Western Riding Know-How
"Western Riding Know-How"
A "Riders guide" for good performance
Do you want to be an exceptionally GOOD HORSEMAN and RIDER?
Want to know the CORRECT CUES to get your horse working well?
If so, this NEW VIDEO by California trainer, Larry Trocha is for you.
Top 14 Ways to Improve both Horse and Rider
Here’s what you’ll learn…
- How to cue your horse to pick up the correct lead.
- How to make your horse easy to bridle.
- Cues for getting your horse to stop and back-up well.
- How to make your horse easy to catch.
- Your horse’s EMERGENCY BRAKE and how to apply it.
- Cues for getting a good head-set.
- How to use leg & spur cues to control your horse’s body.
- How to use your hands to get your horse light in the mouth.
- Cues for correct circles and turns on the hindquarters.
- How to get your horse to LOPE SLOW on a loose rein.
- How to use the o-ring snaffle bit and long-shank curb bit.
- The proper cues for the walk, trot, lope and more.
- How to get your horse collected up.
- How to side-pass your horse.
- How to neck rein and direct rein your horse for good turns & better control.
You’ll learn all this plus much, much more!
Running time of this DVD is 2 HOURS.
The information is divided up into 14 CHAPTERS.
Here are the chapter titles:
- Catching, Bridling and Saddling
- Hands, Legs & Body Posture
- Responsiveness & Control
- Turns, Circles & Using the Reins
- Timing the Reins & Cues
- Stopping, Stopping & Stopping
- Your Horse's Emergency Brake
- Hand & Body Position for the "Double"
- How to Use Leg Aids & Spurs
- The Basics of Collection
- Riding at the Trot, Benefits & Training
- Leads & Lead Departures
- Speed Control at the Lope
- Riding with the Snaffle & Curb Bit
Greet AbbinkDear Larry,
Is this DVD allright for the European region?
Just started western riding with my Gypsy Cob horse. Love your article about insanity! Trying not to make those mistakes 
Kind regards,
Mrs. Greet Abbink
Netherlands
LarryTrocha@Greet Abbink: Hi Greet. Yes, my DVDs will play anywhere in the world.
I think you will really like this one.
Larry T.
AmandaHi Larry,
Just read your letters and watched a few of your videos and really enjoy everything you have to say. Everything is very clear so i would like to purchase and watch some DVDs but am not sure where to start.
I am basically a trail rider who wants to go further. I start my own horses and all of my horses are very respectful and i'm pretty comfortable with laying a good foundation. For trail riding. I have no idea how to train for collection and would like to learn more about training reining horses. I'm thinking the western know how dvd would be a good start? I could definitely learn better posture and equitation. I have a very good one hand on the rein lazy slouchy riding position!! LOL What order of Dvds do you recommend for someone like me?
Thank you
kathyHi,,I have just started riding again after a few years of not having the opportunity to do so,,my question is this,,I am now starting to ride a quarter horse, and things are doing ok,i am being patient and yes doing alot of ground work, trying to establish trust and leadership.But after a bit, she wants to get down and roll while I am still mounted on her, I know this is dangerous and I would like to know if there is any way to stop her from rolling,,please any advice would help,,,sincerely kathy
@kathy: Hi Kathy. I can tell by your vocabulary that you have been studying a horsemanship philosophy that is less than accurate. (read my home page).
Trust and leadership are just touchy-feely, politically-correct concepts that aren't going to help you much in the real world of horses.
Think about what HORSES relate to out in the pasture. I guarantee NONE of them are thinking about either of those concepts.
How does a horse deal with another horse that is doing something he doesn't like?
Read this:
http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/respect.htm
Good luck,
Larry T.
@LarryTrocha:
THANK YOU! I read the response you gave and read the link you provided!! wow, what an eye opener! I know I have some work ahead of me,,that I don't mind of course,,it was the way you explained it,,you have a way of explaining things that i can understand, or at least get an idea on,,,,just like how you explained about how the little pony, although was small was the dominent one in the herd, because of his wanting to fight for dominance, he gain the respect of the other horses,,so in turn,,i have to do the same,,,make her move,,don't let her take control and win,,,Once she has respect for my authority on the ground,it is going to be easier to get her to do what I want when I am on her back.
