How do you stop your horse from pulling on lead rope?

Answer 1:

This sounds to me like a relationship problem. Your horse either doesn't want to be with you, or doesn't respect you as the leader, and therefore wants to go his own way, maybe eat some grass, mosey over his buddy, etc.

If he often pushes into you or does other disrespectful things, you need to do more groundwork to gain his respect.

To make him want to be around you more, do more plesant things with him. Catch him, then let him graze, find his favorite place(s) to be scratched, etc. make experiences with you plesant.

So, do groundwork and have some chill time with him to improve your relationship.

Also, do not give into him when he pulls away. You need to keep your arm as still as you can, like a post. This way, it is similar to him being tied. If he pulls back, he creates pressure on himself, when he comes toward the pressure, he releases the pressure. It was all him. I advise using a rope halter, at least for a little bit because they have pressure points and will make turning away from you more unpleasant than a broad, flat halter.

Answer 2:

OK, i cant tell you how to stop them but i can tell you how to control them better.

If your are talking about leading a horse with a beginner rider (so a horse with saddle and bridle on) then clip the lead rope onto the bit (the ring part just next to their mouth) and then pull the rope through the other ring (next to you) so basically you have a "second" rein

If you are talking about a horse with just a head collar on then the best thing to do is once the lead rope is clipped on wrap it in front on the horses nose and pull it through the other side of the head collar

hope this helps :)