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Summary: Before learning how to trot on a horse, an equestrian should be comfortable walking and maintaining basic control over a horse. Close both legs to get a horse to trot with help from an equestrian and horse riding coach in this free video on horse training.
Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for both the University of...read more
Man has enjoyed a unique relationship with the horses on this planet. Horses have carried us into battle, brave and without fear. They’ve helped us travel over long stretches of terrain. In some parts of the world, they still pull our farmer’s plows and carry our loads. They’ve been indispensable in herding and driving our cattle. The police have mounted horse patrols for crowd control situations in urban environments. No question, horses have proven to be well-suited for human life, expressing qualities of loyalty and bravery, responding to commands and usually having a calm, docile demeanor. In this free video series, an equestrian and horse riding coach provides advice for training horses in order for them to participate in equestrian games and competitions. Learn how to trot a horse, how to ride a horse bareback and how to compete in equitation. Discover grooming tips for competing in hunter hack, working hunter and hunter under saddle classes. Train and groom a horse for competition with this equestrian advice.
"To learn how to trot, you first need to make sure that you're comfortable walking and that you just have basic control over the horse. You want to make sure you can stop and walk on and that you're comfortable steering as when we go to the trot, these things will be a little bit harder because you're moving faster. So from the walk to get your horse to trot, you're going to close both your legs and they should trot on. If you haven't trotted before then you should probably be on the lunge line for the fist time that way you don't have to worry too much about steering and you'll probably start sitting the trot like so instead of posting and you'll learn posting after."
eHow Article: How to Trot
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