Ivy's Glide Gait – Train a Smooth Gait Naturally
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I believe in training gaited horses to gait as smoothly as possibly while helping them stay as relaxed as possible. Blog by Ivy Schexnayder.
Ivy's Glide Gait – Train a Smooth Gait Naturally
3y ago
HORSES and LOVE (2011)
How do I even start this article? I have so many ideas floating around in my head right now. What is love? Is it a feeling? Is it an act of the will? Can it apply to horses? Are there parallels between God’s love for us and my love for a horse?
What is love?
“Love is an act of the will accompanied by emotion that leads to action on behalf of its object.” ~Voddie Baucham
I have a tendency to try to overpower things and to dictate terms, especially in horse training. I would try not to let my feelings get involved. Yet ..read more
Ivy's Glide Gait – Train a Smooth Gait Naturally
4y ago
“When a man is wrong and won’t admit it, he always gets angry.”
–Thomas Haliburton
It’s all too easy to get angry and take that anger out on others. With horses, we often find ourselves at a loss as to what to do. That loss can often turn into frustration or anger. I have become unreasonably angry with my horse and done things I regret. I need to admit when I’m wrong or need help and make sure I never make those angry decisions again. The anger I feel isn’t always at the horse specifically. It could be directed at myself, the situation, life in general, or just my reaction to fear of what th ..read more
Ivy's Glide Gait – Train a Smooth Gait Naturally
4y ago
Make each step its own reward. What are you doing with your horse(s)? Are you making an effort to be better each time you ride? Do you enjoy the time with your horse? If you are struggling, perhaps its your perspective on what you want from your horse.
Book I quote from: Think Harmony with Horses by Ray Hunt ..read more
Ivy's Glide Gait – Train a Smooth Gait Naturally
5y ago
Riding Macaroni Bridleless! What an amazing day! This journey has been amazing! I have learned so much. This mare has an amazing personality and is super calm. If someone were to tell me that I would be riding a rescue horse bridleless for all the rides, I would have thought they were crazy! I am so in love with this way of training!
I am training Macaroni using almost 100% positive reinforcement (R+) or clicker training. I am still learning how to be most effective and not frustrate her (which I did a LOT in the beginning, but I worked through it!). With help from Michelle Martiya, we keep d ..read more
Ivy's Glide Gait – Train a Smooth Gait Naturally
5y ago
So, what kind of groundwork should you do with a gaited horse? Should you lunge a gaited horse? How often should you do groundwork? How do you connect with a new horse? I try to answer these questions in this video. Here is the ground work video with the grey mare:
https://youtu.be/WNtxAfA4-CM ..read more
Ivy's Glide Gait – Train a Smooth Gait Naturally
5y ago
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30 Day Update
Here is an update to show you what we have trained and what we are working on now. Check out our third ride! Macaroni is a 12 year old gaited mare. She is a rescue I am training for 100 days before she will be adopted out. You can sign up to adopt her here:
Adopt an ATFO Horse
I am doing the training using positive reinforcement (clicker training) rather than the normal natural horsemanship. As such, our first rides ever have been totally tackless (bridleless)! Like Ivy’s Glide Gait to follow our journey this summer. I am videoin ..read more
Ivy's Glide Gait – Train a Smooth Gait Naturally
5y ago
If this video inspires you or encourages you, please share so it can help other people too! Macaroni’s first and second rides have been bridleless!!! Yay!!! I am so pleased! I know an update has been a long time in coming and that is because I have been gone (unable to work Macaroni) and the hard drive that has all my footage on it from the first week crashed! Anyway, this is from last week, about our 10th and 11th day training. I am doing all (almost) positive reinforcement at the moment. That will change at some point, but I am so happy to say that our first rides have been because Macaroni ..read more
Ivy's Glide Gait – Train a Smooth Gait Naturally
5y ago
I am a beginning a competition called the Appalachian Train
Face Off. I will have 100 days to train a rescue horse in
prep for a competition in August. Fun thing, the horse I
picked is a 12 year old Tennessee Walking Horse Mare!!!
So, I am video the whole process of training her. I will be
posting updates on my Facebook Page, Ivy’s Glide Gait. https://www.facebook.com/IvysHorses/
For the longer, detailed video explanations, you will have to
join my private training group on Facebook. It costs just
$50 now, but the price will go up soon. https://ivyshorses.com/home/services/private-gaited ..read more
Ivy's Glide Gait – Train a Smooth Gait Naturally
5y ago
Bit should be for the Horse’s comfort, NOT the rider’s control
Now, before I go too far, bitless bridles are wonderful and I truly advocate them and ride my horses bitless, but if people feel they have to use bits, here is what I believe:
The bit should be chosen for the horse’s comfort and NOT the rider’s control!
If you can’t stop or turn your horse in a snaffle, it means they need training, NOT a bigger bit!!!!
Snaffle bit I recommend
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM14_-JAn7s&t=16s&index=18&list=PL67DE5DE81ED66250
LINK http://www.mcdiamond.com/bits/reinsman/bmbits/dm ..read more
Ivy's Glide Gait – Train a Smooth Gait Naturally
5y ago
These are the 3 Fundamentals of how I train gaited horses to gait smoothly.
For info on head down, click here: https://forms.aweber.com/form/04/729470504.htm
If you have any questions, feel free to comment below!
I also have training DVDs available here: http://shop.ivyshorses.com/Gaited-Horse-Products_c2.htm
And a private gaited training group on facebook here: https://ivyshorses.com/…/ser…/private-gaited-training-group ..read more