I dont want to have to buy a > harness yet!
Unless you want to hook up to a carriage, a surcingle and long lines and whatever type bridle you want to use is all you need --- oh yeah, a buggy whip is nice to have - just a tap to move them forward or sideways. Be sure to decide on your commands and be consistant. Walk On or Walk Up - I say Hoa instead of Whoa so it isn't confused with Walk-- I use Right and Left (keeps it simple - I couldn't seem to remember Gee and Haw in the heat of the moment), etc. I try to use the same commands I might use if I was riding. One thing I do that my friend taught me, that I think is helpful to the horse, is just before I give a command - if it's a slowing down command, like Hoa, I put the word And before it ( And, Hoa - if I was coming down from a trot to a walk it would be And, Walk)) with a slight pause after the And and before the command - also, I stretch out the And a little bit. If it's a moving command I put their name before it with a pause - Tivar, Walk Up; Tivar, Right; Tivar, Trot. I think that tells the horse to pay attention because a change is coming and you aren't making them nervous by surprising them all the time. Laree
