On 09/07/07, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In natural horsemanship, how do we teach a horse to give to the bit? > > ... to tip his head left and right?
My limited understanding of this is that tipping the nose is a BIG no-no. What you want to achieve is for the horse to turn his head from the poll.. Turn his head at the joint between his ears....there's a huge swivel available there and we forget to use it... It's a good reminder for something to achieve while riding. At the biting clinic we were at, all of our horses were loose enough that they could do this quite easily. However, there were some horses there that were quite stiff and could only tip their noses. Wanda
