How do you saddle a hourse?

Answer 1

The term 'break a horse' is not used much anymore as it implies cruelty to the horse. In the old days however breaking a horse meant to 'saddle train' a horse by throwing a saddle on it and a heavy rider and letting the horse attempt to buck the rider off until it gave in, thus breaking the horses will and spirit. This is not done by true horse lovers anymore. The best way is to get the horse accustom to the saddle and bridle over a period of years until you can saddle the horse up and 'back' it by laying across the saddle and eventually sitting upright in it and having someone lead the horse around with you on it's back. It may take weeks to get the horse used to this, but you will not harm the horse with this method.

Answer 2

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ok the paragraph under this one is the long way to break a horse if you want to do it a heck of a lot faster then all you have to do is some ground work when the horse is young and give it lots of attention that way it trusts you to do any thing to it after it is 2 years old and it knee pockets are closed all the way slowly put a a bridal on it put a blanket i use 2 for more comfort then you slowly put a saddle on it cinch it up put a dog coller through the holr in the tree of the saddle buckle it then you get on while wearing spurs and start spuring the horse then the horse should start bucking hold on to the dog coller while the horse is bucking and every time the horse bucks pull on the coller and kick with both legs now you know how to break a horse like a real cowboy and not like a wus

Like everything you want a horse to become used to, you do it a little at a time. You would start when the horse is very young by maybe putting a wash cloth on his back. Get him used to that wash cloth on his neck and on his back and over his bottom. When he is used to that, switch to a saddle pad. Put the pad over his neck and on his back. Let it rest on his back while he is in the stall eating. He will get accustomed to is being there. When he is okay with the saddle pad, I would get a surcingle. That will start getting him used to a girth around him. Put the surcingle around him and buckle it very very loosely at first. Let him stand in his stall with it on. Slowly, over a period of days, tighten the surcingle. When he is used to the saddle pad and the surcingle, you can move to a saddle. I would recommend a hunt seat saddle, because it is small and light. You can get a horse used to anything, if you go slowly and calmly in baby steps.

Answer 3

First, make sure the horse is groomed and hoof picked. Then take the saddle blanket and place it on the horses withers, on the area of the horse's back where the saddle will go. Next, place the saddle on top of the blanket about 1-2 inches from the end nearest the horse's head. Make sure the cinch is straight, then reach under the horse's belly and grab it. Grab the girth and slide the latigo through the ring of the cinch. Repeat at least once more tightening the latigo further. Make sure the horse doesn't bloat. Most horses do so walk them around if need be. Find a hole and once it's tight, buckle it in the hole and then stick the rest of the latigo through the latigo holder. Walk the horse around to make sure the saddle's not pinching him, then mount and ride!!

Answer 4

Western:From the left side, with stirrups and cinches folded over the top, set it on the horses back with the front of the saddle at the withers. Do up the front cinch very securelyand then do the back one. Saddles are heavy but it gets easier with practice.

English:Same as western pretty much except you have to pull your stirrups down (they should be strung up) and there's only one cinch.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Firstly, put the saddle blanket on the horse. You put the blanket up towards the neck a slide it back to just behind the withers. This will make sure that the hair is smooth underneath.

Get the saddle and place it gently on the horses back. Then tighten up the girth (it should be loose enough that you can just fit your hand in. Don't make it too tight or too loose.)

Hope this helped!!

Answer 6

you always put the saddle pad on first then the saddle, and before you do anything else you whant to make shure you sinch or (girth) is tight then if your horse walks out when you try to get the bit in its mouth then take the halter off and put it around the horses neck then if your horse trys to do anything then he wont get away with it , the bit is probbably the the trickyest part for some people the trick is if you have a step stool handy than than use that and also find the presure point of the horse a good one is right in beetween the ears,for some horses if you press on that than that will make there head go down just anouph for me to put the bit in , also if your horse wont take the bit ,( wich is also why horses get in the habbet of putting there heads up) then you stick your thumb inside of there corner of its mouth than it will have to open its mouth also at the same time you do that click to him wich will encuorage him to open his mouth .

i hope you like what i put down i have been riding since i was 4 and i have been competing for a while so have have been through anything a horse can do to you.

Answer 7

First, teach them to lunge. (Be able to lunge without difficulty before attaching saddle.) Place saddle on horse's back. He shouldn't spook, or get too worried if he has seen other horses in saddles. Cinch the girth just tight enough to keep the saddle in place. Too tight of a girth can make a horse puffy, and over all P.O.ed. Too loose of a girth could result in a saddle slip. A spooky horse might become terrified of the saddle. Walk your horse to the round pen. Ask your horse to walk. Gradually tell your horse to trot, then canter. The next day*, tighten the girth, just a bit.

*"Next Day" may be a week away. Work at your horses pace.

Answer 8

There are a few things you could do. You could put the saddle on it before you feed it every day, so he associates the saddle with feeding. You can also work the horse on the ground, yeilding its hindquarters, forequarters, sidepassing it, backing it up and lungeing for respect. Then, after you get him breathing a little harder, stop him and put the saddle on him and let him rest. After a few minutes (less than 5 i'd say) take the saddle off and work him some more.

Both of these makes the horse associate the saddle with something they love-food and rest. So they start to like having the saddle on.

Also, everyday when you ride, don't just slap a saddle on and ride off. put the saddle on, hang out with your horse a little, let him rest and you could even give him some treats if you want (just don't let him start nuzzling your pockets or get mouthy). Just don't hop right on, because the horse will soon associate the saddle with work again.

*I said all this supposiong that he is already trained to ride and he just doesn't like the saddle. It would be different if you are just now training him to accept the saddle for the first time, in which case you will have to ask a separate, more specific question*

Answer 9

you mean horse