In this video, made possible by extension specialists at the Louisiana State University Ag Center, specialists discuss how to teach your horse to perform a rollback, a common maneuver in reining classes.
Teach your horse the Rollback:
The Rollback is actually 3 seperate moves – Stop, Turn, and a Lead Departure
Start by walking your horse.
– Ask for the Stop, drop your hands, give the release
– Ask for the Turn, drop your hands, give the release
– Ask for the Go with a Lead Departure
When you get to a lope, it might look like one move, but it is actually these 3 put together with a little speed.
One of the best ways to teach this is to:
Teach the stop. Stop straight and have your horse relaxed
Turn around 2 or 3 times, find your rythem, then ask for the go with a lead departure. This will get your horse out of the idea of jumping out of the rollback too early.
Again, Stop, Turn, ask for the Lead Departure.
Then, as your gain confidence, simply put it all together with a little speed.
If you do it smoothly with your hands and smoothly with your feet, it will become an easy and automatic manuever for your horse.
