On 2/22/07, Virginia Tupper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > During my lessons my coach is always saying how riders should rely > less on reins and more on legs and seat, that the reins are for > refinement....after hearing this told to me a few times through the > lesson, I brought up the subject of a sidepull and said since my > hands aren't that great and I should be focusing more on my legs/seat, > etc etc--then the coach went back to 'needing to learn to communicate' > with my hands and a bit.
I believe it might be unwise to switch from bitted to a sidepull, that's not something I'd be comfortable with a student trying. What happens if the horse doesn't respond well and you get hurt? Then your coach/trainer/teacher can be responsible because of his 'bad judgement'. It's sad in the world we live in that we have to think about this, but we do! Steph -- "Brutality begins where skill ends." "Correctly understood, work at the lunge line is indispensable for rider and horse from the very beginning through the highest levels." Von Niendorff
