On 3/23/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So, if I had a well-started horse (this is not for the green horse) and I > wanted to achieve "collection" or a head set. I would NOT start with the > head. I > would start with things that cause him to step up under himself. I would, > initially, leave his head pretty much alone. As someone suggested, I'd do > lots > of transitions. Walk, trot, walk, stop, gait, walk, stop. Over a period of > days, he will begin to anticipate that he's going to be asked for something > different and he will step up under himself to prepare. Going down steep > hills > will make him work off his hind legs. >
I see! some of these things I did with Jaspar as suggested by Lee in "Cure that Pace". Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
