On 07/08/07, Robyn Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It makes no sense to me to ground drive a young horse from a bit as there is > so much weight on the lines between your hand and the bit - so much more > than when you are riding. Actually regardless of the horses age I still > start ground driving from a halter rather than a bit.
Actually, with Peppy, we worked a lot on ground driving him with just a halter, but because we couldn't train him to ride, we were forced to eventually begin ground driving with a bit. It gets much easier when a vehicle is attached to the horse, and then you are WITH the animal so there are no jerky movements between the horse and the human... Wanda
