b'Centering As my horse starts to become more advanced, I start bringing my imaginary lines closer and closer to his body. I will expect him to drift away from the center less and less, but the key to getting him more dependable is good timing. If you have sorry timing, and your horse drifts over your imaginary lines and you dont even notice until you are on the other side of the arena, then its too late. Youve lostBuddy Uldrikson the opportunity.Buddy Uldrikson Training at Rancho Rio Bonita: buddyuldriksonhorsemanship.com You need to keep this idea of where the center is on your horse the whole time you are riding. Be aware of his whole W hat I am looking for whento do for me to be quiet and he will start hunting for thebody. This is what Im continuously thinking about while Im riding.I am riding a horse of anycenter of the rectangle.level, a green colt or anYou also need to be careful in how you approach bringing experienced horse, is for him to stay centered underneathYour horse wants to be at peace/part with you on his back,him back to center. If you correct too much or dont release me. When Im riding, I draw an imaginary rectangle aroundbut if you dont ever show him where he needs to be, yousoon enough, youll blow right past the center and go right my horse; there is a line in front of his nose, one on eachwill just be bouncing all over the place. He wont ever findover the line on the other side. There is a certain amount side of him, and one behind his tail. how to be between your legs and reins. of drift associated with that timing, so you will stop your correction before he gets to the center so that hell end up On a green horse, the sides of this rectangle might be fiveI got to track a few head of cattle on one of my colts lastin the right spot. If you overdo all your corrections, you will feet out from his sides and on both ends. On a bridle horse,week, and even when I am galloping around tracking a cow,just have him ricocheting off these lines and then you will the lines might be right at the tip of his nose, inches offI am aware of where my horse is within my rectangle. If heshave a confused horse.my stirrups and right behind his hindquarters. One of thepushing through my hand, hes advancing toward that line things I am trying to accomplish during my ride is to havein front of him, so I might slow him down and get him toSometimes people will ask me about their horse and ask me my horse in the exact center of the rectangle. rate. If Im working my feet on a loose rein and he doesntwhat I would do if he were mine. I tell them that I would respond to my leg that means hes getting close to that lineride their horse like he was my horse until he looked like my Being able to operate all four quarters of my horse, pickingbehind him and I need to do more to get him to move up.horse. I dont do anything different. If you have an older horse up a soft feel, leg yielding; all these things give me the abilityIf he falls left or right with both ends, I will use a leg yieldthat has some kindergarten stuff missing, go back and get to make adjustments when my horse leans on any side ofto bring him back to being straight. If he moves diagonallyit right. Age is irrelevant. It might take him longer to learn the rectangle so that I can bring him back to center again. toward a corner of his body or if his front or hindquartersbecause he has some other things in his past to overcome, but drift, I can use my reins and legs with my ability to move allhe will change a lot quicker than most people can.Centering the Young Horse four quarters to bring him back to the center.On a colt, especially, he will be centered for only momentsOnce you have seen horsemanship and are exposed to the at a time. I might be really busy fixing things up andWhen my horse gets to the center, I will ease off for as longthings you can do to help a horse be gentle and dependable, getting things lined out on a colt, but I make sure thatas he is there. It might not be long before Im fixing again,then why wouldnt you do those things? No matter what when he does find that spot, I become as peaceful as Ibut I try to do it in a way that Im not picking at him. Imyour horses age, you are going to try to offer him the best possibly can. My horse can feel that, and at first, it mightjust aware of where he is and I try to direct him to where hethat you can. If you adjust what you are doing, he will adjust not have much meaning, but since my being peaceful feelsneeds to be. Your rectangle always goes with you, so it doesnttoo; horses have an amazing capacity to make changes. very good to him he will start to add up what he needsmatter if you are going in a circle, there is still a center. There is always hope. 403 N. Florence StreetCasa Grande, AZ 85122Western Trading Post TVas seen on theCowboy ChannelMonthly Auctions,Check Website for Schedule32 October 2020'