>>>> Should we practice the "release of hand" ? Certainly, because if not, we would have to maintain a constant traction on the reins in order to get a constant speed, and all the same as a horse non trained in the release of legs will slow when the legs quit, a horse non trained in the release of hand will accelerate when the hand quits. And then we could never really stop a horse, since after the halt, the reins must be abandoned, and upon this happening, the ill trained horse would tend to move forward.
This is a good part too - something I strongly believe in. Karen Thomas, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
