Jason Webb backs the three year old Lucky: Part 3

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Posted: 09/12/2010

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Having saddled up in the pen, worked Lucky in hand, long-reined and led him from another pony, Jason is ready to mount up for the third time, with a view to taking Lucky into the open arena for the very first time. Jason mounts in stages from both sides, whilst the lead pony remains to give Lucky confidence. He says "I expect the best and prepare for the worst!" Once on board, Jason allows Lucky to travel freely (which includes a little bucking). He then checks he can turn both ways with just one rein, stop and apply some leg to send Lucky forwards. The lead pony departs and Jason prepares for the inevitable moment of truth!

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Jason Webb 24 Jan 2011 Hello Knopp - that doesn't sound at all fun! I can't really say without seeing him or talking to you what the answer is because there could be a number of reasons why he is doing it (is he being started, is he an older horse that has just developed this habit, is he in physical pain etc). With all of these behaviours, it is important not to pull on two reins as you will increase his feeling of claustraphobia and make the 'flight instinct' really kick in. Guiding him into a small circle by using the inside rein is a way of getting him off balance and so he is less likely to try bucking etc. However, I would say that you should get some professional help with this one as horses are meant to be enjoyed and the quicker you get this sorted the better! I would be happy to help if you want to get in touch. You may be interested to look at the 'Reschooling Angelo' video that I have done on horse hero - a different method of sorting out bolters! Good Luck, Jason.

Knopp 22 Jan 2011 I am working with a horse who likes to bolt and buck and rear when I'm on him. Is the best thing to do is get him to turn and go in a circle to distract him? Kind of scary when he does this...I surely do not want to fall...any advice?

peaches 6 Jan 2011 Lovely to see such great empathy with the horse and it's feelings. A lovely sensitive and forward thinking horse. Enjoyed watching all 3 videos. Thank you.

ProRider1 15 Dec 2010 I have seen Jason work and sent horses to him and he's got an amazing way with horses, I ride professionally myself and can not express enough what a talented trainer he is and how his methods are extremely successful. Jason has a large training centre that is full of professional rider's horses and has a waiting list!! They see that his results work and keep coming back just like me! Regarding his work with two horses, I had never seen this before but I could see how well this system worked for the nervous or tricky types and as for hacking, Jason only hacks the horses out on their own from their first hack onwards and later with other horses...you always see him disappearing off around his estate on one of his training horses, they open and close gates, jump small logs along the way.

I have never known horses to be so far along in their training in such a short amount of time and to return with such a broad amount of experience and no hang ups is just fantastic and saves me a great deal of time. Anyone that has seen Jason work knows how he ensures the horses are good to mount - he always shows horses how to be mounted both from the ground and from a mounting block from what I have seen and my horses have been great thanks to the time he puts into their training.

I guess the difference with Jason is that he produces each horse for its rider and chosen discipline, he has to be able to work then in different situations mounting from the ground or a block, hacking alone or with others - every area has to be covered for when he hands them back. I've seen horses that were due to be shot that Jason has turned around, fixing other trainers mistakes to give that horse a future. I think he's a remarkable trainer who is proabably the most open one I have had the pleasue to work with - he'll tell you straight what your dealing with and how he proposes to help you. I would not back a horse on a public road personally - a round pen or arena is far safer and kinder on the joints, if they slip and go over tarmac is not forgiving, I'm sure Jason's clients would not recommend that either or be happy if he did, not to mention the road users!

When Jason works with a mounting block (and lets bear in mind he deals with severe mounting issues) he always makes the horse comes to the block and never moves the block to the horse avoiding irritating problems that can occur later. I think it is a good thing that Jason is now on this site, offering others a chance to see his work and I praise him for his patience in answering questions as I know he is a busy man but surely, as horse trainers, we all have to accept that there are different ways of doing things and what works for one will not work for another - let's just try and be open, the horses at Jason's are happy horses who are worked in safe conditions and once produced go on to do extremely well - that speaks volumes in my book.

Laura C 14 Dec 2010 I think we get too carried away with the 'how to' stuff sometimes. I'm not sure that one method is any better than any other. The key thing for me here was that Lucky was calm, confident, relaxed and happy and all in all it was a nice experience for him, such that he's going to be a happy horse in the future with hopefully no hang-ups. Personally it's all about the horse for me, we're missing a point if we don't see that Jason has produced a happy contented horse. How he got there is largely irrelevant, I'm sure he could have decended from a balloon to mount and still have got the same result because he's calm, confident and clearly wants the horse to enjoy the process! Loved it Jason. More please Fiona!

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