Comments on: Horse Training Tips – Hindquarter Stop http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com Thu, 17 May 2012 13:13:42 -0400 hourly 1 By: LarryTrocha http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/stride.htm/comment-page-4#comment-32522 LarryTrocha Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:06:07 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=626#comment-32522 @<a href="#comment-32518">karen</a>: Hi Karen. The absolute best boots available to protect a horse from injury, are the new Iconoclast boots found on this page: http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/training-equipment.htm. And yes, if you are going to work on anything that may stress the horse's ligaments or tendons, the boots should be on all four legs. However, no boot is going to protect against hock problems. As a matter of fact, nothing will. It appears to be part of many modern-day horse's genetics. Larry T. @karen: Hi Karen. The absolute best boots available to protect a horse from injury, are the new Iconoclast boots found on this page: http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/training-equipment.htm.

And yes, if you are going to work on anything that may stress the horse's ligaments or tendons, the boots should be on all four legs.

However, no boot is going to protect against hock problems.

As a matter of fact, nothing will. It appears to be part of many modern-day horse's genetics.

Larry T.

]]> By: karen http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/stride.htm/comment-page-4#comment-32518 karen Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:41:24 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=626#comment-32518 hi larry, thanks for a quick response. i dont stop hard with him at the lope its just a nice pace not slow and not fast, i did also make a appointment with my vet to make sure. i know skid boots offer no leg protection except for burns of course from stops, i always use proff choice sport medicine boots and bell boots for the fronts, what i was wondering is if i bought sport medicine boots for the hindlegs do you think that will help with protection from stops and general riding to increase protection for the hocks? i wasnt sure if they would work as some people say they arent needed,and i rarely see people using them, but wouldnt it better to boot all 4 legs? hi larry, thanks for a quick response. i dont stop hard with him at the lope its just a nice pace not slow and not fast, i did also make a appointment with my vet to make sure. i know skid boots offer no leg protection except for burns of course from stops, i always use proff choice sport medicine boots and bell boots for the fronts, what i was wondering is if i bought sport medicine boots for the hindlegs do you think that will help with protection from stops and general riding to increase protection for the hocks? i wasnt sure if they would work as some people say they arent needed,and i rarely see people using them, but wouldnt it better to boot all 4 legs?

]]> By: LarryTrocha http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/stride.htm/comment-page-4#comment-32477 LarryTrocha Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:04:46 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=626#comment-32477 @<a href="#comment-32442">Karen</a>: Hi Karen. These days, many horses get sore hock joints just from normal riding. Yes, asking your horse to stop hard "may" increase that likely hood. However, if your ground is good and has some cushion to it, stopping shouldn't be a problem. Also, if your farrier believes your horse is sore behind, he probably is. Wouldn't be a bad idea to have a performance vet check your horse out. The problem could be hocks, stifles, suspensories, or stuck vertebrae. Larry T. @Karen: Hi Karen. These days, many horses get sore hock joints just from normal riding.

Yes, asking your horse to stop hard "may" increase that likely hood. However, if your ground is good and has some cushion to it, stopping shouldn't be a problem.

Also, if your farrier believes your horse is sore behind, he probably is.
Wouldn't be a bad idea to have a performance vet check your horse out.

The problem could be hocks, stifles, suspensories, or stuck vertebrae.

Larry T.

]]> By: Karen http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/stride.htm/comment-page-4#comment-32442 Karen Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:48:35 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=626#comment-32442 Hi Larry I had a big question regarding stops without sliders. I don't plan on being a Reiner but I expect my horse to stop when I say whoa. He wears regular shoes and when I ask him to stop at the lope, I'm not hard running him into a stop just a nice loping pace around the arena then I ask whoa and he stops, we are still learning better stops but he gets good stops every now than.What I'm worried about is that bad for his hocks? My farrier was out and said he looks sore on his back legs, and he mentioned injections and got me worried. When I ride him he feels better than before more collected an smoother. I hope stopping him at a lope won't cause harm, thanks for helping! Hi Larry I had a big question regarding stops without sliders. I don't plan on being a Reiner but I expect my horse to stop when I say whoa. He wears regular shoes and when I ask him to stop at the lope, I'm not hard running him into a stop just a nice loping pace around the arena then I ask whoa and he stops, we are still learning better stops but he gets good stops every now than.What I'm worried about is that bad for his hocks? My farrier was out and said he looks sore on his back legs, and he mentioned injections and got me worried. When I ride him he feels better than before more collected an smoother. I hope stopping him at a lope won't cause harm, thanks for helping!

]]> By: LarryTrocha http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/stride.htm/comment-page-4#comment-30090 LarryTrocha Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:11:01 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=626#comment-30090 @<a href="#comment-30088">Laurie</a>: Laurie, actually... I'm training a fox trotter right now! I haven't ridden very many of them but the ones I have ridden, can stop, spin and work a cow pretty decent. Larry T. @Laurie: Laurie, actually… I'm training a fox trotter right now!

I haven't ridden very many of them but the ones I have ridden, can stop, spin and work a cow pretty decent.

Larry T.

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