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ok so I have a week long show coming up in about a month and I will be competeing in Showmanship, Halter, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, and Trail…..

My horse has a very impressive headset and jog/lope when I split rein her but as soon as I start to neck rein her head comes up and she speeds up…..

It can’t have anything to do with the different stlyes of steering because 1. she starts putting her head up as SOON as I put both reins in one hand and 2. I dont stear with my hands I use my legs….. so what’s the problem here? and what can I do to fix it?
I cant just split rein her for a month and then come back into the show for neck reining and expecting her to do good….. and I HAVE to neck rein her because the rules are is that any horse over the age of 5 must be neck reined…

and I bump her face constanly but she ignores it unless I split my reins and she’s been neck reining all her life

I would not use circles to try and correct this behavior. As it is a training issue and not a behavioral one.

You need to work on flexion in order to have the maximum response when neck reining. This will make your horse lighter in the forehand, the neck, face, and poll. Which you need her to be soft so you aren’t constantly pulling at her face and mouth.
And I feel it has EVERYTHING to do with the different styles of reining. When you are using both hands your horse will always be feeling some sort of pressure on her mouth, even the smallest amount of pressure makes a difference. And even if you have soft hands, your horse is going to feel more of your body movement by split reining rather than if you have your reins in one hand. This is why trainers will always use two hands while training a young horse, so you can be quick to react, correct, and have more feel on the horse.

When you neck rein, your horse WILL feel the slight difference in rein pressure, and she may very well be taking advantage of the let down. My advice is let her know you’re there, perhaps tighten the reins a bit and if she goes to speed up when not cued to do so, bend her head to the inside to make her slow, this is where those flexion exercises come in handy. Keep doing this until you see progress, and trust me, YOU WILL SEE PROGRESS.

Also, keep in mind that this show is a month away. So don’t panic. Keep calm and cool when working with her. Or you may end up damaging her rather than helping her.

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