimes when you ride with wagons and other horses it helps . Your horse will see that the horse in front of him/her didn't spook so he/she will learn that it is ok. Same way with crossing water and bridges. Also if you are close to Alabama, every year they have two wagon train trail rides. One leaves from Centre,Al (this is the one I rode on but I cant find the web page right now) and rides 150 miles in 5 days and the other leaves from Boaz,AL (they don't ride the whole time) 190 miles in 10 days http://www.alabamawagontrain.com/ This is a sure way to get a horse bomb proof with traffic. The first year I rode on this my horse was terrified of the oncoming traffic. I just put her beside the yellow line and when a smi truck would come I would make her look at it til it went by. Now don't get me wrong at first she spooked and she would walk sideways but by making her look at it I had her head. The trucks are moving slow so you have time to work them. After about two hours she never spooked again at traffic. I rode this ride for 3 yrs before I moved away. I think I'm gonna try to go back one year for my vacation. Found the one I went on http://www.weis990am.com/s01393.htm Check them out...I had a blast Hope I helped I don’t know where you live but check out a local wagon train. Sometimes when you ride with wagons and other horses it helps . Your horse will see that the horse in front of him/her didn’t spook so he/she will learn that it is ok. Same way with crossing water and bridges. Also if you are close to Alabama, every year they have two wagon train trail rides. One leaves from Centre,Al (this is the one I rode on but I cant find the web page right now) and rides 150 miles in 5 days and the other leaves from Boaz,AL (they don’t ride the whole time) 190 miles in 10 days http://www.alabamawagontrain.com/

This is a sure way to get a horse bomb proof with traffic. The first year I rode on this my horse was terrified of the oncoming traffic. I just put her beside the yellow line and when a smi truck would come I would make her look at it til it went by. Now don’t get me wrong at first she spooked and she would walk sideways but by making her look at it I had her head. The trucks are moving slow so you have time to work them. After about two hours she never spooked again at traffic. I rode this ride for 3 yrs before I moved away. I think I’m gonna try to go back one year for my vacation.

Found the one I went on http://www.weis990am.com/s01393.htm
Check them out…I had a blast
Hope I helped

]]> By: Gage C http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-4119 Gage C Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0000 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/#comment-4119 You need to distract him, or to keep his mind on you more than the traffic. I was riding someone else's horse once outside for the first time. When rush hour kicked in on our way back to the barn, I could feel we were in deep shit. I got off and began drilling him on "get up" and "whoa." Every time he stopped for me, he got a bit of carrot and some stroking. He soon got so engrossed with this profitable little game that he tuned out the traffic. An added benefit was that he stopped on a dime the next day when I said "whoa." John Lyons recommends that you get your horse to reliably give to the bit--ie, bend his neck to one side when you pick up on one rein. This gets his mind on you, not on other things. It also disengages him from the position he needs to get into before he rears, bucks, or runs off. Giving to the bit also lowers his head, which for some reason puts him in a mellower frame of mind. He says that trail riding is like a giant vacuum cleaner that sucks all the training out of your horse--if pursued as just moseying along the trail and not giving him constant direction. Riding with precision--picking specific spots for him to step on, and insisting that he do it precisely--is one way to keep his mind on you instead of everything else. Riding with precision is more important out on trail than in the arena, because you must have your horse's attention at all times when you are in more dangerous circumstances. If you do not seem to have a game plan--he can wander wherever he wants and it's ok--then he thinks you are asleep at the wheel, and it will be his responsibility to look out for your mutual welfare. If he gets the feeling that you have definite plans and that you are alert, and he gets this feeling from being steered with precision--he will be able to relax more, amd not be so afraid of other things out there, because he feels he has a real leader up on his back whom he can trust. It seems that a horse can only keep his mind on one thing at a time. If his mind is on you, it is not on the boogeyman behind every tree, rock, mailbox and car. But you have to keep steering with precision, or asking for specific gaits or movments, to keep his mind occupied. Dressage out on trail will save your skin. You need to distract him, or to keep his mind on you more than the
traffic. I was riding someone else’s horse once outside for the first
time. When rush hour kicked in on our way back to the barn, I could feel
we were in deep shit. I got off and began drilling him on "get up" and
"whoa." Every time he stopped for me, he got a bit of carrot and some
stroking. He soon got so engrossed with this profitable little game that
he tuned out the traffic. An added benefit was that he stopped on a dime
the next day when I said "whoa." John Lyons recommends that you get your
horse to reliably give to the bit–ie, bend his neck to one side when you
pick up on one rein. This gets his mind on you, not on other things. It
also disengages him from the position he needs to get into before he
rears, bucks, or runs off. Giving to the bit also lowers his head, which
for some reason puts him in a mellower frame of mind. He says that trail
riding is like a giant vacuum cleaner that sucks all the training out of
your horse–if pursued as just moseying along the trail and not giving him
constant direction. Riding with precision–picking specific spots for him
to step on, and insisting that he do it precisely–is one way to keep his
mind on you instead of everything else. Riding with precision is more
important out on trail than in the arena, because you must have your
horse’s attention at all times when you are in more dangerous
circumstances. If you do not seem to have a game plan–he can wander
wherever he wants and it’s ok–then he thinks you are asleep at the wheel,
and it will be his responsibility to look out for your mutual welfare. If
he gets the feeling that you have definite plans and that you are alert,
and he gets this feeling from being steered with precision–he will be
able to relax more, amd not be so afraid of other things out there,
because he feels he has a real leader up on his back whom he can trust.

It seems that a horse can only keep his mind on one thing at a time. If
his mind is on you, it is not on the boogeyman behind every tree, rock,
mailbox and car. But you have to keep steering with precision, or asking
for specific gaits or movments, to keep his mind occupied. Dressage out
on trail will save your skin.

]]> By: mat_vvv http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-4120 mat_vvv Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0000 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/#comment-4120 cover its eyes cover its eyes

]]> By: The Gum Yu Lo Killer http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-4121 The Gum Yu Lo Killer Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0000 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/#comment-4121 Bring your horse to streets with cars passing by to get him used to it? Bring him there to stay for a while like everyday until he's comfortable with it. Bring your horse to streets with cars passing by to get him used to it? Bring him there to stay for a while like everyday until he’s comfortable with it.

]]> By: Ben http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-4122 Ben Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0000 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/#comment-4122 Serious drugs. Serious drugs.

]]> By: butrcupps http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-4123 butrcupps Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0000 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/#comment-4123 They probably only use the horses with steady temperaments to drive on the streets and then get them used to traffic very slowly. They probably only use the horses with steady temperaments to drive on the streets and then get them used to traffic very slowly.

]]> By: Walker http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-4124 Walker Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0000 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/#comment-4124 why don't you ask an amish family member. I don't think they bite. why don’t you ask an amish family member. I don’t think they bite.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-4125 Elizabeth Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0000 http://trafficgenerationclub.ca/729/how-to-get-a-horse-used-to-traffic/#comment-4125 They have blinders and they have experience hearing the traffic so it doesn't scare them. They have blinders and they have experience hearing the traffic so it doesn’t scare them.

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