On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 06:27:07PM -0700, Nancy Sturm wrote: > Here is my all time favorite bit of training advice from a 1965 book by > Alois Podhajski former director of the Spanish Riding School. > > "If this work begins under the rider he should not forget the youthfulness > and inexperience of his horse and show leniency to his faults, overlooking > playful bucking which is an expression of youthful gaiety to which the horse > is entitled. On no account should the horse be punished, but the rider must > make every effort not to be thrown off." > > Don't you just love that?
that is awesome :) stjarni (a grand old thirteen) has never bucked under saddle that i've seen, but his "youthful gaiety" is highly in evidence when we're just running around and playing. long may his chunky behind wave :) --vicka
