On 08/12/2007, Robyn Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am not so sure that the noseband is tight to heighten the anxiety of the > horse during competition but rather that the pressure the horse is put under > to have forward energy and then held back with heavy rein contact that there > is no where for the horse to go and so they TRY and open their mouths to get > away from the pressure.
The rein contact is tremendous. I think back on one owner trying to trail ride her horse (who had been trained in that fashion)....she would come back from trail rides exhausted. She said that she had to have at least 25 lbs of pressure on the reins at all times or he would bolt. She's since retrained him, but it's probably taken 2 years. It's a good reason to find out who trained your horse, and how they trained them. >>>...I'm in the process of learning how to ask Gusti come into the bit > without ventroflexing. I guess it makes a huge difference in the type > of trainer you have and what that trainers sees and attempts to > correct > > Teaching a horse to accept the bit and 'connect' to the hind legs is > important to avoid ventroflexing. The contact on the rein is without > pulling as you ask the horse to engage the hind legs. It's a delicate process where you have to make certain you have the correct amount of contact at all times...and that you are flowing with his movement. Wanda
