contact and supplness

This message is from: Phillip Odden n...@norskwoodworks.com Hello from Phil Odden in Northwestern Wisconsin where the even though the snow is melting there is still enough snow to float my bobsled to haul some firewood home from the woods yesterday with my less experienced driving horses.

Re: contact and supplness

This message is from: Debbie Hunt huntdebbi...@yahoo.com This post is in response to Phil's excellent post about light contact. I rarely post here but this strikes a cord with me. I have owned my 8 yr. old gelding for five years. I have ridden 3 days/week on average and take a weekly lesson. I

Re: contact and supplness

to get them working from the hind . Bonnie Morris Finally a sunny day in Western WA -Original Message- From: Debbie Hunt huntdebbi...@yahoo.com To: fjordhorse fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 10:38 am Subject: Re: contact and supplness This message is from: Debbie

Re: contact and supplness and the hindquarter button

This message is from: Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Someone asked earlier that I describe what I call the hindquarter button. I wasn't sure I had time to answer that request, but now that we're under about a foot and a half of snow...so far...and because Sandy is taking her turn on the

Re: contact and supplness

To: fjordhorse fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 10:38 am Subject: Re: contact and supplness This message is from: Debbie Hunt huntdebbi...@yahoo.com his post is in response to Phil's excellent From: Bonnie Morris morrisshado...@aol.com To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Friday

Re: contact and supplness

This message is from: Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net On 2/3/2012 11:25 AM, Debbie Hunt wrote: I spend the entire time trying to establish suppleness and light contact but it is always a struggle. The longer I ride, the faster he gets and it is quite the opposite of light contact. It sounds