How To Ride A Horse In A Circle

Do you want to learn how to ride a horse in a circle? Then read on as Carolina White explains how horses are ridden in circles.

Easy Guide to Riding a Horse in a Circle

The simple steps can be broken down into basic riding "seat" position, finding your balance in the saddle. Hand position and the feeling of a soft, but connected feeling in the riders hands. Make a straight line from the horses mouth to the riders elbow. Ask the horse to walk forward by the squeeze and release of your inside legs gluteal and thigh muscles, and the constant pressure of the outside leg.

Continue in the circle with the squeeze and release with the inside hand as well, while keeping the outside hand at a light, but connected contact. Continue around the circle by repeating the steps above. It is important to keep in mind, that these individual steps will be all put together in more of a fluid, repetitive movement. To carry out the cognitive stage of learning presented by Fitt's and Posner's, it would be fit to add in verbal cues. This is a big help to those who are just starting to learn a skill. Verbal cues will be added in order to help the rider connect with the horse by asking him/her what to do verbally.

This can be broken down into a number of different verbal commands, depending on what the horse you are riding was trained to understand. Clicking your tongue on the roof of your mouth will create a clucking noise that is normally the cue for a horse to walk. Another verbal command is simple saying "walk on," if the horse is trained he/she will walk forward. These verbal cues are important because with each click, or verbal cue, it will remind the rider that they must apply a squeeze to the horses side for them to move as well.

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