Thanks. I have True Unity, Willing Communication Between Horse and Human by Tom Dorrance. I've just put this one on my to-buy list.
As for mane grabbing, when endurance riders climb, they take a forward position dependent on the degree of incline. There a couple of places we go up where I am standing in my stirrups with both hands wrapped in Hunter's mane and my face just above his neck. It scared me in the beginning, but it's turned into fun. Of course, the other half of that is politely lowering seat , legs and hands when you cross over onto flat ground again without bumping your horse anywhere. Nancy
