Easy Stop for Horses
This "Easy Stop" Produces Great Results Without Getting into the Horse's Mouth
Easily improves your horse's stop
Easy Stop photo
Using this “Easy Stop” is a great way to teach your horse to really stop, without getting into his mouth.
If you are training reining, cutting or working cow horses, the Easy Stop can greatly improve your horse's performance.
When used correctly, this piece of training equipment will produce good results in a very short period of time.
Many horses will improve significantly within just a few rides.
Here's why this hand-made Easy Stop is the best available…
- The "spoon" is oblong instead of round, which allows it to place pressure in the correct areas.
- The "angle" of the shanks, in relation to the spoon, gives the correct amount of leverage, feel and release.
- The "fiador" is attached to the "back" of the spoon so it doesn't interfere with the way the spoon works.
- The headstall is made of top quality harness leather that should last at least 20 years. All you need to do is clean and oil it about once a year.
Note: Many top trainers use our “Headsetter” in combination with the easy stop (see photo).
Easy Stop includes headstall & fiador
Price: $169.00 
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Training Tip
Some of the top trainers on the west coast, will use an "Easy Stop" underneath a snaffle bit. Ask lightly for the stop with the snaffle. If the horse doesn't respond with a good stop, give a couple of light bumps with the "Easy Stop" to correct him. Repeat this several times until the horse gets the idea. There are instructions on how to use an easy stop in my video, "Teach Your Horse to Stop Light and Collected".
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Tom BoyleLarry,
Thanks for the advise on the easy stop. I was able to correct a 12 year old horse that was ignoring me on his stops. He stopped big when he was younger. And had a great run down but he was cheating me on the stop. I used the easy stop for about a week and his butts in the ground again and hes giving me big stops again. Awesome tool.
Tom
Larry,
I train reiners. As you know the stop is one of the biggest things. The trainer I studied under never used an easy stop he said it was a temp fix ans hard on the horse. Being I no nothing about them I think any tool used by a rider with bad hands is going to mess up a horse, Being said, is this a tool that you use on every colt you train to stop of just a hard to stop horse that tends to want to stop on its front end.? If this is a good soft everyday tool that helps the horse. I am interested in anything that will get gentle results and not a crutch to good horsemanship. I collect a horse and use steep hills you get a colt experienced with setting back on its hocks and using its hind end.This transfers well later to a stop but it takes a while. If this speeds up the process with out hurting the horse.
Thanks,
Tom
LarryTrocha@Tom Boyle: Hi Tom, The Easy Stop is NOT for teaching. It's primary function is for "reinforcing" or "amplifying" what the horse already knows.
On a horse that knows he's supposed to stop on the word "whoa" but instead ignores the cue or doesn't try very hard, the Easy Stop works great.
I wouldn't recommend it be used by a novice rider or used on a green horse.
Larry T.
KathyHi Larry,
I have a reiner who just turned 11, I've had him a couple years but the girl who had him before me trashed him on barrels, blew him up and destroyed him for the most part. She used to run around slide stopping on all kinds of surfaces without skid boots or sliders. When I got him he was terribly blown up and would run off and just not fun. I've worked with him for a couple years now and he has turned into an amazing horse to have, he slow lopes, spins nice, lead changes without running through it. Everything seems perfect except his stop, he will definitly stop for me when asked but if I ask for a 'big' stop he slides then hops and slides and he never lets himself slide very far, he maybe pedals once then anchors both front legs. Im afraid this might have been caused by his last owner not using skid boots. Do you think this could help him? I always use protective wear with him!
ChristineHi Larry, I have a Rocky Mountian, green broke, for about 3 months and we have ridden him on a short trail ride. I have a problem getting him to stop. He also likes to throw his head. It really scares me sometimes. That is why I am writing, I am not experienced horsewomen. But I love this horse and want to try. Do you think this would be good for my horse. I want to pleasure ride only.
@Christine: Hi Christine. Your only problem is that you are an inexperienced rider and you have a green-broke horse.
Do I think it's a good combination?
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Either you are going to get hurt or you are going to ruin your horse.
The fact that you are on this page looking at an Easy Stop (not appropriate for a green horse) tells me you are headed for trouble.
Send your horse to a competent professional trainer for 4 to 6 months and take some lessons while the horse is there.
Larry T.
Braydon SpeckerHey Larry i have a 10 year old gelding that was trained wrong will the easy stop help him? Im getting ready to teach him to rope and do barrels.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Braydon
@Braydon Specker: Hi Braydon. Sure. Simply re-train him the right way.
Get him supple and giving and get control of all the moving parts of his body.
Larry T.
Jessica WilliamsHi Larry – I have a horse that is an appendix – not really bred to stop. Would the EasyStop be a good idea for this horse? I want a good stop even though this is a barrel horse. She will stop but only after she breaks down slowly from the lope to the walk.
Any suggestions?
Thanks and love your DVD's!!!!
@Jessica Williams: Hi Jessica. The answer to your question is "maybe". You gotta use good judgment. Some barrel horses the easy stop will really help. other's it won't.
Larry T.
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