This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The "flying W" is a contentious way of teaching a horse not to bolt. Mary Thurman can describe it better but it is a line tied to the front pastern or pasterns, runs through the riggen and is held by the driver. When the horse hears "whoa" and does not stop the line is jerked by the driver and the horse falls to its knees. You can see where an expert has to do this as it can injure the horse and driver. The horse learns quickly to avoid another spill or spills by stopping.
Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores
