You dont have to kick your horse in a particular way. Start on a corner when your horse is naturally bent to the inside. This means that the weight of the horse is mostly on his inside foreleg and backleg, making him fall on it and taking the larger stride with the inside fore, which means he is on the correct lead. as long as your horses head is tipped in, 9/10 chance you will get it
Usually the cue to a certain lead is to have your inside leg a bit forward and your outside leg a bit back (mimicing the position your horse's front legs are in) and squeeze. Sometimes you might slightly tip the nose to the inside, but do not pull the head around- this unbalances the horse and makes the correct lead next to impossible.
Depending on what lead you are going on, you lightly turn their head into the rail, the outside leg at the girth, the inside a little further back. A crop may be needed for a little encouragement.
If your horse is on the correct lead in canter, around a corner the horses inside leg should lead first, so that there is enough balance. If the horse is on the wrong lead, the outside leg will lead and it will be harder for it to get round as it is unbalanced to the strides will be choppy and bouncy to ride.
On the left side of the horse, near the horse's cheek. Um no ^ ................. you lead a Horse from the near side ( Left Side) and you should stand at the Horses shoulder. That is the correct way. (:
It depends on the horse, but consider these factors -Strong, willful horse needs little encouragement -Slower horses need a kick or a squeeze Depending on what elad, kick or squeeze with outside leg to land on that lead
That depends on the type of horse
When you first start out, you may have to look down at the horse's shoulders. Whichever should extends farther is the lead the horse in on. However, with more practice you will be able to feel each footfall and know which lead the horse is on through your seat. It helps to practice on the lunge with a trainer, so you can drop your stirrups and reins and just concentrate on feeling the horse's movement.
you kick the side of the horse and get it use to that
It bit my grandmother.
You have to make sure your horse is trained to do so first, but, in short, lift up slightly on the inside rein to bend your horse to the inside, then kick with your outside leg.
you have to kick your heels into the sided of the horse.
Yes they do kick back their legs like a horse does to protect themeselves.
Yes. If you think about it, all a bruise is is minor internal bleeding, or occasionally major. So, you would definitelyget internal bleeding from a light horse kick, although it may not be too major. However, if a hard horse kick can break bones, any kick from a horse is going to do significant damage to your body.
You first let the horse know your behind him or her by talking to the horse calmly and walk slowly toward the horse so you don't spook him or her. Never Run Behind a horse!!!!$!!!You then gently hand your hand on your horse's behind and continue talking to him or her to let the horse know that its just you that's behind him or her. By then it should be safe enough to do whatever you were going to do. But whenever you are behind a horse, Let The Horse Know That!!!!