Horses are flighty creatures.Prey animals have a natural fear of smells, sounds, and movements that could signal a predator.A horse's fear can seem as unpredictable as it is dangerous for riders.Spooked horses do not react in a logical way because they think they are going to be harmed.It is possible to make a horse more calm, trusting and less likely to get spooked, but only over time.It takes patience and composure.
Step 1: Keep calm.
The nervous riders can make the horse nervous.Relax and take a moment to breathe.The horse can read moods and emotions.Your job is to be the leader.You have to guide your horse.
Step 2: The horse has a mane.
If you're already on the horse, you can pet its neck or massage it.The horse can be rubbed below its ears.You should try different techniques until you find one that works for you.T-touch is moving your middle and pointer fingers in circles around the horse's body.The horse's tense muscles will be helped by this.
Step 3: Take a ride on a loose rein.
A loose rein is held in one hand and the elbow is straight.Experience on a horse is required.You might not feel safe if you don't hold the rein close to your body.The horse's hindquarters are engaged by using two hands on the reins.You have to remember that you are sitting on top of a prey animal.Keeping the horse calm is the most important thing.To disengage the hindquarters, use one rein.
Step 4: Don't pull the reins.
The first thing you will do if your horse starts to scare is to hold on tighter.Resist this feeling.Pulling back on the reins can make the situation worse.The horse may fall into a panic if it is being attacked.
Step 5: It's better to use indirect rein in cases of mild spook.
The technique of indirect rein allows the horse to circle and have some time to calm itself.Taking the rein in one hand and pulling back in the direction of the horse's outside hip is how you can do this.The rein won't cross over the neck, but it will apply small pressure to the animal's mouth.
Step 6: There are serious cases of spook where the use oflateral flexion is needed.
A direct rein technique that stops the horse's feet when the animal is ready to stop is called a "one-rein stop."You will need to shorten one rein and force the horse into a tight circle with the one-rein stop.Pull the left rein until the horse's head and neck bend in that direction.You should keep moving forward.To slow the horse, the idea is not to stop it immediately.Once the horse is in the turn, it will calm and relax, allowing you to walk and stop.
Step 7: It's better to act sooner than later.
If you feel the horse is tense, you should act quickly.Stay calm, stay calm.How you react to a spooked horse can save you from injury or worse.If necessary, dismount the horse and diffuse the situation.
Step 8: It was a good time to end riding sessions.
Your horse should not be afraid of the arena or nervous when the saddle comes out.The horse shouldn't be punished for a scare.This will cause it to see you as a threat or predator.
Step 9: Approach with care.
Show the horse that it will not be harmed.Even though the horse might not understand you, it will be soothed by the calm sound of your voice.With palms facing up, keep your hands at your sides.Don't make sudden movements.
Step 10: Take care of the horse.
Continue to speak to the horse in soothing tones if it shies back or the side.Try to find out what alarmed it.The horse will either look directly at the object or shy away from it, so this should be obvious.Rub the gentle spot in the middle of its forehead if you can safely approach.The horses respond well to massages.The horse will be relaxed.
Step 11: Don't force the horse.
Our ability to reason isn't shared by horses.An unknown shape or object is to be avoided for them.They don't understand that a garden hose is not a danger.Punishing the horse or forcing it to confront what has spooked it will not work, and in fact may make the situation worse.The horse may begin to fear you if you punish it.
Step 12: The horse should be calm with an herbal remedy.
Formulas made from plants like lavender and valerian are popular for calming down horses.They can calm riders.Depending on the type, herbal remedies can be given to the horse by inhalation or ingestion.Make sure you follow the instructions for administering the remedy.
Step 13: Lunge the horse.
Lunging is a technique in which a horse is worked around a circle.It can help inexperienced horses learn to respond to voice commands and a trainer's body language and get them used to wearing a saddle and reins.It's always a good idea to lunge before riding a horse.You need good boots, a ring arena, and a long line to lunge your horse.The idea is to have the horse circuit the arena with the guidance of your voice and a lunging whip, changing its pace and direction.It should be able to recognize your voice for walking, trotting, cantering and other commands eventually.Be careful with the whip.While touching the whip can upset the horse, it's also a signal for the animal to move forward.
Step 14: Don't be angry.
Horses are capable of reading your emotions.They can sense if you are angry or agitated.It can take weeks or even months for some horses to trust you.A mistake might cause them to panic.Always approach with calm and confidence.
Step 15: If the horse is comfortable, you should approach it.
It might indicate that it is agitated by your presence by its ears being pinned or nostrils being flared.Don't approach the horse in either case because you might scare it.If it is safe, approach from the left and front, speaking gently to make it aware of your presence.Don't approach the animal from behind.
Step 16: Feed the horse.
Positive reinforcement helps horses learn.Feed the horse tidbits like carrots, apples, sugar cubes, and horse treats if it is calm and you can safely approach it.Positive reinforcement will calm the horse and assure it that you are friendly.If the horse is willing to eat, stroke its mane a few times.Some foods are not good.If you give onions, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, or any other vegetable to a horse, don't give it to them.
Step 17: It's a good idea to visit the horse frequently.
The horse should begin to trust you as a friend once you have visited many times. Continue your visits to establish a steady relationship with the horse and an ever stronger bond.The horse will let you on its back after a while.
Step 18: Look at the horse's body language.
Humans and horses give signals about how they are feeling.A lowered head is a sign that the horse is relaxed, for example.A fast darting gaze is indicative of fear.It is possible to read how the horse reacts to its environment.Spooking may be a psychological behavior for the horse, the result of a traumatic or abusive past.If your horse gets nervous around a saddle, this could be a sign that it has a bad association with saddles or something that hurts it.
Step 19: Don't be impatient.
Also be cautious.It might take some time to gain the horse's trust.Continue to work on the relationship.The animal does not know if you are trying to restrain it or not.It might try to run, which could put you in danger of being kicked, bitten, or even run over.The situation might become worse if more tension is put on the lead rein.You should be careful of your reaction.