Prior to the first horseback riding lesson, new riders frequently worry about their horse making a break for it and running off. However, the more typical issue during horseback riding for beginners is just the reverse: it is difficult to get the horse moving.

This is decidedly disheartening for the beginning rider, who has not cultivated sufficient leg power to successfully handle a sluggish horse. The only thing that he knows to do is to kick and hope that it works.

Teaching new riders how to goad the horse with the legs is not the purpose of horseback riding lessons, but what can be done concerning the issue of laziness in the horse?

Horseback training is an ongoing process that many times can see to put us in a rut. There is no rhyme or reason why “riders block” occurs, but it does happen. Sometimes it is just impossible to learn a new movement, such as transitioning from inside to shoulder in flexion.

This is the time when watching a horse riding video can make a big difference, and is a great tool for pushing you past where you’ve become stuck.

There are three ways to use a horse riding video to your advantage.

1. Use As A Home Video

Many riders who have a gelding (or stallion) will have heard a disconcerting sound from the sheath area while riding, especially during trotting exercises. A quick look at the horse riding online discussions groups show that this is a common occurrence.

What Exactly Is The Sheath?

This is simply the skin layer that protects the horse’s penis; the length that the gelding or stallion has retracted his penis will determine how much air is trapped inside the sheath.

Why Does the Sheath Make a Noise?

The simple answer is ‘tension,’ which comes in different forms.

When learning how to ride a horse it is important the animal remains attentive, be it your own horse of one you are simply borrowing from a riding school. If you fail to keep the horses attention during horseback riding lessons, you will find little benefit from one lesson to the next.

Horses used in riding schools often doze during lessons, as the routine is frequently unvarying because repetition is the way to learn. It’s especially hard for beginner riders to change the sequence of movements while they’re still concentrating on how to give the aids correctly and steering the horse.

Bridle lameness (Zgellahmheit or ‘rein lameness’ in German) can be a mystifying phenomenon until correctly identified.

If your horse exhibits these traits during horseback riding instruction, he is trying to give you important information about how you use your reins, which only you can correct to make you both more comfortable.

What is Bridle Lameness?

A horse who is perfectly sound when grazing in the paddock or when put into a halter and exercised on a lunge line, who suddenly goes lame when put on the same lunge line wearing a bridle or when being ridden is referred to as “bridle lame”. This condition manifests itself by uneven head nodding, as if the horse had gone lame in one foreleg, and in very severe cases, the horse will appear to have suffered chronic back problems.