What do you say to make a horse stop?

Answer 1

This question is actually more difficult to answer than it might at first seem to be.

It depends somewhat on your skill level and the horse's level and type of training. At the most basic level, you stop a horse by sitting deep into the saddle, pulling back on the reins, and saying, "whoa." This is what beginning riders are taught to do on basic pet or trail horses.

Horses trained for competition are very different.

Horses trained to ride "on contact," like jumpers, may actually go faster when you pull on the reins and slow down when you loosen or release contact.

Hunters will collect and slow when you shift from "two point" or "half seat" into "three point."

Dressage horses, such as Lipizzaners, need you to squeeze with your legs as you pull on the reins. The relative strength of the drive from the legs and the gathering from the reins, along with the balance and seat of the rider determine whether the combination of legs and reins causes the horse to slow, shorten or lengthen stride, speed up, or do "airs" such as the passage or piaff.

Cutting horses will do a sliding stop if you press on their withers.

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If a horse won't stop but is not out of control, ie you can still steer, put him in a circle and slowly make it smaller and smaller. He'll reach a point when he can no longer run and will have to slow down.

When a horse is out of control, the rider may be able to execute an emergency stop by using a "pulley rein." To do this plant one hand firmly on the crest (top edge) of the neck, and with the other hand pull back hard with the rein above the planted hand so that the horse's mouth is driven into his own neck toward the planted hand. By planting the hand and pulling against it, you create a mechanical advantage that is difficult for the horse to over come.

Other Contributors have said:

• You gently pull back on the reins and shift your weight to the back of the saddle.

• How do you stop a horse? If you mean while you're riding and the horse runs away with you, sit back and saw the reins back and forth while pulling on them. If you can, turn the horse in a circle until it slows and stops. If you mean stop it while you're leading it and the horse is dragging you along, use a chain lead (a nylon or leather lead with about a foot of chain at the clip end) and pull the chain over the horse's nose and through the other side of the halter. Hope that helps.

• A verbal command, often used in conjunction with other aids (reins, legs, and seat/balance) is "whoa." It is said slowly, in a deep tone.

• Depending how green a horse is you can use a verbal command which is usually Holt, or whoa. You can use your hand aid by pulling back the reins then releasing. You can also slightly force your weight to the back of the saddle

• First to get a horse to stop it depends if you are on the horse or driving or if it is running at you. If it running after you you wave your arms and yell halt. If you are driving a horse you need to say "come halt" and then pull on the reins. If you are riding a horse you need to pull on the tugs.

• I always pull back quite hard but on my favorite pony called Thomas. I raise the nearest rein to the side while gently pulling the other rein. It really works.

• Well this is the way I learned it. Take a deep breath. When you are about 80 percent out of breath you pull gently on your reins and you close your thigh muscles and relax and your horse will stop.

• Push your feet down in the stirrups, lean back slightly, and pull back on the reigns. Often, a vocal command such as "whoa" is useful. If a horse is running away with you, turn it in circles that gradually grow smaller. Eventually it won't be able to turn any more and it will stop. If your horse doesn't know how to jump fences, you could move it towards a fence that is too tall for it to jump.

• Also, pull the horses reins back and say (name) stop. When you want to go again, say (name) walk on.

• That depends on the type of horse. In general you just

1. Sit back in the saddle
2. Push your heels down
3. Pull the reins back
4. Say "Whoa"

• CLOSE YOUR HANDS ON THE REINS AND SQUEEZE GENTLY. IT ALSO HELPS IF YOU LEAN BACK A TINY BIT IN THE SADDLE.

• There is only one what to really stop a horse. It's just jump off. It's a short landing. You might break a bone but it's better than dying.

• To train a horse to stop, you should exhale and sink into the saddle, say "whoa" and lightly pull back on the reins. Hold this until the horse stops. If he shows no sign of stopping anytime soon, tighten the reins a little bit, until he stops, or slows down. You reward him if he slows down because that is a small step to stopping. You have to slow down to stop, don't you?

Answer 2

Shotgun? Repeal the laws of momentum. Horses are big animals and don't stop instantly unless they run into something a lot bigger then they are, say a well built brick wall. If you're riding a horse pull back at the reins.Or say whoa.

Answer 3

Tighten on the reigns and pull back but not to hard.

hi,

I am a western pleasure trainer and show year round and I dont use all the gimmics so this is what I do; I start with letting them go the speed they please and I introduce my spur/heel and if they speed up take a hold and pull back to desired speed and if the horse does not respond then stop and take 5 steps back and lope off again. as your horse gets used to your leg I slowly lift and elevate there shoulders by pulling back and lifting up and encourage a bigger elongated step and rotate there weight on there hind which slows there leg to slow the speed of the lope. always use your leg and if your horse stops when you ask for a slow speed just get collected and bump with your leg until they are where you want ad then hold consitant pressure. hope this helps.

Answer 4

To stop a horse you should sit deeply in the saddle and gently but firmly close your hands on the reins. You can say whoa if that helps. If the horse is properly trained her will begin to slow down or stop completely. If however the horse continues to go forward you can use a one-rein stop to pull the horse into a small circle and cut off it's forward motion. However this can throw a horse off balance and cause it to fall, so be very careful.

Answer 5

Sit deeply in the saddle while leaning back. Depending on the horse and the horse's size you can pull back on either one or BOTH reins! Good Luck!

Answer 6

You say whoa and you squeez its sides to stop. If it does not respondt this then say stop. They should both work.

Answer 7

Depending on the style of riding you do it varies. I do English standard and you could say halt. But most including me just gently pull back the rains to a halt.

Answer 8

Whatever words it's been trained to recognize as a cue to stop.

Answer 9

You can try saying "Whoa" but what you really need to do is pull back on the reins and lean back in the saddle.