Thank you once again for this great advice,,I know where I have to start, and this is my part of learning,,,and may I ask one more thing lol,,making her move her feet first,,not allowing her to make me move is a start, correct,,,( i mean on the ground),,kathy
ps,,the videos you have for sale, are they more like this, so i the average person, can comprend and use,,if so,,which one do you suggest i start with,,,thanks,,
RobbinGood Morning Larry! I just read the news letter and you are absolutely right! I have had my horses for about 7 years now. I started in horses as an adult, never had one before, never rode one. I am always reading and taking clinics trying to learn. I still say I am a beginner. I have been told when I take clinics that I must be new because I didnt have as many bad "habits" as the rest!! I mainly have been trail riding. I have a couple of questions for you. I have a QH Paint and was given a Rocky Mountain- they are 12 and 11 y/o. (1) The QH horse is built in a way I think she would make a good reiner or cutter- is she too old to start? Am I too old to start? (close to 50) (2) I am thinking of getting this dvd- can I use it on the Rocky who is gaited?
Thanks
Robbin
Frédérique TronsonHi Larry Trocha
I'm Frédérique Tronson, I'm French. Thank you for your horse training tips. It's great but I read them very slowly and I take time to understand them. I'll want to buy your "western riding know-how" DVD next month, is it the best one for begining ? Thank you very much to help me and my ponies. Take care. F.Tronson
@Frédérique Tronson: Good to hear from you, Frederique. Yes, that is a very good dvd to start with.
Take care,
Larry T.
Rick WalzI'm interested in this DVD "Western Riding Know-How", just would like to know how much it cost to have it sent to France (and, alternatively, to Minnesota)? Thanks…
Rick Walz
@Rick Walz: Hi Rick. You can find out what the shipping cost would be by adding the dvd to the shopping cart… Then click the "check out" button.
On the "check out" page, all you have to do is enter an address and click the "refresh" button next to the shipping box.
You can re-enter as many different addresses as you want.
Larry T.
Andrea SmidaHi Larry.
Thanks so much for this news letter. I Have been riding on and off all my life and still consider myself a novice learner and so I totally agree with you. I aways have this attitude if I don't get the response I'm wanting, it's because something I've done hasn't got the point across. I'm thrilled that you have this DVD too and I'm going to buy it right now. Thanks so much for you invaluable instruction Larry.
Andi.
ChochaytaHi Larry, Being green with a 3yr. old colt that's also green, I need all the advise I can get. I live on social security and don't have a lot of money to spend on trainers. I want to train him myself anyway. I totally agree with you that it's not the horse that needs training, but the rider/owners.
A horse may be conditioned, but it's the human that needs to be trained. Horse sense is the ability to say neigh. (joke). Right now Dakota is at a boarding stable out of nessecity. I don't like him being there and I don't think he does either. The owner is constantly spying on us and says things he shouldn't, and is always butting in when he's not welcome. How can Dakota and I build a relationship if I'm not comfortable? I know Dakota feels it too. Do you have any suggestions in this situation?
gabeHi Larry I've been watching your videos and I'm so interested in training my 3 year old colt, that I have a question. What is more important to teach first, how to spin or how to stop light and collected? Thank you for your tips and keep up the hard work thank you so much Gabe
@gabe: Hi Gabe. In general foundation training, you teach the horse everything at once. When it's time to get serious about the maneuvers, you refine the spin first. If you teach the horse to stop hard before he knows how to spin correctly, he'll have a tendency to suck-back too much and cross under instead of crossing over.
Good luck with your colt.
Larry T.
Janie FavreauHi Mr Trocha,
Since two days I read your newsletters and find them very interersting,I would like to buy you some video to improve my way to ride because I live in Charlevoix (Québec) and don't have any trainers to help me improve my skills in western riding.
It been now 17 years I ride (since the age of 10) and I'm very interested by learning some way to ride or perform with my horse and achieve my big dream I never achieve:Do competition in reining with my own horse…I already did some competition in Barrel racing but my preference is doing reining or maybe I would like to try doing some cutting.
There's maybe two little(or big) problems…The first one is that I have two young horses one of three years old and the other one of two years old…Both are just begining to wirk with somebody on them and they are doing pretty well!It's not the first time I start a young horse but its the first time I do it alone,and maybe I don't want to do mistake.So I would like to know what is the first exercices you do with your horses and would like to practice it.
The second problem is I would like to buy you video to improve my skills because I find evreything you say pretty well but I don't have any credit card and don't want to.I'll be able able to pay you with money but I don't know if there's some other way to pay you for your video or maybe I'll ask to my mom to pay the video with their own credit card but I know she don't like to put her credit card number on internet….So it will be hard to convince her to put her credit card number on internet…Maybe its possible to pay you by mailing cheks???
I'll wait for your answer and thank to take time to respond for my letter.
Janie Favreau
@Janie Favreau: Hi Janie. No problem. If you don't have a credit card, you can purchase anything on my website using PayPal.com.
If you have any questions about ordering, don't hesitate to give my assistant, Bev a call or email.
Larry T.
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