On 27/02/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 10:05:33AM -0800, Judy Ryder wrote: > > I should have been more clear... I wasn't sure what you meant by "lift his > > front end". > > he sometimes at soft gaits will get heavy on the forehand, sort of > dragging himself along by the front legs rather than driving from the > back. i want him to step further under himself and lighten the forehand > by using more of his rear. does that make sense? i'm notsure i havea > pair of pictures here to contrast, but i'll look. > thanks, > --vicka
This is interesting to me because asking Dagur to gradually develop working from his back end instead of being on the forehand is something we need to work on. I was told that to encourage him to engage his back end, we need to apply leg when he's setting down his inside hind. I haven't quite formulated that in my mind yet. So any input on this subject is welcome. Wanda > > > > "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, > contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and > unrealistic." > > "All truth passes through three stages. > First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. > Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer > > > [] The video every Icelandic Horse owner should have: > http://IceHorses.net/video.html > [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com > [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com > [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo > [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses > [] IceHorses ToolBar http://iceryder.ourtoolbar.com/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
