> > if I want my horse to back up I use my body to ask Me too. In the Yo Yo game, you're supposed to start by wiggling your index finger, while straightening your body, leaning forward slightly, making yourself "bigger"--I've seen that too, where people immediately start by flinging the rope back and forth rather viciously, which I don't see at all as being natural horsemanship. Most people in general are impatient and want immediate results. I've gone thru that phase too.
But as Judy said recently, don't blame the method for what you see happening. The method is a good one overall. It's that it gets watered down, then people get impatient, and they forget the importance of starting w/ the slightest ask, IMO Robyn S
