Silly Question!! What does it mean..

[Kryss]

When a horse comes back at you? One of these phrases I keep hearing and everyone assumes I know! But don't, please help!!:confused:

[de_Stille_een]

Umm... could we get a context, perhaps?

[Kryss]

When being ridden. My instructor says, "don't let him come back at you" or , " when he comes back at you...!" I'll have to ask....

[Em 1]

When being ridden. My instructor says, "don't let him come back at you" or , " when he comes back at you...!"

It's not a phrase I'm really familiar with but my guess would be that the horse is overbending i.e. flexing it's nose towards it's chest so it is behind the bit. When it happens does your instructor tell you to put your leg on (or tap with the stick)? They may also tell you to feel or squeeze one or both reins. This encourages the horse to work from behind using the muscles in his back and hindquarters.

Hope this makes sense as it's very late!;) :)

[EquestrianRider]

I don't really know, I can't say that I've heard that before- just ask your trainer next time.

[kedwards]

That's not familiar to me either.

I could guess a variety of things it could possibly mean, but the best way to resolve the question is to just ask your instructor. Don't ever be shy to ask an instructor to clarify a statement, even if you think you "should" know what it means.

[morgan4eva]

:p

it means....... when you have a horse that gets away from you eg. rushes on and is head i high and is tense (i have that exact sort of problemLOL) then you need to bring him back eg. text messages (thats what i call it) just squeeze the reins left, right, left, right etc. like your squeezing a sponge then he should drop his head and come back to you!!!!!! hope i could help im not good at explaining though!! :o

[Wally]

never heard it before, The instructor MUST speak to you in words you all understand, or at least explain each time they use jargon.

[R-D]

Could she mean when horse is working forwards and well, it can sometimes drop behind bit and not go forwards to well, it may put head up, may take an upwards feeling stride in comparison to the preceeding strides, may tuck nose in more?? I imagine it to be the not going forwards so well and you getting a different feeling from the horse.

Am another believer in asking, I teach, I also have lots of lessons myself with a few different people when I can, they all use different terminology and the only way to be sure is to confirm, I have lessons in portugal too and am forever clarifying what I think they mean before I attempt, people who like teaching like for people to ask, its their job to answer.

Let me know the outcome as I am wondering now.