--- susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not Judy, but I personally (in my small little world)
> see two basic types: western on loose rein, and
> english on heavy contact.
And while a lot of people
> who are taught English talk about contact, what I
> actually see is them balancing off the rein and the
> horse's mouth.
I think people should be taught to
> ride without any rein contact before they take up
> contact, as it then becomes hard for them to know the
> difference if they ride like that from the get-go (on
> heavy contact).
>
> Susan in NV
Interesting concept....I learned Western riding first, thats all I
knew before I bought my first Icelandic. So I had only ridden on a
loose rein, and only neck reined....I really was not a good rider I
just had a Great horse who was a babysitter. Rein contact was hard
for me, as I did not want to hurt my horses mouth....so I am told
that I have pretty light hands.....which is great, but it is because
I rode for years western on a horse that never ever needed any
correcting......really I was just a passenger, as close to an ATV as
I could get and still be on a horse, she was an awesome Appy.....but
now I am an active rider who participates, I feel like my horse is my
riding partner and we go from 2 to 1....an extension of my legs is
what it feels like when we are in the groove.
Skye
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