> > maybe time to start him with no bridle! > I often either drop the reins or hold them in one hand on trail so that I can use my other hand for "whatever" - drinking water or taking pictures or ... neither horse seems to even care.
My friend Bev sure had a silly look on her face the other day, though. We were getting ready to go out on a ride and she sort of flipped her reins and they just went right on over her horse's head and there she sat, on a figgity Arab youngster - no reins. He seemed as surprised as she was and just stood there while she dismounted and gathered things back together. Nancy
