How To Train A Horse To Side Pass
Introduction
When you’re teaching a horse to do a side pass, it’s important for you to make sure the movement is correct and comfortable for your horse. You’ll also want to be certain that the movement is easy for you to communicate, so that the horse can learn from whatever cue you’re using.
Position Yourself Correctly
When training a horse to side pass, you will need to be in the correct position. This is because the position that you are in when giving cues will determine if they are received correctly or not.
The first thing that you need to do is make sure that your hands are in the correct place at all times. Your offside leg should be approximately level with your horse’s withers and slightly behind them. This will allow for better contact between you and the animal, which results in more effective communication as well as greater success rates when working with horses!
Next, ensure that your nearside leg remains straightened out so that it can be used for balance purposes if necessary (which often happens). Otherwise, keep both feet firmly on their respective sides of whatever rail may be present around this particular arena or corral area where training takes place.”
Set The Horse Up To Move Sideways
To set your horse up to move sideways, you need to think like a horse. Horses naturally move from side-to-side if they are being chased by predators or if they feel threatened in any way. If you want your horse to move from one side of the arena to the other, it is easier for him to understand what you want him to do when he is moving away from something rather than towards something.
The first thing that we want our horses doing when we ask them for a side pass is backing up and then walking sideways down an alleyway that leads away from our body position. This allows us time and space to get into position before asking them to move over on cue.
Help The Horse Understand Where It Should Go
The next step is to help the horse understand where it should go. This can be achieved by using your legs, seat, hands and voice. Use your legs to encourage the animal to move forward and sideways on cue. If you want the left side of their body to move, use your legs mainly on the left side of their body too. When you do this it helps them better understand why they are moving in those directions and how far apart each leg needs to be for certain movements like sidestepping or crossing over another person’s path when riding side pass style (in which case you would cross over other riders).
Use your seat as well as an indication that it is time for a turn around which means using both sides equally so that they eventually start anticipating turns correctly because they learn what happens when someone sits back into their saddle while still moving forward at different speeds depending on how fast they want their horse go such as walking fast enough that no one will notice anything unusual about them except maybe how fast everyone else around them seems slow since everything happened so quickly! And then suddenly stop dead still while turning 180 degrees but don’t worry because both sides are still working together even though there seems nothing happening because now every thing feels normal again except maybe noticing something strange about how much pressure might seem lighter than usual due upon sitting down again after all those hours spent sitting upright with only brief breaks here and there throughout coursework during class time…
Use The Cues In Many Different Situations
It’s important to use the cues in many different situations. For example, if you’re riding under trees, ask your horse to side pass as he goes under them so you can see him clearly. If you’re riding on a trail where there are large rocks to get over, ask your horse to side pass before getting near any of those obstacles. Use all aspects of riding as opportunities for teaching this cue!
If your horse understands “side pass,” it should be easy for him to understand that when you ask him to do it again, there’s usually a reason why and not just because he loves doing something new every few seconds like some horses do!
Training a horse to side pass needs to start with using your aids correctly.
To train a horse to side pass, you’ll need to become familiar with some of the key aids used in riding. Aids are the cues that a rider gives their horse through their body language and voice. These cues can be used together in many different ways to communicate with a horse and guide him into performing the desired behavior.
The most common aids used when training horses include:
- The direct cue
- The leg cue (also called lateral flexion)
- The rein cue (also called bend or yield)
- The whip or crop
- Voice commands like “Whoa” or “Giddy up!”
Conclusion
The most important thing to remember is that you are in charge. That does not mean that you should be aggressive or harsh with your horse. You simply need to be more powerful and aware than the animal. If you can keep a good mental picture of what you want, then your body will naturally move into position, and your horse will follow suit.