On 6/29/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Somewhere, listening to myself on video, I got in the habit of > saying "thank you" when the horse does what I'd like. I didn't even realize > I was doing it, but hey, they seem to respond! >
Thanks--sounds like a good idea. I find that I don't talk when I ride, and only occasionally murmur when grooming. Guess I'm too focussed on trying to do right and can't talk at the same time. :D > I DO think it's easier with these > multi-gaited ones to use a bit during any "gait isolation phase" (I like > that better than saying "gait training"). OK--I'll try that next. I thought that maybe Gat would be more relaxed without a bit. V
